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Jared Friedman

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Managing Partner at Y Combinator · CTO at Scribd

San Francisco, CA

FoundedScribd · YC

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About

Co-founder of Scribd, once among the top 100 sites on the web; Harvard CS dropout. Did YC S06.

Contact· published on Jared's own website

Beyond investing

Founded
Friedman co-founded Scribd, a digital library subscription service, after leaving Harvard in 2007.
Education
Studied at Harvard (Computer Science)
Communities
Friedman has been an active FundersClub member since 2012.
Hobbies
Friedman enjoys traveling to developing startup ecosystems, including a December trip to Egypt, Abu Dhabi, and Dubai to meet local entrepreneurs and investors.

From Jared's own website — common ground for a warm intro.

CTO at ScribdYC S06

Intro paths

YC

Jared went through Y Combinator (Summer 2006) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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In turn, Jared can intro founders to Scribd's investors below.

Scribd's investors · 9

CRV (Charles River Ventures)Bay Area · $250K – $5M checks · since 2019Felicis VenturesSan Francisco · $500K – $15M checks · since 2019Khosla VenturesMenlo Park · $100K – $20M checks · since 2019Redpoint VenturesWoodside · $100K – $10M checks · since 2019Saints CapitalDenverSpectrum EquityBoston · $25M – $250M checks · since 2019StartXStanford · $10K – $1M checks · since 2008VantagePoint Capital PartnersSilicon Valley · $2M – $100M checks · since 2019Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2006

Co-founders at Scribd

JAJohn Adler
John AdlerExecutive Officer, Director
TATrip Adler
Trip AdlerCEO
TB
Tikhon BernstamFounder

Investments

Investor

Adagy RoboticsAI SellAirgoodsAlbacoreAlokaiAndiArc TechnologiesArchbeeArcimusAres IndustriesArtieArtificial SocietiesAsher BioAssemblyassistant-uiAstranisAtom BioworksatopileAurorin CADAutoPallet RoboticsAvoiceAwesomicAxiom AIAxiom AIBinary ThumbBlacksmithBloomAPIBloomberg Second MeasureBluelightBoardcaveBot MDBountifulBrainKeyBrowser UseBusterBystreetCall9Can of SoupCandytrailCAPSULECardLiftCarousel TechnologiesCascaCaseflood.aiCatena BiosciencesChannel3ClaimGlideClineCompresrCondor EnergyConstellation SpaceContourControl SeatCorgi InsuranceCourierCraftOSCreative MarketCrowCrowdVoltCruiseDartboard EnergyDedalus LabsDelineatedevmark.aiDGI ApparelDiligentDoeDoomersionDreamRPDryMergeDuriooEARTH AIEdenEdexiaEigenPalEight SleepEkho DealerEmbedderemojis.comEngage BioEpicenterErgoExcepgenExin TherapeuticsEzDubsFed10Firstbase.ioFixtureFleetlineFluidizeForumGaiascopeGaleGarageGerostate AlphaGovlyHuman ArchiveHuman InterestHyperboundHyperTraderInfinity AIIntegrated ReasoningInterfereInterviewedIroncladJigaJoyKart AIKidatoKino AIKnown MedicineLaminarLanternLawn LoveLemon SliceLetterbookLibrarLifelikeLilac LabsLinc AILTSE Services, Inc.LTSE Services, Inc.LuminalLygosMagneticMartiniMednetMentraMeticulousMouseCatMovleyNabla BioNavierAINexusNowadaysNox Metalso11Olympian MotorsOnyxOpenSpecOrange SliceOrgOrgOutroveOverdrive HealthOwayOximyOzoneParadigmParahelpParallel BioParityPave RoboticsPAX MarketsPharosPhiar TechnologiesPigPraximPrometheusPropRisePulsePureQuill AIRadaRally UXRRappiRemixrenderletRetailReadyRickshawRidRocketableSafe graphSaga AISalesPatriotSameSantéSaphira AIScoutSecond MeasureSensei RoboticsSerraShofoSilimateSimple AISiPhox HealthSkygazeSlashySlopeSolugenSonarlySparklesSpotlight RealtySpurStampStarcitySupr DailySwiftypeT2TaivTallyTamLabsTekton DynamicsTeleportTensorPoolThe Forecasting CompanyThe InterfaceThe MednetThe Token CompanyTileToothy AITraverseTraydTrebloTriplebyteTuring LabsUltra.techUncommon TherapeuticsValgoVantaVarianceVayableVector LegalVetcoveVibe KanbanVoidVovanaWaferWaycoWeaveWedgewewebWheelys CaféWyndlyYoneda HealthZatannaZaymoZelosZestyZymbly

Per curated public sources.

Podcasts & interviews

featuring Jared Friedman

Zepto: How Two 17-Year-Olds Built India's Largest Seller Of Fruits and Vegetables

Y Combinator

This Startup Wants To Catch Cancer Before It Spreads

Hard Tech

Inside The Startup Reinventing America’s Trillion Dollar Chemical Industry

Hard Tech

Building A Supersonic Plane Company From The Ground Up

Hard Tech

Apply to the YC W25 Batch!

YC Root Access

You Don’t Have To Be A Billionaire To Launch Satellites

Y Combinator

6 more appearances

Writing

How to spin your scientific research out of a university and into a startup2020-10-29

Guidance for scientific researchers on how to commercialize university research by spinning it out into a startup, covering founding team decisions.

How biotech startup funding will change in the next 10 years2020-06-09

An essay predicting that biotech startup fundraising will evolve over the next decade the way tech startup fundraising did over the prior one.

Colleagues at Y Combinator

Aaron Epstein
General Partner at Y Combinator
Adele Gower
Workplace Operations Manager (HR and Workplace) at Y Combinator
Alex Petersen
Associate General Counsel (Legal) at Y Combinator
Alexis Katsilometes
Executive Assistant (Batch) at Y Combinator
Allison Bryan
Director of Accounting (Finance) at Y Combinator
Amir Sharif
Product Engineer (Software) at Y Combinator
Andrew Hsiao
Product Engineer (Post Batch) at Y Combinator
Andrew Miklas
General Partner at Y Combinator

Network10

Alex RenScout
Founding Partner at Fellows
Alex RoetterScout
General Partner at Moxxie Ventures
Ammar HanafiScout
General Partner at Moment Ventures, Llc
Anji IsmailScout
Scout at Leonis Capital
Ben BlumenroseScout
Co-founder, Managing Partner at Designer Fund
Bryan OffuttScout
Investor at Index Ventures
Burak CendekScout
Managing Director at Autotech Ventures
Charles ZedlewskiScout
Venture Partner at Zero Prime Ventures
Eddie LeeScout
General Partner at White Star Capital
Emmett ShearScout
Angel

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Jared Friedman?
Co-founder of Scribd, once among the top 100 sites on the web; Harvard CS dropout. Did YC S06.
Where does Jared Friedman work?
Jared Friedman is CTO of Scribd and Managing Partner at Y Combinator.
What companies did Jared Friedman found?
Jared Friedman founded Scribd.
What companies has Jared Friedman invested in?
Investments tracked here include Adagy Robotics, AI Sell, Airgoods, Albacore, Alokai, Andi, Arc Technologies, Archbee, Arcimus, Ares Industries, Artie, Artificial Societies, and 227 more.
What has Jared Friedman written?
Jared Friedman has 2 tracked posts, including "How to spin your scientific research out of a university and into a startup", "How biotech startup funding will change in the next 10 years".
What podcasts and interviews feature Jared Friedman?
Tracked appearances include "Zepto: How Two 17-Year-Olds Built India's Largest Seller Of Fruits and Vegetables", "This Startup Wants To Catch Cancer Before It Spreads", "Inside The Startup Reinventing America’s Trillion Dollar Chemical Industry", and 9 more.

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