# Andrew Mason, CEO

> Andrew Mason, CEO. The rounds they were named in and the filings that name them, each with its source.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/person/andrew-mason (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

Berkeley, US · Angel

# Andrew Mason

CEO

Latest rounds

- **Linear** Series B · $35M Sept 2023

Backs *Collaboration Tools* *Developer Tools* *DevOps* *SAAS*

Profile summary

- **Rounds named:** 1 none observed
- **Filings:** 4 with regulators
- **Podcasts:** 2 episodes

What this record rests on

- ✓ **Named in rounds** No round names them yet
- ✓ **On filings** 4 filings with a regulator
- ✓ **Own investor record** Their cheques, held under their name
- **Claimed** Not claimed yet

Titles come from filings their firm signed.

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## Their investor record

[**Andrew Mason, investing** Every cheque we watched them write, on one record **0** cheques in 12 months **1** all time **0** led quiet](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andrew-mason)

## Rounds they were named in

- **Rounds:** 1
- **Led:** 0
- **Disclosed:** $35M
- **Active:** 2023

2023

- [Linear](https://millionrounds.com/company/linear) *Series B* **$35M** *US* Sept 2023 Joined · +16 investors

By stage

- Series B **1**

What they backed

Collaboration Tools **1** Developer Tools **1** DevOps **1** SAAS **1** AI **1** Software **1**

Alongside

- [01Advisors *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/01-advisors)
- [Accel *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/accel)
- [Cal Henderson *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cal-henderson)
- [Christina Cacioppo *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/christina-cacioppo)
- [Claire Hughes Johnson *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/claire-hughes-johnson)
- [Ganesh Srinivasan *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ganesh-srinivasan)
- [Guillermo Rauch *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/guillermo-rauch)
- [Ilkka Paananen *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ilkka-paananen)

Rounds where a report named this person rather than a firm, matched on name: read it as a strong hint, not proof, since people share names.

## Companies they are listed as backing

Portfolio

- [Asana](https://millionrounds.com/company/asana)
- [RadioPublic](https://millionrounds.com/startup/radiopublic)

## Where they are named on record

Filings

- SEC Form D · Company raising **Descript, Inc.** Executive Officer, Director on 2 filings · since 2022
- SEC Form D · Company raising **China Rapid Finance Ltd** Director on 2 filings · since 2016
- SEC Form D · Company raising **China Risk Finance LLC** Director, Promoter since 2015
- SEC Form D · Company raising **Groupon, Inc.** Executive Officer, Director on 6 filings · since 2010

Each row is a document a firm filed with a regulator: somebody signed it, and it carries a date.

## Hear them before you pitch them

- [Generative Now](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/generative-now) · 17 Oct 2024 · 40 min Andrew Mason: Craft and Control in AI Content Creation with Descript With [Andrew Mason](https://millionrounds.com/person/andrew-mason) Mentions [OpenAI Startup Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/openai-startup-fund) About this episode Descript CEO and founder Andrew Mason joins Lightspeed Partner and Host Michael Mignano on the podcast to talk about the future of content creation with AI tools. Michael and Andrew talk about the evolution of Descript as an AI product designed for podcast and video creators, navigating a world of… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [How I Built This](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/how-i-built-this) · 9 Sept 2024 · 1h 15m Groupon and Descript: Andrew Mason With [Andrew Mason](https://millionrounds.com/person/andrew-mason) Mentions [Google](https://millionrounds.com/fund/google-assistant-investments) About this episode Andrew Mason was a 27-year-old with a degree in music when he co-founded one of the fastest growing companies of all time: Groupon. Its deep discounts on everything from sushi rolls to plastic surgery soon became a ubiquitous part of life in cities across the world. In 2011, just three years after… Listen on Apple Podcasts

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