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Nat Friedman

Last cheque observed Oct 2026; 11 cheques on record.

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SeedSeries ASeries B

Deploying now
67%of best year2cheques in 12 months, 11 on record
Since the last cheque13days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$36MRounds led1 of 11Sole investor1 roundsExits2 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 91%
Pitch Nat Friedman

Nat Friedman highlights

  1. 01

    2 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 $135M

  4. 04

    2 exits from the portfolio

What they do

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

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first11 appearances

  1. 2026

    2 rounds

  2. Oct
    PikaUS · Google News search$135MSole investor
  3. May
    ViktorSeries A · PL · Ventureburn$75MWith 10 others
  4. 2025

    2 rounds

  5. Oct
    SumbleSeed · US · TechStartups$39MWith 7 others
  6. May
    NewLimitSeries B · US · TechCrunch$130MWith 15 others
  7. 2024

    1 round

  8. Dec
    BasisSeries A · US · AlleyWatch$34MLed
  9. 2023

    1 round

  10. Mar
    Perplexity AISeries A · US · New Enterprise AssociatesUndisclosedWith 9 others
  11. 2019

    2 rounds

  12. Aug
    RookoutSeries A · US · TechCrunch$8.0MWith 5 others
  13. May
    Weights & BiasesUS · TechCrunch$15MWith 2 others
  14. 2018

    1 round

  15. Aug
    XwingSeed · US · FinSMEs$4.0MWith 3 others
  16. 2013

    1 round

  17. May
    RunscopeSeed · US · techcrunch.com$1.1MWith 6 others
  18. 2010

    1 round

  19. Dec
    HumanoidSeed · US · techcrunch.com$1.1MWith 17 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.

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed2 in all

HumanoidBought by CloudFactoryUndisclosedMar 2013
HumanoidBought by CloudFactoryUndisclosedOct 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 Nat Friedman. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

CoatueVC firm2rounds togetherElad GilVC firm2rounds togetherKhosla VenturesVC firm2rounds togetherPatrick CollisonAngel2rounds togetherSimon MurdochAngel2rounds together

Recently backed

The latest companies Nat Friedman put money into.

Pika$135M · Oct 2026Sumble$39M · Oct 2025NewLimit$130M · May 2025Basis$34M · Dec 2024Perplexity AIMar 2023Weights & Biases$15M · May 2019

Quick answers about Nat Friedman

What does Nat Friedman invest in?

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

How active is Nat Friedman?

11 investments on record, 2 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 1. The most recent was in Oct 2026.

What has Nat Friedman invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Pika (Oct 2026), Viktor (Series A, May 2026) and Sumble (Seed, Oct 2025).

How big are Nat Friedman's cheques?

The median round it joins is $36M.

Does Nat Friedman lead rounds?

Sometimes: it led 1 of its 11 investments on record (9%).

Where does Nat Friedman invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (91%) and Poland (9%).

Is Nat Friedman investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 2 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does Nat Friedman invest alongside?

Most often Coatue (2 rounds together), Elad Gil (2 rounds together) and Khosla Ventures (2 rounds together).

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