Bill Lee
Co-Founder and Venture Partner @ Craft Ventures
San Francisco, United States
Bill Lee is a seed investor at Craft Ventures in San Francisco focused on Mobile and E-Commerce. Bill Lee was CEO and co-founder of Remarq, a Benchmark Capital-backed collaboration company. At Remarq, Bill guided the company in its development of a complete end-to-end Internet messaging and collaboration platform. Before its acquisition by Critical Path in March 2000, the company developed high-volume messaging platforms for sites such aseBay, Sun, Novell, and Amazon. The company raised over $43 million in venture and debt financing.Bill has been appointed by the Mayor of San Jose to the Redevelopment Committee of San Jose. Bill also graduated Beta Gamma Sigma from UC Berkeley with a B.S. in accounting/finance and received a JD/MBA from UCLA.
- Total investments:
- 36
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 11%
Last updated:
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Industries Bill Lee invests in
Stages Bill Lee invests in
Countries Bill Lee invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
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Round size
- Seed
- $1M–$6.8M
- Series A
- $2M–$23M
- Series B
- $43M–$120M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Mobile 6 (17%)
- E-Commerce 6 (17%)
- Apps 5 (14%)
- Internet 5 (14%)
- Software 5 (14%)
Stage
- Seed 17 (47%)
- Series A 9 (25%)
- Series B 4 (11%)
- Angel 3 (8%)
- Initial Coin Offering 1 (3%)
Country
- United States 30 (83%)
- France 1 (3%)
- Singapore 1 (3%)
- United Kingdom 1 (3%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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| Blueprint is Bryan Johnson’s protocol made accessible to everyone. Everything from measurements to protocols and therapies. | $60M / Angel / Oct 28, 2025 | ||
| The Clearing Company is an on-chain prediction market that aims to build an on-chain, permissionless prediction market that is compliant with regulatory standards and friendly to retail users. | $15M / Seed / Aug 28, 2025 | ||
| Garden assists lawyers and businesses in automating the creation of new patents and analyzing potential infringements. The company develops AI agents that manage routine tasks, enabling users to concentrate on patent strategy. | $6.8M / Seed / Aug 15, 2024 | ||
| RNDR is OTOY’s token based rendering network. It enables distributed GPU rendering on the blockchain, using OctaneRender which is the world’s first and fastest GPU-accelerated, unbiased, physically correct renderer. Octane uses the graphics card in networked computers to render photo-realistic images super fast. With Octane’s parallel computecapabilities, users can render works in a fraction of the time, and at a better cost than centralized services. RNDR is currently the fund’s only pure utility token investment — in a use case where the token is actually delivering utility in a network, using proven technology to deliver a service with a real and strong market. | $30M / Initial Coin Offering / Dec 21, 2021 | ||
| OpenSea is a peer-to-peer marketplace for crypto collectibles and non-fungible tokens. It includes collectibles, gaming items, and other virtual goods backed by a blockchain. On OpenSea, anyone can buy or sell these items through a smart contract. | $23M / Series A / Mar 18, 2021 | ||
| Goldin Auctions is the leading marketplace for trading cards, sports memorabilia, and other collectibles. Founder Ken Goldin has sold more than $1 billion in memorabilia from many of the biggest names in sports, history, and pop culture. The company routinely sets records for the most expensive trading cards and other memorabilia ever sold.Lifelong collectors and new hobbyists alike trust Goldin Auctions because the company professionally authenticates everything it sells. | $40M / Venture - Series Unknown / Feb 16, 2021 | ||
| Fold is an application that combines personal finance management with Bitcoin, allowing users to buy, sell, and manage their Bitcoin and dollars seamlessly. Users can earn up to 1.5% back on eligible purchases when they utilize the app, enhancing their financial returns while managing cryptocurrency. For premium members, Fold offers a no-feeexperience on transactions, making it a compelling choice for avid Bitcoin users. | $2.5M / Seed / Sep 25, 2019 | ||
| Soundstripe is a provider of unlimited, royalty-free music, stock video, and sound effects for use in videos, podcasts, and other media projects. It is driven by a unique subscription model that lets content creators pay a fee for usage of all the media in Soundstripe’s catalog, with a la carte licenses also available. This approach has led to over6 million licenses being issued for tens of thousands of customers in over 140 countries since Soundstripe’s inception in 2016. The company is based in Nashville and was named to the Top 100 of the 2020 Inc. 5000 list, cementing its place as one of the fastest-growing private companies in the U.S. It was selected for The Tennessean’s Top Workplaces list in both 2019 and 2020, winning special awards for Values and Best in Leadership for co-founders Travis Terrell, Micah Sannan, and Trevor Hinesley. Soundstripe also won the Game-Changing Startup award in the Entertainment, Sports, and Media category at The Nashville Entrepreneur Center’s 2019 NEXT Awards, and was named one of the city’s Top 10 startup cultures by Powderkeg. For more information, visit soundstripe.com. | $2M / Series A / Aug 16, 2019 | ||
| The Boring Company is an infrastructure and tunnel construction company that facilitates underground transportation networks. It aims to create safe, fast-to-dig, and low-cost transportation, utility, and freight tunnels. | $120M / Series B / Jul 25, 2019 | ||
| Neuralink develops implantable brain-computer interface (BCI) systems designed to facilitate direct communication between the human brain and external devices. The company focuses on creating a scalable neural implant that records and transmits brain signals with high precision. Neuralink's primary device, often referred to as a"Link," includes ultra-thin threads that are surgically placed in the brain to monitor neural activity and potentially stimulate it. These devices are intended for applications in medical treatment, such as helping individuals with paralysis regain motor function or communication capabilities. Neuralink also invests in developing robotic surgical systems to perform the implantation procedure with high accuracy and minimal invasiveness. The long-term goal involves enabling broader human-computer symbiosis, including interaction with artificial intelligence systems. | $51M / Series B / Apr 29, 2019 | ||
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Co-Investors
About Craft Ventures
Craft Ventures is an early-stage and growth venture fund specializing in the craft of building great companies. Craft Ventures aims to support and scale innovative companies in various sectors including consumer, enterprise, and financial services. They often invest in companies with a strong founding team, a clear vision, and a scalable businessmodel.
Craft Ventures Contacts
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Jennifer Sui
Associate & Investor
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Mike Marg
Partner & Investor
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Ryan Hrabak
Principal
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Arra Malekzadeh
Principal
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Bill Lee
Co-Founder and Venture Partner
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What does Bill Lee invest in?
Bill Lee invests primarily in Mobile, E-Commerce and Apps startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 36 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What is Bill Lee's check size?
Bill Lee typically joins rounds of $1M–$6.8M at Seed, $2M–$23M at Series A and $43M–$120M at Series B. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Bill Lee participates in.
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When did Bill Lee last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Bill Lee closed in Oct 2025. Shizune tracks 36 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.
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