Guy Raz
Founder and editorial director @ NPR
San Francisco, United States
Guy Raz is a seed investor at NPR in San Francisco focused on Audio and Podcast. Guy Raz is the host, co-creator, and editorial director of three NPR programs, including two of its most popular ones: TED Radio Hour and How I Built This. Both shows are heard by more than 14 million people each month around the world.
- Total investments:
- 2
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 0%
Last updated:
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Industries Guy Raz invests in
Stages Guy Raz invests in
Countries Guy Raz invests in
Investment Focus
Industry
- Audio 1 (50%)
- Podcast 1 (50%)
- Women's 1 (50%)
- Software 1 (50%)
- Wellness 1 (50%)
Stage
- Seed 1 (50%)
- Series A 1 (50%)
Country
- Israel 1 (50%)
- United States 1 (50%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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Elektra Health
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Elektra Health is a next-gen healthcare platform for the tens of millions of women currently and soon to be navigating perimenopause & menopause. 80% of women report that menopause significantly disrupts their life – symptoms include anxiety, depression, loss of libido/painful sex, brain fog, joint pain & more – but 75% of those whoseek help don’t receive appropriate care. Elektra was founded to solve this problem. | $3.8M / Seed / Jun 24, 2021 | |
Riverside
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Riverside (formerly Riverside.fm) is the all-in-one platform for recording, live streaming, editing, repurposing, and publishing studio-quality videos and podcasts. Creators and businesses use it to produce broadcast-quality content without the production maze of multiple tools, expensive studios, or technical expertise. Record up to 4K video anduncompressed audio locally on every participant’s device, so quality holds up even on bad internet. Edit by editing the transcript. Turn long recordings into clips, captions, show notes, and translations with AI. Webinars scale to 10,000 attendees. Trusted by independent podcasters like Tim Ferriss, Mel Robbins, and Guy Raz, and by brands including Spotify, Marvel, HubSpot, Microsoft, and Intuit. | $9.5M / Series A / Apr 22, 2021 |
Co-Investors
About NPR
NPR is a multimedia news organization and radio program producer that delivers national and international news broadcasts. It distributes non-commercial news, talk, and entertainment programs.The mission of NPR is to work in partnership with member stations to create a more informed public, which is challenged and invigorated by a deeperunderstanding and appreciation of events, ideas, and cultures.NPR was founded in 1971 and is based in Washington, District of Columbia.
NPR Contacts
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Fabiola Arredondo
Public Member of the Board
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Guy Raz
Founder and editorial director
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Asma Khalid
Correspondent, NPR Politics
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Bobby Allyn
Technology Correspondent
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Bryan Moffett
SVP, Network Growth
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What does Guy Raz invest in?
Guy Raz invests primarily in Audio, Podcast and Women's startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Israel. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
When did Guy Raz last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Guy Raz closed in Jun 2021. Shizune tracks 2 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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