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Lee Fixel
InvestorFounder & Partner (sole final decision-maker) at Addition
New York, NY
Writes $1M – $50M checks · typically $10M
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About
Lee Fixel ran Tiger Global's private investing business for 13 years, where he championed Flipkart, Peloton, and a generation of Indian startups, before founding Addition in 2020. The New York firm raised more than $5 billion across its first four funds to back early and growth-stage companies, while Fixel kept his famously low public profile.
Likely emails· guessed from name + firm domain, not firm-published
- l•••@addition.comreveal90% confident
- l•••@addition.comreveal75% confident
Beyond investing
- Founded
- Fixel launched the venture capital firm Addition in 2020, raising $1.3 billion to invest in early- and growth-stage startups.
- Education
- Studied at Washington University in St. Louis (Bachelor of Science, business administration, finance, and accounting) Studied at London School of Economics and Political Science
- Charities
- Fixel co-founded the Lauren and Lee Fixel Family Foundation with his wife, Lauren Fixel. The Fixels are among the most significant contributors to The Michael J. Fox Foundation, which funds Parkinson's disease research. In January 2019, the Lauren and Lee Fixel Family Foundation donated $20 million to the University of Florida and UF Health to establish the Norman Fixel Institute for Neurological Diseases. In February 2025, the foundation supported the launch of the Food and Agriculture Research Mission (FARM) at Washington University in St. Louis.
- Family
- Fixel was raised near Fort Lauderdale, Florida, as the eldest of three children with two younger sisters. Fixel is married to Lauren Fixel.
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Investments
Board seats
FlipkartPeloton
Investor
AirwallexAllbirdsAlly.io (Acquired)AltAmperityApplied IntuitionArcherAtom FinanceAutomatticBase PowerBHubBlinkItBranchBrightwheelBuilt TechnologiesBzaarCardVaultCatch.com.auChronosphereCloudXCowboyCulture MachineDaedalusDelhiveryDoolyErnestaEthycaEventbriteFacebookFacilioFastFiremapsFlashFlashtractFlipkartFreshworksGlassdoorGrupo NetshoesGuidelineHarry'sHoley Grail DonutsHugging FaceImburseInshortsinvisionIruJeli.iojobs.chJupiterKadmosKinta AILinkedIn CorporationMendelMergeMeroxaMetaModern AnimalMomentiveNextdoorOctoAIOdekoOlaOla ElectricOri IndustriesOsanaParallel LearningPath RoboticsPelotonPlus ProductsPolicyBazaarPomeloPostmatesPQShieldPrimerproteanTecsQuoraRazorpayRedfin CorpRelativity SpaceRelay PaymentsRenderRoot InsuranceRose RocketRoutableSatispaySnorkel AISnykSouqSpotifyStackletStediStreamdalStripeSuperOps.aiTAGTeachers Pay TeachersTeambridgeTendTimeOSTinesTinoTitanTrendyol GroupTrueLayerUniverseWarby ParkerWealthfrontWegoXscape PhotonicsZap EnergyZeller
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Podcasts & interviews
featuring Lee FixelBase Power's $200M Series B | Co-Led by Lee Fixel, A16Z, Lightspeed, & Valor Equity Partners
Sourcery with Molly O'Shea
Lee Fixel quits Tiger Global | High profile exit at Facebook | Startup Central
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Colleagues at Addition
Network14
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Lee Fixel?
- Lee Fixel ran Tiger Global's private investing business for 13 years, where he championed Flipkart, Peloton, and a generation of Indian startups, before founding Addition in 2020. The New York firm raised more than $5 billion across its first four funds to back early and growth-stage companies, while Fixel kept his famously low public profile.
- Where does Lee Fixel work?
- Lee Fixel is Founder & Partner (sole final decision-maker) at Addition.
- What check size does Lee Fixel write?
- Lee Fixel typically writes checks of $1M – $50M.
- What boards does Lee Fixel sit on?
- Lee Fixel holds tracked board seats at Flipkart, Peloton.
- What companies has Lee Fixel invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Airwallex, Allbirds, Ally.io (Acquired), Alt, Amperity, Applied Intuition, Archer, Atom Finance, Automattic, Base Power, BHub, BlinkIt, and 99 more.
- What podcasts and interviews feature Lee Fixel?
- Tracked appearances include "Base Power's $200M Series B | Co-Led by Lee Fixel, A16Z, Lightspeed, & Valor Equity Partners", "Lee Fixel quits Tiger Global | High profile exit at Facebook | Startup Central".
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