Lee Hower

I'm an entrepreneur turned venture capitalist. I invest broadly across software & AI enabled companies spanning fintech, SaaS, consumer, and digital health. On behalf of NextView, I have led investments in more than 30 seed stage companies since 2010 including Grove Collaborative (GROV), Skillz (SKLZ), WHOOP, Upserve (acquired), and GrabCAD (acquired). I was an early employee at PayPal and a co-founder of LinkedIn before becoming a VC investor at PJC and then co-founding NextView Ventures.

upserve.com

grove.co

skillz.com

plastiq.com

linkedin.com

whoop.com

paypal.com

nextview.vc

Greater Boston

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Experience

Co-Founder & Partner

NextView Ventures

• www.linkedin.com/company/nextview-ventures

May 2010 - Present

Boston & San Francisco

Investor & Board Observer

WHOOP

• www.linkedin.com/company/whoop

Jul 2013 - Present

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Investor & Board Member

Pebble Finance

• www.linkedin.com/company/pebble-finance-inc

May 2022 - Present

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Investor & Board Member

Zitara

• www.linkedin.com/company/zitara-technologies

Nov 2019 - Present

San Francisco, California, United States

Investor & Board Director

Grove Collaborative, PBC

• www.linkedin.com/company/grove-collaborative

Mar 2015 - Present

San Francisco Bay Area