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
- Hobbies
- Took up running purely for enjoyment after learning to love it, reshaping his relationship with fitness.
- More
- Created Gmail while at Google, writing its interface in JavaScript against prevailing advice.
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Investments
Per the investor's own website.
Podcasts & interviews
featuring Paul BuchheitIntroducing Standard Capital with Dalton Caldwell and Paul Buchheit
Standard Capital
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
Colleagues at Standard Capital
Photo: Robert Scoble from Half Moon Bay, USA, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons β