Aileen Lee

Founder and Managing Partner, Cowboy Ventures · 1 appearance on the record.

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In 2013, she coined the term unicorn to describe private venture-backed startups valued at $1 billion or more, and later co-founded All Raise. Prior to launching seed-stage firm Cowboy Ventures in 2012, she spent more than a decade at Kleiner Perkins and backed companies including Dollar Shave Club.

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Aileen Lee: Female consumer tech founders have grown significantly since 1999

“So, I do think there are a lot more female founder CEOs than there were when I started in 99, especially in the consumer side.”

Aileen Lee Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 27:20 a16z Podcast | Demystifying Venture Capital

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Lee: Cowboy Ventures May Never Grow Beyond 3 to 4 People

“It may never be more than three or four people but I think it will always be, like, very hands-on and personal and also very collaborative.”

Aileen Lee Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 34:46 a16z Podcast | Demystifying Venture Capital

Insight

Lee: Series A and B VCs rarely co-invest due to ownership targets

“Like, what I think, one of the things that Theresa and I are super excited about is, like, we've been friends basically since I started, and we've never been able to co-invest, because when you're a Series A or Series B investor, You want to, from our firms, y…”

Aileen Lee Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 34:53 a16z Podcast | Demystifying Venture Capital

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Episode	Date	Speaking time
a16z Podcast \| Demystifying Venture Capital	Jan 2, 2019	6m

Aileen Lee

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