Kristov Paulus
Angel Investor @ Whale Rock Capital Management
San Francisco, United States
Kristov Paulus is a Series C investor at Whale Rock Capital Management in San Francisco focused on FinTech and Financial Services. Kristov Paulus is based out of San Francisco, California, and is the Founder, Managing Partner, and CIO of Kultura Capital Management. Kristov previously worked at Whale Rock Capital Management LLC as a Partner. Kristov Paulus attended the University of Pennsylvania. Kristov Paulus has been certified in Machine Learning by Stanford University.
- Total investments:
- 2
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 50%
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Industries Kristov Paulus invests in
Stages Kristov Paulus invests in
Countries Kristov Paulus invests in
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Investment Focus
Industry
- FinTech 2 (100%)
- Financial Services 2 (100%)
- Artificial Intelligence 2 (100%)
- Finance 1 (50%)
- Big Data 1 (50%)
Stage
- Series C 1 (50%)
- Post-IPO Equity 1 (50%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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| Pagaya Investments (Pagaya) is a financial technology company reshaping the asset management space using machine learning and big data analytics to manage institutional money. With a focus on fixed income and alternative credit, Pagaya offers a variety of discretionary funds to institutional investors including pension funds, insurance companies,and banks. Pagaya’s unique technology platform — Pagaya Pulse — runs on a suite of artificial intelligence technologies and state-of-the-art algorithms to deliver a consistently high and scalable performance edge. The company was founded in 2016 by seasoned finance and technology professionals with offices in New York and Tel Aviv. | $350M / Post-IPO Equity / Jan 11, 2022 | ||
| Pilot offers bookkeeping, tax, and CFO services for growing businesses. The company's platform offers accurate financial reports and automated accrual basis bookkeeping to produce on-demand and error-free reports, enabling businesses to reduce time, cost, and labor associated with traditional outsourced bookkeeping practices. | $110.5M / Series C / Jan 26, 2021 |
Co-Investors
Whale Rock Capital Management is an investment firm that focuses on the technology, media, and telecom sectors.
Whale Rock Capital Management Contacts
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Jacqueline Wibowo
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Alex Sacerdote
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Brian Falahee
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Jamie Houghtlin
General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer
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What does Kristov Paulus invest in?
Kristov Paulus invests primarily in FinTech, Financial Services and Artificial Intelligence startups, most often at Series C and Post-IPO Equity stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
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When did Kristov Paulus last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Kristov Paulus closed in Jan 2022. 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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