Brian Lee (entrepreneur)
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| Born | Brian Sung Lee March 15, 1971 |
| Education | University of California, Los Angeles (BS, JD) |
| Occupation | entrepreneur |
Brian Sung Lee[1] (born March 15, 1971)[2][3][4] is a Korean-American entrepreneur who co-founded Legalzoom.com, ShoeDazzle.com, and The Honest Company.
Professional life
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Lee was an attorney with Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom and a former manager at Deloitte. Lee attended Servite High School in Anaheim, graduated with a B.A. in Economics/Business from UCLA, and received his J.D. from UCLA School of Law.[citation needed]
Fame with startups
Brian Lee is known for co-founding startups with celebrities.[citation needed]
Legalzoom
His first startup, Legalzoom.com, was with Robert Shapiro.[5] Legalzoom is an online legal documentation service or e-lawyering firm. His other co-founders include Brian P. Y. Liu and Edward R. Hartman. Legalzoom provides online document assembly of legal documents, a legal education center, and articles on the legal aspect of current events.[6] It started offering legal services products to the public on March 12, 2001.[7] LegalZoom was ranked #27 as World's Most Valuable Startups by Business Insider in 2011.[8]
ShoeDazzle
His second startup was ShoeDazzle.com with Kim Kardashian. The company's other co-founders include Robert Shapiro and MJ Eng. It was launched in March 2009.[9] In 2011 the service had more than three million members and nearly a million "likes" on Facebook.[10] ShoeDazzle was ranked #21 on Most Promising Companies by Forbes Magazine.[11] ShoeDazzle ranked #59 as World's Most Valuable Startups by Business Insider in 2011.[12]
In November 2009, Polaris Venture Partners invested $7 million in ShoeDazzle.[9] In April 2010, Lightspeed Venture Partners led a $13 million round.[9] In May 2011, ShoeDazzle secured $40 million in a Series C investment financing round led by Andreessen Horowitz.[9][13][14][15][16][17]
The Honest Company
The Honest Company is Lee's third startup company and was co-founded with Jessica Alba, Christopher Gavigan, and Sean Kane.[citation needed] The Honest Company manufactures and sells dozens of products, from diapers and wipes to shampoos and detergents.[citation needed] Like ShoeDazzle, The Honest Company controls the entire product life-cycle from design to manufacturing and distribution, but unlike ShoeDazzle, most of the goods are made in the US, rather than in China.[citation needed]
Notable
Lee was named one of the "25 most notable Korean-American entrepreneurs" by Forbes magazine in the year 2009.[18] In 2014, he was commended as the Emerging Entrepreneur of the Year by EY Entrepreneur of the Year.[citation needed]
References
- ^ "Brian Sung Lee Profile | Los Angeles, CA Lawyer | Martindale.com".
- ^ Honest Company CEO Brian Lee Celebrates His Birthday By Talking IPO Possibilities At SXSW
- ^ Entrepreneur Brian Lee is business partner to the stars
- ^ United States Public Records, 1970-2009 (California, 1992-2007)
- ^ First online dating, then online wedding planning, now this (22 January 2004). USA Today. Last accessed 17 April 2009
- ^ Legal Advice on the Web (23 May 2002). NY Times. Last accessed 17 April 2009.
- ^ "LLRXBuzz - March 12, 2001 | LLRX.com". Archived from the original on 2012-02-21. Retrieved 2012-01-16.
- ^ "The 100 Most Valuable Startups In The World, Revamped And Revised!". Business Insider. Retrieved 2016-03-11.
- ^ a b c d Los Angeles Business. "Kim Kardashian’s ShoeDazzle gets $40 million financings." May 17, 2011. Retrieved May 27, 2011.
- ^ Mariel Loveland, Scribbal. "ShoeDazzle Celebrates 1 Million Facebook Likes, Enter Sweepstakes To Win A Trip To Los Angeles Archived January 3, 2012, at the Wayback Machine." May 27, 2011. Retrieved May 27, 2011.
- ^ Forbes. "
- ^ "The 100 Most Valuable Startups in the World, Revamped and Revised!". Business Insider.
- ^ Pascal-Emmanuel Gobry, Business Insider. "title." May 17, 2011. Retrieved May 27, 2011.
- ^ Anthony Ha, Venture Beat. "ShoeDazzle raises a dazzling $40M from Andreessen Horowitz." May 13, 2011. Retrieved May 27, 2011.
- ^ Hollywoodlife. "Kim Kardashian’s ShoeDazzle Gets A $40 Million Boost, Thanks To New Investor!." May 17, 2011. Retrieved May 27, 2011.
- ^ Pui-Wing Tam, The Wall Street Journal. "ShoeDazzle Raises $40 Million." May 13, 2011. Retrieved May 27, 2011.
- ^ Lindsay Flans, Reuters. "Kim Kardashian's ShoeDazzle gets $40 million in funds Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine." May 17, 2011. Retrieved May 27, 2011.
- ^ Forbes. "[1].