Where does Paul Buchheit work?

Paul Buchheit is Partner of Standardcap and Co-founder at Standard Capital.

What companies did Paul Buchheit found?

Paul Buchheit founded Standardcap.

What awards has Paul Buchheit received?

Buchheit won the 2011 Economist innovation award in the computing and telecommunications field.

What podcasts and interviews feature Paul Buchheit?

Tracked appearances include "Introducing Standard Capital with Dalton Caldwell and Paul Buchheit", "AI Revolution: Why This Is The Best Time To Start A Startup", "Gmail Creator Paul Buchheit On AGI, Open Source Models, Freedom", and 4 more.

Paul Buchheit

InvestorFounder

Co-founder at Standard Capital · Partner at Standardcap

San Francisco Bay Area, CA

FoundedStandardcap

Photo: Robert Scoble from Half Moon Bay, USA, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons ↗

About

Paul Buchheit created Gmail as Google employee number 23 and coined the company's 'Don't be evil' motto before becoming an angel investor in over 200 startups and a longtime Y Combinator partner. In 2025 he left YC to co-found Standard Capital with Dalton Caldwell, a Series A firm that closed a $425 million debut fund and invests on standardized, founder-friendly terms.

Beyond investing

Founded: Buchheit co-founded FriendFeed in 2007 with Bret Taylor. Buchheit is Co-Founder of Standard Capital.
Education: Studied at Case Western Reserve University (BS, Computer Engineering)
Awards: Buchheit won the 2011 Economist innovation award in the computing and telecommunications field.
Hobbies: Took up running purely for enjoyment after learning to love it, reshaping his relationship with fitness. Buchheit was part of Case Western Reserve University's rowing crew.
More: Created Gmail while at Google, writing its interface in JavaScript against prevailing advice. Buchheit created Gmail at Google and developed the original prototype of AdSense. Buchheit suggested Google's former company motto 'Don't be evil' in a 2000 meeting on company values.

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

Partner at Standardcap

Intro paths

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In turn, Paul can intro founders to Standardcap's investors below.

Standardcap's investors · 2

Aspire11$10M – $50M checks Standard CapitalSan Francisco

Co-founders at Standardcap

Dalton CaldwellPartner

Bryan BergPartner

Investments

Investor

280NorthAirbnb (NASDAQ: ABNB)AppJet/EtherpadAuctomaticBillionToOne (NASDAQ: BLLN)Cruise (Acquired)DoorDash (NASDAQ: DASH)Flexport Gusto HerokuInstacart (NASDAQ: CART)Justin.tvMerakiMeraki (Acquired)MintOklo (NYSE: OKLO)OpenAI ParakeyPerplexityReddit (NYSE: RDDT)Replit RipplingScanScoutStripeTwitch (Acquired)Weebly Wufoo Zenter

Sources: the investor's own website · curated public sources.

Podcasts & interviews

featuring Paul Buchheit

Introducing Standard Capital with Dalton Caldwell and Paul Buchheit

Standard Capital

AI Revolution: Why This Is The Best Time To Start A Startup

Lightcone

Gmail Creator Paul Buchheit On AGI, Open Source Models, Freedom

Y Combinator

Paul Buchheit: What traits do startups need to succeed?

Y Combinator

The Path to $100B by Paul Buchheit

Y Combinator

Paul Buchheit

Y Combinator

1 more appearances

TV Ad - Police Chief McNamara: Vote YES On Proposition 192010-10-25

Colleagues at Standard Capital

Bryan Berg

Investor at Standard Capital

Dalton Caldwell

Co-founder of Standard Capital; Partner Emeritus at Y Combinator

Frequently asked questions

Who is Paul Buchheit?: Paul Buchheit created Gmail as Google employee number 23 and coined the company's 'Don't be evil' motto before becoming an angel investor in over 200 startups and a longtime Y Combinator partner. In 2025 he left YC to co-found Standard Capital with Dalton Caldwell, a Series A firm that closed a $425 million debut fund and invests on standardized, founder-friendly terms.
Where does Paul Buchheit work?: Paul Buchheit is Partner of Standardcap and Co-founder at Standard Capital.
What companies did Paul Buchheit found?: Paul Buchheit founded Standardcap.
What companies has Paul Buchheit invested in?: Investments tracked here include 280North, Airbnb (NASDAQ: ABNB), AppJet/Etherpad, Auctomatic, BillionToOne (NASDAQ: BLLN), Cruise (Acquired), DoorDash (NASDAQ: DASH), Flexport, Gusto, Heroku, Instacart (NASDAQ: CART), Justin.tv, and 16 more.
What awards has Paul Buchheit received?: Buchheit won the 2011 Economist innovation award in the computing and telecommunications field.
What podcasts and interviews feature Paul Buchheit?: Tracked appearances include "Introducing Standard Capital with Dalton Caldwell and Paul Buchheit", "AI Revolution: Why This Is The Best Time To Start A Startup", "Gmail Creator Paul Buchheit On AGI, Open Source Models, Freedom", and 4 more.