Julie Lein

Co-Founder & Managing Partner at Urban Innovation Fund

Speaker

Julie is Co-Founder and Managing Partner of the Urban Innovation Fund, a venture capital firm that invests in the future of cities. The firm provides seed capital and regulatory support to entrepreneurs solving our toughest urban challenges – helping them grow into tomorrow’s most valued companies. The Urban Innovation Fund manages over $200M in assets and has invested in over 50 seed startups since 2016.

Previously, she co-founded Tumml, a startup hub for urban tech. Julie's work energizing urban-focused entrepreneurship has been featured in numerous press outlets, including CNN and The San Francisco Chronicle, among others. Julie earned her MBA from MIT Sloan and BA from Stanford.