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Julian Shapiro

InvestorFounder

Managing Partner at Julian Capital · Managing Partner at Deep Checks · Founder at Julian

San Francisco Bay Area

Writes $400K – $2M checks · typically $50K

FoundedJulian

About

Formerly VP of Marketing at Webflow and growth lead at Heap Analytics, he founded Demand Curve (YC S19) and the agency Bell Curve, and built products including VCSheet.com and DeepChecks.vc. Earlier an engineer, he created the open-source Velocity.js library, received a Stripe Open Source grant, and writes widely-read startup handbooks on Julian.com.

Invests in

AgTechBiotechClimate TechDeep TechEnergyFoodTechHardwareMedical DevicesMobility & TransportationNew MaterialsRoboticsSemiconductorsSpace Tech

Founder at Julian

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Experience

  1. Julian.capitalGeneral Partnercurrent2022 — present
  2. Deep ChecksFoundercurrent2024 — present
  3. Demand CurveCEO (Y Combinator S19)2019 — 2022San Francisco Bay Area
  4. TechCrunchColumnist: Growth Marketing2019 — 2021
  5. FreelanceGrowth Advisor2016 — 2019
  6. Webflow, Inc.VP of Marketing2014 — 2015San Francisco
  7. Velocity.jsCreator and Developer2013 — 2014Greater Vancouver Metropolitan Area
  8. NameLayerFounder and CEO2011 — 2013Los Angeles

Education

  1. Y Combinator

Skills & more

MS PaintAnimal Training

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Deals · 12

AnaulaSolo GP

via Deep Checks

Bactery.CoSolo GP

via Deep Checks

DynamoairSolo GP

via Deep Checks

GenhtisSolo GP

via Deep Checks

Green AbundanceSolo GP

via Deep Checks

Heritable AgricultureSolo GP

via Deep Checks

OdolalabsSolo GP

via Deep Checks

RowkinSolo GP

via Deep Checks

Supercool EarthSolo GP

via Deep Checks

UncrewedSolo GP

via Deep Checks

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Frequently asked questions

Where does Julian Shapiro work?
Julian Shapiro is Managing Partner at Julian Capital and Founder at Julian.
What does Julian Shapiro invest in?
Julian Shapiro invests in AgTech, Biotech, Climate Tech, Deep Tech, Energy, FoodTech, Hardware, Medical Devices, Mobility & Transportation, New Materials, Robotics, Semiconductors, Space Tech.
What check size does Julian Shapiro write?
Julian Shapiro typically writes checks of $400K – $2M.
What companies did Julian Shapiro found?
Julian Shapiro founded Julian.

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