# Paul Sawaya

> Paul Sawaya is a seed investor in San Francisco backing Credit, Internet and Payments. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Location: San Francisco, United States
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Mar 2024
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulsawaya

Paul Sawaya is a seed investor in San Francisco focused on Credit and Internet. Paul Sawaya was the Co-Founder of Human Interest.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $1.7M–$4.3M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Credit | 1 | 50% |
| Internet | 1 | 50% |
| Payments | 1 | 50% |
| Publishing | 1 | 50% |
| Financial Services | 1 | 50% |

7 industries tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Mexico | 1 | 50% |
| United States | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Grupago | Grupago is pioneering digital microcredit for small and mid-sized businesses (SMBs) in Latin America, leveraging artificial intelligence, group collateral and community distribution to extend credit to micro-SMBs across the region who have been shut out of traditional SMB lending avenues. | $4.3M | Seed | Mar 12, 2024 |  |
| Grapevine | Grapevine is a collaborative giving platform where people give with people. | $1.7M | Seed | Aug 08, 2023 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Angel Collective](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/acof) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Clocktower Technology Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/clocktower-technology-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Deciens Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/deciens-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Gaingels](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gaing) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Ground Squirrel Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ground-squirrel-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Notation Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/notation-capital-2) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Paul Sawaya invest in?

Paul Sawaya invests primarily in Credit, Internet and Payments startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Mexico. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Paul Sawaya's check size?

Paul Sawaya typically joins rounds of $1.7M–$4.3M at Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Paul Sawaya participates in.

### When did Paul Sawaya last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Paul Sawaya closed in Mar 2024. 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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