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John Lee

Executive Chairman at Transcripta Bio

San Francisco, California

Overview 

John Lee is a Partner at JAZZ Venture Partners in the San Francisco Bay Area, with a background in private equity, venture capital, and corporate development. He has successfully invested in companies like Zeitworks and held executive roles at Transcripta Bio, showcasing his expertise in due diligence and valuation within the technology and entrepreneurship sectors.

Work Experience 

  • Partner

    2020 - Current

JAZZ Venture Partners is a venture capital firm focused on technologies that extend the boundaries of human performance.

  • Board Member

    2025

  • Board Member

    2024

Clients give us complex business problems and we become their operations, automation, and AI partner to deliver operational breakthroughs.

  • Executive Chairman

    2024

Transcripta Bio is a company that focuses on drug development at a size and pace never seen before, with a lower risk.

Raised $10,000,000.00 from BlueYard Capital and Jazz Venture Partners.

  • Principal

    2012 - 2020

OUP is a venture capital fund investing in start-ups that commercialize university research.

  • Investor

    2012 - 2012

Lux Capital is an investment firm that invests in counter-conventional, seed-stage science and technology ventures.

  • Manager

    2010 - 2012

    Strategy for Chairman and President's office, working on in-house startups, investments, and special projects. Deal team for the acquisition of SsangYong Motors, the largest cross-border deal between India and South Korea.

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