Fundraising Fox

Ian Lee

Investor

Principal at Signum Capital

Santiago, Chile

Writes $5K – $50K checks · typically $25K

About

Principal at Signum Capital who conducts due diligence, analyses project concepts and tracks the portfolio. Previously handled operations and investment evaluation at OvenBaked Ideas.

Experience

  1. Nexor AICo-Founder & CEOcurrent2026 — present
  2. Dropout CapitalFounder2025 — 2026
  3. Examedi (YC S21)Co-Founder & CEO2021 — 2025Santiago
  4. The Thiel FoundationFellow2021San Francisco Bay Area
  5. Y CombinatorAlumni2021San Francisco Bay Area
  6. HoumFounding Engineer2019 — 2021Santiago Province, Chile

Skills & more

MongoDB7JavaScript5Python4NodeJS3ReactJS2Git1Django3PostgreSQL1Project Management11Full-Stack Development13Front-end Development3Business Development1
+1 moreBack-End Web Development

Languages English · Korean · Spanish

From Ian's professional profile.

Colleagues at Signum Capital

Adna Purnomo
Administrative Manager at Signum Capital
Ash Liew
Investment Director at Signum Capital
De Ming
Venture Partner at Signum Capital
Dr Loi Luu
Advisor at Signum Capital
GC Jia
Venture Partner at Signum Capital
James
Advisor at Signum Capital
John Ng Pangilinan
Founder at Signum Capital
Keith Lim
Investment Analyst at Signum Capital

Frequently asked questions

Who is Ian Lee?
Principal at Signum Capital who conducts due diligence, analyses project concepts and tracks the portfolio. Previously handled operations and investment evaluation at OvenBaked Ideas.
Where does Ian Lee work?
Ian Lee is Principal at Signum Capital.
What check size does Ian Lee write?
Ian Lee typically writes checks of $5K – $50K.
Where did Ian Lee go to school?
Ian Lee studied at University of Waterloo (Drop-out, Bachelor of Software Engineering (BSE)); Y Combinator (S21); The International School Nido de Aguilas.

Founder mafias

Y Combinator mafia8,773

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Sam AltmanPresidentFounded Tools for Humanity +3Jessica LivingstonCo-founderFounded Y CombinatorAlexis OhanianYC Summer 2005Founded RedditFred EhrsamYC Summer 2012Founded Nudge +1Matt HuangYC Winter 2011Founded HotspotsTrae StephensYC Winter 2022Founded Pursuit +1

+ 8,766 more

Y Combinator mafia4,716

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Ryan SheaEntrepreneurshipFounded StacksTarek MansourFounded KalshiSuhail DoshiEating beans & riceFounded Playground +1Subomi OluwalanaW22Founded ConvoyDarius "Bubs" MonsefS19Founded Sightbox +3Matthew ScholzFounded Oisin Biotechnologies +3

+ 4,709 more

University of Pennsylvania mafia201

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Kunal BahlSystems EngineeringFounded SnapdealScott Wolf, MDBAFounded Cardiac Dimensions +3Ben LererBSFounded Thrillist +1Eric HeilBSEFounded Ladderbio +1Trevor PriceB.A.Founded Quilted Health +1Lyle BerkowitzBSEFounded Apollo Health +1

+ 194 more

University of Waterloo mafia200

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Apoorva MehtaBAScFounded InstacartZach WaterfieldComputer EngineeringFounded Zettlor +1Peter CarresciaBMathFounded GoConfirm +1Eric BlondeelDoctor of Philosophy - PhDFounded Samos Insurance +1Oleg KostourHonours Bachelor of Architectural StudiesFounded AtlasGrid +1Anton KrutianskyBachelor of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.)Founded AtlasGrid +1

+ 193 more

The International School Nido de Aguilas mafia3

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Deep KapurFounded AmeraCarlos VolanteHigh SchoolFounded Runtime

Same school

Also attended University of Waterloo357

Chamath PalihapitiyaFounder & CEO of Social CapitalApoorva MehtaFounder of Instacart; founder of Cloud Health SystemsKarim GillaniGeneral Partner at Luge CapitalRohan MongaInvestment Associate at Luge CapitalAndrew MiklasGeneral Partner at Y CombinatorAniTalent Team at Hummingbird Ventures

+ 351 more

Also attended Y Combinator2,000

Tarek MansourCo-founder & CEO of KalshiSuhail DoshiFounder of Mixpanel; founder of ParticleSubomi OluwalanaCo-founder & CEO of ConvoyMaroof AhmedFounder at Octopus VenturesJustin SwartPartner at Bitkraft Esports VenturesCollin WallaceGeneral Partner at Lobby Capital

+ 1,994 more

Also attended The International School Nido de Aguilas3

Michelle ChenPrincipal at Swift VenturesDeep KapurFounder at AmeraCarlos VolanteFounder at Runtime

Also attended University of Pennsylvania824

Brian ActonCo-founder of WhatsApp; co-founder of Signal FoundationKunal BahlCo-founder of Snapdeal; co-founder of Titan CapitalDasha MaggioPartner at Felicis Ventures, writer on venture capital and founder psychologyNancy WangInvestor at Felicis VenturesLeah von SiemensPartner at Manta Ray VenturesEghosa OmoiguiFounder and Managing General Partner at EchoVC Partners

+ 818 more

Shared employers

Also worked at Examedi (YC S21)3

Mariano WernerCEO Examedi at Taram CapitalAndres KemenyFounder at ExamediJuan Pablo ZepedaFounder at Examedi

Also worked at The Thiel Foundation38

Ritesh AgarwalFounder & CEO of OYOSebastian CaliriInvestment Team at 8VCKevin WangCEO, FOSSA Inc. at OSS CapitalAndrew BrackinPartner at Gradient investing across vertical AI, healthcare, and the application layerDanielle StrachmanInvestor at NZVCJohn LuttigPartner at Founders Fund

+ 32 more

Also worked at Y Combinator344

Garry TanPresident & CEO of Y CombinatorJessica LivingstonCo-founder of Y CombinatorDaniel GrossMeta Superintelligence Labs; co-founder of NFDG and Safe SuperintelligenceAlexis OhanianFounder & General Partner of Seven Seven SixMichael SeibelPartner Emeritus at Y CombinatorDalton CaldwellCo-founder of Standard Capital; Partner Emeritus at Y Combinator

+ 338 more

Also worked at Houm3

Ricardo LevyPartner at Fen VenturesNicolas KnockaertFounder at HoumJuan Pablo ZepedaFounder at Examedi