Investing Profile

Philip Kaplan

Angel
Founder and CEO at DistroKid
San Francisco, California

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University of Washington Applied Physics Laboratory Network
841 CONNECTIONS
Sm4rt Predictive Systems Network
293 CONNECTIONS
Booz Allen Hamilton Network
53 CONNECTIONS
CRV Network
33 CONNECTIONS
Charles River Ventures Network
24 CONNECTIONS
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DistroKid President
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CompanyStageDateRound SizeTotal Raised
Upbeat
Series UnknownJun 2017$2M
$2M
Co-investors: Wei Guo (UpHonest Capital), Esther Dyson (23andMe)
fitmob
Series BJan 2015$5M
$15M
Co-investors: Tim Chang (Mayfield Fund), Clark Landry (CESPPA), Rick Marini (Catapult Capital), Jonah Goodhart (WGI Group), Chris Sang (CP Ventures), Ryan Freedman (Alpaca VC), Mark Britto (Paypal), Narendra Rocherolle (The Start Project), Paige Craig (Outlander VC), Rashaun Williams
Reddit
Series BSep 2014$50M
$1.3B
Co-investors: Ron Conway (SV Angel), Alfred Lin (Sequoia Capital), Marc Andreessen (Andreessen Horowitz), Joshua Kushner (Thrive Capital), Peter Thiel (Founders Fund), Michael Abramson (Newlands), Rick Marini (Catapult Capital), Paul Buchheit (Y Combinator), Bryan Rosenblatt (Craft Ventures), Vic Koch (Gokin Solar), Ryan Merket (Jude AI), Ronald Conway Sr. (NewCo), Edward Lando (Biowear), Scott Belsky (capitalB), David Sacks (Craft Ventures), Judd Morgenstern (Partners Resolute), Kevin Hartz (A* Capital (A Star Capital)), Max Altman (Saga), Mariam Naficy (Heretic Ventures), Calvin Broadus (Hotmail), Jacob Kerzner, Sam Altman, Yishan Wong, Jared Leto
Nuzzel
SeedJun 2014$2M
$6M
Co-investors: George Zachary (CRV), Jeff Clavier (Uncork Capital), Ullas Naik (Streamlined Ventures), Zachary Bogue (DCVC (Data Collective)), Andrew Miller (1Flourish Capital), Mark Goldstein (Builders VC), Matt Mazzeo (Coatue Management), Narendra Rocherolle (The Start Project), Ryan Spoon (ESPN), Alexander Rosen (Ridge Ventures (Formerly known as IDG Ventures USA)), Alex Rosen (Ridge Ventures (Formerly known as IDG Ventures USA)), Anthony Soohoo (AI Fund), Ronny Conway (A Capital), James Hong (NewCo), Raymond Tonsing (Caffeinated Capital), Eric Ries (Long-Term Stock Exchange), Dave McClure (Practical Venture Capital), Anil Dharni, Jonathan Boutelle, Marc Benioff, Matt Cutts, Dharmesh Shah, Russ Fradin, Ronny Conway, Othman Laraki, Russell Fradin, Akash Garg
Medium
Series AJan 2014$25M
$190M
Co-investors: MG Siegler (GV (Google Ventures)), M.G. Siegler (GV (Google Ventures)), Ron Conway (SV Angel), Ben Horowitz (Andreessen Horowitz), Gary Vaynerchuk (Coinbase Ventures), David Sze (Greylock Partners), Rick Johanson (In/Visible Ventures), Peter Chernin (TCG (The Chernin Group)), Ronald Conway Sr. (NewCo), John Borthwick (Betaworks Ventures), Tim O'Reilly (O'Reilly AlphaTech Ventures), Josh Elman (Greylock Partners), James Hong (NewCo), Jason Calacanis (Uber), Chris Sacca (Lowercase Capital), Matt Mazzeo (Coatue Management)
Mouth Foods
Series ANov 2013$2M
$9.1M
Co-investors: Jason Calacanis (Uber), Andy Appelbaum (RiverPark Ventures), Joanne Wilson (Gotham Gal Ventures)
August Home
SeedMar 2013$2M
$73M
Co-investors: Rob Stavis (Bessemer Venture Partners), Jeff Clavier (Uncork Capital), Aileen Lee (Cowboy Ventures), Tony Conrad (True Ventures), Matt Ocko (DCVC (Data Collective)), Sterling Witzke (Winklevoss Capital), David Wu (Maveron), David Spector (ThirdLove), Jay Adelson (Center Electric), William Guttman (Saturn Partners), Michael Marquez (Morado Venture Partners), Rick Marini (Catapult Capital), Matt Mullenweg (Audrey Capital), Constance Freedman (Moderne Ventures), Rashaun Williams
FOBO
SeedOct 2012$2M
$2M
Co-investors: Kevin Rose (True Ventures), Bobby Goodlatte (Notable Capital (formerly GGV Capital)), Owen Van Natta (Prefix Capital), Christina Brodbeck (Rivet Ventures), Dave Morin (Offline Ventures), Arjun Sethi (Kraken Digital Asset Exchange), Tim Ferriss (Angel investor), Karl Jacob (Loansnap), Chris Sacca (Lowercase Capital), Joe Stump, Joshua Schachter, Justin Waldron, David Prager, Augusto Marietti
Founder and CEO University of Washington Applied Physics LaboratoryPresent
Founder and CEO AdbritePresent
Chairman DistroKidPresent
Founder and CEO Negative HeadphonesPresent
Senior Consultant Booz Allen HamiltonPresent
Founder and CEO Sm4rt Predictive SystemsPresent
Founder and CEO LeadDynoPresent
Entrepreneur in Residence CRVPresent
Founder & CEO Negative AudioPresent
Founder and CEO DistroKid2012 - 2024
Founder and CEO TinyLetter2010 - 2011
Co-founder and President Blippy2009 - 2010
Entrepreneur in Residence Charles River Ventures2009 - 2009
Founder and CEO AdBrite2003 - 2008
Founder and CEO Fuckedcompany.com2000 - 2004
Founder and CEO PK Interactive1999 - 2004
Technical Project Manager THINK New Ideas1998 - 1999
Senior Consultant Booz Allen & Hamilton1997 - 1998
Syracuse University BS Information Management and Technology