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.

What companies has Ian Lee invested in?

Investments tracked here include Crecy, STRADE.

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.

Ian Lee

Investor

Principal at Signum Capital

Santiago, Chile

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

Find your path to Ian

894 people in our graph share verified history with Ian — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Achintya ChaudhariunlockedIan: together at University of Waterloo (2019–2021)

×10Ian: together at Y Combinator

Ian: together at University of Waterloo

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

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

Skills & more

MongoDB7JavaScript5Python4NodeJS3ReactJS2Git1Django3PostgreSQL1Project Management11Full-Stack Development13Front-end Development3Business Development1

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Back-End Web Development

Languages English · Korean · Spanish

From Ian's professional profile.

Investments

Investor

CrecySTRADE

Per curated public sources.

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.
What companies has Ian Lee invested in?: Investments tracked here include Crecy, STRADE.
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 mafia10,230

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Sam AltmanPresidentFounded Tools for Humanity +3 Garry TanPresident & CEOFounded Y Combinator +1 Jessica LivingstonCo-founderFounded Y Combinator Alexis OhanianPartnerFounded Reddit Fred EhrsamYC Summer 2012Founded Nudge +1 Matt HuangYC Winter 2011Founded Paradigm +1

+ 10,223 more

University of Waterloo mafia346

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Chamath PalihapitiyaB.A.Sc.Founded 8090 Apoorva MehtaBAScFounded Instacart Jon LernerBachelor of Applied ScienceFounded Textnow +2 Michael LittBASc. Honours Systems Design EngineeringFounded Garage Capital +1 Mike McCauleyBAScFounded Garage Capital +1 Zach WaterfieldComputer EngineeringFounded Zettlor +1

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The International School Nido de Aguilas mafia4

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Deep KapurFounded Amera Carlos VolanteHigh SchoolFounded Runtime Pedro Sanchez de LozadaFounded Canid

Signum Capital mafia2

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

John Ng PangilinanManaging PartnerFounded Signum

Same school

Also attended University of Waterloo646

Chamath PalihapitiyaFounder & CEO of Social Capital Apoorva MehtaFounder of Instacart; founder of Cloud Health Systems Achintya ChaudhariInvestor at Lightbank Karim GillaniGeneral Partner at Luge Capital Rohan MongaInvestment Associate at Luge Capital Andrew MiklasGeneral Partner at Y Combinator

+ 640 more

Also attended Y Combinator2,000

Tarek MansourCo-founder & CEO of Kalshi Suhail DoshiFounder of Mixpanel; founder of Particle Subomi OluwalanaCo-founder & CEO of Convoy Arhaan A.Deeptech Fellow at Clear Ventures Collin WallaceGeneral Partner at Lobby Capital Victor SantosVictor Scout at One Way Ventures

+ 1,994 more

Also attended The International School Nido de Aguilas7

Cyril MedunaPartner at MORRO VENTURES Cyril MeduñaPartner at MORRO VENTURES Michelle ChenPrincipal at Swift Ventures Kyle ChungSenior Associate at Pomona Capital Deep KapurFounder at Amera Carlos VolanteFounder at Runtime

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Also attended University of Pennsylvania1,419

Brian ActonCo-founder of WhatsApp; co-founder of Signal Foundation Kunal BahlCo-founder of Snapdeal; co-founder of Titan Capital Dasha MaggioPartner at Felicis Ventures, writer on venture capital and founder psychology Nancy WangInvestor at Felicis Ventures Leah von SiemensPartner at Manta Ray Ventures Eghosa OmoiguiFounder and Managing General Partner at EchoVC Partners

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Shared employers

Also worked at Examedi (YC S21)5

Mariano WernerCEO Examedi at Taram Capital Andres KemenyFounder at Examedi Juan Pablo ZepedaFounder at Examedi Hussam SufanCEO at Searchbrand Francisco Suárez SalasFounder at Cuida Pet

Also worked at The Thiel Foundation52

Ritesh AgarwalFounder & CEO of OYO Sebastian CaliriInvestment Team at 8VC Kevin WangCEO, FOSSA Inc. at OSS Capital Andrew BrackinPartner at Gradient investing across vertical AI, healthcare, and the application layer Danielle StrachmanInvestor at NZVC John LuttigPartner at Founders Fund

+ 46 more

Also worked at Y Combinator427

Garry TanPresident & CEO of Y Combinator Jessica LivingstonCo-founder of Y Combinator Daniel GrossMeta Superintelligence Labs; co-founder of NFDG and Safe Superintelligence Alexis OhanianFounder & General Partner of Seven Seven Six Michael SeibelPartner Emeritus at Y Combinator Dalton CaldwellCo-founder of Standard Capital; Partner Emeritus at Y Combinator

+ 421 more

Also worked at Houm4

Ricardo LevyPartner at Fen Ventures Benjamín LabraFounder at Houm Nicolas KnockaertFounder at Houm Juan Pablo ZepedaFounder at Examedi