Jane Lee

Jane Lee

Partner atMaple VCSan Francisco

Jane Lee is a partner at Maple VC, based in San Francisco, with over 15 years advising and investing in early-stage startups. She was an early Shopify employee and founded LaunchPop.

What Jane can write

Writes checks of$1M to $3M
Comes in atPre-seed, SeedCan lead the round
Ownership target7-10%At first check
Email the firm[email protected]The firm's own inbox for founders.

Maple VC writes $1M to $3M checks, larger than 83% of firms in the atlas.

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Career

  1. Shopify · Early Employee & Entrepreneur in Residence
  2. LaunchPop · Founder
  3. Shopify · Entrepreneur in Residence
  4. Maple VC · Advisor
    Now
  5. Maple VC · Partner
    Now

Companies founded

LaunchPop

Investments named in public bios

AeroMyoBlacklake

Focus

early-stage startupsconsumer brandsmarketing infrastructuremarketing

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Questions

Who is Jane Lee?

Jane Lee is a partner at Maple VC, based in San Francisco, with over 15 years advising and investing in early-stage startups. She was an early Shopify employee and founded LaunchPop.

How much does Jane Lee invest?

Jane Lee invests through Maple VC, which writes checks of $1M to $3M at pre-seed, seed.

How do I pitch Jane Lee?

Email [email protected], the firm's inbox for founders, and name Jane in the subject. A warm intro from a founder Maple VC backed works better.

What did Jane Lee do before Maple VC?

Early Employee & Entrepreneur in Residence at Shopify; Founder at LaunchPop; Entrepreneur in Residence at Shopify.

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