# Jennifer Lee Koss

> Jennifer Lee Koss is a Series A investor at Springbank Collective backing Shoes and Apparel. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Springbank Collective](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/soringbank-collective)
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Apr 2022
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennifer-lee-koss-771a10
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/jlkoss
- Website: https://x.com/jlkoss

Jennifer Lee Koss is a Series A investor at Springbank Collective focused on Shoes and Apparel. Jennifer Lee Koss is the Founding Partner at Springbank Collective. She previously worked as the Co-Founder and Builder of Business at BRIKA, an online marketplace for artisan goods.She is also a Juilliard-trained cellist and graduate of Harvard University, Oxford University, and Harvard Business School. Upon moving to Toronto, she beganreading BRIKA Co-Founder Kena's blog In Life and In Fashion and the two began planning the startup. Previously, Jen spent years working in management, consulting, investment banking, and private equity in the retail sector.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Shoes | 1 | 100% |
| Apparel | 1 | 100% |
| Fashion | 1 | 100% |
| Women's | 1 | 100% |
| E-Commerce | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Saysh | Saysh is a performance footwear brand for and by women, founded by Allyson Felix, the most decorated track and field athlete of all time, and her brother and business partner, Wes Felix. From the design to testing to manufacturing, Saysh sneakers are designed based on the unique proportions and measurements of a woman’s foot–unlike most sneakerswhich are designed for men and rebranded with women’s sizing. Saysh exists because Women Deserve Better. | $8M | Series A | Apr 26, 2022 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Athleta](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/athleta) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [IRIS Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/iris-ventures-a70f) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Redpoint](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/redpoint-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Springbank Collective

VC Fund · New York, United States

Springbank Collective is an early-stage investment firm that focuses on the infrastructure that supports women and working families. The firm typically invests in seed and series A with check sizes between $250k and $1M. Springbank Collective was founded in 2019 and is based in New York.

3 contacts available at Springbank Collective.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Courtney Leimkuhler | Founding Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/courtney-leimkuhler |
| Jennifer Lee Koss | Founding Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jennifer-lee-koss |
| Elana Berkowitz | Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/elana-berkowitz |

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## FAQ

### What does Jennifer Lee Koss invest in?

Jennifer Lee Koss invests primarily in Shoes, Apparel and Fashion startups, most often at Series A stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Jennifer Lee Koss last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Jennifer Lee Koss closed in Apr 2022. Shizune tracks 1 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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