# Paul Buchheit: angel investments and portfolio

> Paul Buchheit is an angel based in United States. 112 investments on record, latest Oct 2019. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/paul-buchheit (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Paul Buchheit

Last cheque observed Oct 2019. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

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Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 112 on record

Since the last cheque **2586** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$5.1M** Rounds led **1 of 112** Sole investor **1 rounds** Exits **23 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 86%**

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## Paul Buchheit highlights

- 01 112 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Seed and Series A: 92% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 1 rounds, median undisclosed
- 04 23 exits from the portfolio

## What they do

- **Type:** Angel (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 first **112 appearances**

- **2019** 9 rounds
- **Oct** **[Rune](https://millionrounds.com/company/rune)** Seed · TechCrunch **$2.0M** With 4 others
- **Oct** **[Flockjay](https://millionrounds.com/company/flockjay)** US · Fastcompany **$3.0M** *Led*
- **Sept** **[Let's Do This](https://millionrounds.com/company/let-s-do-this)** Seed · GB · TechCrunch **$5.0M** With 12 others
- **Jun** **[Nowports](https://millionrounds.com/company/nowports)** Seed · MX · TechCrunch **$5.3M** With 7 others
- **Jun** **[RealityEngines](https://millionrounds.com/company/realityengines)** Seed · US · TechCrunch **$5.3M** With 7 others
- **Jun** **[Tenderd](https://millionrounds.com/company/tenderd)** Seed · AE · FinSMEs **$5.8M** With 10 others
- **Jun** **[Cityfurnish](https://millionrounds.com/company/cityfurnish)** IN · Crazyaboutstartups **$5.0M** With 6 others
- **May** **[Paladin Drones](https://millionrounds.com/company/paladin-drones)** Seed · US · TechCrunch **$1.3M** With 1 other
- **Apr** **[Nabis](https://millionrounds.com/company/nabis)** US · FinSMEs **$5.3M** With 4 others
- **2018** 3 rounds
- **Aug** **[Visor](https://millionrounds.com/company/visor)** Series A · US · FinSMEs **$4.7M** With 8 others
- **Jul** **[California Dreamin'](https://millionrounds.com/company/california-dreamin)** US · FinSMEs **$2.3M** With 2 others
- **Jun** **[Veriff](https://millionrounds.com/company/veriff)** Series A · EE · TechCrunch **$7.7M** With 6 others
- **2017** 2 rounds
- **Sept** **[Lively](https://millionrounds.com/company/lively)** US · FinSMEs **$4.2M** With 8 others
- **Jun** **[HelloSign](https://millionrounds.com/company/hellosign)** Series B · US · FinSMEs **$16M** With 6 others
- **2016** 2 rounds
- **Nov** **[Gusto](https://millionrounds.com/company/gusto)** **$90M** With 103 others
- **Jun** **[MemSQL](https://millionrounds.com/company/memsql)** **$36M** With 24 others
- **2015** 11 rounds
- **Nov** **[Circle Medical](https://millionrounds.com/company/circle-medical)** Seed · US **$2.9M** With 6 others
- **Oct** **[Seed](https://millionrounds.com/company/seed)** Venture · US **$5.0M** With 24 others
- **Sept** **[Triplebyte](https://millionrounds.com/company/triplebyte)** Venture · US **$3.0M** With 29 others
- **Aug** **[Lugg](https://millionrounds.com/company/lugg)** Seed · US **$3.8M** With 4 others
- **Jun** **[Pachyderm](https://millionrounds.com/company/pachyderm)** Seed · US **$2.0M** With 11 others
- **May** **[Taplytics](https://millionrounds.com/company/taplytics)** Seed · US **$2.4M** With 14 others
- **May** **[Cleanly](https://millionrounds.com/company/cleanly)** Seed · US **$2.3M** With 10 others
- **May** **[EquipmentShare.com](https://millionrounds.com/company/equipmentshare-com)** Seed · US **$2.1M** With 6 others
- **Apr** **[PicnicHealth](https://millionrounds.com/company/picnichealth)** Seed · US **$2.0M** With 15 others
- **Feb** **[Transcriptic](https://millionrounds.com/company/transcriptic)** Series A · US **$8.5M** With 6 others
- **Feb** **[Fixed - Parking Tickets](https://millionrounds.com/company/fixed-parking-tickets)** Seed · US **$650K** With 4 others
- **2014** 15 rounds
- **Dec** **[Framed Data](https://millionrounds.com/company/framed-data)** Seed · US **$2.0M** With 12 others
- **Nov** **[Parenthoods](https://millionrounds.com/company/parenthoods)** Seed · US **$1.3M** With 11 others
- **Oct** **[Checkr](https://millionrounds.com/company/checkr)** Series A · US **$9.0M** With 17 others
- **Sept** **[reddit](https://millionrounds.com/company/reddit)** Series B · US **$50M** With 15 others
- **Sept** **[sendwithus](https://millionrounds.com/company/sendwithus)** Seed · US **$2.3M** With 9 others
- **Sept** **[Front App](https://millionrounds.com/company/front-app)** Seed · US **$150K** With 15 others
- **Aug** **[Women.com](https://millionrounds.com/company/women-com)** Seed · US **$120K** With 12 others
- **Jul** **[Rocketrip](https://millionrounds.com/company/rocketrip)** Series A · US **$3.0M** With 3 others
- **May** **[PipelineDB](https://millionrounds.com/company/pipelinedb)** Seed · US **Undisclosed** With 13 others
- **May** **[Bellabeat](https://millionrounds.com/company/bellabeat)** Seed · US **$4.5M** With 13 others
- **Apr** **[Caviar](https://millionrounds.com/company/caviar)** Series A · US **$13M** With 2 others
- **Apr** **[Rigetti Quantum Computing](https://millionrounds.com/company/rigetti-quantum-computing)** Seed · US **$2.5M** With 16 others
- **Apr** **[Zesty](https://millionrounds.com/company/zesty)** Seed · US **$3.7M** With 38 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 listed **23 in all**

**[Citus Data](https://millionrounds.com/company/citus-data)** Bought by [Microsoft](https://millionrounds.com/fund/microsoft) **Undisclosed** Jan 2019

**[Path](https://millionrounds.com/company/path)** Bought by [Daum Kakao](https://millionrounds.com/fund/daum-kakao) **Undisclosed** May 2015

**[Leftronic](https://millionrounds.com/company/leftronic)** Bought by AppDirect **Undisclosed** Nov 2014

**[Caviar](https://millionrounds.com/company/caviar)** Bought by Square **$90M** Aug 2014

**[Namo Media](https://millionrounds.com/company/namo-media)** Bought by [Twitter](https://millionrounds.com/fund/twitter) **$50M** Jun 2014

**[Perfect Audience](https://millionrounds.com/company/perfect-audience)** Bought by Marin Software **$23M** Jun 2014

**[Exec](https://millionrounds.com/company/exec)** Bought by Handy **Undisclosed** Jan 2014

**[Cue](https://millionrounds.com/company/cue)** Bought by [Apple](https://millionrounds.com/fund/apple) **$50M** Oct 2013

**[Crocodoc](https://millionrounds.com/company/crocodoc)** Bought by [Box](https://millionrounds.com/fund/box) **Undisclosed** May 2013

**[Livestar](https://millionrounds.com/company/livestar)** Bought by [Pinterest](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pinterest) **Undisclosed** Mar 2013

**[BufferBox](https://millionrounds.com/company/bufferbox)** Bought by [Google](https://millionrounds.com/fund/google-assistant-investments) **$17M** Nov 2012

**[Meetings.io](https://millionrounds.com/company/meetings-io)** Bought by Jive Software **Undisclosed** Nov 2012

**[1000memories](https://millionrounds.com/company/1000memories)** Bought by Ancestry **Undisclosed** Oct 2012

**[Mailgun](https://millionrounds.com/company/mailgun)** Bought by [Rackspace](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rackspace) **Undisclosed** Aug 2012

**[Socialcam](https://millionrounds.com/company/socialcam)** Bought by [Autodesk](https://millionrounds.com/fund/autodesk) **$60M** Jul 2012

**[Rapportive](https://millionrounds.com/company/rapportive)** Bought by [LinkedIn](https://millionrounds.com/fund/linkedin) **$15M** Feb 2012

**[Cardpool](https://millionrounds.com/company/cardpool)** Bought by [BlackHawk Network](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blackhawk-network) **Undisclosed** Oct 2011

**[Infinity Box](https://millionrounds.com/company/infinity-box)** Bought by SurveyMonkey **$35M** Apr 2011

**[280 North](https://millionrounds.com/company/280-north)** Bought by [Motorola Mobility](https://millionrounds.com/fund/motorola-mobility) **$20M** Jul 2010

**[reMail](https://millionrounds.com/company/remail)** Bought by [Google](https://millionrounds.com/fund/google-assistant-investments) **Undisclosed** Feb 2010

The latest 20 here. An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.

## The cheque

Seed

Median round joined **$5.1M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **-**

Led 1 of 112 rounds **1%**

- **Sole investor:** 1 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Oct 2019
- **Exits:** 23 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Seed said *87*
- Series A *10*
- Venture *6*
- Series B *2*

Cheques by year Led Joined

2005 2019

Often in the room with

- [SV Angel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sv-angel) 54
- [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) 51
- [Alexis Ohanian](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alexis-ohanian) 26
- [Sam Altman](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sam-altman) 19
- [Ashton Kutcher](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ashton-kutcher) 18
- [Garry Tan](https://millionrounds.com/fund/garry-tan) 17

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## Who they invest alongside

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

[**SV Angel** VC firm **54** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sv-angel)[**Y Combinator** Accelerator **51** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator)[**Alexis Ohanian** Angel **26** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alexis-ohanian)[**Sam Altman** Angel **19** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sam-altman)[**Ashton Kutcher** VC firm **18** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ashton-kutcher)[**Garry Tan** Angel **17** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/garry-tan)[**Start Fund** VC firm **16** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/start-fund)[**500 Global** Angel **13** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/500-startups)[**Yuri Milner** VC firm **13** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/yuri-milner)[**CrunchFund** VC firm **12** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/crunchfund-3)[**DCVC** VC firm **12** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/data-collective)[**Elad Gil** VC firm **12** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/elad-gil)

## Recently backed

The latest companies Paul Buchheit put money into.

[**Rune** $2.0M · Oct 2019](https://millionrounds.com/company/rune)[**Flockjay** $3.0M · Oct 2019](https://millionrounds.com/company/flockjay)[**Let's Do This** $5.0M · Sept 2019](https://millionrounds.com/company/let-s-do-this)[**Nowports** $5.3M · Jun 2019](https://millionrounds.com/company/nowports)[**Tenderd** $5.8M · Jun 2019](https://millionrounds.com/company/tenderd)[**Cityfurnish** $5.0M · Jun 2019](https://millionrounds.com/company/cityfurnish)

## On podcasts

3 episodes naming Paul Buchheit in the title, and 2 more that mention it.

- [All-In](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/all-in) 23 Jul 2025 · 1h 34m Winning the AI Race Part 1: Michael Kratsios, Kelly Loeffler, Chris Power, Shyam Sankar, Paul Buchheit, Jake Loosararian With [Jake Loosararian](https://millionrounds.com/person/jake-loosararian) Mentions [Paul Buchheit](https://millionrounds.com/fund/paul-buchheit)[Shyam Sankar](https://millionrounds.com/fund/shyam-sankar)[Visa](https://millionrounds.com/fund/visa) *+2* Apple PodcastsShow page
- [Lightcone](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/lightcone) 9 Aug 2024 · 49 min Gmail Creator Paul Buchheit On AGI, Open Source Models, Freedom Mentions [Paul Buchheit](https://millionrounds.com/fund/paul-buchheit)[Google](https://millionrounds.com/fund/google-assistant-investments) Apple PodcastsShow page
- [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) 1 Nov 2017 · 28 min 20VC: Y Combinator's Paul Buchheit on Creating Gmail Version 1.0 & Leadership Lessons from Working With Zuckerberg and Larry Paige Mentions [Paul Buchheit](https://millionrounds.com/fund/paul-buchheit)[Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator)[Google](https://millionrounds.com/fund/google-assistant-investments) *+1* Apple PodcastsShow page

### Mentioned in

- [Lightcone](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/lightcone) 24 Jan 2025 · 39 min AI Revolution: Why This Is The Best Time To Start A Startup Apple PodcastsShow page
- [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) 30 Apr 2015 · 17 min 20 VC 032: Inside Y Combinator with Nicolas Michaelsen, Founder @ AirHelp Apple PodcastsShow page

## Quick answers about Paul Buchheit

### What does Paul Buchheit invest in?

Paul Buchheit invests most often at Seed and Series A (92% of the rounds on record).

### How active is Paul Buchheit?

112 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 1. The most recent was in Oct 2019.

### What has Paul Buchheit invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Rune (Seed, Oct 2019), Flockjay (Undisclosed round, Oct 2019) and Let's Do This (Seed, Sept 2019).

### How big are Paul Buchheit's cheques?

The median round it joins is $5.1M.

### Does Paul Buchheit lead rounds?

Sometimes: it led 1 of its 112 investments on record (1%).

### Where does Paul Buchheit invest?

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

### Is Paul Buchheit investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Oct 2019.

### Who does Paul Buchheit invest alongside?

Most often SV Angel (54 rounds together), Y Combinator (51 rounds together) and Alexis Ohanian (26 rounds together).

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