Maddie Hall
InvestorFounderFounder at Living Carbon · Former Product at First Round Capital
San Francisco, California
Writes $10K – $100K checks · typically $50K
FoundedLiving Carbon · YC
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About
Maddie Hall is chief of staff at OpenAI and an angel investor in deep tech startups. Her early investments include Lithos Carbon, Remora, Sylvera and Hadrian.
Founder at Living CarbonYC W20
Intro paths
Maddie went through Y Combinator (Winter 2020) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
Their group partner at YC was Gustaf Alstromer, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Living Carbon's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
In turn, Maddie can intro founders to Living Carbon's investors below.
Living Carbon's investors · 34
Experience
- Living CarbonCo-Founder & CEOcurrent2019 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Sequoia CapitalScout2019 — 2023San Francisco, California
- Y CombinatorSpecial Projects (YC 120)2018 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
- OpenAISpecial Projects2017 — 2019
- First Round CapitalProduct2016 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
- ZenefitsProduct Manager2015 — 2016San Francisco Bay Area
- ZenefitsSenior Product Ops. Analyst2015San Francisco Bay Area
- ZenefitsProduct Ops. Analyst2014 — 2015San Francisco Bay Area
- Zillow.comProduct Management and Marketing Intern2012 — 2013Greater Seattle Area
Skills & more
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ResearchNonprofitsQualitative ResearchCommunity OutreachProduct ManagementEditingPoliticsEvent ManagementPublic PolicyPolicy AnalysisSketch AppPublic SpeakingLanguages French
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Investments
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EvergrowRamen VR
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Network1
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Maddie Hall?
- Maddie Hall is chief of staff at OpenAI and an angel investor in deep tech startups. Her early investments include Lithos Carbon, Remora, Sylvera and Hadrian.
- Where does Maddie Hall work?
- Maddie Hall is Founder of Living Carbon.
- What check size does Maddie Hall write?
- Maddie Hall typically writes checks of $10K – $100K.
- What companies did Maddie Hall found?
- Maddie Hall founded Living Carbon.
- What companies has Maddie Hall invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Evergrow, Ramen VR.
- Where did Maddie Hall go to school?
- Maddie Hall studied at Claremont McKenna College (Bachelors of Science).
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia10,601
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OpenAI mafia115
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First Round Capital mafia44
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Claremont McKenna College mafia38
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Zenefits mafia27
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Same school
Also attended Claremont McKenna College153
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Shared employers
Also worked at Sequoia Capital240
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Also worked at Y Combinator437
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Also worked at OpenAI209
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Also worked at First Round Capital165
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