Lee Rand
Lee Rand has over 15 years of experience in early-stage tech investments, including roles at Sun Mountain and Cottonwood. He also founded Knogee and worked at Intel, Netboost, and Ernst and Young.
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Cottonwood Technology Fund writes $1M to $30M checks, larger than 83% of firms in the atlas.
Bars: how many firms report each check band. Highlighted: Cottonwood Technology Fund.Career
- Ernst and Young · business consultant
- Netboost
- Intel · business development for consumer electronics group
- Knogee
- Sun Mountain · venture firm
- Cottonwood · Partner
- Cottonwood Technology Fund · PartnerNow
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Who is Lee Rand?
Lee Rand has over 15 years of experience in early-stage tech investments, including roles at Sun Mountain and Cottonwood. He also founded Knogee and worked at Intel, Netboost, and Ernst and Young.
How much does Lee Rand invest?
Lee Rand invests through Cottonwood Technology Fund, which writes checks of $1M to $30M at pre-seed, seed, series a, series b.
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What did Lee Rand do before Cottonwood Technology Fund?
business consultant at Ernst and Young; Netboost; business development for consumer electronics group at Intel; Knogee; venture firm at Sun Mountain; Partner at Cottonwood.
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