About
Auren Hoffman leads SafeGraph, a company focused on data about physical places, and previously co-founded and served as CEO of LiveRamp (originally Rapleaf), which Acxiom acquired in 2014 for $310 million and which now trades publicly as NYSE: RAMP. He is chairman and co-founder of the Dialog Retreat alongside Peter Thiel, sits on the board of Datavant, and is a general partner at Flex Capital. Hoffman has made angel investments in more than 120 technology companies and earned a B.S.E. in industrial engineering and operations research from UC Berkeley.
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsFintechHealthtechMedical DevicesSaaS
Experience
- Flex CapitalGeneral Partnercurrent2018 — present
- NQB8CEOcurrent2016 — present
- DialogChairmancurrent2006 — present
- AerdosCo-Foundercurrent2026 — present
- EliotNestCo-Foundercurrent2025 — present
- SafeGraphChairperson2025Washington DC-Baltimore Area
- SafeGraphCEO2016 — 2024Washington DC-Baltimore Area
- DatavantBoard Member2019 — 2022
- LiveRampCEO and cofounder2006 — 2015San Francisco Bay Area
- BrightRollBoard Member2013 — 2014
- Stonebrick GroupChairman2003 — 2006
- BridgePathCEO1998 — 2002San Francisco Bay Area
- Human IngenuityVP Engineering1997 — 1998
- Kyber SystemsCTO and co-founder1995 — 1997San Francisco Bay Area
Education
- University of California, BerkeleyBSE, Industrial Engineering and Operations Research
Investments
Investor
AirbyteBrightRollCartaClearbitCrunchbaseDataminrDatavantEmailageG2GorgiasMarqetaQualiaSecondMeasureSuperhumanThumbtackTrueWork
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Colleagues at Flex Capital Partners
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Frequently asked questions
- Where does Auren Hoffman work?
- Auren Hoffman is Partner at Flex Capital Partners.
- What does Auren Hoffman invest in?
- Auren Hoffman invests in AI & Machine Learning, Data & Infrastructure, Developer Tools, Fintech, Healthtech, Medical Devices, SaaS.
- What check size does Auren Hoffman write?
- Auren Hoffman typically writes checks of $500K – $2M.
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