# Russell Kaplan

> Russell Kaplan is a seed investor backing Information Technology. See 3 investments, round sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Oct 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Location: San Francisco, United States
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Jun 2026
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Oct 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/russelljkaplan/

Russell Kaplan is a seed investor in San Francisco focused on Information Technology and Artificial Intelligence. Co-Founder & CEO at Helia

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $5.4M–$8.7M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Information Technology | 3 | 100% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 3 | 100% |
| Security | 1 | 33% |
| Software | 1 | 33% |
| Financial Services | 1 | 33% |

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 2 | 67% |
| Series A | 1 | 33% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 2 | 67% |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Round size | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1001 AI | 1001 AI is building The Sovereign Artificial Intelligence Platform of the Middle East | $30M | Series A | Jun 30, 2026 | https://1001.ai/ |
| Corridor | Corridor provides a security platform that integrates directly with AI coding tools and developer workflows to guide secure code generation in real time. It reviews code and pull requests to identify vulnerabilities, enforce security guardrails, and deliver actionable remediation guidance at the source. The platform also offers visibility intoAI-generated code usage, policy compliance, and security events across engineering teams. | $5.4M | Seed | Aug 05, 2025 | https://corridor.dev/ |
| Sapien | Sapien is a platform for creating autonomous coworkers for finance professionals. It promotes its service as an AI-native system created from the ground up that connects with Excel, ERP systems, and customer relationship management platforms. | $8.7M | Seed | Oct 29, 2024 | https://www.getsapien.com |

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## Co-investors
- [General Catalyst](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/general-catalyst-partners) — VC Fund, 6 deals together
- [Conviction](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/conviction-949a) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Hanabi Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hanabi-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Lux Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lux-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Neo](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/neo-innovation) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Neo](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/neo-vc) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Russell Kaplan invest in?

Russell Kaplan invests primarily in Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence and Security startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What round sizes does Russell Kaplan invest in?

Russell Kaplan typically joins rounds of $5.4M–$8.7M at Seed. These are whole funding-round sizes, not Russell Kaplan's own check, which is rarely disclosed: the 10th–90th percentile of the confirmed public funding rounds Russell Kaplan took part in.

### How do I contact Russell Kaplan?

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### When did Russell Kaplan last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Russell Kaplan closed in Jun 2026. Shizune tracks 3 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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