# Paul Lee

> Paul Lee is the CEO and co-founder of Patlytics, an AI-native platform for patent workflows used by law firms and corporate IP teams. He previously spent a decade in venture capital as a partner at Tribe Capital and Global Founders Capital, and started his career under Peter Thiel at Mithril Capital. In April 2026, Patlytics closed a $40M Series B, and Lee was named to the IAM Strategy 300 Global Leaders list.

- **Role:** CEO & Co-Founder at Patlytics
- **Organizations:** Patlytics, Tribe Capital (former), Global Founders Capital (former), Mithril Capital (former), 8VC (former advisor), Standard Metrics (former CRO)
- **Education:** BASc, Chemical Engineering and Economics, University of Waterloo
- **Known for:** Co-founded Patlytics, an AI-native patent workflow platform, Raised $40M Series B in April 2026 (total raised $58.5M), Named to IAM Strategy 300: The World's Leading IP Strategists (2025 and 2026)

## Career timeline

- **2010** — Meets Arthur Jen at University of Waterloo while studying engineering
- **early career** — Joins Mithril Capital, Peter Thiel's growth-stage fund
- **later** — Investor at Global Founders Capital; advisor at 8VC
- **prior** — Chief Revenue Officer at Standard Metrics
- **prior** — Partner at Tribe Capital ($2B AUM), leading early-stage practice
- **2024** — Co-founds Patlytics with Arthur Jen; company builds AI-native patent workflow platform
- **2025** — Named to IAM Strategy 300: The World's Leading IP Strategists
- **2026-04** — Patlytics closes $40M Series B; total funding reaches $58.5M
- **2026** — Recognized again in IAM Strategy 300 Global Leaders

## Achievements

- Co-founded Patlytics, an AI-native patent workflow platform
- Raised $40M Series B in April 2026 (total raised $58.5M)
- Named to IAM Strategy 300: The World's Leading IP Strategists (2025 and 2026)
- Former Partner at Tribe Capital, a $2B venture firm, leading early-stage practice

## Latest updates

- **2026-04** — Patlytics closes $40M Series B funding round
- **2026** — Recognized in IAM Strategy 300 Global Leaders 2026

## Links

- Website: https://patlytics.ai
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-lee-in

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Last updated: 2026-07-09