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Richard Aberman

North America, California, United States, Palo Alto

Description

Richard Aberman is a Visiting Group Partner at Y Combinator.

Investor Profile

Richard Aberman has backed more than 17 startups, with 9 new investments in the last 12 months alone. The firm has led 0 rounds, about 0% of its total and boasts 0 exits across its portfolio.

Investment Focus Highlights

  • Concentrates on Seed rounds (top funding stages).
  • Majority of deals are located in United States, Canada.
  • Strong thematic focus on Artificial Intelligence (AI), Software, Information Technology.

Stage Focus

  • Seed (100%)

Country Focus

  • United States (94%)
  • Canada (6%)

Industry Focus

  • Artificial Intelligence (Ai)
  • Software
  • Information Technology
  • Enterprise Software
  • Saas
  • Developer Tools
  • Generative Ai
  • Fintech
  • Audio
  • Developer Apis
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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 Richard Aberman frequently co-invest with?

First Round Capital
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Co-Investments: 3
General Catalyst
North America, Massachusetts, United States, Cambridge
Co-Investments: 3
FundersClub
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Co-Investments: 2
Liquid 2 Ventures
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Co-Investments: 2
Y Combinator
North America, California, United States, Mountain View
Co-Investments: 16
Pioneer Fund
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Co-Investments: 5
Transpose Platform Management
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Co-Investments: 4
Ritual Capital
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Co-Investments: 2
Zeno Partners
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Co-Investments: 2
Rebel Fund
North America, California, United States, Calabasas
Co-Investments: 2

Which angels does Richard Aberman often collaborate with?

JF
North America, New York, United States, New York
Shared Deals: 12
LW
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 2
MS
North America, California, United States, Santa Monica
Shared Deals: 2
AF
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 2
AL
North America, California, United States
Shared Deals: 2
EB
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 2
KT
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 10
BB
North America, California, United States, Beverly Hills
Shared Deals: 3
NM
North America, South Carolina, United States, Charleston
Shared Deals: 2
AO
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 2

What are some of recent deals done by Richard Aberman?

ZeroEntropy

San Francisco, California, United States

ZeroEntropy provides a sophisticated search API tailored for the analysis and retrieval of unstructured data.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Developer Tools
SeedJul 9, 2025
Amount Raised: $4,200,000
Cekura AI

San Francisco, California, United States

Cekura AI is an AI based Software Development firm offering Developer Tool to observe and test AI voice agents.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)B2BDeveloper ToolsSaaS
SeedJul 1, 2025
Amount Raised: $2,400,000
Blacksmith

San Francisco, California, United States

The fastest way to run your GitHub Actions. Trusted by Veed, Clerk, Ashby and 600+ others.

Cloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsSoftware
SeedMay 1, 2025
Amount Raised: $3,500,000
Momentic

San Francisco, California, United States

Momentic enables developers to deploy AI agents to test web apps end-to-end. Just describe user flows using natural language.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Enterprise SoftwareSaaSSoftwareUsability Testing
SeedMar 3, 2025
Amount Raised: $3,700,000
And AI

New York, New York, United States

And AI is a platform for managing patents, helping attorneys and inventors streamline searches and claim drafting.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)B2BLegal TechSaaS
SeedFeb 6, 2025
Amount Raised: $6,500,000
Fazeshift

San Francisco, California, United States

Fazeshift is an AI accounts receivable software that offers automates invoicing, cash application, and collections processes for busineess.

AccountingArtificial Intelligence (AI)Business Process Automation (BPA)Financial ServicesFinTechSoftware
SeedJan 7, 2025
Amount Raised: $4,000,000
Hamming AI

San Francisco, California, United States

Hamming AI is an experimentation platform that helps teams build reliable AI products.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Speech RecognitionVirtual Assistant
SeedDec 18, 2024
Amount Raised: $3,800,000
Circleback

San Francisco, California, United States

Circleback is a software development company that enhancing meeting productivity through auto-summaries and actionable insights.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)SaaSSoftware
SeedNov 26, 2024
Amount Raised: $2,500,000
pap!

Berkeley, California, United States

Pap! automates refund claims by scanning email receipts, recovering billions owed to consumers from price drops and flight delays.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)ConsumerFinTechShopping
SeedOct 15, 2024
Amount Raised: $1,837,000
Reducto

San Francisco, California, United States

Reducto converts complex documents into structured data that can be easily integrated into any workflow.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Document ManagementGenerative AIWeb Development
SeedOct 2, 2024
Amount Raised: $8,400,000