Jess Lee

I'm Jess Lee, partner at Sequoia Capital and co-founder of Polyvore. My path was a bit unconventional - I started as a Polyvore user who complained about the product, got hired as the first PM, and eventually became CEO before we were acquired by Yahoo.

I originally wanted to draw manga and publish graphic novels, but computer science at Stanford led me here instead (I still love cosplay and had guests in Star Wars costumes at my wedding).

Now I invest in early-stage consumer companies, working closely with founders on product strategy, community building, and go-to-market. I'm especially drawn to spiky founders. I also co-founded All Raise to support female founders and improve diversity in tech.