Julia Lee

Active Investor

Angel investor in Oakland

Oakland, California

Julia Lee, Angel investor in Oakland is an active investor based in Oakland, California. This profile covers what Julia Lee backs, at which stage, and how founders can reach out in 2026.

Dr. Julia Levy serves as a Board member at viDA Therapeutics. She served as a Board Member at Naegis. She also served as Chairman of the Board at ImStar Therapeutics. She served as Chair of the Board and Founder of QLT. She served in several key senior posts at QLT, including Chief Scientific Officer and Vice President, as well as President and CEO from 1995 to February 2002. Following her doctorate degree in immunology from the University of London, she was awarded an Industrial Professorship in the Department of Microbiology from the University of British Columbia and is the recipient of several honorary degrees. A fellow of the Royal Society of Canada and former President of the Canadian Federation of Biological Sciences, she has earned numerous awards and honors including an appointment as an Officer of the Order of Canada in 2001, the Female Entrepreneur of the Year for International Business in 1998, Pacific Canada Entrepreneur of the Year in 2000 and the Future of Vision Award from the Foundation Fighting Blindness in 2001. In 2002, she received the Friesen-Rygiel prize for medical research and the Prix Galien Canada research award. Along with Dr. Gustav Huber of Novartis, she was presented with the 2003 Helen Keller Prize for Innovation in Eye Care.

Notable investments

Vida HealthQu Biologics