Bill Lee is co-founder and venture partner at Craft Ventures, where his bio says he has been a tech entrepreneur and investor for two decades. He co-founded Remarq in 1996, which was acquired by Critical Path for $265 million in 2000, and Social Concepts in 2006, which incubated Self Aware Games, acquired by Big Fish Games in 2012. He served on Big Fish's board through its $885 million acquisition by Churchill Downs in 2014, and he co-founded BitGo. Craft's fund announcement states that he focuses on emerging areas like gaming and culture and that he led the Series A rounds of Cloud9 and Superplastic.
Previous Experience
Founder & CEO, Remarq (founded 1996; acquired by Critical Path for $265 million in 2000)
Founder, Social Concepts (founded 2006; incubated Self Aware Games, acquired by Big Fish Games in 2012)
Co-founder, BitGo
Notable Investments
Cloud9SuperplasticTesla TSLASpaceXHootsuiteZaarlyBig Fish GamesPostmatesAutonomic
Career Timeline
1996
Co-founded Remarq, which pioneered monetizing online discussions for companies including eBay and Yahoo.
2000
Remarq was acquired by Critical Path for $265 million.
2006
Co-founded Social Concepts, which incubated Self Aware Games.
2012
Joined the board of Big Fish Games, described by GeekWire as a backer of companies such as Tesla, SpaceX, Hootsuite and Zaarly.
2014
Served on Big Fish's board through its $885 million acquisition by Churchill Downs.