# Sahil Lavingia > Sahil Lavingia, Information Technology Specialist. 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/sahil-lavingia (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) New York City, US · Partner # Sahil Lavingia Information Technology Specialist at [SHL Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/shl-capital) Latest rounds - **Forrst** Seed · $205k Mar 2011 Profile summary - **Rounds named:** 1 last Mar 2011 - **Filings:** 1 with regulators - **Podcasts:** 6 +1 mentions - **Books:** 1 written What this record rests on - ✓ **Named in rounds** 1 round name them - ✓ **On filings** 1 filing with a regulator - ✓ **Linked to a firm** At SHL Capital - **Claimed** Not claimed yet Titles come from filings their firm signed. [Correct or remove](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?person=sahil-lavingia)[Is this you? Claim it](https://millionrounds.com/claim?person=sahil-lavingia) ## The firm [**SHL Capital** VC firm · GB **0** cheques in 12 months **0** all time **0** led unknown](https://millionrounds.com/fund/shl-capital) ## Rounds they were named in - **Rounds:** 1 - **Led:** 0 - **Disclosed:** $205k - **Active:** 2011 2011 - [Forrst](https://millionrounds.com/company/forrst) *Seed* **$205k** *US* Mar 2011 Joined · +6 investors · historical By stage - Seed **1** Alongside - [500 Startups *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/500-startups) - AJ Vaynerchuk *1* - [Adam Schwartz *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/adam-schwartz) - [Gary Vaynerchuk *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gary-vaynerchuk) - Jim Sokoloff *1* - [Nate Westheimer *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nate-westheimer) 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. ## Where they are named on record Filings - SEC Form D · Company raising **Gumroad, Inc.** Executive Officer, Director on 5 filings · since 2011 Each row is a document a firm filed with a regulator: somebody signed it, and it carries a date. ## Their book - The Minimalist Entrepreneur: How Great Founders Do More with Less Sahil Lavingia · 2021 4.19 from 1,941 ratings on Goodreads About the book “Pay attention.”, Jason Fried A revolutionary roadmap for building startups that go the distance Now more than ever, you don’t need a fancy office, Ivy League degree, or millions of dollars in venture capital to launch a business that matters for the communities you care… On AmazonListen on Audible - Find the books for what you are building, or how you invest. [Open the Reading List](https://millionrounds.com/reading-list) As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases. ## Hear them before you pitch them - [Latitud Podcast](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/latitud) · 16 Dec 2021 · 58 min #73 - Community-driven companies: Sahil Lavingia, Gumroad With [Sahil Lavingia](https://millionrounds.com/person/sahil-lavingia) Their book [The Minimalist Entrepreneur](https://millionrounds.com/person/sahil-lavingia#books) About this episode Children are often fascinated with technology, and Sahil Lavingia 's story isn't any different: he first started getting into computers at about 12, playing around with graphic design tools like Photoshop, and it soon naturally developed into building websites for family and friends. One Computer… Listen on Apple Podcasts - [This Week in Startups](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/this-week-in-startups) · 24 Mar 2021 · 1h 22m Sahil Lavingia on Gumroad's groundbreaking equity crowdfunding raise, lessons from a decade-long startup journey, insights on rolling funds & more | E1188 With [Sahil Lavingia](https://millionrounds.com/person/sahil-lavingia) Their book [The Minimalist Entrepreneur](https://millionrounds.com/person/sahil-lavingia#books) About this episode Check out Gumroad: https://gumroad.com FOLLOW Sahil: https://twitter.com/shl FOLLOW Jason: https://linktr.ee/calacanis More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [Venture Unlocked](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/venture-unlocked) · 12 Nov 2020 · 41 min Sahil Lavingia's learnings as a VC backed founder and running a Rolling Fund - Venture Unlocked 007 With [Sahil Lavingia](https://millionrounds.com/person/sahil-lavingia) Their book [The Minimalist Entrepreneur](https://millionrounds.com/person/sahil-lavingia#books) Mentions [Accel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/accel)[AngelList](https://millionrounds.com/fund/angellist)[Chris Sacca](https://millionrounds.com/fund/chris-sacca)[First Round Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/first-round-capital)[Kleiner Perkins](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kleiner-perkins)[Naval Ravikant](https://millionrounds.com/fund/naval-ravikant) About this episode This episode is a fun one as I had the pleasure to interview Sahil Lavingia, founder of Gumroad, an online platform that allows creators to sell directly to their consumers. The company has facilitated the sale of $356 million in products since its launch in 2011 and now helps over 70,000 creators.… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [Origins: Inside Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/origins-openlp) · 13 Oct 2020 · 59 min Sahil Lavingia and Steve Schlafman on new VC structures With [Sahil Lavingia](https://millionrounds.com/person/sahil-lavingia)[Steve Schlafman](https://millionrounds.com/person/steve-schlafman) Their book [The Minimalist Entrepreneur](https://millionrounds.com/person/sahil-lavingia#books) Mentions [AngelList](https://millionrounds.com/fund/angellist) About this episode In this special episode of Origins, we discuss new VC fund structures with Sahil Lavingia, the founder of Gumroad and manager of one of the top rolling funds on AngelList, and Steve Schlafman, who combines professional coaching through his firm High Output with active angel investing using a… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) · 24 Aug 2020 · 45 min 20VC: Sahil Lavingia on Rolling Funds and Their Impact on The Future of Venture, How To Evaluate Market, Team and Product, The Value of Party Rounds & The Pros and Cons of Multi-Stage Funds Investing at Seed With [Sahil Lavingia](https://millionrounds.com/person/sahil-lavingia) Their book [The Minimalist Entrepreneur](https://millionrounds.com/person/sahil-lavingia#books) Mentions [Accel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/accel)[AngelList](https://millionrounds.com/fund/angellist)[Chris Sacca](https://millionrounds.com/fund/chris-sacca)[Kleiner Perkins](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kleiner-perkins)[Max Levchin](https://millionrounds.com/fund/max-levchin)[Naval Ravikant](https://millionrounds.com/fund/naval-ravikant) About this episode Sahil Lavingia is the Founder and CEO @ Gumroad, the company that helps creators do more of what they love. With Gumroad, Sahil has raised funding from an all-star list of investors including Accel, Kleiner Perkins, First Round and then Max Levchin, Chris Sacca, Ron Conway and Naval Ravikant on… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [Village Global Podcast](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/village-global) · 31 Mar 2020 · 58 min Sahil Lavingia on the Creator Economy, Venture Capital, and Rethinking Success With [Sahil Lavingia](https://millionrounds.com/person/sahil-lavingia) Their book [The Minimalist Entrepreneur](https://millionrounds.com/person/sahil-lavingia#books) About this episode Sahil Lavingia (@shl), founder and CEO of Gumroad, joins Erik on this episode. They discuss: - The story of starting Gumroad, raising money, and getting featured in the media. - Going from a twenty person company to a five person company to a single-person company. - The advice he would give to a… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page ### Mentioned in Episodes that name Sahil Lavingia in their description, which is not the same as being on them. - [Equity](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/equity) · 24 Mar 2021 · 33 min Equity Crowdfunding is making the private markets public Mentions [Elizabeth Yin](https://millionrounds.com/person/elizabeth-yin)[Sahil Lavingia](https://millionrounds.com/person/sahil-lavingia) About this episode Hello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast, where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines. For this week’s deep dive, the Equity team brought on Gumroad CEO Sahil Lavingia and Hustle Fund General Partner Elizabeth Yin to talk about equity crowdfunding. It’s… 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=sahil-lavingia). ## Find people like Sahil Filter every partner and angel by firm, kind, market and whether we watched them invest. Free with an account. Search people[How we know what we know](https://millionrounds.com/methodology)