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Benjamin South Lee
FounderCEO at Variant · Co-founder, CEO (Acq. by Avara Labs) at Sonar
San Francisco, California, United States
FoundedSonar · YCVariant · YC
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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.
CEO at VariantYC F24
Intro paths
Benjamin went through Y Combinator (Fall 2024) — 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 — the partner who ran Variant's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
In turn, Benjamin can intro founders to Variant's investors below.
Variant's investors · 7
Co-founders at Variant
Co-founder, CEO (Acq. by Avara Labs) at SonarYC S20
Intro paths
Benjamin went through Y Combinator (Summer 2020) — 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 · 7
Co-founders at Sonar
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 CEO at Variant.
- What companies did Benjamin South Lee found?
- Benjamin South Lee founded Sonar, Variant.
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UC San Diego mafia312
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