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| His second startup was ShoeDazzle.com with ]. The company's other co-founders include Robert Shapiro and MJ Eng. It was launched in March 2009.<ref name="labiz">Los Angeles Business. "." May 17, 2011. Retrieved May 27, 2011.</ref> In 2011 the service had more than three million members |
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| In November 2009, ] invested $7 million in ShoeDazzle.<ref name=labiz/> In April 2010, Lightspeed Venture Partners led a $13 million round.<ref name=labiz/> In May 2011, ShoeDazzle secured $40 million in a Series C investment financing round led by Andreessen Horowitz.<ref name=labiz/><ref>Pascal-Emmanuel Gobry, Business Insider. "." May 17, 2011. Retrieved May 27, 2011.</ref><ref>Anthony Ha, Venture Beat. "." May 13, 2011. Retrieved May 27, 2011.</ref><ref>Hollywoodlife. "." May 17, 2011. Retrieved May 27, 2011.</ref><ref>Pui-Wing Tam, The Wall Street Journal. "." May 13, 2011. Retrieved May 27, 2011.</ref><ref>Lindsay Flans, Reuters. " {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924153040/http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/05/17/us-media-shoedazzle-idUSTRE74G7PI20110517 |date=2015-09-24 }}." May 17, 2011. Retrieved May 27, 2011.</ref> | |||
| === The Honest Company === | === The Honest Company === | ||
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| Born | Brian Sung Lee (1971-03-15) March 15, 1971 (age 53) Seoul, South Korea |
| Education | University of California, Los Angeles (BS, JD) |
| Occupation | entrepreneur |
Brian Sung Lee (born March 15, 1971) is a Korean-American entrepreneur who co-founded Legalzoom.com, ShoeDazzle.com, and The Honest Company.
Professional life
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Lee was an attorney with Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom and a former manager at Deloitte. Lee attended Servite High School in Anaheim, graduated with a B.A. in Economics/Business from UCLA, and received his J.D. from UCLA School of Law.
Fame with startups
Brian Lee is known for co-founding startups with celebrities.
Legalzoom
His first startup, Legalzoom.com, was with Robert Shapiro. Legalzoom is an online legal documentation service or e-lawyering firm. His other co-founders include Brian P. Y. Liu and Edward R. Hartman. Legalzoom provides online document assembly of legal documents, a legal education center, and articles on the legal aspect of current events. It started offering legal services products to the public on March 12, 2001.
ShoeDazzle
His second startup was ShoeDazzle.com with Kim Kardashian. The company's other co-founders include Robert Shapiro and MJ Eng. It was launched in March 2009. In 2011 the service had more than three million members.
The Honest Company
The Honest Company is Lee's third startup company and was co-founded with Jessica Alba, Christopher Gavigan, and Sean Kane. The Honest Company manufactures and sells many different products, including baby and personal hygiene products.
Notable
Lee was named one of the "25 most notable Korean-American entrepreneurs" by Forbes magazine in the year 2009. In 2014, he was commended as the Emerging Entrepreneur of the Year by EY Entrepreneur of the Year.
References
- "Brian Sung Lee Profile | Los Angeles, CA Lawyer | Martindale.com".
- Honest Company CEO Brian Lee Celebrates His Birthday By Talking IPO Possibilities At SXSW
- Entrepreneur Brian Lee is business partner to the stars
- United States Public Records, 1970-2009 (California, 1992-2007)
- First online dating, then online wedding planning, now this (22 January 2004). USA Today. Last accessed 17 April 2009
- Legal Advice on the Web (23 May 2002). NY Times. Last accessed 17 April 2009.
- "LLRXBuzz - March 12, 2001 | LLRX.com". Archived from the original on 2012-02-21. Retrieved 2012-01-16.
- Los Angeles Business. "Kim Kardashian’s ShoeDazzle gets $40 million financings." May 17, 2011. Retrieved May 27, 2011.
- Forbes. ".