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James Lindenbaum

InvestorFounder

Founding Partner at Heavybit · Founder at Heroku

San Francisco, California, United States

Writes $500K – $5M checks

FoundedHeroku · YC

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About

Co-founder of Heroku and Heavybit who established the firm as a fund focused solely on developer company go-to-market. Advises on developer product design and early go-to-market and serves as a board member to Begin.

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise Software

Founder at HerokuYC W08

Intro paths

YC

James went through Y Combinator (Winter 2008) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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In turn, James can intro founders to Heroku's investors below.

Heroku's investors · 9

Baseline VenturesJackson · $100K – $1M checksIrregular ExpressionsLowercase CapitalJacksonMeritech Capital PartnersPalo Alto · $5M – $40M checksOlima VenturesWashingtonRedpoint VenturesWoodside · $100K – $10M checksRitual CapitalMenlo Park · $100K – $500K checksSilver Lake PartnersMenlo ParkY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2008

Co-founders at Heroku

MBMarc Benioff
Marc BenioffFounder & CEO
OHOrion Henry
Orion HenryFounder
AWAdam Wiggins
Adam WigginsCTO

Investments

Per curated public sources.

Colleagues at Heavybit

Adam Jahnke
Other at Heavybit
Amir Zohrenejad
Part-time Partner at Heavybit
Andrea Echstenkamper
VP of Marketing at Heavybit
Andrew Park
Content and Communications at Heavybit
Dana Oshiro
Partner at Heavybit
Diana Reyes
Other at Heavybit
Isabelle Smith
Events Coordinator at Heavybit
Jenny Gyllenberg
Other at Heavybit

Frequently asked questions

Who is James Lindenbaum?
Co-founder of Heroku and Heavybit who established the firm as a fund focused solely on developer company go-to-market. Advises on developer product design and early go-to-market and serves as a board member to Begin.
Where does James Lindenbaum work?
James Lindenbaum is Founder of Heroku and Founding Partner at Heavybit.
What does James Lindenbaum invest in?
James Lindenbaum invests in AI & Machine Learning, Cybersecurity, Data & Infrastructure, Developer Tools, Enterprise Software.
What check size does James Lindenbaum write?
James Lindenbaum typically writes checks of $500K – $5M.
What companies did James Lindenbaum found?
James Lindenbaum founded Heroku.
What companies has James Lindenbaum invested in?
Investments tracked here include Apollo, Doppler, Level Frames, Lockitron, MUX, PagerDuty, Revl.

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