Where does Lee Edwards work?

Lee Edwards is Partner, Root Ventures at Root Ventures Manager, Llc.

What check size does Lee Edwards write?

Lee Edwards typically writes checks of $1M – $3M.

Lee Edwards

Investor

Partner, Root Ventures at Root Ventures Manager, Llc

San Francisco, California

Writes $1M – $3M checks · typically $1M

About

Lee Edwards was previously CTO at Teespring and has held engineering roles at iRobot, Pivotal Labs, SideTour (acquired by Groupon in 2013), and GrouponLive. He holds a Systems Engineering degree from Olin College of Engineering.

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechDefense TechDeveloper ToolsHardwareRobotics

Experience

Root VenturesGeneral Partnercurrent2018 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
Franklin W. Olin College of EngineeringMember of the Board of Trusteescurrent2020 — presentNeedham, Massachusetts, United States
TeespringCTO & VP of Engineering2015 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
GrouponEngineering Manager2013 — 2015New York, NY
SideTour (acquired by Groupon)Lead Engineer2012 — 2015New York, NY
Pivotal LabsSoftware Engineer2010 — 2012New York, NY
iRobotMechanical Engineer2007 — 2010Bedford, MA

Education

Franklin W. Olin College of EngineeringB.S., Engineering - Systems Design2003 — 2007

Skills & more

Ruby on Rails47Ruby32JavaScript21CSS14Git14Linux4Subversion3PostgreSQL3Python2Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)6Agile Methodologies36Software Engineering13

+8 more

Software DevelopmentStart-upsTest Driven DevelopmentMechanical EngineeringRobotCake DecoratingMobile ApplicationsWeb Development

WSET Level 3 Award in Wine, with Merit — WSET — Wine & Spirit Education Trust
WSET Level 2 Award in Wine, with Merit — WSET — Wine & Spirit Education Trust

From Lee's professional profile.

Colleagues at Root Ventures Manager, Llc

Avidan Ross

Managing Partner at Root Ventures Manager, Llc

Ben Lovell

Head of Operations at Root Ventures Manager, Llc

Chrissy Meyer

Partner at Root Ventures Manager, Llc

Emily Henriksson

Principal at Root Ventures Manager, Llc

Gilad Meiri

Investor at Root Ventures Manager, Llc

Kane Hsieh

Partner at Root Ventures Manager, Llc

Laelah Reino

Operations Manager at Root Ventures Manager, Llc

Zodi Chalat

Associate at Root Ventures Manager, Llc

Network4

Avidan Ross

Managing Partner at Root Ventures Manager, Llc

Chrissy Meyer

Partner at Root Ventures Manager, Llc

Emily Henriksson

Principal at Root Ventures Manager, Llc

Gilad Meiri

Investor at Root Ventures Manager, Llc

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Frequently asked questions

Where does Lee Edwards work?: Lee Edwards is Partner, Root Ventures at Root Ventures Manager, Llc.
What does Lee Edwards invest in?: Lee Edwards invests in AI & Machine Learning, Deep Tech, Defense Tech, Developer Tools, Hardware, Robotics.
What check size does Lee Edwards write?: Lee Edwards typically writes checks of $1M – $3M.