# Kyle Kosic

> Kyle Kosic is a pre-seed investor at OpenAI backing Artificial Intelligence and Software. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [OpenAI](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/openai)
- Location: San Francisco, United States
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Jul 2025
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kylekosic

Kyle Kosic is a pre-seed investor at OpenAI in San Francisco focused on Artificial Intelligence and Software. Kyle Kosic is based out of San Francisco, California, and currently works as a Technical Staff of OpenAI.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Pre-Seed | $540k–$1M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Artificial Intelligence | 2 | 100% |
| Software | 1 | 50% |
| Cloud Computing | 1 | 50% |
| Information Technology | 1 | 50% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Austria | 1 | 50% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Reshape Systems | Reshape Systems designs AI-powered software solutions to automate, streamline and optimize production processes for manufacturers | $1M | Pre-Seed | Jul 24, 2025 |  |
| Proofcheck | Proofcheck is a multilingual AI proofreading platform and a collaborative in-browser workspace for PDFs and epubs. Their next-generation AI workflow and collaboration tool helps content creators quickly catch costly mistakes before they reach audiences. Proofcheck is headquartered in Vienna, Wien and was founded in 2022. | $539.9K | Pre-Seed | Feb 02, 2024 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [BackBone Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/backbone-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Angel Invest](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/angel-invest-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [GF BRYCK Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gf-bryck-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Heartfelt Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/heartfelt-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [N&V Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/n-v-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About OpenAI

VC Fund · San Francisco, United States

OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company that conducts research and develops machine learning technologies. OpenAI works on projects that involve autonomous learning and task performance. It serves industries such as technology, healthcare, and education.

5 contacts available at OpenAI.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Hemal Shah | Product | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hemal-shah |
| Hessam Bagherinezhad | Member of Technical Staff | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hessam-bagherinezhad-b28a |
| Sarah Friar | CFO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sarah-friar |
| Scott Gray | Member of Technical Staff | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/scott-gray-4 |
| Venkat Venkataramani | VP of Platform Infrastructure | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/venkat-venkataramani |

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## FAQ

### What does Kyle Kosic invest in?

Kyle Kosic invests primarily in Artificial Intelligence, Software and Cloud Computing startups, most often at Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Austria. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Kyle Kosic's check size?

Kyle Kosic typically joins rounds of $540k–$1M at Pre-Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Kyle Kosic participates in.

### When did Kyle Kosic last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Kyle Kosic closed in Jul 2025. 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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