# Paul Graham: portfolio, investments and team

> Paul Graham is a vc firm. 29 investments on record, 7 in the last 12 months, latest Oct 2026. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

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# Paul Graham

Last cheque observed Oct 2026; 29 cheques on record.

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Seed Series A Venture

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**100%** of best year **7** **cheques in 12 months**, 29 on record

Since the last cheque **5** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$5.9M** Rounds led **0 of 29** Exits **3 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 93%**

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## Paul Graham highlights

- 01 7 cheques in the last 12 months
- 02 Mostly Seed and Series A: 89% of its rounds
- 03 3 exits from the portfolio

## What they do

- **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **29 appearances**

- **2026** 5 rounds
- **Oct** **[Paradev](https://millionrounds.com/company/paradev)** Seed · US · Google News search **$12M** With 10 others
- **Oct** **[Molagri](https://millionrounds.com/company/molagri)** Seed · CA · AgFunderNews **$5.8M** With 5 others
- **Aug** **[Apollo Atomics](https://millionrounds.com/company/apollo-atomics)** Seed · US · Monte Carlo Capital **$31M** With 12 others
- **Jul** **[Revoy](https://millionrounds.com/company/revoy)** US · Ventureburn **$27M** With 6 others
- **Mar** **[AgentMail](https://millionrounds.com/company/agentmail)** Seed · US · TechCrunch **$6.0M** With 6 others
- **2025** 5 rounds
- **Nov** **[Luminal](https://millionrounds.com/company/luminal)** Seed · US · TechCrunch **$5.3M** With 7 others
- **Nov** **[Bindwell](https://millionrounds.com/company/bindwell)** Seed · US · TechCrunch **$6.0M** With 5 others
- **Sept** **[Replit](https://millionrounds.com/company/replit)** Growth · US · TechCrunch **$250M** With 9 others
- **Sept** **[Human Behavior](https://millionrounds.com/company/human-behavior)** Seed · US · TechCrunch **$5.0M** With 3 others
- **Mar** **[Browser Use](https://millionrounds.com/company/browser-use)** Seed · US · TechCrunch **$17M** With 8 others
- **2019** 3 rounds
- **Oct** **[Cloosiv](https://millionrounds.com/company/cloosiv)** US · TechCrunch **$1.0M** With 5 others
- **Jun** **[Tenderd](https://millionrounds.com/company/tenderd)** Seed · AE · FinSMEs **$5.8M** With 10 others
- **Apr** **[College Pulse](https://millionrounds.com/company/college-pulse)** Seed · US · Collegepulse **$1.5M** With 5 others
- **2018** 1 round
- **Oct** **[Titan](https://millionrounds.com/company/titan)** Seed · US · TechCrunch **$2.5M** With 3 others
- **2015** 4 rounds
- **Nov** **[Watsi](https://millionrounds.com/company/watsi)** Series A · US **$3.5M** With 5 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
- **Jul** **[Rescale](https://millionrounds.com/company/rescale)** Seed · US **$6.4M** With 6 others
- **2014** 1 round
- **Mar** **[Clever](https://millionrounds.com/company/clever)** Series A · US · techcrunch.com **$10M** With 3 others
- **2013** 1 round
- **Jul** **[Watsi](https://millionrounds.com/company/watsi)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$1.2M** With 8 others
- **2012** 4 rounds
- **Aug** **[ClassDojo](https://millionrounds.com/company/classdojo)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$1.6M** With 9 others
- **Apr** **[Socialcam](https://millionrounds.com/company/socialcam)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **Undisclosed** With 38 others
- **Jan** **[ClassDojo](https://millionrounds.com/company/classdojo)** Seed · US **$1.6M** With 13 others
- **Jan** **[Trigger.io](https://millionrounds.com/company/trigger-io)** Seed · US · finsmes.com **$1.0M** With 5 others
- **2008** 3 rounds
- **Sept** Seed **$400K** With 8 others
- **Sept** **[Trigger.io](https://millionrounds.com/company/trigger-io)** Seed · US **$400K** With 8 others
- **May** **[Octopart](https://millionrounds.com/company/octopart)** Seed · US **$360K** With 7 others
- **2007** 1 round
- **Aug** **[AppJet](https://millionrounds.com/company/appjet)** Seed · US **$700K** With 7 others
- **2006** 1 round
- **Apr** **[Infinity Box](https://millionrounds.com/company/infinity-box)** Seed · US · mixergy.com **$100K** With 1 other

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 listed **3 in all**

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

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

**[AppJet](https://millionrounds.com/company/appjet)** Bought by [Google](https://millionrounds.com/fund/google-assistant-investments) **Undisclosed** Dec 2009

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

## The cheque

Seed Series A Venture

Median round joined **$5.9M** the round, not its cheque

Led 0 of 29 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** Never alone
- **Last cheque:** Oct 2026
- **Exits:** 3 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Seed *22*
- Series A *2*
- Venture *2*
- Growth *1*

Cheques by month Led Joined

Nov 2023 Oct 2026

Often in the room with

- [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) 17
- [Paul Buchheit](https://millionrounds.com/fund/paul-buchheit) 7
- [SV Angel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sv-angel) 7
- [General Catalyst](https://millionrounds.com/fund/general-catalyst) 6
- [Ron Conway](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ron-conway) 5
- [Felicis](https://millionrounds.com/fund/felicis-ventures) 4

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## Who they invest alongside

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

[**Y Combinator** Accelerator **17** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator)[**Paul Buchheit** Angel **7** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/paul-buchheit)[**SV Angel** VC firm **7** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sv-angel)[**General Catalyst** VC firm **6** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/general-catalyst)[**Ron Conway** Angel **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ron-conway)[**Felicis** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/felicis-ventures)[**Four Rivers Group** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/four-rivers-group)[**Liquid 2 Ventures** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/liquid-2-ventures)[**Sam Altman** Angel **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sam-altman)[**Start Fund** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/start-fund)[**BoxGroup** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/boxgroup)[**Capital A** Advisor **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/capital-a)

## Recently backed

The latest companies Paul Graham put money into.

[**Revoy** $27M · Jul 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/revoy)[**AgentMail** $6.0M · Mar 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/agentmail)[**Luminal** $5.3M · Nov 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/luminal)[**Bindwell** $6.0M · Nov 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/bindwell)[**Replit** $250M · Sept 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/replit)[**Browser Use** $17M · Mar 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/browser-use)

## Books by the people here

One book written by people at Paul Graham: [Paul Graham](https://millionrounds.com/person/paul-graham-2).

- Hackers & Painters: Big Ideas from the Computer Age Paul Graham · 2004 4.05 from 9,667 ratings on Goodreads About the book “The computer world is like an intellectual Wild West, in which you can shoot anyone you wish with your ideas, if you’re willing to risk the consequences.”, from Hackers & Painters: Big Ideas from the Computer Age, by Paul Graham We are living in the computer age, in a world… On AmazonListen on Audible
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## On podcasts

5 episodes naming Paul Graham in the title, and 4 more that mention it.

- [TBPN](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/tbpn) 3 Dec 2025 · 2h 55m 🟠 YC Demo Day, Paul Graham Joins, Will AWS Buy TPUs From Google? | Harj Taggar, Paul Graham & Jessica Livingston, Richard Wang, Philip Ho, Ali Attar, Kurush Dubash & More With [Richard Wang](https://millionrounds.com/person/richard-wang) Mentions [Google](https://millionrounds.com/fund/google-assistant-investments)[Harj Taggar](https://millionrounds.com/fund/harj-taggar)[Jessica Livingston](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jessica-livingston) *+2* Apple PodcastsShow page
- [Scaling Europe](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/scaling-europe) 28 Oct 2025 · 16 min Vesence raises $9m from Emergence, Anton Osika and Paul Graham | Henrik and Ludvig, the Cofounders Mentions [Paul Graham](https://millionrounds.com/fund/paul-graham)[Creandum](https://millionrounds.com/fund/creandum) Apple PodcastsShow page
- [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) 27 May 2019 · 34 min 20VC: Y Combinator's New President, Geoff Ralston on The Single Most Important Perspective An Investor Can Provide A Founder, The Biggest Lessons From Working Alongside Paul Graham & Why You Will Lose As An Investor If You "Profile Invest" Mentions [Geoff Ralston](https://millionrounds.com/fund/geoff-ralston)[Paul Graham](https://millionrounds.com/fund/paul-graham)[Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) *+1* Apple PodcastsShow page
- [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) 20 Jan 2017 · 28 min 20VC: Biggest Takeaways From Working With Paul Graham and Jessica Livingston, Why You Should Put Off Hiring For As Long As Possible & Why Seed Stage Investing Is All About Optimising The Top Of The Funnel with Harj Taggar, Founder & CEO @ Triplebyte Mentions [Harj Taggar](https://millionrounds.com/fund/harj-taggar)[Jessica Livingston](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jessica-livingston)[Paul Graham](https://millionrounds.com/fund/paul-graham) *+3* Apple PodcastsShow page
- [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) 12 Dec 2016 · 28 min 20VC: Reddit's Alexis Ohanian on How It All Started With Paul Graham @ YC, The Biggest Surprises About Making The Move Into VC & Why Alexis Believes All The Best Investors Have Operating Experience Mentions [Alexis Ohanian](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alexis-ohanian)[Paul Graham](https://millionrounds.com/fund/paul-graham)[Garry Tan](https://millionrounds.com/fund/garry-tan) *+2* Apple PodcastsShow page

### Mentioned in

- [This Week in Startups](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/this-week-in-startups) 1 Oct 2026 · 1h 18m Justin Kan & Brian Chesky: The Rejections That Built Twitch and Airbnb | E2344 Apple Podcasts
- [The Official SaaStr Podcast](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/saastr) 29 Jul 2026 · 44 min SaaStr 871: $0 to $100M ARR Fast. How Gamma's CEO and Co-Founder Scaled Quickly without a Sales Team Apple PodcastsShow page
- [The Peel](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/the-peel) 19 Feb 2026 · 1h 24m Garry Tan on the Past, Present, and Future of YC Apple PodcastsShow page
- [In Depth](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/in-depth) 6 Aug 2025 · 1h 2m Ignoring Silicon Valley advice to build a $3B fintech unicorn | Immad Akhund (Co-founder and CEO of Mercury) Apple Podcasts

## Quick answers about Paul Graham

### What does Paul Graham invest in?

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

### How active is Paul Graham?

29 investments on record, 7 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Oct 2026.

### What has Paul Graham invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Paradev (Seed, Oct 2026), Molagri (Seed, Oct 2026) and Apollo Atomics (Seed, Aug 2026).

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

The median round it joins is $5.9M.

### Does Paul Graham lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 29 investments on record names it as the lead.

### Where does Paul Graham invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (93%).

### Is Paul Graham investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 7 investments in the last 12 months.

### Who does Paul Graham invest alongside?

Most often Y Combinator (17 rounds together), Paul Buchheit (7 rounds together) and SV Angel (7 rounds together).

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