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Paul Kwan

Investor

Adjunct Lecturer - Silicon Valley and US Government; CEE 252, CEE 477 at Stanford University · Investment Team at General Catalyst · Board director at ZeroRFI · Board director at Awardco · Board director at Onebrief

San Francisco Bay Area

Writes $500K – $100M checks · typically $20M

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4,362 people in our graph share verified history with Paul — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Alexis AbramsunlockedPaul: together at General Catalyst (2021)
Paul: together at Vannevar
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Paul: together at Stanford University

About

Paul Kwan, with 22 years at Morgan Stanley, leads Global Resilience investing in defense and energy; he co-founded Valinor to fix defense‑tech procurement and champions startup–government collaboration and biodefense.

Likely email· guessed from name + firm domain, not firm-published

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningConsumerEnterprise SoftwareFintechHealthtech

Board director at ZeroRFI

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ZeroRFI's investors · 1

General CatalystSan Francisco · $30M checks · since 2026

Board director at Awardco

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Awardco's investors · 3

General CatalystSan Francisco · $30M checks · since 2021Sixth StreetSan Francisco · $50M – $2.5B checksSpectrum EquityBoston · $25M – $250M checks

Co-founders at Awardco

SSSteve Sonnenberg
Steve SonnenbergExecutive Officer, Director

Board director at OnebriefYC S21

Intro paths

YC

Onebrief went through Y Combinator (Summer 2021) — Paul sits on its board, so any YC alum in your network can reach them through the company's founders.

GP

Onebrief's group partner at YC was Brad Flora, Backing expeditions into the future — the partner who ran Onebrief's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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Onebrief's investors · 18

9Yards CapitalNew York · $100K – $10M checks · since 2025Alchemist AcceleratorSan Francisco · $30K checksAnorak VenturesLos Angeles · $25K – $400K checksBattery VenturesBoston · $500K – $100M checks · since 2026Caffeinated CapitalSan Francisco · $3M – $50M checks · since 2026General CatalystSan Francisco · $30M checks · since 2024Human CapitalSan Francisco · $250K – $200M checks · since 2025Insight PartnersNew York · $120M – $350M checks · since 2026Kyber Knight CapitalSan FranciscoPROOFArlingtonSalesforce VenturesSan Francisco · $5M – $50M checks · since 2026Sapphire VenturesMenlo Park · $5M – $20M checks · since 2026Signia Venture PartnersMenlo Park · $500K – $2M checksSummit Peak InvestmentsFort WorthU.S. Air Forcesince 2019U.S. Navysince 2023Visary CapitalSyossetY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2021

Co-founders at Onebrief

GDGrant Demaree
Grant DemareeFounder
RPRafa Pereira
Rafa PereiraFounder

Experience

  1. General CatalystManaging Directorcurrent2021 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
  2. ValinorCo-Founder and Investorcurrent2024 — present
  3. SubstrateInvestorcurrent2022 — present
  4. Anduril IndustriesBoard Observercurrent2021 — present
  5. HelsingInvestorcurrent2023 — present
  6. NominalBoard Membercurrent2023 — present
  7. OnebriefBoard Membercurrent2025 — present
  8. Collaborative RoboticsBoard Membercurrent2024 — present
  9. Charm IndustrialBoard Membercurrent2023 — present
  10. Saronic TechnologiesInvestorcurrent2025 — present
  11. PhysicsXInvestorcurrent2023 — present
  12. Vannevar LabsInvestorcurrent2022 — present
  13. Neko HealthInvestorcurrent2023 — present
  14. AwardcoBoard Membercurrent2021 — present
  15. Athletes FirstBoard Membercurrent2023 — present
  16. CorelightBoard Membercurrent2023 — present
  17. AnomaliBoard Membercurrent2022 — present
  18. Rakuten MedicalInvestorcurrent2021 — present
  19. Stanford UniversityAdjunct Lecturer - Silicon Valley and US Government; CEE 252, CEE 477current2023 — presentStanford, California, United States
  20. Lucille Packard Children’s HospitalVice Chair - Lucille Packard Foundation for Children's Healthcurrent2020 — presentPalo Alto, California, United States

Skills & more

Online Advertising10SaaS23Mergers4IPO14E-commerce8Software3AcquisitionsInternetEntrepreneurship3Mergers & Acquisitions22Strategy13LBO2
+8 moreStart-upsInvestment BankingFinanceVenture CapitalBusiness StrategyPrivate EquityManagementValuation

From Paul's professional profile.

Deals · 4

ZeroRFIBoard seat

via General Catalyst · filed Mar 2026 · $13.8M raise

Good CounselBoard seat

via General Catalyst · filed Jul 2025 · $38.4M raise

OnebriefBoard seat

via General Catalyst · filed Jun 2025 · $23.6M raise

AwardcoBoard seat

via General Catalyst · filed Oct 2021 · $125.6M raise

Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.

Other disclosed investments

Board seats

Nominal

Sources: SEC Form D filings · curated public sources.

Colleagues at Stanford University

Alan Ma
Campus Lead at The MBA Fund
Alex Gould
General Partner at The Valley Fund
Aman Verjee
General Partner at Practical Venture Capital
Amit Etkin
Founder at Alto Neuroscience
Amy Chang
Founder, Accompany at Decibel Partners
Anand Lalwani
Angel at Wispr AI
Andrew Ng
Managing General Partner at AI Fund
Anjney Midha
General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz

Frequently asked questions

Who is Paul Kwan?
Paul Kwan, with 22 years at Morgan Stanley, leads Global Resilience investing in defense and energy; he co-founded Valinor to fix defense‑tech procurement and champions startup–government collaboration and biodefense.
Where does Paul Kwan work?
Paul Kwan is Adjunct Lecturer - Silicon Valley and US Government; CEE 252, CEE 477 at Stanford University and Board director at ZeroRFI and Board director at Awardco and Board director at Onebrief.
What does Paul Kwan invest in?
Paul Kwan invests in AI & Machine Learning, Consumer, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Healthtech.
What check size does Paul Kwan write?
Paul Kwan typically writes checks of $500K – $100M.
What boards does Paul Kwan sit on?
Paul Kwan holds tracked board seats at Awardco, Good Counsel, Nominal, Onebrief, ZeroRFI.
What companies has Paul Kwan invested in?
Investments tracked here include Alsym Energy, Andesite AI, Anduril Industries, Applied Intuition, Athletes First, Aurelius Systems, Awardco, Castelion, Chariot Defense, Charm Industrial, Claros, Collaborative Robotics, and 23 more.
Where did Paul Kwan go to school?
Paul Kwan studied at Stanford University (B.A.S, Computer Science and Economics).

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