# Jared Friedman

> Jared Friedman is a pre-seed investor at Y Combinator backing Artificial Intelligence. See 218 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details…

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Y Combinator](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/y-combinator)
- Location: San Francisco, United States
- Total investments: 218
- Last investment: Jul 2026
- Lead investor: 65%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/jaredfriedman
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/snowmaker

Jared Friedman is a partner at Y Combinator in San Francisco, where he invests in and helps startups. Previously, Jared was co-founder and CTO at Scribd, a top 100 web property. He studied computer science at Harvard University.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $500k–$7.6M |
| Pre-Seed | $500k–$500k |
| Series A | $10M–$27M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Artificial Intelligence | 92 | 42% |
| Software | 82 | 38% |
| Information Technology | 41 | 19% |
| SaaS | 27 | 12% |
| Developer Tools | 19 | 9% |

193 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Pre-Seed | 141 | 65% |
| Seed | 55 | 25% |
| Series A | 14 | 6% |
| Series B | 3 | 1% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 2 | 1% |

8 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 166 | 76% |
| United Kingdom | 3 | 1% |
| Sweden | 2 | 1% |
| India | 1 | 0% |
| Kenya | 1 | 0% |

13 countries tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Weave | Weave resloves engineering tasks by merging large language models with targeted machine learning. | $13.5M | Series A | Jul 28, 2026 |  |
| Ergo | Ergo is AI that eliminates manual sales tasks, ensuring CRMs stay updated and deals move faster with smart automation. | $2.8M | Seed | Jun 16, 2026 |  |
| Control Seat | Control Seat provides an AI-native intelligence layer that sits on top of existing SCADA and industrial data systems. The platform connects to SCADA tags, databases, and APIs to create a universal data layer, then lets users build dashboards through a visual drag-and-drop editor or AI-generated layouts. It supports real-time streaming, historicalanalysis, alarm visualization, and custom components built with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. Control Seat also includes a visual flow engine and scripting tools for automations such as alerts, predictive maintenance logic, and external webhooks that run continuously on a gateway. Deployment options include managed cloud and on-premises installations, with role-based access control and enterprise integration features for industrial and operational technology teams. |  | Pre-Seed | Jun 15, 2026 |  |
| Human Archive | Human Archive builds human data archiving platform with comprehensive dataset for training embodied AI and robotics systems. | $8.2M | Seed | May 26, 2026 |  |
| Variance | Intrinsic is a software company that provides safety tools and API. | $21.5M | Series A | Mar 31, 2026 |  |
| Constellation Space | Constellation Space develops software that predicts satellite link failures and automates network routing using AI and real-time telemetry. | $6.5M | Seed | Mar 28, 2026 |  |
| Avoice | Avoice offers an AI voice tools that automate calls, handle inquiries, and manage conversational workflows for business operations. | $500K | Pre-Seed | Mar 26, 2026 |  |
| Sonarly | Sonarly is a debugging platform that tracks every user session, detects bugs, and packages the context for an AI coding agent. | $500K | Pre-Seed | Mar 26, 2026 |  |
| Trayd | Trayd is a construction payroll platform that offers time-tracking, payroll automation, and people management serives. | $10M | Series A | Mar 25, 2026 |  |
| Traverse | Traverse is a data research lab that builds training data to help AI models develop judgment and handle ambiguous tasks. | $500K | Pre-Seed | Mar 24, 2026 |  |

10 of 218 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Pioneer Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/pioneer-fund) — VC Fund, 35 deals together
- [Soma Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/soma-capital) — VC Fund, 9 deals together
- [Liquid 2 Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/liquid2-ventures) — VC Fund, 8 deals together
- [Unpopular Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/unpopular-ventures) — VC Fund, 7 deals together
- [Eight Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/eight-capital) — VC Fund, 6 deals together
- [Lombardstreet Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lombardstreet-io) — VC Fund, 6 deals together

## About Y Combinator

VC Fund · Mountain View, United States

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.

5 contacts available at Y Combinator.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Boris Jabes | Visiting Partner | — |
| Luther Lowe | Head of Public Policy | — |
| Max Kolysh | Visiting Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/max-kolysh |
| Brad Flora | Group Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brad-flora |
| Calvin French-Owen | Visiting Group Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/calvin-french-owen |

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## FAQ

### What does Jared Friedman invest in?

Jared Friedman invests primarily in Artificial Intelligence, Software and Information Technology startups, most often at Pre-Seed and Seed stage. Most of the 218 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 Jared Friedman's check size?

Jared Friedman typically joins rounds of $500k–$7.6M at Seed, $500k–$500k at Pre-Seed and $10M–$27M 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 Jared Friedman participates in.

### How do I contact Jared Friedman?

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### When did Jared Friedman last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Jared Friedman closed in Jul 2026. Shizune tracks 218 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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