Lee Hower

Investment Partner , Angel

Overview

Gender
male
Investor Type
Investment Partner,Angel
Investor Stage
Seed

Lee is a co-founder & Partner at NextView Ventures. NextView is a high conviction, hands-on seed VC firm. And we champion founders who want to redesign daily living for everyday people. Learn more about our approach here:
http://nextviewventures.com/approach/

Lee started his career as an early employee of PayPal in product and business development roles, through the company’s 2002 IPO and sale to eBay. After PayPal, Lee was a co-founder of LinkedIn (NYSE: LNKD) and served as head of corporate development.

Lee began his VC career as a Principal at PJC, a Boston-based early-stage VC firm, where he helped to build the firm’s internet investment practice. At PJC Lee led investments in Multiply (acq. by Naspers) and FanIQ (acq. by Datran Media), and was actively involved in the firm’s investment in Sittercity.

Lee graduated from the University of Pennsylvania’s Management & Technology program, with a BAS in Systems Engineering and a BS Economics from the Wharton School. He was selected as Wharton’s Commencement Speaker. He lives with his wife and small daughter and splits his time between Boston and San Francisco.

Jobs

Number of Current Jobs
2
Lee Hower has 2 current jobs including Investor at Grove Collaborative , Investor at Skillz and .
Organization Name Title At Company Start Date End Date
Grove Collaborative Investor Mar 1, 2015 Detail
Skillz Investor Nov 1, 2012 Detail