Investing Profile

Jared Friedman

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Group Partner at Y Combinator
blog.ycombinator.com/author/j...San Francisco Bay Area
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Networks Jared is a member of
Harvard University Network
259 CONNECTIONS
Y Combinator Network
38 CONNECTIONS
Bridgewater Associates Network
13 CONNECTIONS

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Current Investing Position
Y Combinator Partner
Investment Range
$150K - $150K
Sweet Spot
$150K
Investments On Record
185

Jared Friedman is on these Sector & Stage Rankings

Jared Friedman's Investments On Record (159)

CompanyStageDateRound SizeTotal Raised
Lemon Slice
SeedDec 2025$11M
$11M
Co-investors: Ilya Sukhar (Matrix)
NavierAI
SeedDec 2025$6M
Pre SeedMar 2024
$6M
Co-investors: Jerry Yang (AME Cloud Ventures), Jerry Yang (Hardware Club), Warrick Shanly (Soma Capital), Aniq Kassam (FAST — by GETTYLAB)
Channel3
SeedDec 2025$6M
Pre SeedSep 2025$500K
$6.5M
Co-investors: Matteo Franceschetti
SalesPatriot
SeedOct 2025$5M
Pre SeedMar 2025$500K
$5.5M
Co-investors: Caitlin Bolnick Rellas (CRV), Steve Blank (M34 Capital), Paul Graham, Mark Pincus, Rich Miner
Hyperbound
Series ASep 2025$15M
$18M
Co-investors: Sergio Monsalve (Roble Ventures), Alex Ren (Fellows Fund), Jared Heyman (Rebel Fund), Gustaf Alströmer (Y Combinator), Peter Kazanjy, Michael Stoppelman, James Isilay, Tom Blomfield, Wayne Crosby
Parahelp
Series ASep 2025$18M
Pre SeedSep 2024$500K
$22M
Co-investors: Bryan Offutt (Index Ventures), Blake Robbins (Hidden Capital), Jack Altman (Alt Capital), Christian Reber
Luminal
Pre SeedSep 2025$500K
$5.5M
Co-investors: Guillermo Rauch, Paul Graham, Ben Porterfield
Wedge
Pre SeedSep 2025$500K
$2.5M
Co-investors: Prem Bodagala (Red Cedar Ventures)

Jared Friedman's Experience

Group Partner Y Combinator2015 - Present
Angel Investor Various Startups2007 - 2015
Co-Founder and CTO Scribd2005 - 2015
Summer Associate Bridgewater Associates2005 - 2015
Member of the Technical Staff Cycorp2004 - 2004

Jared Friedman's Education

Harvard University A.B.
Horace Mann