Lee Edwards is a General Partner at Root Ventures. He has a background in mechanical and software engineering and previously held leadership roles at Teespring.
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Root Ventures writes $3M to $10M checks, larger than 93% of firms in the atlas.
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- iRobot · mechanical engineer
- Pivotal Labs · software engineer2010-null
- SideTour · Lead Engineer
- Groupon · engineering manager2013-null
- Teespring · VP Engineering
- Teespring · CTO
- Root Ventures · General PartnerNow
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Who is Lee Edwards?
Lee Edwards is a General Partner at Root Ventures. He has a background in mechanical and software engineering and previously held leadership roles at Teespring.
How much does Lee Edwards invest?
Lee Edwards invests through Root Ventures, which writes checks of $3M to $10M at pre-seed, seed.
How do I pitch Lee Edwards?
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What did Lee Edwards do before Root Ventures?
mechanical engineer at iRobot; software engineer at Pivotal Labs; Lead Engineer at SideTour; engineering manager at Groupon; VP Engineering at Teespring; CTO at Teespring.
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