Lee FitzGerald

I am a founding and managing partner at Patamar Capital: a venture capital firm that targets risk commensurate returns for its investors while also seeking to unlock better economic opportunities for Asia's low income communities. We support visionary entrepreneurs who are building high-growth, high-profit companies that help to solve South and Southeast Asia's most pervasive problems at scale.

Since our founding in 2011, we have become a leading venture capital firm in South and Southeast Asia. In the past four years, we have invested over $50 million in fifteen companies across six countries, creating partnerships that improve the lives of the economically disadvantaged populations.

I bring to the venture capital community three decades of leadership and operational experience in various commercial sectors. My professional career began as a practicing attorney assisting institutional investors in private placement finance transactions. Later I joined San Francisco-based Venture Out Holdings as President and CEO where I focused its private investment portfolio on operating companies in the recreation vehicle, hospitality, reprographics and real estate development sectors.

Each of these ventures refined my expertise in building effective organizations, finding and inspiring the best talent, and creating environments where every team member can succeed.

Throughout my career, one truth has remained constant: success depends on your ability to develop, nurture and sustain healthy teams built on healthy relationships. This belief is shared across Patamar Capital's entire portfolio of companies.

At Patamar Capital, we believe great venture capital begins with fostering strong and authentic partnerships with investors and entrepreneurs. Investors, foundation leaders, and philanthropists who are eager to learn about our unique approach and family of partners can reach out to me at [email protected].