Aileen Lee (born 1970) is a U.S. venture capital angel investor and co-founder of Cowboy Ventures. Lee coined the often-used Silicon Valley term unicorn in a TechCrunch article “Welcome To The Unicorn Club: Learning from Billion-Dollar Startups”. A unicorn is generally defined as a privately held startup that has a $1 billion valuation or more – something rare (like a unicorn).
Career
Lee joined Kleiner Perkins (KPCB) in 1999 and was the founding CEO of RMG Networks, a company backed by KPCB. Lee worked at Kleiner Perkins for 13 years and left in 2012.In 2012, she left KPCB to start seed-stage venture firm Cowboy Ventures. In 2017, Lee added Ted Wang to the firm as a general partner. Cowboy Ventures is one of the first female-led venture capital firms. In its first six years, Cowboy Ventures has received three large funds, the latest reaching $95 million.
| Aileen Lee Info | |
|---|---|
| Date of Birth | 1990 |
| Age | 55 Years (as of 2024 or based on given year - calculation might be different based on current year) |
| Birth Place | Staten Island, New York, United States |
| Residence | United States |
| Country | United States |
| Profession | Co-Founder & Investor |
| Father | will update soon |
| Mother | will update soon |
| Nationality | United States |
| Sibling | will update soon |
| Spouse | Married (will update soon) |
| Children | 3 |
| Net Worth | $140 Million USD |
| Category | Business People |