John Lee is a partner at JAZZ Venture Partners, focusing on frontier technology, enterprise software, robotics, healthcare, and AI. He previously worked at Osage University Partners and Lux Capital, and holds a BS in Biology from Cornell University.

What John can write

Writes checks of$500K to $30M
Comes in atPre-seed, Seed, Series A, Series BCan lead the round
Ownership target7-10%At first check
Email the firm[email protected]The firm's own inbox for founders.

Jazz Venture Partners writes $500K to $30M checks, larger than 71% of firms in the atlas.

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Career

  1. Lux Capital
  2. Osage University Partners (OUP)
  3. Cornell
  4. Mahindra & Mahindra
  5. Lux Capital
  6. Osage University Partners (OUP) · Principal
  7. JAZZ Venture Partners · Partner
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Investments named in public bios

AlgorithmiaBody LabsCorelightClarifaiElementary MLEmbodied RoboticsGuardant HealthKymetaMenlo SecuritySiFiveStreetlight DataEmbodiedRarebaseOma FertilityZeitworks

Focus

frontier technologyenterprise softwareroboticshealthcareartificial intelligence

Education

Cornell University, BS in Biology

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Who is John Lee?

John Lee is a partner at JAZZ Venture Partners, focusing on frontier technology, enterprise software, robotics, healthcare, and AI. He previously worked at Osage University Partners and Lux Capital, and holds a BS in Biology from Cornell University.

How much does John Lee invest?

John Lee invests through Jazz Venture Partners, which writes checks of $500K to $30M at pre-seed, seed, series a, series b.

How do I pitch John Lee?

Email [email protected], the firm's inbox for founders, and name John in the subject. A warm intro from a founder Jazz Venture Partners backed works better.

What did John Lee do before Jazz Venture Partners?

Lux Capital; Osage University Partners (OUP); Cornell; Mahindra & Mahindra; Lux Capital; Principal at Osage University Partners (OUP).

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