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Lee Hower

Investor

Partner at NextView Ventures

Boston, MA

Writes $400K – $4M checks Β· typically $1.6M

About

Lee Hower is a Partner at NextView Ventures, where he focuses on seed-stage investments. According to the page, this is his second time backing Ultra co-founders John and Max.

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningConsumerFintechHealthtechSaaS

Experience

  1. NextView VenturesCo-Founder & Partnercurrent2010 β€” presentBoston & San Francisco
  2. SenecaSeed Investorcurrent2025 β€” present
  3. UltraSeed Investorcurrent2024 β€” present
  4. NavierSeed Investorcurrent2021 β€” present
  5. WHOOPInvestor & Board Observercurrent2013 β€” presentBoston, Massachusetts, United States
  6. Pebble FinanceInvestor & Board Membercurrent2022 β€” presentBoston, Massachusetts, United States
  7. ZitaraInvestor & Board Membercurrent2019 β€” presentSan Francisco, California, United States
  8. Grove Collaborative, PBCInvestor & Board Directorcurrent2015 β€” presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  9. ExpressableInvestor & Board Observercurrent2021 β€” presentAustin, Texas, United States
  10. SamaCareInvestor & Board Membercurrent2021 β€” presentSan Francisco, California, United States
  11. KarmaCheckInvestorcurrent2020 β€” present
  12. Skillz Inc.Investor2012 β€” 2023San Francisco Bay Area
  13. PlastiqInvestor2012 β€” 2023San Francisco Bay Area
  14. Upserve (fka Swipely)Investor & Advisor2009 β€” 2017Providence County, Rhode Island, United States
  15. GrabCAD (acq. by Stratasys)Investor & Board Observer2011 β€” 2014Boston, Massachusetts, United States
  16. MultiplyInvestor & Board Director2007 β€” 2010
  17. PJCPrincipal / Venture Partner2005 β€” 2010Greater Boston
  18. LinkedInFounding Team / Director of Corporate Development2002 β€” 2004San Francisco Bay Area
  19. PayPalDirector, Financial Services2000 β€” 2002San Francisco Bay Area

Education

  1. University of PennsylvaniaBachelor of Science (B.S.), Economics (Wharton School)1996 β€” 2000
  2. University of PennsylvaniaBachelor of Applied Science (BASc), Systems Engineering1996 β€” 2000

Skills & more

Strategy24Management3Venture Capital47Start-ups81EntrepreneurConsumer Internet5SaaS16E-commerce13Mobile Applications6Entrepreneurship43Mobile Devices14Analytics15
+12 moreAngel InvestingStrategic PartnershipsCloud ComputingProduct ManagementMergers & AcquisitionsGo-to-market StrategyEnterprise SoftwareCorporate DevelopmentInvestmentsVenture FinancingBusiness DevelopmentEarly-stage Startups

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Same school

Shared employers

Investments

Investor

Ultra

Per the firm's website.

Colleagues at NextView Ventures

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