He teamed up with his co-founder, Jessica Kim, in 2018 to launch ianacare.
The pair is on a mission to provide the best practices for people navigating through the caregiving journey.
The company has a team of seven full-timers and 20 contracted developers.
Ianacare cofounder, president, and COO, Steven Lee.Ianacare
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Lee’s parents are immigrants from Hong Kong.
Shortly after Lee was born, his family packed up and moved back to their native country.
They stayed there for a decade before returning to the US.
Steven Lee and Jessica Kim.Ianacare
“Of all places, we moved to Akron, Ohio, from Hong Kong,” Lee said.
“I went to elementary and middle school there before attending high school in Toledo.
I’ve been living in Boston for most of my life since.”
His father was an engineering professor, and Lee said he always knew he would be an engineer.
The company went public in August 2000 before being acquired.
“I always had this strong interest in business,” Lee said.
Lee served as Tremor’s chief technology officer for six years before deciding it was time to move on.
“I learned a lot through that journey,” Lee said.
“I was craving my next entrepreneurial venture and itching to build something from scratch.
I wanted to do something meaningful.”
“Launching a startup is one of the toughest things you might do,” he said.
“There’s no structure.
The support system is huge.”
We hear every day from caregivers that we’ve helped ease their journeys during a very difficult time.
Lee and Kim funded the company themselves before securing investors and venture capital.
Ianacare has raised $3 million in funding since its launch.
“We are creating a sustainable solution to a systemic problem.”
