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Michael Lee

Director at Live Oak Bank Ventures

Durham, North Carolina

Overview 

Michael Lee is the Director at Live Oak Ventures, based in Durham, North Carolina. His notable career highlights include founding Lee Commerce Ventures and serving as Principal at Bull City Venture Partners, demonstrating expertise in investments, financial analysis, and portfolio management. Currently, he focuses on investing in various sectors and stages, such as SMB Software, E-commerce, and Digital Health, within the Raleigh-Durham/Southeast US region.

Work Experience 

  • Director - Live Oak Ventures

    2024 - Current

Live Oak Bank is a financial service company that offers banking services and products for small and medium businesses.

Raised $74,951,622.00.

  • Principal

    2021 - 2024

    BCVP is a venture capital fund focused on backing B2B companies across a variety of categories including software, ecommerce, marketplaces, healthcare, and fintech.

Bull City Venture Partners is a venture capital firm.

  • Founder

    2020 - 2021

    LCV is a deal syndicate and portfolio management advisor partnering with Asian family offices to provide access to venture capital deals globally.

  • Associate

    2017 - 2019

    FJ Labs is a venture capital firm based in New York, investing globally in online marketplace startups and network effect businesses. The team has backed over 1,000 companies including Alibaba, Betterment, Coupang, Delivery Hero, Fanduel, Flexport, and Rappi.

FJ Labs is a stage-agnostic investment firm that focuses on marketplaces and consumer facing startups.

  • Analyst

    2014 - 2017

    TrueBridge identifies and invests in high-performing, access-constrained venture capital opportunities that generate premium value for its partners. The firm is recognized for its data-driven approach to investing in both venture funds and venture-backed companies, as well as for its longstanding partnership with Forbes to produce The Midas List and the Midas List Europe, annual rankings of technology’s top investors. TrueBridge was founded in 2007 by Edwin Poston and Mel Williams, who bring over 35 years of experience as successful private equity investors, entrepreneurs, and transaction advisors. The firm currently manages over $6 billion in institutional assets.

TrueBridge Capital Partners is an alternative asset management firm focused on investments in technology-driven companies.

  • Analyst

    2014 - 2014

J.P. Morgan Ventures Energy Corporation provides commodity risk management solutions in both the physical .

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