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Michael Lee

Investor

Vice President at Bull City Venture Partners

Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Writes $250K – $2M checks · typically $1.1M

About

Michael Lee is a Vice President at Bull City Venture Partners, investing at the early and growth stages across SaaS, eCommerce, fintech, and healthcare IT. He previously invested in e-commerce, spanning consumer brands and commerce infrastructure, at FJ Labs, and started out at Truebridge Capital Partners, where he divided his time between the VC fund-of-funds practice and the growth fund, contributing to deals including Slack, SeatGeek, and Postmates. A UNC graduate, he regularly returns to the university to lecture on venture capital.

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingConsumerData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsE-commerceEnterprise SoftwareFintechGovTechHealthtechInsurTechMarketplacesMedia & EntertainmentMedical DevicesSaaS

Experience

  1. Live Oak BankDirector - Live Oak Venturescurrent2024 — presentDurham, North Carolina, United States
  2. Bull City Venture PartnersPrincipal2021 — 2024Durham, North Carolina, United States
  3. Lee Commerce VenturesFounder2020 — 2021New York, NY
  4. FJ LabsAssociate2017 — 2019New York, NY
  5. TrueBridge Capital PartnersAnalyst2014 — 2017Chapel Hill, NC
  6. J.P. MorganAnalyst2014New York City Metropolitan Area

Education

  1. The University of North Carolina at Chapel HillBachelor of Business Administration (BBA), Finance

Skills & more

Financial Modeling14Sales10Financial Analysis13Portfolio Management11Investments12Corporate Finance8Alternative Investments4

Languages Chinese

From Michael's professional profile.

Investments

Investor

PostmatesProducePaySeatGeekSlackThursday Boot Co.Verb Energy

Per curated public sources.

Colleagues at Bull City Venture Partners

Bill Nemesi Jr
Partner at Bull City Venture Partners
Carly Connell
Principal at Bull City Venture Partners
David Jones
Co-Founder & General Partner at Bull City Venture Partners
Jason Caplain
Co-Founder & General Partner at Bull City Venture Partners
John Scanlon
Partner at Bull City Venture Partners
Joseph Dougherty
Investor at Bull City Venture Partners
Leela Srinivasan
CEO, Parity at Bull City Venture Partners
Noreen Allen
CMO, YOOBIC at Bull City Venture Partners

Network2

Bill Nemesi Jr
Partner at Bull City Venture Partners
David Jones
Co-Founder & General Partner at Bull City Venture Partners

Investors connected to Michael in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.

Frequently asked questions

Where does Michael Lee work?
Michael Lee is Vice President at Bull City Venture Partners.
What does Michael Lee invest in?
Michael Lee invests in AI & Machine Learning, Cloud Computing, Consumer, Data & Infrastructure, Developer Tools, E-commerce, Enterprise Software, Fintech, GovTech, Healthtech, InsurTech, Marketplaces, Media & Entertainment, Medical Devices, SaaS.
What check size does Michael Lee write?
Michael Lee typically writes checks of $250K – $2M.

Same school

Also attended The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill197

Clint MyersInvestor at RevolutionMahati SridharPartner, Rise of the Rest at RevolutionEric WagnerVP of Research and Data at Redpoint VenturesSoul DayanInvestor at True VenturesAlex LimInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Alex TaubPrincipal at QED Investors

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Shared employers

Also worked at Live Oak Bank5

Neil UnderwoodGeneral Partner at Canapi VenturesPete UnderwoodCTO at Canapi VenturesChip MahanManaging Partner at Canapi VenturesBrittany StewartExecutive Assistant at Canapi VenturesPat ScheperStrategic Advisor at Topmark Partners

Also worked at Bull City Venture Partners7

Mahati SridharPartner, Rise of the Rest at RevolutionJason CaplainCo-Founder & General Partner at Bull City Venture PartnersDavid JonesCo-Founder & General Partner at Bull City Venture PartnersCarly ConnellPrincipal at Bull City Venture PartnersDon HolzworthDigital Health Advisor at Excelerate Health VenturesBill Nemesi JrPartner at Bull City Venture Partners

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Also worked at FJ Labs40

Fabrice GrindaCo-founder & Managing Partner at FJ LabsJose MarinFounding Partner at FJ LabsArne HallerakerPartner at FJ LabsJeff WeinsteinPartner at FJ LabsLauren LeeInvestor at FJ LabsDanny BrowneInvestor at FJ Labs

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Also worked at TrueBridge Capital Partners12

Josh ManchesterGeneral Partner at Champion Hill VenturesDivya DhulipalaPrincipal at HaystackAleksandra BachvarovaSenior Treasury Associate at TrueBridge Capital PartnersAmit BhattiPartner at TrueBridge Capital PartnersDominic HongChief Operating Officer at TrueBridge Capital PartnersSuzanne KirschbaumPrincipal, Marketing & Communications at TrueBridge Capital Partners

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