United States · Investor

Jawed Karim

Last cheque observed Aug 2025. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

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QuietAngel

CrowdfundingSeed

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 21 on record
Since the last cheque449days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$15MRounds led0 of 21Sole investor2 roundsExits4 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 89%
Pitch Jawed Karim

Jawed Karim highlights

  1. 01

    21 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed and Series A: 94% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 2 rounds, median $850K

  4. 04

    4 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Type
Angel (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
CrowdfundingSeed
Based in
United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first21 appearances

  1. 2025

    1 round

  2. Aug
    BlindPaySeed · BR · LatamList$3.3MWith 7 others
  3. 2019

    1 round

  4. Oct
    TruebillSeries B · US · FinSMEs$15MWith 4 others
  5. 2018

    1 round

  6. Oct
    TruebillUS · Vator$5.0MWith 9 others
  7. 2016

    2 rounds

  8. Nov
    Gusto$90MWith 103 others
  9. Jan
    YourMechanic$24MWith 54 others
  10. 2015

    3 rounds

  11. Nov
    Circle MedicalSeed · US$2.9MWith 6 others
  12. Sept
    AmbroniteSeed · FI$600KSole investor
  13. May
    VideopixieSeed · US$1.1MSole investor
  14. 2014

    1 round

  15. Feb
    DataFoxSeed · USUndisclosedWith 4 others
  16. 2013

    1 round

  17. Oct
    DataFoxSeed · US$1.8MWith 14 others
  18. 2012

    2 rounds

  19. Dec
    GustoSeed · US · techcrunch.com$6.1MWith 25 others
  20. Apr
    PostmatesSeed · US$1.2MWith 6 others
  21. 2011

    1 round

  22. Jan
    QwikiSeries A · US · techcrunch.com$8.0MWith 8 others
  23. 2010

    3 rounds

  24. Sept
    inDineroSeed · US · techcrunch.com$1.2MWith 11 others
  25. Jul
    QwikiSeed · US · partnerconnectevents.com$1.5MWith 11 others
  26. May
    MisoSeed · US · techcrunch.comUndisclosedWith 6 others
  27. 2009

    1 round

  28. Nov
    MiloSeries A · US · bits.blogs.nytimes.com$4.0MWith 17 others
  29. 2008

    2 rounds

  30. Dec
    EventbriteSeries A · US$1.5MWith 12 others
  31. Nov
    MiloSeed · US · pehub.com$950KWith 7 others
  32. 2007

    2 rounds

  33. Dec
    TokBoxSeries A · US · techcrunch.com$4.0MWith 5 others
  34. Jan
    DotBluSeed · US$250KWith 2 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 team

We hold 1 person at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed4 in all

QwikiBought by Yahoo!$50MJul 2013
MisoBought by Dijit MediaUndisclosedFeb 2013
TokBoxBought by Telefónica DigitalUndisclosedOct 2012
MiloBought by eBay$75MDec 2010

An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.

Who they invest alongside

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

Keith RaboisVC firm6rounds togetherCota CapitalVC firm5rounds togetherGoogle VenturesCorporate VC5rounds togetherKevin HartzVC firm5rounds togetherAmidzad PartnersVC firm4rounds togetherRam ShriramVC firm4rounds togetherSV AngelVC firm4rounds togetherY CombinatorAccelerator4rounds togetherDavid SacksVC firm3rounds togetherElad GilVC firm3rounds togetherJeremy StoppelmanAngel3rounds togetherJoshua SchachterVC firm3rounds together

Recently backed

The latest companies Jawed Karim put money into.

BlindPay$3.3M · Aug 2025Truebill$15M · Oct 2019Gusto$90M · Nov 2016

Mentioned on podcasts

Episodes that name Jawed Karim in their description, not their title.

Quick answers about Jawed Karim

What does Jawed Karim invest in?

Jawed Karim invests most often at Seed and Series A (94% of the rounds on record).

How active is Jawed Karim?

21 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Aug 2025.

What has Jawed Karim invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: BlindPay (Seed, Aug 2025), Truebill (Series B, Oct 2019) and Gusto (Nov 2016).

How big are Jawed Karim's cheques?

The median round it joins is $15M.

Does Jawed Karim lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 21 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Jawed Karim invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (89%), Brazil (5%) and Finland (5%).

Is Jawed Karim investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Aug 2025.

Who does Jawed Karim invest alongside?

Most often Keith Rabois (6 rounds together), Cota Capital (5 rounds together) and Google Ventures (5 rounds together).

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