Warren Lee

Warren Lee is one of the preeminent digital media investors in the industry. A recognized thought leader on the future of online advertising and the evolution of the media landscape, Warren joined Canaan Partners’ East Coast office in 2005 and is based in New York City. He focuses on investments in digital media companies that are successfully leveraging the creative know-how of Madison Avenue and the technological advances of Silicon Valley to become global leaders.

Warren led Canaan’s investments in Tremor Media, the world’s largest online video advertising network; Motionbox, the leading personal video sharing service; Associated Content, “The People’s Media Company”; and Vivox, the leading provider of voice services for online games and virtual worlds.

Warren is also the co-creator and host of Startup@Work Founders Speakers Series, an ongoing event series in which he interviews successful entrepreneurs and angel investors from across the country. He has been widely interviewed in publications such as The Wall Street Journal, TechCrunch, PaidContent, and MediaPost, and writes articles on online advertising for AdAge, The Wall Street Journal, and other publications. He has spoken at leading conferences, including OMMA Global, OMMA Video, OnMedia, Media Summit NYC, NewTeeVeeLive, Digital Hollywood, AdTech, Interactive Local Media, Wharton Private Equity and Venture Capital Conference, AlwaysOn Venture Summit, and Digiday:Video Upfront.

Warren previously worked at Comcast Interactive Capital, where he led the media firm’s investments in, and served on the boards of, several global technology companies, including Arbor Networks (acquired by Tektronix), Arroyo Video Solutions (acquired by Cisco), Broadbus Technologies (acquired by Motorola), CommunityConnect (acquired by Radio One), Counterpane Internet Security (acquired by British Telecom), netForensics, ReefEdge (acquired by Symantec), and Tripwire. Before joining the venture community, Warren gained hands-on operational experience serving as an engineer and project manager at Solectron Corp., a corporate development manager at Sun Microsystems, a management consultant at The Boston Consulting Group, and an investment banker in Alex Brown’s technology group.

Warren holds a BS in computer science and BA in economics with honors from Stanford University and an MBA from The Wharton School. He currently sits on the boards of blip.tv, Peer39, Tremor Media, and Vivox.

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