Benjamin South Lee
FounderCo-Founder, CEO at Variant Β· Co-founder, CEO (Acq. by Avara Labs) at Sonar
San Francisco, California, United States
FoundedSonar Β· YCVariant Β· YC
About
Benjamin South Lee founded two companies that were acquired by Postmates, where he served as VP of Product Design, and later held the role of SVP of Product and Design at Avara before building Variant.
Co-Founder, CEO at VariantYC F24
Intro paths
Benjamin went through Y Combinator (Fall 2024) β any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
Their group partner at YC was Garry Tan, President & CEO of Y Combinator β the partner who ran Variant's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile β
In turn, Benjamin can intro founders to Variant's investors below.
Variant's investors Β· 1
Co-founders at Variant
Co-founder, CEO (Acq. by Avara Labs) at SonarYC S20
Intro paths
Benjamin went through Y Combinator (Summer 2020) β any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
In turn, Benjamin can intro founders to Sonar's investors below.
Sonar's investors Β· 4
Co-founders at Sonar
Experience
- VariantCo-Founder, CEO (YC F24)current2024 β presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- Aave LabsSr. Vice President, Product & Design2022 β 2024
- SonarCo-founder, CEO (YC S20, Acquired by Aave)2020 β 2022San Francisco, CA
- Postmates Inc.Vice President, Product Design2018 β 2020San Francisco Bay Area
- Postmates Inc.Director of Design, Consumer2017 β 2018San Francisco Bay Area
- Bold.co (Acquired by Postmates)Co-founder, CPO (Acquired by Postmates)2015 β 2017San Francisco Bay Area
- MediumProduct Designer2015San Francisco Bay Area
- Secret, Inc.Principal Product Designer, Founding Designer2014 β 2015San Francisco Bay Area
- CrunchyrollProduct Design Lead2013 β 2014San Francisco Bay Area
- CrunchyrollProduct Designer / Frontend Engineer2012 β 2013
Skills & more
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User-centered DesignSocial MediaUser InterfaceInteraction DesignStart-upsWeb DevelopmentMobile ApplicationsWireframesAdobe Creative SuiteSketch 2PhotoshopSEOFrom Benjamin's professional profile.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Benjamin South Lee?
- Benjamin South Lee founded two companies that were acquired by Postmates, where he served as VP of Product Design, and later held the role of SVP of Product and Design at Avara before building Variant.
- Where does Benjamin South Lee work?
- Benjamin South Lee is Co-founder, CEO (Acq. by Avara Labs) of Sonar and Co-Founder, CEO at Variant.
- What companies did Benjamin South Lee found?
- Benjamin South Lee founded Sonar, Variant.
- Where did Benjamin South Lee go to school?
- Benjamin South Lee studied at UC San Diego (Computer Science/Interdisciplinary Computing and the Arts).
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Shared employers
Also worked at Variant1
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Also worked at Postmates Inc.20
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