# Jeff Dean: angel investments and portfolio

> Jeff Dean is an angel based in United States. 64 investments on record, 22 in the last 12 months, latest Oct 2026. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

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# Jeff Dean

Last cheque observed Oct 2026; 64 cheques on record.

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Seed Artificial Intelligence Information Technology

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**67%** of best year **22** **cheques in 12 months**, 64 on record

Since the last cheque **2** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$10M** Rounds led **0 of 64** Sole investor **4 rounds** Mostly in **United States, 86%**

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## Jeff Dean highlights

- 01 22 cheques in the last 12 months
- 02 Mostly Seed and Pre-seed: 71% of its rounds
- 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 Intelligence Information Technology
- **Based in:** United States
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **64 appearances**

- **2026** 21 rounds
- **Oct** **[Mintive](https://millionrounds.com/company/mintive)** Seed · FR · Leap Ventures **$7.0M** With 10 others
- **Sept** **[G5 Labs](https://millionrounds.com/company/g5-labs)** Seed · US **$14M** With 2 others
- **Sept** **[Grubel](https://millionrounds.com/company/grubel)** Pre-seed · DE **$3.5M** With 1 other
- **Jul** **[Bespoke Labs](https://millionrounds.com/company/bespoke-labs)** Series A · US · Ventureburn **$40M** With 8 others
- **Jul** **[Runta](https://millionrounds.com/company/runta)** Seed · US **$20M** With 2 others
- **Jul** **[P-1 AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/p-1-ai)** Series A · US **$50M** With 4 others
- **Jun** **[Odyssey](https://millionrounds.com/company/odyssey)** Series B · US · Crunchbase News **$310M** With 11 others
- **Jun** **[Architect](https://millionrounds.com/company/architect)** Seed · US **$24M** With 4 others
- **May** **[Altara](https://millionrounds.com/company/altara)** Seed · US · TechCrunch **$7.0M** With 4 others
- **May** **[Trajectory](https://millionrounds.com/company/trajectory)** Seed · US **$15M** With 4 others
- **May** **[General Proximity](https://millionrounds.com/company/general-proximity)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 2 others
- **Apr** **[Elorian](https://millionrounds.com/company/elorian)** Seed · US · TechCrunch **$55M** With 5 others
- **Apr** **[Tasklet](https://millionrounds.com/company/tasklet)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 3 others
- **Apr** **[Sooth Labs](https://millionrounds.com/company/sooth-labs)** Seed · US **$50M** With 1 other
- **Mar** **[Nomadic](https://millionrounds.com/company/nomadic)** Seed · US · TechCrunch **$8.4M** With 2 others
- **Mar** **[RunSybil](https://millionrounds.com/company/runsybil)** Seed · US · TechStartups **$40M** With 6 others
- **Mar** **[HydraDB](https://millionrounds.com/company/hydradb)** Seed · US **$6.5M** With 2 others
- **Feb** **[Samaya AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/samaya-ai)** Venture · GB **Undisclosed** With 3 others
- **Feb** **[Archimetis](https://millionrounds.com/company/archimetis)** Venture · US **$12M** With 2 others
- **Jan** **[depthfirst](https://millionrounds.com/company/depthfirst)** Series A · TechCrunch **$40M** With 10 others
- **Jan** **[Flapping Airplanes](https://millionrounds.com/company/flapping-airplanes)** Seed · US **$180M** With 4 others
- **2025** 26 rounds
- **Nov** **[Onepot AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/onepot-ai)** Seed · US · TechCrunch **$13M** With 5 others
- **Oct** **[Supermemory](https://millionrounds.com/company/supermemory)** Seed · TechCrunch **$2.6M** With 9 others
- **Oct** **[Moonlake AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/moonlake-ai)** Seed · US **$28M** With 4 others
- **Oct** **[Supermemory](https://millionrounds.com/company/supermemory)** Pre-seed · GB **$3.0M** With 1 other
- **Sept** **[Periodic Labs](https://millionrounds.com/company/periodic-labs)** Seed · TechCrunch **$300M** With 10 others
- **Sept** **[Emergent](https://millionrounds.com/company/emergent)** Series A · US · TechCrunch **$30M** With 7 others
- **Sept** **[Olira](https://millionrounds.com/company/olira)** Pre-seed · US **$2.1M** With 2 others
- **Sept** **[Change Foods](https://millionrounds.com/company/change-foods)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 3 others
- **Sept** **[Hiverge](https://millionrounds.com/company/hiverge)** Seed · GB **$5.0M** With 1 other
- **Sept** **[Huxe](https://millionrounds.com/company/huxe)** Seed · US **$4.6M** With 1 other
- **Sept** **[Sophont](https://millionrounds.com/company/sophont)** Seed · US **$9.2M** With 3 others
- **Aug** **[Continua](https://millionrounds.com/company/continua)** Seed · US · TechCrunch **$8.0M** With 2 others
- **Aug** **[Papermap](https://millionrounds.com/company/papermap)** Pre-seed **$500K** Sole investor
- **Aug** **[Laborup](https://millionrounds.com/company/laborup)** Series A · US **$5.8M** With 2 others
- **Aug** **[Terraton](https://millionrounds.com/company/terraton)** Seed · US **$12M** With 2 others
- **Jun** **[Vercept](https://millionrounds.com/company/vercept)** Seed · US **$16M** With 1 other
- **May** **[Stately Bio](https://millionrounds.com/company/stately-bio)** Seed · US · TechStartups **$12M** With 7 others
- **Apr** **[LiveKit](https://millionrounds.com/company/livekit)** Series B · US **$45M** With 2 others
- **Apr** **[Deepcell](https://millionrounds.com/company/deepcell)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 4 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.

## The cheque

Seed

Median round joined **$10M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$1.6M**

Led 0 of 64 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** 4 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Oct 2026

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Seed said *36*
- Pre-seed *9*
- Venture *8*
- Series A *7*
- Series B *3*

Cheques by month Led Joined

Nov 2023 Oct 2026

Often in the room with

- [Andreessen Horowitz](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz) 5
- [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) 5
- [Coatue](https://millionrounds.com/fund/coatue-management) 4
- [Elad Gil](https://millionrounds.com/fund/elad-gil) 4
- [Felicis](https://millionrounds.com/fund/felicis-ventures) 4
- [Fifty Years](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fifty-years-industries-llc) 4

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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 Horowitz** VC firm **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz)[**Y Combinator** Accelerator **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator)[**Coatue** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/coatue-management)[**Elad Gil** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/elad-gil)[**Felicis** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/felicis-ventures)[**Fifty Years** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fifty-years-industries-llc)[**Guillermo Rauch** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/guillermo-rauch)[**Radical Ventures** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/radical-ventures)[**Village Global** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/village-global-2)[**AIX Ventures** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/aix-ventures)[**Arash Ferdowsi** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/arash-ferdowsi)[**BoxGroup** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/boxgroup)

## Recently backed

The latest companies Jeff Dean put money into.

[**Grubel** $3.5M · Sept 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/grubel)[**Bespoke Labs** $40M · Jul 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/bespoke-labs)[**Runta** $20M · Jul 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/runta)[**P-1 AI** $50M · Jul 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/p-1-ai)[**Odyssey** $310M · Jun 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/odyssey)[**Architect** $24M · Jun 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/architect)

## On podcasts

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

- [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) 13 Aug 2026 · 1h 27m 20VC: Canva Slashes Growth: How Much is it Really Worth | Demis Hassabis and Jeff Dean: Talent Exodus at Google | Revolut's $50BN CEO Pay Package | Elon Musk's $55BN Terrafab Mentions [Demis Hassabis](https://millionrounds.com/fund/demis-hassabis)[Elon Musk](https://millionrounds.com/fund/elon-musk)[Google](https://millionrounds.com/fund/google-assistant-investments) *+1* Apple PodcastsShow page
- [Training Data](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/training-data) 16 May 2025 · 31 min LIVE: Google's Jeff Dean on the Coming Transformations in AI Mentions [Jeff Dean](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jeff-dean) Apple Podcasts

### Mentioned in

- [TBPN](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/tbpn) 7 Aug 2026 · 1h 49m AI Viruses, OpenAI's First Device, WSJ Mansion Section | Samir Kaul, Patrick Wendell, Grant LaFontaine Apple PodcastsShow page
- [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) 19 Aug 2024 · 59 min 20VC: Chips, Models or Applications; Where is the Value in AI | Is Compute the Answer to All Model Performance Questions | Why Open AI Shelved AGI & Is There Any Value in Models with OpenAI Price Dumping with Aidan, Gomez, Co-Founder @ Cohere Apple PodcastsShow page

## 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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