Julie Lein is a co-founder and Managing Partner at Urban Innovation Fund. She previously co-founded Tumml and worked in political polling and consulting.

What Julie can write

Writes checks of$500K to $10M
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.

Urban Innovation Fund writes $500K to $10M checks, larger than 71% of firms in the atlas.

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Career

  1. Tumml
  2. Urban Innovation Fund · Managing Partner
    Now

Companies founded

Urban Innovation FundTumml

Focus

energytransportationfintech

Education

Stanford, BAMIT Sloan, MBA

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Who is Julie Lein?

Julie Lein is a co-founder and Managing Partner at Urban Innovation Fund. She previously co-founded Tumml and worked in political polling and consulting.

How much does Julie Lein invest?

Julie Lein invests through Urban Innovation Fund, which writes checks of $500K to $10M at pre-seed, seed.

How do I pitch Julie Lein?

Email [email protected], the firm's inbox for founders, and name Julie in the subject. A warm intro from a founder Urban Innovation Fund backed works better.

What did Julie Lein do before Urban Innovation Fund?

Tumml.

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