Investor profile
Vernon Lee Jr
Private equity, Syndicate / Angel group, Venture debt & Co-Founder and Advisor at The Marathon Fund, Founder at Brightwood Capital
Vernon Lee Jr works as a Founder at Brightwood Capital. The firm's known portfolio counts 9 companies.
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Investment focus
- Stage
- Late-StageSeries B
Contacts
Affiliated funds' portfolios
Co-Founder and Advisor at The Marathon Fund, whose known portfolio counts 1 company
- Addi
Founder at Brightwood Capital, whose known portfolio counts 9 companies
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Investor Profile
The listing covers sectors Commerce, Consumer, FinTech and Healthcare, and focus areas Digital Health, Direct Lending, Enterprise SaaS and Lending. Startups operating in these areas may find Vernon Lee Jr relevant.
Brightwood Capital appears in Late-Stage and Series B rounds across its known deals.
What the affiliated firm has backed is the closest available signal on whether Vernon Lee Jr is worth approaching.
Colleagues
Jeff Ferris
Credit Market Investment Professional
New York City, United States
Sean McCahey
Investor
New York, United States
Zachary Lyman
Private Investor
New York, United States
Brendon Yee
Vice President
Great Neck, United States
Arlene Shaw
Managing Director
Brooklyn, United States
Frank Cross
Investor
New York City, United States
Kevin Chaksuvej
Director, Investments
Los Angeles, United States
Duane McKnight
Managing Partner
Washington, United States
Frequently asked questions
Who is Vernon Lee Jr?
Vernon Lee Jr is a private equity investor and syndicate member based in Washington, District of Columbia, United States, listed as Founder at Brightwood Capital. The known portfolio of that firm counts 9 companies. That portfolio belongs to the firm, not to Vernon Lee Jr personally.
What does Vernon Lee Jr invest in?
Listed sectors include Commerce, Consumer, FinTech and Healthcare; listed focus areas include Digital Health, Direct Lending, Enterprise SaaS and Lending. Those tags come from the portfolios of the firms this profile is attached to, so they read as a record of what has been backed rather than a stated preference for what comes next.
What stage does Vernon Lee Jr invest at?
Brightwood Capital appears in Late-Stage and Series B rounds across its known deals, and Vernon Lee Jr is listed there as Founder. Stage is the strongest single filter when you build a target list: an investor with no record at your stage rarely starts with you.
Which firm is Vernon Lee Jr listed at?
Vernon Lee Jr is listed as Founder at Brightwood Capital. 8 other people in the database share a firm with Vernon Lee Jr.
How do I contact Vernon Lee Jr?
An email address, a phone number and a LinkedIn page are on file for Vernon Lee Jr. The address stays masked on this page and is readable inside RaiseHunt after you create an account.
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