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William Lee
InvestorGeneral Partner at Pilot Equity · Founder & Managing Partner at Pilot Growth Equity · Director at r4 Technologies · Board director at Webgility
San Francisco
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About
William Lee is a Founder and Managing Partner of Pilot Growth Equity, based in San Francisco, and has worked in software development for over three decades and technology investing for over two. He created NavPod, Pilot Growth's AI-based deal sourcing and workflow engine. Earlier in his career he led mobile operating system development at Motorola, co-founded and served as CTO of The Theory Center (acquired by BEA Systems), and later worked at BEA and co-founded the private investment firm NextStage LLC. He holds a B.S. from Carnegie Mellon University and a Master's in Computer Science from Cornell University.
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AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Director at r4 Technologies
Board director at Webgility
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Experience
- Pilot Growth EquityFounder & Managing Partnercurrent2012 — present
- NextStage LLCCo-Founder & Managing Directorcurrent2000 — present
- TailwindMember of the Board of Directors2018 — 2024
- PertheraMember of the Board of Directors2022 — 2024
- r4 TechnologiesMember of the Board of Directors2018 — 2024
- Webgility, Inc.Member of the Board of Directors2017 — 2022
- Velocidi (Acquired by Kevel)Chairman Of The Board2018 — 2021
- Zenedge (Acquired by Oracle)Member of the Board of Directors2016 — 2018
- FirstBest Systems, Inc. (Acquired by Guidewire Software)Co-Founder & EVP of Business Development2006 — 2007
- BEA Systems (Acquired by Oracle)Senior Director of Technology1999 — 2001
- The Theory Center (Acquired by BEA Systems)Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer1997 — 1999
Skills & more
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Equity ResearchQuantitative FinanceVenture FinancingAgile MethodologiesMergers & AcquisitionsVenture CapitalEntrepreneurshipStrategyLanguages Cantonese · English · Mandarin · Shanghainese
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BizzaboCB InsightsCounsylCUJO AIFirstBest SystemsMetabiotaPertheraPMC
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is William Lee?
- William Lee is a Founder and Managing Partner of Pilot Growth Equity, based in San Francisco, and has worked in software development for over three decades and technology investing for over two. He created NavPod, Pilot Growth's AI-based deal sourcing and workflow engine. Earlier in his career he led mobile operating system development at Motorola, co-founded and served as CTO of The Theory Center (acquired by BEA Systems), and later worked at BEA and co-founded the private investment firm NextStage LLC. He holds a B.S. from Carnegie Mellon University and a Master's in Computer Science from Cornell University.
- Where does William Lee work?
- William Lee is General Partner at Pilot Equity and Board director at Webgility.
- What does William Lee invest in?
- William Lee invests in AI & Machine Learning, Enterprise Software, SaaS.
- What boards does William Lee sit on?
- William Lee holds tracked board seats at r4 Technologies, Tailwind, Velocidi, Webgility, Zenedge.
- What companies has William Lee invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Bizzabo, CB Insights, Counsyl, CUJO AI, FirstBest Systems, Metabiota, Perthera, PMC.
- Where did William Lee go to school?
- William Lee studied at Cornell University (MENG, Computer Science); Carnegie Mellon University (BS, Math / Computer Science, Computer Engineering).
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Also worked at NextStage LLC1
Also worked at Tailwind3
Also worked at Perthera3
Also worked at r4 Technologies7
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