Wes Barton
Investing Profile
Third Prime thesis
Jason Lee is an American businessman and tech entrepreneur. He founded DailyPay, scaling it into a $2 billion enterprise before exiting in 2022. In the same year, he founded Salt Labs to help everyday Americans build savings, which he sold to Chime Financial for ~$200 million in 2024. Recognized as a Top 20 Digital Innovator in Benefits and Innovator of the Year (CEO World), Jason frequently contributes to CNBC, Bloomberg, Forbes, WSJ, and Fortune. He also advises and serves on the boards of several early-stage tech companies. Jason holds a degree from the University of Pennsylvania. Jason Lee
Sector and stage focus
- Seed: Impact, AgTech, EnergyTech, ClimateTech/CleanTech, Web3/Blockchain, Web3/Crypto, Health IT, Health & Hospital Services, FinTech
- general: Investors who were founders, Investors who invested in female founders, Investors who invested in diverse founders, New York City
- Pre-seed: Impact, AgTech, EnergyTech, Web3/Crypto, Web3/Blockchain, Health IT, ClimateTech/CleanTech, Health & Hospital Services, FinTech
Recent investments by Wes Barton
Wes Barton has 3 named past investments in the public record. The most recent:
| Company | Stage | Date | Round size |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spruce | Seed | Oct 2016 | $2M |
| Latch | Seed | May 2015 | $3M |
| TemperPack | Series A | Jul 2017 | $10M |
Frequent co-investors
Wes Barton has co-invested with: Cody Nystrom, Jeffrey Berman.
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