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Cory Lester

Venture Fund · Chicago

About Cory Lester

Venture capital investor (Managing Director) based in Chicago, Illinois. Focus areas include Payments, Cybersecurity, Investment Management. Invests at seed stage.

Investment focus

Stages
Seed
Sectors
PaymentsCybersecurityInvestment ManagementCryptocurrencyArtificial Intelligence (AI)RoboticsInternet of Things (IoT)Data ServicesConsumer InternetSaaSMedia and Entertainment

Portfolio

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