# Jared Friedman: angel investments and portfolio

> Jared Friedman is an angel. 5 investments on record, latest Sept 2015. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/jared-friedman (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Jared Friedman

Last cheque observed Sep 2015. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

Quiet Angel

Seed Venture

Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 5 on record

Since the last cheque **4046** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$2.5M** Rounds led **0 of 5** Mostly in **United States, 100%**

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## Jared Friedman highlights

- 01 5 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Seed and Venture: 100% of its rounds

## What they do

- **Type:** Angel (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **5 appearances**

- **2015** 1 round
- **Sept** **[Triplebyte](https://millionrounds.com/company/triplebyte)** Venture · US **$3.0M** With 29 others
- **2014** 2 rounds
- **Nov** **[Lawn Love](https://millionrounds.com/company/lawn-love)** Seed · US **$1.9M** With 19 others
- **Apr** **[Zesty](https://millionrounds.com/company/zesty)** Seed · US **$3.7M** With 38 others
- **2013** 2 rounds
- **Aug** **[Swiftype](https://millionrounds.com/company/swiftype)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$1.7M** With 14 others
- **Jul** **[Binary Thumb](https://millionrounds.com/company/binary-thumb)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **Undisclosed** With 11 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.

## The cheque

Seed Venture

Median round joined **$2.5M** the round, not its cheque

Led 0 of 5 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** Never alone
- **Last cheque:** Sept 2015

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Seed *4*
- Venture *1*

Cheques by year Led Joined

2013 2015

Often in the room with

- [Paul Buchheit](https://millionrounds.com/fund/paul-buchheit) 3
- [SV Angel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sv-angel) 3
- [Alexis Ohanian](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alexis-ohanian) 2
- [FundersClub](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fundersclub) 2
- [Joshua Reeves](https://millionrounds.com/fund/joshua-reeves) 2
- [Sam Altman](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sam-altman) 2

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## Who they invest alongside

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

[**Paul Buchheit** Angel **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/paul-buchheit)[**SV Angel** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sv-angel)[**Alexis Ohanian** Angel **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alexis-ohanian)[**FundersClub** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fundersclub)[**Joshua Reeves** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/joshua-reeves)[**Sam Altman** Angel **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sam-altman)[**Tikhon Bernstam** Angel **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tikhon-bernstam)[**Y Combinator** Accelerator **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator)

## On podcasts

2 episodes naming Jared Friedman in the title, and 1 more that mention it.

- [Uncapped](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/uncapped) 3 Mar 2026 · 59 min Uncapped #43 | Garry Tan, Harj Taggar, and Jared Friedman from YC Mentions [Garry Tan](https://millionrounds.com/fund/garry-tan)[Harj Taggar](https://millionrounds.com/fund/harj-taggar)[Jared Friedman](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jared-friedman) *+1* Apple PodcastsShow page
- [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) 29 Mar 2017 · 21 min 20VC: How Investors Can Get Into The Best Y Combinator Startups & How YC Startups Should Choose The Right Investors with Jared Friedman, Partner @ YC Mentions [Jared Friedman](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jared-friedman)[Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator)[FundersClub](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fundersclub) *+2* Apple PodcastsShow page

### Mentioned in

- [The Peel](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/the-peel) 28 Jan 2026 · 1h 27m Building Real-Time Data Streaming for AI | Jacqueline Cheong, Co-founder and CEO of Artie Apple PodcastsShow page

## Quick answers about Jared Friedman

### What does Jared Friedman invest in?

Jared Friedman invests most often at Seed and Venture (100% of the rounds on record).

### How active is Jared Friedman?

5 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Sept 2015.

### How big are Jared Friedman's cheques?

The median round it joins is $2.5M.

### Does Jared Friedman lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 5 investments on record names it as the lead.

### Where does Jared Friedman invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (100%).

### Is Jared Friedman investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Sept 2015.

### Who does Jared Friedman invest alongside?

Most often Paul Buchheit (3 rounds together), SV Angel (3 rounds together) and Alexis Ohanian (2 rounds together).

### What kind of investor is Jared Friedman?

Jared Friedman is an angel.

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