Investing Profile

Julie Lein(1)

Managing Partner, Co-Founder at Urban Innovation Fund

urbaninnovationfund.com/julie...San Francisco, California

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Current Investing Position

Urban Innovation Fund Managing Partner

Investment Range

$250K - $500K

Sweet Spot

$500K

Investments On Record

Current Fund Size

$24.5M

Julie Lein is on these Sector & Stage Rankings

GovTech (Seed)Travel (Seed)Food and Beverage (Seed)TransportationTech (Seed)Real Estate/PropTech (Seed)EnergyTech (Seed)IoT (Seed)Education (Seed)San Francisco Bay Area EnergyTech (Pre-seed)GovTech (Pre-seed)TransportationTech (Pre-seed)Travel (Pre-seed)Education (Pre-seed)Food and Beverage (Pre-seed)IoT (Pre-seed)Real Estate/PropTech (Pre-seed)

Julie Lein's Investments On Record (9)

Company	StageDateRound Size	Total Raised
Variance	Series AMar 2026$22M SeedDec 2023$3M	$25M
Co-investors: Jared Friedman (Y Combinator), Austin Arensberg (Okta Ventures)
Dataships	Series AJan 2025$7M SeedSep 2021$3M	$11M
Co-investors: Peter Crowley (IBI Corporate Finance powered by DC Advisory), Tony Smurfit (Smurfit Kappa)
Solarcycle	Series AMar 2023$30M SeedJun 2022$7M	$37M
Co-investors: Alok Sindher (Fifth Wall), Peter Gajdoš (Fifth Wall), Peter Rive (Everdream), Lyndon Rive (Unknown Ventures), Danielle Joseph (Closed Loop Partners), Kip Frey (Intersouth Partners)
Ferrum Health	SeedJan 2023$6M	$22M
Co-investors: Jaclyn Hester (Brand Foundry Ventures), Matt Miller (Headwater Ventures), Andrew Felbinger (Vitalize Venture Capital)
PairTree	SeedJun 2021$2M	$7M
Co-investors: David Frankel (Founder Collective), Salen Churi (Trust Ventures), Philip Carson (Cubit Capital)
Joyride	SeedJun 2021$4M	$5M
Co-investors: Seth Goldstein (SPIRIT Protocol), Rodolfo Elias Dieck (Proeza Ventures)
Electriphi	SeedFeb 2020$4M	$4M
Co-investors: Paul Straub (Wireframe Ventures)
Voatz	Series AJun 2019$7M SeedJan 2018$2M	$11M
Co-investors: Christian Edler (Sequoia Capital), Tom Williams (Williams Family Office), Michael Dornbrook (Speedy Packets Inc.), Joe Caruso

most interested in

Startups shaping the future of cities. Investing at the pre-seed & seed in a variety of verticals, including: - Transportation - Future of work - Real estate tech - Energy & water - Business & fintech services - Food - Health & public safety - Govt & civic tech - Arts & recreation

Julie Lein's Experience

Research Analyst LECGPresent

Assistant Analyst GQRPresent

President, Co-Founder TummlPresent

Managing Partner, Co-Founder Urban Innovation FundPresent

Education Pioneers Fellow Revolution FoodsPresent

Assistant Analyst Greenberg Quinlan RosnerPresent

Analyst Tulchin ResearchPresent

Julie Lein's Education

Stanford University BA, Public Policy Public Policy

Stanford University BA Public Policy

Stanford University

MIT Sloan School of Management

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