Jeffrey Lee
InvestorPartner at Han River Partners
Menlo Park, California
Writes $500K – $10M checks · typically $5M
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About
Writes the 'jeffdlee' Substack blog with notes on venture, technology, and the Korea-US ecosystem.
Experience
- Han River PartnersCo-Founder 공동대표current2021 — presentMenlo Park, California, United States
- NLVCCo-Foundercurrent2005 — presentMenlo Park, California, United States
- Earli Inc.Investorcurrent2024 — presentRedwood City, California, United States
- ImpriMed, Inc.Investorcurrent2023 — presentMountain View, California, United States
- FuriosaAIInvestorcurrent2023 — presentSeoul, South Korea
- MolocoInvestorcurrent2023 — presentRedwood City, California, United States
- AITRICSInvestorcurrent2022 — presentSeoul, South Korea
- Contents First, IncInvestorcurrent2022 — presentSeoul, South Korea
- DNKInvestorcurrent2022 — presentSeoul, South Korea
- Viva Republica (Toss)Investorcurrent2021 — presentSeoul, South Korea
- KarrotInvestorcurrent2021 — presentSeoul, South Korea
- ZetteInvestorcurrent2020 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- PolygenceInvestorcurrent2020 — presentStanford, California, United States
- KornatusInvestorcurrent2020 — presentSeoul, South Korea
- CartaInvestorcurrent2018 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- KasaInvestorcurrent2020 — presentSeoul, South Korea
- PickyBoard Membercurrent2018 — presentSeoul, South Korea
- NLVC Korea ProjectRepresentative Directorcurrent2020 — presentGangnam-gu, Seoul, Korea
- BSPKBoard Membercurrent2019 — presentMenlo Park, California
- Crystal Springs Uplands SchoolBoard of Trustees Member, Treasurer, Executive Committeecurrent2016 — presentHillsborough, CA
- Habitat for Humanity Greater San FranciscoBoard Membercurrent2020 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- InvestorInvestorcurrent2005 — present
- The Mirae FoundationBoard Membercurrent1995 — presentPalo Alto, California
- Tailwinds VenturesManaging Director2023 — 2025Menlo Park, California, United States
- Harvard College FundVice Chair, Associates Giving (HCF Executive Committee)2017 — 2021Cambridge, MA
- Town of AthertonFinance and Audit Committee, Vice Chair2014 — 2020Atherton, CA
- Korean American Community Foundation of San FranciscoBoard Member2014 — 2017San Francisco
- Western Academy of BeijingBoard of Trustees Member2009 — 2010Beijing, China
- Agilent TechnologiesManager, Strategic Marketing2005San Jose, CA
- Wavics, Inc.Director, Business Development2003 — 2005
- Newton Technology PartnersGeneral Partner and Co-Founder1999 — 2005
- Discovery VenturesCo-Founder1999
- Littauer InvestmentsSenior Manager1998
- Salomon Smith BarneyCorporate Finance - Telecom and Media Group1997 — 1998
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Jeffrey Lee?
- Writes the 'jeffdlee' Substack blog with notes on venture, technology, and the Korea-US ecosystem.
- Where does Jeffrey Lee work?
- Jeffrey Lee is Partner at Han River Partners.
- What check size does Jeffrey Lee write?
- Jeffrey Lee typically writes checks of $500K – $10M.
- What companies has Jeffrey Lee invested in?
- Investments tracked here include AITRICS, ImpriMed, BSPK, Carta, Contents First, Dongnae, Earli, Furiosa AI, Moloco, Picky Inc..
- Where did Jeffrey Lee go to school?
- Jeffrey Lee studied at Harvard University (AB, Economics); The Wharton School (MBA); Virgil I. Grissom (High School Diploma).
- Does Jeffrey Lee lead rounds?
- Yes — Jeffrey Lee has led 2 tracked investments.
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The Wharton School mafia786
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Agilent mafia34
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Carta mafia33
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Investor mafia25
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Polygence mafia4
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Same school
Also attended Harvard University2,000
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Shared employers
Also worked at NLVC6
Also worked at Viva Republica (Toss)8
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