Investing Profile

Chamath Palihapitiya

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CEO at Social Capital
socialcapital.comSan Francisco Bay Area
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Current Investing Position
Social Capital Managing Partner
Investment Range
$2.0M - $15.0M
Sweet Spot
$6.0M
Investments On Record
98
Current Fund Size
$600M

Chamath Palihapitiya is on these Sector & Stage Rankings

Chamath Palihapitiya's Investments On Record (60)

CompanyStageDateRound SizeTotal Raised
Mitra Chem
Series BAug 2023$40M
Series ANov 2021$20M
$60M
Co-investors: Ron Pragides
Flock
Series BFeb 2023$38M
Series AJul 2021$17M
$100M
Co-investors: Ruth Foxe Blader (Anthemis Group), Justin Saslaw (Ribbit Capital), Ross Mason (Dig Ventures), Michael Tefula (Ada Ventures), Will Brooks, Will Martin, Malcolm Ferguson, Bhavin Turakhia
Syapse
Series UnknownJul 2022$35M
Series FMay 2020$30M
Series DNov 2017$30M
Series CJan 2016$25M
Series BJul 2014$10M
Series AJan 2013$3M
$220M
Co-investors: Jay Zaveri (Social Capital), John Kuelper (Ascension Ventures), Noah Lewis (GE Ventures), Andrea Jackson (Northpond Ventures)
Palmetto Clean Technology
Series CFeb 2022$380M
$410M
Co-investors: Ian Pinnington (ArcTern Ventures), Joanne Bradford, Nirav Tolia, Will Szczerbiak
Perimeter Medical Imaging
Post Ipo EquityJan 2022$38M
$38M
Syndica
SeedNov 2021$8M
$8M
Co-investors: Joe McCann (Asymmetric)
Berkshire Grey
Post Ipo EquityJul 2021$170M
$430M
Co-investors: Sven Strohband (Khosla Ventures)
Sunlight Financial
Post Ipo EquityJul 2021$250M
$250M

Chamath Palihapitiya's Experience

Associate - Interest Rate Derivatives Group BMO Nesbitt BurnsPresent
Product & Bus Dev Winamp & Spinner.comPresent
Director then Executive Director, Product AOLPresent
Vice President & General Manager, AIM + ICQ AOLPresent
Venture Capitalist Mayfield FundPresent
VP, Platform & Monetization FacebookPresent
Co-founder + Executive Chairman Athos2012 - Present
Owner Golden State Warriors2011 - Present
Founder + CEO Social Capital LP2011 - Present
Chairman Integrated Plasmonics Corporation2012 - 2014
VP, User Growth, Mobile & International Facebook2011

Chamath Palihapitiya's Education

University of Waterloo B. A. Sc. Electrical Engineering, First Class Honours