Brad Flora
Group Partner @ Y Combinator
San Francisco, United States
Brad Flora is a Visiting Partner at Y Combinator. He is a former Co-Founder and CEO of Perfect Audience. Mr. Flora received a BA from Princeton University in English and an MS in Journalism from Northwestern.
- Total investments:
- 225
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 50%
Last updated:
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Industries Brad Flora invests in
Stages Brad Flora invests in
Countries Brad Flora invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
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Round size
- Seed
- $500k–$4.4M
- Pre-Seed
- $500k–$500k
- Series A
- $1M–$30M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Software 54 (24%)
- Artificial Intelligence 44 (20%)
- SaaS 26 (12%)
- FinTech 24 (11%)
- Information Technology 23 (10%)
Stage
- Pre-Seed 82 (36%)
- Seed 77 (34%)
- Series A 9 (4%)
- Funding Round 3 (1%)
- Angel 1 (0%)
Country
- United States 122 (54%)
- United Kingdom 7 (3%)
- Mexico 5 (2%)
- India 4 (2%)
- Nigeria 4 (2%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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OpenRelay.inc
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OpenRelay Incorporation is a YC Backed (S26) start up. OpenRelay is a one stop platform for hardware agnostic inference and compute platform from Open GPU network. | Pre-Seed / Jun 21, 2026 | |
Corvera.ai
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Corvera.ai is an autonomous operations layer that automates supply chain and operational tasks for consumer packaged goods companies. | $4.2M / Seed / May 05, 2026 | |
Lexius
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Problem: U.S. retailers lose $120B annually to theft, a figure that has doubled since 2020. Existing solutions are outdated, hardware-heavy, and ineffective. Solution: Lexius plugs directly into existing cameras — no new hardware — to detect and prevent shoplifting in real time using AI. | $500K / Pre-Seed / Mar 26, 2026 | |
ZeroSettle
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Zerosettle offers a merchant web checkout software for iOS apps to process payments, manage tax, and handle compliance and disputes. | $500K / Pre-Seed / Mar 24, 2026 | |
Asimov
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Asimov collects and labels real-world human activity data to train AI models for robots to operate in physical environments. | $500K / Pre-Seed / Mar 24, 2026 | |
Grade
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Grade is a platform that manages performance-based payouts, invoices, and global payments for freelancers and contractors. | $500K / Pre-Seed / Mar 24, 2026 | |
End Close
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End Close offers software that automates payment reconciliation, exception handling, and compliance reporting. | $500K / Pre-Seed / Mar 24, 2026 | |
Palus Finance
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Palus Finance offers a platform that enables companies to invest reserve cash in mortgage-backed securities and earn yield. | $500K / Pre-Seed / Mar 24, 2026 | |
Unifold
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Unifold offers payment infrastructure for multi-chain crypto deposits, handling wallets, routing, compliance, and settlement. | $500K / Pre-Seed / Mar 24, 2026 | |
Carrot Labs
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Carrot Labs develops AI software that generates and tests code changes to help developers build and modify software applications. | $500K / Pre-Seed / Mar 24, 2026 | |
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Co-Investors
About Y Combinator
Y Combinator is a startup accelerator that provides funding and mentorship to early-stage companies. It offers a program where startups receive guidance from experienced entrepreneurs and investors. The organization helps founders in their business models and develop their products. Y Combinator serves industries such as technology, healthcare, andfinance.
Y Combinator Contacts
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Boris Jabes
Visiting Partner
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Luther Lowe
Head of Public Policy
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Max Kolysh
Visiting Partner
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Brad Flora
Group Partner
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Calvin French-Owen
Visiting Group Partner
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FAQ
What does Brad Flora invest in?
Brad Flora invests primarily in Software, Artificial Intelligence and SaaS startups, most often at Pre-Seed and Seed stage. Most of the 225 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What is Brad Flora's check size?
Brad Flora typically joins rounds of $500k–$4.4M at Seed, $500k–$500k at Pre-Seed and $1M–$30M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Brad Flora participates in.
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When did Brad Flora last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Brad Flora closed in Jun 2026. Shizune tracks 225 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.
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