Paul Buchheit

Venture Capital

Creator of Gmail, Google's 23rd employee, YC Group Partner emeritus, and prolific angel investor in 200+ startups.

Mountain View, United States · 19+ investments · 18 portfolio companies

Pre-Seed
Seed
Early Stage
Artificial Intelligence
Developer Tools
E-Commerce
Headquarters
Mountain View, United States
Founded
2025
Portfolio Companies
18
Total Investments
19
Last Investment
Aug 2020
Geographic Focus
United States

Investment Thesis

Backs exceptional founders with personal experience-driven ideas; invests early across software and AI. Co-founded Standard Capital (2025) for Series A AI companies.

Paul Buchheit is a Venture Capital firm based in Mountain View, United States. It has made 19 investments, including PipelineDB, Red Tricycle and ANA Therapeutics. Focus areas include Artificial Intelligence and Developer Tools.

Portfolio18

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Venture Capital ×22 · Accelerator ×1 · Angel Group ×1 · 41 shared rounds

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