# Ian Lee

> Ian Lee is a Chilean software engineer, entrepreneur and angel investor who co-founded Examedi, led it as CEO, moved into product in 2024 and announced a transition out of daily management to the board in 2025. A University of Waterloo dropout and Chile’s first Thiel Fellow, he is now co-founder and CEO of Nexor AI, alongside Gabriel Cid and Daniel Jiménez.

- **Role:** Co-founder and CEO at Nexor AI
- **Organizations:** Nexor AI, Examedi, Houm, The Thiel Foundation
- **Nationality:** Chilean
- **Education:** Software engineering studies; left after three months without completing a degree, University of Waterloo
- **Known for:** First Chilean recipient of the Thiel Fellowship., Co-founded a company admitted to Y Combinator Summer 2021., Examedi raised a $17 million Series A led by General Catalyst in 2022.

## Career timeline

- **Teenage years** — Began programming at 14 and built software platforms for paying clients while at school.
- **Before 2021** — Worked on the founding engineering team at Houm; attended Waterloo for three months before leaving.
- **2021** — Co-founded Examedi; joined Platanus Ventures and Y Combinator Summer 2021; raised a $3.9 million seed round.
- **2022** — Became Chile’s first Thiel Fellow; Examedi raised a $17 million Series A led by General Catalyst.
- **2024-10** — Mariano Werner succeeded Lee as Examedi CEO; Lee became chief product officer.
- **2025-02** — Announced departure from Examedi daily management and transition to board chairmanship.
- **2026-01** — Co-founded Nexor with Gabriel Cid and Daniel Jiménez; serves as CEO.
- **2026** — Nexor joined a16z Speedrun cohort 007.

## Achievements

- First Chilean recipient of the Thiel Fellowship.
- Co-founded a company admitted to Y Combinator Summer 2021.
- Examedi raised a $17 million Series A led by General Catalyst in 2022.
- Co-founded Nexor AI, backed by a16z Speedrun.

## Latest updates

- **2025-02** — Announced departure from Examedi daily management for a board role, with reporting identifying him as incoming chairman.
- **2026-01** — Co-founded Nexor with Gabriel Cid and Daniel Jiménez.
- **2026-07** — Nexor founders reported $1.9 million raised, participation in a16z Speedrun and plans to pursue a Dubai commercial base.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ian-lee13/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/IanLee_13
- GitHub: https://github.com/eundev

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Last updated: 2026-10-12