Investing Profile

Lenny Rachitsky

AngelInvestorVC
Writing, Advising, Investing, Exploring at Self-employed
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Self-employed Network
132 CONNECTIONS
Self Employed Network
75 CONNECTIONS
Airbnb Network
47 CONNECTIONS
Airbnb Network
47 CONNECTIONS
UC San Diego Network
38 CONNECTIONS
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$100K - $10.0M
$1M
76
CompanyStageDateRound SizeTotal Raised
Pogo
Series UnknownJun 2026
SeedJul 2022$12M
$12M
Co-investors: Josh Buckley (Buckley Ventures), Louis Beryl (Andreessen Horowitz), Erik Torenberg (Andreessen Horowitz), Sam Lessin (Slow Ventures), Alex Pall (Mantis VC), Alex MacCaw (Earl Grey Capital), Jennifer “Jenny" Fleiss (Volition Capital), Sophia Amoruso (Trust Fund), Jon Oringer (Shutterstock), Drew Taggart (Mantis VC), Harry Stebbings (Stride.VC), Ashley Mayer (Coalition Operators), Scott Belsky (A24), Siqi Chen (Invesco Private Capital), Melissa Tan, Mathilde Collin, Julian Shapiro, Tyler Willis, Manik Gupta, Claire Hughes Johnson, Baron Davis, Ryan Tedder, Vindi Banga, George Ruan
Viktor
Series AMay 2026$75M
$75M
Co-investors: Zhenya Loginov (Accel), Shaan Puri (Shaan's All Access Fund), Harry Stebbings (Stride.VC), Stewart Butterfield, Charlie Songhurst, Koen Bok, Nico Rosberg
LittleBird
SeedMar 2026$11M
$11M
Co-investors: Scott Belsky (A24), Russ Heddleston (Self-employed), Gokul Rajaram (Top-Patents), Justin Rosenstein
Crafting
SeedMar 2026$6M
$6M
Co-investors: Merrill Lutsky (Pioneer Fund), Gokul Rajaram (Top-Patents), Arash Ferdowsi
Artie
Series AJan 2026$15M
SeedFeb 2024$3M
$65M
Co-investors: Niko Bonatsos (General Catalyst), Sara Du (Greylock), Matthew Ball (Makers Fund), Turner Novak (Banana Capital), Terrence Rohan (Otherwise Fund), Jared Friedman (Israel Defense Forces), Dalton Caldwell (Standard Capital), Jon Oringer (Shutterstock), Scooter Braun (TQ Ventures), Manuel Bronstein (500 Startups Korea), Cameron Winklevoss (Winklevoss Capital), Cyan Banister (Long Journey Ventures), Ivan Taranenko (Roosh Ventures), Arash Ferdowsi, Mattia Astori
Vybe
SeedDec 2025$10M
$19M
Co-investors: Chris Adelsbach (Black Tip Capital), Sylvain Zimmer (50 Partners), Ankur Nagpal (Vibe Capital), Nicolas Dessaigne (Y Combinator), Kevin Weil (OpenAI), Peter Boyce II (Stellation Capital), Ali Partovi (Minttown), Nitesh Banta (Stellar Capital), Kevin Hartz (A* Capital (A Star Capital)), Taro Fukuyama (SmartHR, Inc.), Jean-Denis Greze (Plaid), Boris Golden (Partech Ventures), Andrew Miklas (S28 Capital), Brian Balfour (Long Journey Ventures), Mathilde Collin, Shishir Mehrotra, William Levy, Thibaud Elziere, Kelvin Beachum Jr., Ron Pragides, Surahbi Gupta, Tien Tzuo
Oboe
Series ADec 2025$16M
$20M
Co-investors: M.G. Siegler (GV (Google Ventures)), MG Siegler (GV (Google Ventures)), Jared Hecht (Union Square Ventures), Bryan Kim (Andreessen Horowitz), Scott Belsky (A24), Garry Tan (Y Combinator), Nikita Bier, Adam D'Angelo
Simular
Series ADec 2025$22M
SeedJun 2024$5M
$27M
Co-investors: Lan Xuezhao (Basis Set Ventures), Frank Chang (Flying Fish Partners), Evan Tana (122 WEST VENTURES)
Writing, Advising, Investing, Exploring Self-employed2019 - Present
Author, Lenny’s Newsletter and Lenny’s Podcast Lenny's NewsletterPresent
Product Lead, Guest Conversion and Host Quality AirbnbPresent
Co-Founder, CEO localmindPresent
Sr. Manager of Engineering Webmetrics/NeustarPresent
Web Developer LA.comPresent
Angel Investor Self employed Present
Angel Investor Self Employed Present
Angel Investor Self EmployedPresent
Product Lead, Supply Growth Airbnb2016 - 2019
Co-Founder, CEO Localmind2010 - 2012
Engineer, Head of R&D Webmetrics/Neustar2009 - 2010
Lead Engineer Webmetrics2001 - 2004
UC San Diego BS in Computer Science Engineering
University of California San Diego BS in Computer Science Engineering