United States · Investor

Jeff Dean

Last cheque observed Oct 2026; 64 cheques on record.

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Deploying nowAngel

SeedArtificial IntelligenceInformation Technology

Deploying now
67%of best year22cheques in 12 months, 64 on record
Since the last cheque2days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$10MRounds led0 of 64Sole investor4 roundsMostly inUnited States, 86%
Pitch Jeff Dean

Jeff Dean highlights

  1. 01

    22 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed and Pre-seed: 71% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 4 rounds, median $1.6M

What they do

Type
Angel (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
Seed
Sectors
Artificial IntelligenceInformation Technology
Based in
United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first64 appearances

  1. 2026

    21 rounds

  2. Oct
    MintiveSeed · FR · Leap Ventures$7.0MWith 10 others
  3. Sept
    G5 LabsSeed · US$14MWith 2 others
  4. Sept
    GrubelPre-seed · DE$3.5MWith 1 other
  5. Jul
    Bespoke LabsSeries A · US · Ventureburn$40MWith 8 others
  6. Jul
    RuntaSeed · US$20MWith 2 others
  7. Jul
    P-1 AISeries A · US$50MWith 4 others
  8. Jun
    OdysseySeries B · US · Crunchbase News$310MWith 11 others
  9. Jun
    ArchitectSeed · US$24MWith 4 others
  10. May
    AltaraSeed · US · TechCrunch$7.0MWith 4 others
  11. May
    TrajectorySeed · US$15MWith 4 others
  12. May
    General ProximityVenture · USUndisclosedWith 2 others
  13. Apr
    ElorianSeed · US · TechCrunch$55MWith 5 others
  14. Apr
    TaskletVenture · USUndisclosedWith 3 others
  15. Apr
    Sooth LabsSeed · US$50MWith 1 other
  16. Mar
    NomadicSeed · US · TechCrunch$8.4MWith 2 others
  17. Mar
    RunSybilSeed · US · TechStartups$40MWith 6 others
  18. Mar
    HydraDBSeed · US$6.5MWith 2 others
  19. Feb
    Samaya AIVenture · GBUndisclosedWith 3 others
  20. Feb
    ArchimetisVenture · US$12MWith 2 others
  21. Jan
    depthfirstSeries A · TechCrunch$40MWith 10 others
  22. Jan
    Flapping AirplanesSeed · US$180MWith 4 others
  23. 2025

    26 rounds

  24. Nov
    Onepot AISeed · US · TechCrunch$13MWith 5 others
  25. Oct
    SupermemorySeed · TechCrunch$2.6MWith 9 others
  26. Oct
    Moonlake AISeed · US$28MWith 4 others
  27. Oct
    SupermemoryPre-seed · GB$3.0MWith 1 other
  28. Sept
    Periodic LabsSeed · TechCrunch$300MWith 10 others
  29. Sept
    EmergentSeries A · US · TechCrunch$30MWith 7 others
  30. Sept
    OliraPre-seed · US$2.1MWith 2 others
  31. Sept
    Change FoodsVenture · USUndisclosedWith 3 others
  32. Sept
    HivergeSeed · GB$5.0MWith 1 other
  33. Sept
    HuxeSeed · US$4.6MWith 1 other
  34. Sept
    SophontSeed · US$9.2MWith 3 others
  35. Aug
    ContinuaSeed · US · TechCrunch$8.0MWith 2 others
  36. Aug
    PapermapPre-seed$500KSole investor
  37. Aug
    LaborupSeries A · US$5.8MWith 2 others
  38. Aug
    TerratonSeed · US$12MWith 2 others
  39. Jun
    VerceptSeed · US$16MWith 1 other
  40. May
    Stately BioSeed · US · TechStartups$12MWith 7 others
  41. Apr
    LiveKitSeries B · US$45MWith 2 others
  42. Apr
    DeepcellVenture · USUndisclosedWith 4 others

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The team

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Who they invest alongside

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

Andreessen HorowitzVC firm5rounds togetherY CombinatorAccelerator5rounds togetherCoatueVC firm4rounds togetherElad GilVC firm4rounds togetherFelicisVC firm4rounds togetherFifty YearsVC firm4rounds togetherGuillermo RauchVC firm4rounds togetherRadical VenturesVC firm4rounds togetherVillage GlobalVC firm4rounds togetherAIX VenturesVC firm3rounds togetherArash FerdowsiVC firm3rounds togetherBoxGroupVC firm3rounds together

Recently backed

The latest companies Jeff Dean put money into.

Grubel$3.5M · Sept 2026Bespoke Labs$40M · Jul 2026Runta$20M · Jul 2026P-1 AI$50M · Jul 2026Odyssey$310M · Jun 2026Architect$24M · Jun 2026

On podcasts

2 episodes naming Jeff Dean in the title, and 2 more that mention it.

Mentioned in

Quick answers about Jeff Dean

What does Jeff Dean invest in?

Jeff Dean invests most often at Seed and Pre-seed (71% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Artificial Intelligence and Information Technology.

How active is Jeff Dean?

64 investments on record, 22 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Oct 2026.

What has Jeff Dean invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Mintive (Seed, Oct 2026), G5 Labs (Seed, Sept 2026) and Grubel (Pre-seed, Sept 2026).

How big are Jeff Dean's cheques?

The median round it joins is $10M.

Does Jeff Dean lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 64 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Jeff Dean invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (86%) and the United Kingdom (8%).

Is Jeff Dean investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 22 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does Jeff Dean invest alongside?

Most often Andreessen Horowitz (5 rounds together), Y Combinator (5 rounds together) and Coatue (4 rounds together).

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