# Fidji Simo, CEO and Chair > Fidji Simo, CEO and Chair. 1 investment on record. The rounds they were named in and the filings that name them, each with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/person/fidji-simo (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) Palo Alto, US · Angel # Fidji Simo CEO and Chair at Fidji Simo Latest rounds - **Warp Sciences** Series A · $215M Oct 2026 - **Kimaï** Seed · $1.2M Nov 2019 Backs *Robotics* *Consumer Services* *AI* *Biotech* Profile summary - **Rounds named:** 1 last Nov 2019 - **Filings:** 2 with regulators - **Podcasts:** 6 +3 mentions What this record rests on - ✓ **Named in rounds** 1 round name them - ✓ **On filings** 2 filings with a regulator - **Linked to a firm** No firm on record - **Claimed** Not claimed yet Titles come from filings their firm signed. [Correct or remove](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?person=fidji-simo)[Is this you? Claim it](https://millionrounds.com/claim?person=fidji-simo) ## Rounds they were named in - **Rounds:** 2 - **Led:** 0 - **Disclosed:** $216.2M - **Active:** 2019–26 2026 - [Warp Sciences](https://millionrounds.com/company/warp-sciences) *Series A* **$215M** *US* Oct 2026 Joined · +27 investors 2019 - [Kimaï](https://millionrounds.com/company/kimai) *Seed* **$1.2M** *BE* Nov 2019 Joined · +3 investors By stage - Seed **1** - Series A **1** What they backed Robotics **1** Consumer Services **1** AI **1** Biotech **1** Alongside - [01 Advisors *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/01-advisors) - [Angular Ventures *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/angular-ventures) - [Brian Armstrong *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/coinbase-ventures) - [Conviction *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/conviction) - [Dylan Field *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dylan-field) - [Gigascale Capital *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gigascale-capital) - [IVP *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ivp) - [Innovation Endeavors *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/innovation-endeavors) 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 - [Archy](https://millionrounds.com/startup/archy-3) - [Bitwise](https://millionrounds.com/company/bitwise) - [Found](https://millionrounds.com/startup/found-6) - [Kimai](https://millionrounds.com/startup/kimai-2) - [Nirvana Insurance](https://millionrounds.com/company/nirvana-insurance) - [Potrero Labs](https://millionrounds.com/startup/potrero-labs) - [Statsig](https://millionrounds.com/company/statsig) - [Swimply](https://millionrounds.com/startup/swimply) - [The Browser Company](https://millionrounds.com/startup/the-browser-company) - [The Garden](https://millionrounds.com/startup/the-garden-2) - GrindFoundry - NeuraLight ## Where they are named on record Filings - SEC Form D · Company raising **Maplebear Inc.** Executive Officer, Director since 2021 - SEC Form D · Company raising **Maplebear Inc.** Director since 2021 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 - [TBPN](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/tbpn) · 11 Dec 2025 · 3h 15m Oracle Slides, Disney x OpenAI, SpaceX IPO | Fidji Simo, Dylan Byers, Angela Jiang, Jonathan Slotkin, Aaron Cannon, Karan Kunjur With [Angela Jiang](https://millionrounds.com/person/angela-jiang)[Fidji Simo](https://millionrounds.com/person/fidji-simo)[Jonathan Slotkin](https://millionrounds.com/person/jonathan-slotkin) Mentions [Warner Bros](https://millionrounds.com/fund/warner-bros) About this episode (00:36) - SpaceX IPO (29:55) - Oracle Slides (43:16) - Disney x OpenAI (55:38) - Dylan Byers, a founding partner and senior correspondent at Puck, covers the media industry, including business and gossip. He discusses the media's tendency toward self-obsession, highlighting how minor… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [TBPN](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/tbpn) · 18 Nov 2025 · 3h 20m Gemini 3 Launch, Big Tech Backs Anthropic, OpenAI Adds Fidji Simo | Jonathan Neman, Mike Knoop, Ashlee Vance, Jeremy Epling, Keone Hon, Stephen Balaban With [Fidji Simo](https://millionrounds.com/person/fidji-simo)[Stephen Balaban](https://millionrounds.com/person/stephen-balaban) Mentions [Jonathan Neman](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jonathan-neman)[Google](https://millionrounds.com/fund/google-assistant-investments) About this episode (00:34) - Gemini 3 Launch (30:54) - Mike Knoop, co-founder and Head of AI at Zapier, discussed the significant advancements of Google's Gemini 3 model, highlighting its achievement of doubling the state-of-the-art performance on the ARC v2 benchmark. He noted that, despite this progress, the… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [Invest Like the Best](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/invest-like-the-best) · 30 May 2025 · 1h 12m Fidji Simo - Creating Delightful Consumer Experiences - [Invest Like the Best, CLASSICS] With [Fidji Simo](https://millionrounds.com/person/fidji-simo) About this episode Welcome to this classic episode. Classics are my favorite episodes from the past 10 years, published once a month. These are N of 1 conversations with N of 1 people. In the midst of her transition to OpenAI, we are spotlighting the force that is Fidji Simo. She is the former CEO of Instacart and… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [No Priors](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/no-priors) · 22 Jun 2023 · 40 min What's for Dinner? AI-Driven Commerce with Instacart CEO Fidji Simo With [Fidji Simo](https://millionrounds.com/person/fidji-simo) Mentions [Reid Hoffman](https://millionrounds.com/fund/reid-hoffman) About this episode Fidji Simo, the CEO of Instacart and co-founder of Metrodora Institute, a medical center and research institute for neuroimmune axis disorders, shares her personal journey from growing up in France, to leading the Facebook app, to becoming a wartime CEO. Fidji talks about the future of Instacart,… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [Invest Like the Best](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/invest-like-the-best) · 9 May 2023 · 1h 14m Fidji Simo - Creating Delightful Consumer Experiences - [Invest Like the Best, EP.328] With [Fidji Simo](https://millionrounds.com/person/fidji-simo) Mentions [Positive Sum](https://millionrounds.com/fund/positive-sum) About this episode My guest this week is Fidji Simo, the CEO of Instacart. Fidji grew up in a small town in the South of France and was the first person in her family to graduate from high school. Since then, she has had a dazzling career with stops at France’s leading university, eBay, and Facebook. Fidji spent the… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [Greymatter](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/greymatter) · 28 Feb 2023 · 28 min Instacart's Fidji Simo | Building A Tech-Enabled Food System With [Fidji Simo](https://millionrounds.com/person/fidji-simo) Mentions [David Thacker](https://millionrounds.com/person/david-thacker) About this episode Instacart CEO Fidji Simo shares the company's vision for building a tech-enabled food system for all. Simo, who previously spent 10 years at Meta, is accustomed to taking bold bets on transformative tech. She spoke with Greylock general partner David Thacker about joining Instacart in 2021… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page ### Mentioned in Episodes that name Fidji Simo in their description, which is not the same as being on them. - [Sourcery](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/sourcery) · 22 Sept 2026 · 1h 19m a16z Just Launched a School Mentions [Shyam Sankar](https://millionrounds.com/fund/shyam-sankar)[Tony Xu](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tony-xu)[Fidji Simo](https://millionrounds.com/person/fidji-simo) About this episode Gagan Biyani, Founder & CEO of Horowitz Andreessen Academy (fmr Co-Founder of Udemy and Maven), joins Sourcery from a16z’s San Francisco office to unveil a new kind of school built for the AI era. Backed with $42M from a16z and investors including Adam D’Angelo, Tobi Lütke, Tony Xu, Fidji Simo and… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [This Week in Startups](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/this-week-in-startups) · 10 May 2025 · 1h 13m OpenAI Scoops Instacart's CEO, AI in the Courtroom & Off-Road Startups | E2123 Mentions [Fidji Simo](https://millionrounds.com/person/fidji-simo) About this episode Today's show: Jason, Alex, and Lon break down OpenAI's latest power move: hiring Instacart CEO Fidji Simo to lead its consumer apps. They also dive into the ethical storm brewing around an AI-generated victim statement used in court, is this the future of legal testimony? Plus, they explore how… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [Equity](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/equity) · 7 Sept 2021 · 9 min Equity Monday: Women's employment drops, as Delta's drama continues Mentions [Fidji Simo](https://millionrounds.com/person/fidji-simo) About this episode This is Equity Monday, our weekly kickoff to catch up on weekend news and prep for the days ahead. We're here on Tuesday this week since us folks in the United States had off for labor day. You can follow the show on Twitter here, and while you're at it, throw me a follow too. Jobs report: Over the… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page Episodes of [the shows we follow](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts), matched by name. Not them? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?person=fidji-simo). ## Find people like Fidji Filter every partner and angel by firm, kind, market and whether we watched them invest. Free with an account. 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