Cowboy Ventures

Seed-stage firm by Aileen Lee — coined 'unicorn'

VC Seed 📍 Palo Alto, CA Founded 2012

AUM

$1.0B

as of 2026-Q1

SMALL

Cowboy Ventures was founded in 2012 by Aileen Lee (formerly Kleiner Perkins). Lee coined the term 'unicorn' in a 2013 TechCrunch piece.

Firm Profile

Firm Type

Subtype

Seed

Founded

2012

Palo Alto, CA

Country

USA

Aileen LeeTed WangAmanda Robson

Stages

Seed · Series A

Sectors

Enterprise · Consumer · Fintech

VCSeedFemale-Led

Investor data reflects publicly disclosed AUM, fund sizes, and portfolio holdings as of 2026-Q1. Refreshed periodically.