Investing Profile

Nat Friedman

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Investor, entrepreneur

San Francisco, California

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Networks Nat is a member of

Massachusetts Institute of Technology Network

178 CONNECTIONS

Massachusetts Institute of Technology Network

178 CONNECTIONS

Microsoft Network

153 CONNECTIONS

Self-employed Network

45 CONNECTIONS

Stripe Network

17 CONNECTIONS

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Current Investing Position

C2 Investment Investor

Investment Range

$1M - $100.0M

Sweet Spot

$10.0M

Investments On Record

125

Current Fund Size

$1B

Nat Friedman is on these Sector & Stage Rankings

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Nat Friedman's Investments On Record (95)

Company	StageDateRound Size	Total Raised
Sumble	Series AOct 2025$30M	$30M
Composite	SeedSep 2025$6M	$6M
Medra AI	Pre SeedSep 2025$11M	$11M
Julius AI	SeedJul 2025$10M	$14M
Co-investors: Sandhya Venkatachalam (Axiom Partners), Amjad Masad, Guillermo Rauch, Arash Ferdowsi
Artificial Intelligence Underwriting Company	SeedJul 2025$15M	$15M
XBOW	Series BJun 2025$75M Series AJan 2025$22M	$120M
Co-investors: Amjad Masad
Traversal	Series AJun 2025$48M	$48M
Antimetal	Series AJun 2025$20M	$20M
Co-investors: Arash Ferdowsi, Matteo Franceschetti, Ben Uretsky, Christina Cacioppo

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Nat Friedman's Experience

Chairman Emeritus GitHub2021 - 2022

CEO GitHub2018 - 2021

Corporate Vice President, Developer Services Microsoft2016 - 2018

CEO and Cofounder Xamarin2011 - 2016

Chief Technology Officer, Open Source Novell2003 - 2009

Cofounder, Chairman GNOME Foundation2000 - 2003

Cofounder, CEO Ximian1999 - 2003

Board Member Arc Institute2021 - Present

Investor Self-employed2021 - Present

Cofounder, Chairman California YIMBY2017 - Present

Founder AI Grant2017 - Present

Advisor Stripe2011 - Present

Nat Friedman's Education

Massachusetts Institute of Technology Bachelor of Science Mathematics

Massachusetts Institute of Technology Bachelor of Science Computer Science

Investors who invest with Nat Friedman

Sapphire Ventures

Lightspeed Venture Partners

Claire Hughes Johnson

Tyler Lancaster

Energize Ventures

Alumni Ventures

Scouts & Angels Affiliated With Nat Friedman

Guillermo Rauch