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Julie Lein

VC Partner, Managing Partner

Location

United States, North America

Check Size

$250K - $500K

Investment Stage

Pre Seed
Seed

Focus Areas

Real Estate/PropTech
Education
IoT
EnergyTech
GovTech
Mobility / Transportation
Travel
Food and Beverage

About Investor

Julie Lein is a Managing Partner at Urban Innovation Fund, focusing on investments in GovTech, travel, food and beverage, transportation tech, real estate/PropTech, energy tech, IoT, and education companies from pre-seed through seed stages, with investment ranges typically between $250K and $500K. She is a co-founder of the firm and previously co-founded Tumml, a startup hub for urban tech. Julie began her career working in political polling and consulting, earned her MBA from MIT Sloan and BA from Stanford, and has been featured in numerous press outlets including CNN and The San Francisco Chronicle for her work supporting the urban entrepreneurship ecosystem.

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Previous investments

Dataships
7M |2025
3M |2021
Intrinsic
3M |2023
Solarcycle
30M |2023
7M |2022

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