# Ian Lee

> Ian Lee is a pre-seed investor at The Thiel Foundation backing Retail. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: The Thiel Foundation
- Location: Santiago, Chile
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Dec 2023
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ian-lee13

Ian Lee is a pre-seed investor at The Thiel Foundation in Santiago focused on Retail and Fashion. Ian Lee is the Examedi Co-Founder and CEO | Thiel Fellow at The Thiel Foundation. He attended University of Waterloo.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Pre-Seed | $145k–$398k |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Retail | 1 | 50% |
| Fashion | 1 | 50% |
| FinTech | 1 | 50% |
| Lending | 1 | 50% |
| Big Data | 1 | 50% |

7 industries tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| STRADE | STRADE is the first marketplace for luxury sneakers in LATAM. Where we authenticate luxury items and add a digital certificate of authenticity on the blockchain (an NFT). Connecting re-sellers with buyers, providing transparency to users and giving them the confidence to buy a luxury product online. | $145K | Pre-Seed | Dec 15, 2023 |  |
| Crecy | Crecy is an alternative lending app that leverages Open Banking & Gig Platforms APIs to deliver formal credit products to 100M+ people in LatAm. Crecy offers to its customers revolving credit lines of up to $100/month they can access by simply linking their bank and/or gig account to the app. | $398K | Pre-Seed | Nov 26, 2021 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [500 Global: Latam](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/500-startups-latam) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Arrebol Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/arrebol-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Platanus](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/platanus-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About The Thiel Foundation

VC Fund · San Francisco, United States

We support science, technology, and long-term thinking about the future.

5 contacts available at The Thiel Foundation.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Ian Lee | Thiel Fellow | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ian-lee-da15 |
| Sheridan Clayborne | Thiel Fellow | — |
| Andrew Sampson | Thiel Fellow | — |
| Blake Masters | President | — |
| Christian Owens | Thiel Fellow | — |

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## FAQ

### What does Ian Lee invest in?

Ian Lee invests primarily in Retail, Fashion and FinTech startups, most often at Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Mexico. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Ian Lee's check size?

Ian Lee typically joins rounds of $145k–$398k at Pre-Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Ian Lee participates in.

### How do I contact Ian Lee?

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### When did Ian Lee last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Ian Lee closed in Dec 2023. Shizune tracks 2 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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