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Jared Friedman

North America, California, United States, San Francisco

Description

Jared Friedman is a partner at Y Combinator in San Francisco, where he invests in and helps startups.

Previously, Jared was co-founder an...

Investor Profile

Jared Friedman has backed more than 13 startups, with 0 new investments in the last 12 months alone. The firm has led 0 rounds, about 0% of its total and boasts 6 exits across its portfolio.

Investment Focus Highlights

  • Concentrates on Seed, Pre Seed rounds (top funding stages).
  • Majority of deals are located in United States, India, Sweden.
  • Strong thematic focus on Software, Internet, Health Care.

Stage Focus

  • Seed (85%)
  • Pre Seed (15%)

Country Focus

  • United States (85%)
  • India (8%)
  • Sweden (8%)

Industry Focus

  • Software
  • Internet
  • Health Care
  • E-commerce
  • Food And Beverage
  • Information Technology
  • Human Resources
  • Recruiting
  • Marketplace
  • Agriculture
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FAQ

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Learn who this investor regularly partners with—both firms and angels—and explore their latest activity.

Who does Jared Friedman frequently co-invest with?

FundersClub
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Co-Investments: 4
New Enterprise Associates
North America, California, United States, Menlo Park
Co-Investments: 2
AAF Management Ltd.
North America, District of Columbia, United States, Washington
Co-Investments: 1
Y Combinator
North America, California, United States, Mountain View
Co-Investments: 7
Great Oaks Venture Capital
North America, New York, United States, New York
Co-Investments: 2
SV Angel
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Co-Investments: 4
Script Capital
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Co-Investments: 1
LV
North America, Tennessee, United States, Chattanooga
Co-Investments: 2
BG
North America, Missouri, United States, St Louis
Co-Investments: 2
Initialized Capital
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Co-Investments: 2

Which angels does Jared Friedman often collaborate with?

PB
North America, California, United States, Mountain View
Shared Deals: 7
TB
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 2
OL
North America, California, United States
Shared Deals: 2
JG
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 2
AO
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 2
MS
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 2
RE
Europe, Catalonia, Spain, Barcelona
Shared Deals: 1
JG
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 2
SA
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 2
IA
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 2

What are some of recent deals done by Jared Friedman?

Cline

San Francisco, California, United States

Cline is a developer of an open‑source AI coding agent that automates software creation tasks within integrated development environments.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Generative AIOpen SourceSoftwareSoftware Engineering
Series AJul 31, 2025
Amount Raised: $27,000,000
T2

Berkeley, California, United States

T2 is a social networking platform.

Blogging PlatformsSocial Media
SeedJan 13, 2023
Amount Raised: $1,100,000
Awesomic

San Francisco, California, United States

Get matched with the top 1% of talent and get results in 24 hours.

B2BGraphic DesignHuman ResourcesMarketplaceRecruitingUX DesignWeb DesignWeb Development
Pre SeedMar 1, 2022
Amount Raised: $800,000
The Mednet

New York, New York, United States

The Mednet is a physician-only community for expert answers to real world clinical questions in oncology.

CommunitiesHealth CareInformation TechnologyMedicalOncology
SeedJul 14, 2017
Amount Raised: $1,300,000
Supr Daily

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Supr Daily provides an online subscription-based milk ordering platform designed to digitize existing milk delivery system.

AgricultureAgTechDelivery ServiceE-CommerceFood and Beverage
SeedMay 30, 2017
Amount Raised: $1,470,230
Starcity

San Francisco, California, United States

Starcity is a tech-enabled platform that provides coliving options for renters in expensive cities.

Home ServicesHospitalityPropTechReal Estate
SeedDec 31, 2016
Amount Raised: $3,800,000
Vetcove

New York, New York, United States

Vetcove is the largest B2B veterinary marketplace, enabling veterinary hospitals to compare and buy supplies from all of their vendors.

Health CareHealth DiagnosticsMarketplacePharmaceuticalSupply Chain ManagementVeterinary
Pre SeedAug 22, 2016
Amount Raised: $3,025,000
Wheelys Café

Stockholm, Stockholms Lan, Sweden

Wheelys is a chain of organic bicycle cafés and shops, enabling people (ALL people) to start their own businesses.

CoffeeFood and BeverageFood ProcessingOrganic Food
SeedApr 10, 2016
Amount Raised: $2,500,000
Bloomberg Second Measure

San Mateo, California, United States

Bloomberg Second Measure analyzes billions of anonymized credit card transactions to answer real-time questions on consumer behavior.

AnalyticsBig DataFinTechInformation TechnologySoftware
SeedApr 5, 2016
Amount Raised: $5,400,000
Triplebyte

San Francisco, California, United States

Triplebyte is a recruiting and technical screening platform for tech companies.

Human ResourcesInternetRecruitingSoftware
SeedSep 28, 2015
Amount Raised: $3,000,000