# Kristov Paulus

> Kristov Paulus is a Series C investor at Kultura Capital Management backing FinTech. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Kultura Capital Management](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kultura-capital-management)
- Location: San Francisco, United States
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Jan 2022
- Lead investor: 50%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kristov-paulus-0629828
- Website: https://x.com/kristovpaulus
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kristov.paulus

Kristov Paulus is a Series C investor at Kultura 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.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| FinTech | 2 | 100% |
| Financial Services | 2 | 100% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 2 | 100% |
| Finance | 1 | 50% |
| Big Data | 1 | 50% |

10 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series C | 1 | 50% |
| Post-IPO Equity | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Pagaya | 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 | 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 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Bezos Expeditions](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bezos-expeditions) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Index Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/index-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Tiger Global Management](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tiger-global) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [GIC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gic) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [G Squared](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/g-squared-2) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP)](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/healthcare-of-ontario-pension-plan-hoopp) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Kultura Capital Management

VC Fund

Kultura Capital Management is an investment firm.

1 contacts available at Kultura Capital Management.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kristov Paulus | Founder, Managing Partner, and CIO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kristov-paulus |

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## FAQ

### 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.

### 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.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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