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Lee Hower

Co-Founder and Partner, NextView Ventures

About

Lee Hower was personally hired by Elon Musk at X.com/PayPal and then co-founded LinkedIn, giving him hands-on operating experience at two PayPal Mafia companies before becoming a venture investor. He's the main architect and public spokesperson for NextView's Everyday Economy thesis, which focuses on how software reshapes ordinary daily activities rather than just flashy frontier technology. Lee Hower was personally hired by Elon Musk at X.com/PayPal and then co-founded LinkedIn, giving him hands-on operating experience at two PayPal Mafia companies before becoming a venture investor. He's the main architect and public spokesperson for NextView's Everyday Economy thesis, which focuses on how software reshapes ordinary daily activities rather than just flashy frontier technology.

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Investment focus

Stages
Pre-Seed
Seed
Sectors
Consumer
SaaS
AI
FinTech
Health

Investment details

Avg check size$400K - $4M
Can lead rounds
Yes
Geographies
USA
Canada