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Investor profile

Jess Lee

Partner, Sequoia Capital

About

Jess Lee is a former Polyvore co-founder and CEO who became a Sequoia partner, bringing an unusual dual role as both investor and Chief Product Officer where she runs programs like Sequoia's Arc and helps founders work toward product-market fit using structured frameworks. She's known for her creative background as someone who originally wanted to be a graphic novelist and remains an avid cosplayer, which shapes how she thinks about storytelling and product experience in ways that are uncommon among VCs. Jess Lee is a former Polyvore co-founder and CEO who became a Sequoia partner, bringing an unusual dual role as both investor and Chief Product Officer where she runs programs like Sequoia's Arc and helps founders work toward product-market fit using structured frameworks. She's known for her creative background as someone who originally wanted to be a graphic novelist and remains an avid cosplayer, which shapes how she thinks about storytelling and product experience in ways that are uncommon among VCs.

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Investment focus

Stages
Seed
Series A
Series B+
Sectors
Enterprise
Consumer
SaaS
FinTech
Deeptech
Hardware

Investment details

Avg check size$1M - $200M
Can lead rounds
Yes
Geographies
USA