Lee Hower is a Partner at NextView Ventures focusing on seed-stage investments. He has backed Ultra co-founders John and Max for a second time.

What Lee can write

Writes checks of$250K to $10M
Comes in atSeedCan lead the round
Email the firm[email protected]The firm's own inbox for founders.

NextView Ventures writes $250K to $10M checks, larger than 33% of firms in the atlas.

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Career

  1. NextView Ventures · Partner
    Now
  2. PayPal
  3. LinkedIn · Head of Corporate Development
  4. PJC · Principal

Companies founded

LinkedInNextView Ventures

Investments named in public bios

UltraMultiplyFanIQ

Focus

seed-stage investmentsseed stage startupstechnology startups

Education

University of Pennsylvania, BAS in Systems EngineeringWharton School, BS Economics

Also at NextView Ventures

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Questions

Who is Lee Hower?

Lee Hower is a Partner at NextView Ventures focusing on seed-stage investments. He has backed Ultra co-founders John and Max for a second time.

How much does Lee Hower invest?

Lee Hower invests through NextView Ventures, which writes checks of $250K to $10M at seed.

How do I pitch Lee Hower?

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

What did Lee Hower do before NextView Ventures?

PayPal; Head of Corporate Development at LinkedIn; Principal at PJC.

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