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Peter Lee
InvestorManaging Partner at Embark Ventures · Managing Partner at Baroda Ventures · Board director at Machina Labs
Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
Writes $1M – $5M checks
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1,882 people in our graph share verified history with Peter — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
Sumant MandalunlockedPeter: together at Clearstone Venture Partners (2006–2007)
Peter: together at Clearstone Venture Partners
Peter: together at MNTN
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About
Peter Lee writes Seeing Eye To Eye, explaining VC thinking and a framework to match investor fund economics with founders' exit goals; he favors valuation optimization and runs product-market-fit-focused diligence.
Contact· self-published, not guessed
Invests in
ConsumerCrypto & Web3E-commerceMedia & EntertainmentSaaS
Board director at Machina Labs
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Machina Labs's investors · 21
AIX VenturesSan Francisco · $1M – $5M checksAlumni VenturesManchester · $100K – $10M checks · since 2025ATEL VenturesSan FranciscoAtento CapitalTulsa · $500K – $1M checksBalerion Space VenturesDallasCadron Capital PartnersConwayCongruent VenturesSan Francisco · $100K – $5M checksEmbark VenturesLos AngelesFOG VenturesHelium-3 VenturesNew YorkInnovation EndeavorsPalo Alto · $1M – $15M checks · since 2023Lockheed Martin VenturesBethesda · since 2023NVenturesSanta ClaraPredictive VCNew York CityRadius Capital VenturesSan Francisco · $100K – $1M checksRepublic VenturesNew YorkSignalRankTrajectory VenturesNew YorkU.S. Air Forcesince 2020Woven CapitalTokyo · $10M – $50M checksYamaha Motor VenturesPalo Alto · $1M – $3M checks
Co-founders at Machina Labs
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Edward MehrExecutive Officer, Director
Experience
- Embark VenturesFounder and Managing General Partnercurrent2017 — presentLos Angeles Metropolitan Area
- Machina LabsMember Board of Directorscurrent2019 — presentLos Angeles Metropolitan Area
- ID90 TravelMember Board of Directorscurrent2009 — presentDallas-Fort Worth Metroplex
- Baroda VenturesManaging Partnercurrent2009 — present
- MNTNMember Board Of Directors2009 — 2025
- Kauffman Fellows ProgramFellow2008 — 2010
- Prism VentureInvestment Professional2007 — 2009
- Clearstone Venture PartnersAssociate2006 — 2007
- GoldPocket InteractiveVP Product Management2005
- McKinsey & CompanyJunior Engagement Manager2003 — 2005
- MicrosoftProduct Manager2002
- Virtual InkProduct Manager / Senior Engineer1998 — 2001
- IDEOEngineer1997 — 1998
- Los Alamos National LaboratorySummer Intern1995Los Alamos, NM
Skills & more
SaaS55Venture Capital99Due Diligence50Digital Media62Start-ups99
From Peter's professional profile.
Investments
Board seats
ID90TMNTN
Per the firm's website.
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Colleagues at Embark Ventures
Network2
Woody BensonMentor
Venture Partner at LaunchCapital
Yipeng ZhaoMentee
Managing Partner at Embark Ventures
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Peter Lee?
- Peter Lee writes Seeing Eye To Eye, explaining VC thinking and a framework to match investor fund economics with founders' exit goals; he favors valuation optimization and runs product-market-fit-focused diligence.
- Where does Peter Lee work?
- Peter Lee is Managing Partner at Embark Ventures and Board director at Machina Labs.
- What does Peter Lee invest in?
- Peter Lee invests in Consumer, Crypto & Web3, E-commerce, Media & Entertainment, SaaS.
- What check size does Peter Lee write?
- Peter Lee typically writes checks of $1M – $5M.
- What boards does Peter Lee sit on?
- Peter Lee holds tracked board seats at ID90T, MNTN.
- Where did Peter Lee go to school?
- Peter Lee studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Ph.D. Drop Out); Harvard Business School (MBA, Business Administration); Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MS, Engineering Product Development).
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Also attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology2,000
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Also attended Harvard Business School2,000
Aileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesJim BreyerFounder & CEO of Breyer CapitalMike Maples JrCo-founding Partner at FloodgateNeeraj AgrawalGeneral Partner at Battery VenturesHristo BorisovCo-founder & CEO of PayhawkVictoria TreygerGeneral Partner at Felicis Ventures
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Shared employers
Also worked at Machina Labs5
Also worked at Kauffman Fellows Program508
Jenny LeeSenior Managing Partner at Granite AsiaRoi Bar-KatManaging Director at Intel CapitalAvi BharadwajInvestment Director at Intel CapitalNick WashburnSenior Managing Director, Intel Capital (North America)Justin HallPartner at Golden Gate VenturesMichael LintsFounding Partner, MENA at Golden Gate Ventures
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Also worked at Clearstone Venture Partners9
Sumant MandalCo-Founder & Managing Partner at March Capital PartnersDana MoralyPartner; Chief Financial & Administrative Officer at March Capital PartnersAlyse KilleenFounder & Managing Partner at STILLMARKBill ElkusManaging Partner at Clearstone Venture PartnersVish MishraVenture Partner at Clearstone Venture PartnersJim ArmstrongInvestor at Clearstone Venture Partners
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Also worked at McKinsey & Company2,000
Ann Miura-KoCo-founding Partner at FloodgateJeremy LiewPartner at Lightspeed Venture PartnersMike SpeiserManaging Director at Sutter Hill VenturesJeremy LevinePartner at Bessemer Venture PartnersFabrice GrindaCo-founder & Managing Partner at FJ LabsJeppe RindomCo-founder & CEO of Pleo
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