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Paul Graham

North America, California, United States, Mountain View

Description

Paul Graham

Investor Profile

Paul Graham has backed more than 18 startups, with 10 new investments in the last 12 months alone. The firm has led 1 rounds, about 6% of its total and boasts 0 exits across its portfolio.

Investment Focus Highlights

  • Concentrates on Seed, Series A, Series B rounds (top funding stages).
  • Majority of deals are located in United States, Egypt, United Arab Emirates.
  • Strong thematic focus on Artificial Intelligence (AI), Developer Tools, Logistics.
  • Led 1 rounds in the past year.

Stage Focus

  • Seed (61%)
  • Series A (17%)
  • Series B (6%)
  • Pre Seed (6%)
  • Angel (6%)
  • Series D (6%)

Country Focus

  • United States (78%)
  • Egypt (6%)
  • United Arab Emirates (6%)
  • Saint Kitts and Nevis (6%)
  • Canada (6%)

Industry Focus

  • Artificial Intelligence (Ai)
  • Developer Tools
  • Logistics
  • Analytics
  • Enterprise Software
  • Developer Apis
  • Machine Learning
  • Cyber Security
  • Open Source
  • Software
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FAQ

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Learn who this investor regularly partners with—both firms and angels—and explore their latest activity.

Who does Paul Graham frequently co-invest with?

Black Pearls VC
Europe, Pomorskie, Poland, Gdansk
Co-Investments: 1
Soma Capital
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Co-Investments: 2
WV
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Co-Investments: 2
Liquid 2 Ventures
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Co-Investments: 3
Felicis
North America, California, United States, Menlo Park
Co-Investments: 2
Y Combinator
North America, California, United States, Mountain View
Co-Investments: 13
20SALES
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Co-Investments: 1
Day One Ventures
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Co-Investments: 1
SV Angel
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Co-Investments: 2
Pioneer Fund
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Co-Investments: 4

Which angels does Paul Graham often collaborate with?

Shared Deals: 1
AA
Europe, England, United Kingdom, London
Shared Deals: 1
PT
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 2
RH
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 2
KT
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 2
BJ
North America, California, United States, San Mateo
Shared Deals: 1
BT
Europe, England, United Kingdom, London
Shared Deals: 1
SA
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 2

What are some of recent deals done by Paul Graham?

QFX

Woodstock, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom

Quantum Fabrix develops scalable quantum technology solutions, focusing on trapped ions for computing, communication, and sensing.

ComputerHardwareQuantum Computing
SeedOct 20, 2025
Amount Raised: $2,681,145
Kernel

San Francisco, California, United States

Kernel is a developer platform that provides Crazy Fast Browser Infrastructure for AI agents to use the internet.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Developer APIsDeveloper PlatformInformation TechnologySaaSSoftware
Series AOct 9, 2025
Amount Raised: $16,000,000
Human Behavior

San Francisco, California, United States

Human Behavior is a software development company that provides vision models to monitor and analyze product usage.

AnalyticsDeveloper ToolsSoftware
SeedSep 3, 2025
Amount Raised: $5,000,000
Tesseral

San Francisco, California, United States

The open source auth infrastructure for B2B SaaS

Cloud SecurityCyber SecurityDeveloper APIsDeveloper PlatformDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareIdentity ManagementInfrastructureOpen SourceSoftware
SeedMay 6, 2025
Amount Raised: $3,300,000
VisionBrain

San Francisco, California, United States

VisionBrain, powered by Daely AI, is an all-in-one platform for hiring and team management, replacing human HR.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)SaaS
AngelApr 12, 2025
Amount Raised: $70,000
Rescale

San Francisco, California, United States

Rescale is a cloud simulation platform that enables research scientists and engineers to build, compute, analyze, and scale simulations.

AnalyticsArtificial Intelligence (AI)Enterprise SoftwareMachine LearningSimulationSoftwareSoftware Engineering
Series DApr 7, 2025
Amount Raised: $115,000,000
Browser Use

San Francisco, California, United States

Make Websites Accessible for Agents

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Business Process Automation (BPA)Open Source
SeedMar 22, 2025
Amount Raised: $17,000,000
ZeroPath

San Francisco, California, United States

ZeroPath is a Computer and Network Security firm that discover and fix exploitable software vulnerabilities.

B2BCyber SecurityDeveloper ToolsNetwork Security
SeedJan 22, 2025
Boom Supersonic

Centennial, Colorado, United States

Boom Supersonic is a commercial airplane manufacturer that builds supersonic airliners designed for speed, safety, and sustainability.

AerospaceAir TransportationManufacturing
Series ADec 16, 2024
Amount Raised: $100,000,000
Wordware

San Francisco, California, United States

Wordware enables users to create and host a complete LLM stack for developing AI applications.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Developer APIsDeveloper Tools
SeedNov 21, 2024
Amount Raised: $30,000,000