Investing Profile

Jared Friedman

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Partner at Israel Defense Forces
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Networks Jared is a member of
NewCo Network
1600 CONNECTIONS
NewCo Network
1600 CONNECTIONS
Top-Patents Network
1034 CONNECTIONS
Top-Patents Network
1034 CONNECTIONS
Harvard University Network
609 CONNECTIONS

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Current Investing Position
Israel Defense Forces Partner
Investment Range
$150K - $150K
Sweet Spot
$150K
Investments On Record
235

Jared Friedman is on these Sector & Stage Rankings

Jared Friedman's Investments On Record (199)

CompanyStageDateRound SizeTotal Raised
Weave
Series AJul 2026$14M
Pre SeedMar 2025$500K
$220M
Co-investors: Joe Montana (Liquid 2 Ventures), Garry Tan (Initialized Capital), Darian Shirazi (Gradient Ventures), Brian Feinstein (Bessemer Venture Partners), Matt Garratt (CRV), Wei Guo (UpHonest Capital), Bryan Rosenblatt (Craft Ventures), John Mayfield (Album VC), Daniel Curran (FundersClub), Geoff Ralston (NewCo), Ronny Conway (A Capital), Ed Roman (Hack VC), Nimay Mehta (Lead Edge Capital), Edward Lando (Biowear), Joel Dudley (Innovation Endeavors), Christine Aylward (Magnetic Ventures), Eugene Zhang (TSVC Capital), Blake Modersitzki (Pelion Venture Partners), David Silverman (Crosslink Capital), Paul Buchheit (Y Combinator), Ronny Conway, Dmitry Dakhnovsky
Ergo
SeedJun 2026$3M
Pre SeedFeb 2025$500K
$3.5M
Co-investors: Kulveer Taggar (Angel investor), Bruce Evans (Evans Capital)
Control Seat
Pre SeedJun 2026
NOX METALS
SeedJun 2026$12M
Pre SeedSep 2025$5M
$17M
Co-investors: Sahin Boydas (Angel investor)
Human Archive
SeedMay 2026$8M
Pre SeedMar 2026$500K
$8.5M
Co-investors: Zach DeWitt (Wing Venture Capital)
Variance
Series AMar 2026$22M
SeedDec 2023$3M
$25M
Co-investors: Austin Arensberg (Okta Ventures), Julie Lein (Urban Innovation Fund)
Constellation Space
SeedMar 2026$7M
$7M
Avoice
Pre SeedMar 2026$500K
$500K

Jared Friedman's Experience

Partner Center for Rural Health Leadership2015 - Present
Partner NewCo2015 - Present
Partner Top-Patents2015 - Present
Group Partner Y Combinator2015 - Present
Group Partner Y Combinator2015 - Present
Partner Israel Defense Forces2015 - Present
Angel Investor BlueStone Capital Partners, L.P.Present
Angel Investor ruby labsPresent
Partner BlueStone Capital Partners, L.P.Present
Partner ruby labsPresent
Partner Various StartupsPresent
Angel Investor Robyn FrankelPresent
Partner Robyn FrankelPresent
Angel Investor IT CRUX Mobile Apps SolutionsPresent
Partner IT CRUX Mobile Apps SolutionsPresent
Partner Y CombinatorPresent
Co-Founder & CTO Scribd, Inc.2005 - 2015
Co-Founder & CTO Scribd.com2005 - 2015
Co-Founder and CTO Scribd2005 - 2015
Angel Investor Center for Rural Health Leadership2007 - 2015
Angel Investor NewCo2007 - 2015
Angel Investor Top-Patents2007 - 2015
Angel Investor Various Startups2007 - 2015
Angel Investor Israel Defense Forces2007 - 2015
Summer Associate Bridgewater Associates2005 - 2005
Member of the Technical Staff Cycorp2004 - 2004

Jared Friedman's Education

Harvard University A.B. Computer Science, Economics
Harvard University bachelors, bachelor of arts economics, computer science
Harvard University A.B.
Horace Mann