Investor

Andrej Karpathy

Last cheque observed Oct 2026; 7 cheques on record.

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SeedSeries ASeries C

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100%of best year5cheques in 12 months, 7 on record
Since the last cheque2days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$77MRounds led0 of 7Mostly inUnited States, 86%
Pitch Andrej Karpathy

Andrej Karpathy highlights

  1. 01

    5 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed and Series A: 86% of its rounds

What they do

Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Cold pitches
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The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first7 appearances

  1. 2026

    4 rounds

  2. Oct
    MintiveSeed · FR · Leap Ventures$7.0MWith 10 others
  3. Jun
    EtchedSeries C · US · TechCrunch$300MWith 18 others
  4. Jun
    EngramSeed · US · TechStartups$98MWith 3 others
  5. Feb
    SimileSeries A · US · TechCrunch$100MWith 7 others
  6. 2025

    1 round

  7. Nov
    InceptionSeed · US · TechCrunch$50MWith 15 others
  8. 2024

    1 round

  9. Nov
    /dev/agentsSeed · US · TechCrunch$56MWith 6 others
  10. 2023

    1 round

  11. Mar
    Perplexity AISeries A · US · New Enterprise AssociatesUndisclosedWith 9 others

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Andrej Karpathy. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Fei-Fei LiVC firm2rounds togetherIndex VenturesVC firm2rounds togetherScott BelskyAngel2rounds togetherSequoia CapitalVC firm2rounds together

Recently backed

The latest companies Andrej Karpathy put money into.

Etched$300M · Jun 2026Engram$98M · Jun 2026Simile$100M · Feb 2026Perplexity AIMar 2023

On podcasts

4 episodes naming Andrej Karpathy in the title, and 4 more that mention it.

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Quick answers about Andrej Karpathy

What does Andrej Karpathy invest in?

Andrej Karpathy invests most often at Seed and Series A (86% of the rounds on record).

How active is Andrej Karpathy?

7 investments on record, 5 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Oct 2026.

What has Andrej Karpathy invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Mintive (Seed, Oct 2026), Etched (Series C, Jun 2026) and Engram (Seed, Jun 2026).

How big are Andrej Karpathy's cheques?

The median round it joins is $77M.

Does Andrej Karpathy lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 7 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Andrej Karpathy invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (86%) and France (14%).

Is Andrej Karpathy investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 5 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does Andrej Karpathy invest alongside?

Most often Fei-Fei Li (2 rounds together), Index Ventures (2 rounds together) and Scott Belsky (2 rounds together).

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