Kiha Lee is a Founding Partner and Co-chair of United Korean Founders at Primer Sazze Partners. See sector focus and contact routes.
Kiha Lee is a Founding Partner and Co-chair of United Korean Founders at Primer Sazze Partners, a San Jose-based cross-border venture capital firm that bridges Korean and Silicon Valley startup ecosystems. He focuses on early-stage investments in pre-seed through Series A, targeting sectors including artificial intelligence, B2B SaaS, fintech, consumer technology, travel, and transportation tech across Korea, the U.S., and Southeast Asia. His typical check size ranges from $500,000 to $3 million, and he usually acts as a co-investor rather than a lead investor. Notable portfolio companies include phoneGO, Paywork, and Liberty, with investments made in 2021, 2022, and May 2025 respectively. Lee also founded 82 Startup, a networking organization supporting Korean-American entrepreneurs, and previously served as CEO of Lately before co-founding Sazze, Inc. in 2007. While he emphasizes cross-border disruptive innovation and strong leadership, there is no publicly available distinctive point of view or published writing attributed to him beyond his organizational roles.
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