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Cowboy Ventures

Tier 1 Seed Fund · Seed
A-

Excellent (A-) — Capital Conduct Grade

Cowboy Ventures (Aileen Lee) coined the 'unicorn' term in 2013 and operates a disciplined consumer + enterprise seed fund. Strong founder-relationship reputation. Lee's public commentary establishes strong founder-friendly philosophy. Term-sheet behavior consistently founder-favorable.

87
Composite / 100
/ Subscore Breakdown · 5 Dimensions

Where this grade comes from.

Term Sheet Honesty
A
Founder-Friendliness
A-
Follow-On Discipline
B
Exit Support
B+
Network Quality
B+
/ Public-Record Events

Key events & disclosures.

  • Founded 2012 by Aileen Lee
  • Coined 'unicorn' term 2013
  • Diverse-founder focus
  • Multi-decade founder continuity

/ Best for

Seed founders, particularly underrepresented founders, seeking partner with disciplined founder-friendly philosophy.

/ Watch out for

Smaller fund size; deliberate concentration. Multi-investor seed rounds typical for follow-on capital needs.