United States · Investor

Justin Kan

Last cheque observed Jan 2026; 28 cheques on record.

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Seed

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100%of best year1cheques in 12 months, 28 on record
Since the last cheque276days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$6.6MRounds led0 of 28Sole investor1 roundsExits2 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 89%
Pitch Justin Kan

Justin Kan highlights

  1. 01

    1 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed and Series A: 89% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 1 rounds, median undisclosed

  4. 04

    2 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
Seed
Based in
United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first28 appearances

  1. 2026

    1 round

  2. Jan
    FLORASeries A · US · TechCrunch$42MWith 23 others
  3. 2019

    2 rounds

  4. Aug
    BladeSeed · US · TechCrunch$4.3MWith 9 others
  5. Jul
    Freedom RoboticsSeed · US · FinSMEs$6.6MWith 9 others
  6. 2018

    3 rounds

  7. Aug
    Gecko RoboticsUS · TechCrunch$7.0MWith 4 others
  8. Aug
    ScaleSeries B · US · FinSMEs$18MWith 2 others
  9. Apr
    Rare BitsSeries A · US · FinSMEs$6.0MWith 9 others
  10. 2017

    1 round

  11. Dec
    BurrowSeed · US · FinSMEs$4.3MWith 3 others
  12. 2015

    8 rounds

  13. Sept
    TriplebyteVenture · US$3.0MWith 29 others
  14. Jun
    SeekmiSeed · IDUndisclosedWith 1 other
  15. May
    YhatSeed · US$1.5MWith 10 others
  16. May
    The Ticket FairySeed$485KWith 9 others
  17. May
    TaplyticsSeed · US$2.4MWith 14 others
  18. Apr
    One SignalSeed · US$2.0MWith 3 others
  19. Apr
    SeekmiSeed · IDUndisclosedSole investor
  20. Mar
    RazorpaySeed · IN$2.6MWith 19 others
  21. 2014

    6 rounds

  22. Dec
    Beep NetworksSeed · US$4.0MWith 15 others
  23. Nov
    WeMailSeed · US$1.0MWith 4 others
  24. Nov
    ParenthoodsSeed · US$1.3MWith 11 others
  25. May
    BellabeatSeed · US$4.5MWith 13 others
  26. Feb
    Ambition, IncSeed · USUndisclosedWith 14 others
  27. Jan
    CruiseSeed · US$4.3MWith 19 others
  28. 2013

    4 rounds

  29. Dec
    BooktropeSeed · US$600KWith 9 others
  30. Aug
    LE TOTESeed · US · techcrunch.com$1.8MWith 17 others
  31. Jun
    CloudMedx IncSeed · US$100KWith 7 others
  32. Mar
    AirseedSeed · US$500KWith 7 others
  33. 2012

    1 round

  34. Apr
    SocialcamSeed · US · techcrunch.comUndisclosedWith 38 others
  35. 2011

    2 rounds

  36. Aug
    ZeroCaterVenture · US · techcrunch.com$1.5MWith 14 others
  37. Aug
    ParseSeed · US · techcrunch.com$1.5MWith 14 others

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The team

We hold 2 people 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 listed2 in all

ParseBought by Facebook$90MApr 2013
SocialcamBought by Autodesk$60MJul 2012

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 Justin Kan. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Y CombinatorAccelerator13rounds togetherPaul BuchheitAngel9rounds togetherSV AngelVC firm9rounds togetherEmmett ShearAngel8rounds togetherTikhon BernstamAngel7rounds togetherGarry TanAngel5rounds together500 GlobalAngel4rounds togetherAlexis OhanianAngel4rounds togetherGoogle VenturesCorporate VC4rounds togetherInitialized CapitalVC firm4rounds togetherMichael SeibelAngel4rounds togetherCrunchFundVC firm3rounds together

Recently backed

The latest companies Justin Kan put money into.

Blade$4.3M · Aug 2019Freedom Robotics$6.6M · Jul 2019Gecko Robotics$7.0M · Aug 2018Rare Bits$6.0M · Apr 2018

On podcasts

6 episodes naming Justin Kan in the title, and 4 more that mention it.

Mentioned in

Quick answers about Justin Kan

What does Justin Kan invest in?

Justin Kan invests most often at Seed and Series A (89% of the rounds on record).

How active is Justin Kan?

28 investments on record, 1 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Jan 2026.

What has Justin Kan invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: FLORA (Series A, Jan 2026), Blade (Seed, Aug 2019) and Freedom Robotics (Seed, Jul 2019).

How big are Justin Kan's cheques?

The median round it joins is $6.6M.

Does Justin Kan lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 28 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Justin Kan invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (89%) and Indonesia (7%).

Is Justin Kan investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 1 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does Justin Kan invest alongside?

Most often Y Combinator (13 rounds together), Paul Buchheit (9 rounds together) and SV Angel (9 rounds together).

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