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Paulina Szyzdek

Investor

Principal at E12 Venture Capital, Llc

San Francisco, California

Writes $2M โ€“ $10M checks ยท typically $5M

About

Paulina supports E12 Ventures' investments in deep tech, frontier technologies, and industrial markets, with prior venture and angel investing experience at Bosch Ventures, How Women Invest, Blissity Ventures, GroundUp Ventures, and Zane VC. Before her VC career she worked in banking and consulting at State Street Bank, Euroclear Bank, Deutsche Bank, and Chatham Financial across Europe and the US, and holds Master's degrees in Finance and Disruptive Innovation plus an MBA.

Experience

  1. E12 VenturesPrincipalcurrent2025 โ€” present
  2. Venture CapitalInvestorcurrent2021 โ€” present
  3. ๐Ÿฆพ ๐‡๐š๐ซ๐๐“๐ž๐œ๐ก ๐‘๐ž๐š๐๐ฌ: ๐€๐ˆ & ๐‘๐จ๐›๐จ๐ญ๐ข๐œ๐ฌ ๐‘๐ž๐ฏ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐งFoundercurrent2024 โ€” present
  4. Harvard Business ReviewAdvisory Council Membercurrent2024 โ€” present
  5. IntroExpertcurrent2025 โ€” present
  6. AI 2030๐€๐๐ฏ๐ข๐ฌ๐จ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐๐จ๐š๐ซ๐, ๐•๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž ๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐ž๐žcurrent2025 โ€” present
  7. Archetype AIInvestorcurrent2025 โ€” present
  8. RescaleInvestorcurrent2024 โ€” present
  9. FigureInvestorcurrent2023 โ€” present
  10. BESXARInvestorcurrent2024 โ€” present
  11. Hugging FaceInvestorcurrent2022 โ€” present
  12. FormicInvestorcurrent2024 โ€” present
  13. Deep ChecksScoutcurrent2025 โ€” present
  14. General FusionInvestorcurrent2024 โ€” present
  15. InversionInvestorcurrent2024 โ€” present
  16. Machina LabsInvestorcurrent2022 โ€” present
  17. National Venture Capital AssociationMentorcurrent2022 โ€” present
  18. MagicInvestorcurrent2022 โ€” present
  19. Axiom SpaceInvestorcurrent2022 โ€” present
  20. ButlrInvestorcurrent2019 โ€” present
  21. Vectors CapitalLimited Partnercurrent2020 โ€” present
  22. ArmadaInvestorcurrent2024 โ€” present
  23. Bosch Ventures (Robert Bosch Venture Capital GmbH)Investment Principal2022 โ€” 2025San Francisco Bay Area
  24. All RaiseVC Champions Program Participant2023
  25. RepublicVenture Partner and Investor2021 โ€” 2023
  26. How Women InvestVC2021 โ€” 2022San Francisco Bay Area
  27. Global Millennial Capital Ltd. (PIF)Venture Originator2021
  28. Zane Venture FundScholar in Residence2020San Francisco Bay Area
  29. Ground Up VenturesCampus Venture Partner2019 โ€” 2020San Francisco Bay Area
  30. H2 VenturesMBA Summer Intern2020San Francisco Bay Area
  31. State StreetSenior Associate2015 โ€” 2019Zurich, Switzerland
  32. Chatham FinancialDerivatives Consultant2014 โ€” 2015Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, United States
  33. Euroclear BankFunds Operations Specialist- Mutual & Hedge Funds2012 โ€” 2013Brussels, Brussels Region, Belgium
  34. Sabre HoldingsAssociate Accounting Specialist2011 โ€” 2012
  35. Central Bank of PolandIntern2011
  36. Deutsche BankMortgage Department2008
  37. CapgeminiJunior Accountant (Account Payable Department)2008Pow. krakowski, woj. maล‚opolskie, Polska

Skills & more

Strategic Board Governance4Venture Capital Due Diligence3Digital Twin Methodology3Physical AI & Robotics1Frontier Tech Investing1Interpersonal Skill69Analytical Skills60Investigation44Investment Banking14Finance12Financial Modeling9Data Analysis10
+12 moreBusiness AnalysisFinancial AnalysisBusiness DevelopmentEntrepreneurshipHigher EducationDue DiligenceVenture CapitalBusiness AdministrationStrategic PlanningTeam ManagementCommunication SkillsCritical Thinking

Languages English ยท Polish

  • Cohort 2020 โ€” Future VC
  • Venture Capital Virtual Internship โ€” H2 Ventures
  • VC University Online โ€” VC University

From Paulina's professional profile.

Colleagues at E12 Venture Capital, Llc

Ash Patel
Co-Managing Partner at E12 Venture Capital, Llc
Caroline Pinkney
Investor at E12 Venture Capital, Llc
Henry Sohn
Partner at E12 Venture Capital, Llc
Irene Mingozzi
Venture Partner at E12 Venture Capital, Llc
Masaji Matsuoka
Managing Director at E12 Venture Capital, Llc
Michael Marquez
Investor at E12 Venture Capital, Llc
Patrick Mcgill
Investor at E12 Venture Capital, Llc
Sunao Nishimura
Investor at E12 Venture Capital, Llc

Network2

Don DodgeScout
Investor at Cyfrin
Ethan BatraskiScout
Partner at Venrock

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Paulina Szyzdek?
Paulina supports E12 Ventures' investments in deep tech, frontier technologies, and industrial markets, with prior venture and angel investing experience at Bosch Ventures, How Women Invest, Blissity Ventures, GroundUp Ventures, and Zane VC. Before her VC career she worked in banking and consulting at State Street Bank, Euroclear Bank, Deutsche Bank, and Chatham Financial across Europe and the US, and holds Master's degrees in Finance and Disruptive Innovation plus an MBA.
Where does Paulina Szyzdek work?
Paulina Szyzdek is Principal at E12 Venture Capital, Llc.
What check size does Paulina Szyzdek write?
Paulina Szyzdek typically writes checks of $2M โ€“ $10M.
Where did Paulina Szyzdek go to school?
Paulina Szyzdek studied at Stanford University (Governance for Startup Board Members); Hult International Business School (Master of Business Administration - MBA); University of California, Berkeley (VC University).

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Also attended Stanford University2,000

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Also attended Hult International Business School46

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Also attended Y Combinator2,000

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Also attended Krakow University of Economics11

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Shared employers

Also worked at Archetype AI4

Louis MillonInvestment Principal at Systemiq CapitalPeter BordesManaging Partner at Trajectory VenturesLiam AhnPrincipal at Samsung VenturesEthan BatraskiPartner at Venrock

Also worked at BESXAR2

Ashley PilipiszynVenture Partner at Growth Warrior CapitalSri RaoVenture Partner at UNION Labs Ventures

Also worked at Hugging Face14

Pat GradyPartner at Sequoia CapitalClรฉment DelangueCo-founder & CEO of Hugging FaceThomas WolfCo-founder & Chief Science Officer of Hugging FaceErica VanInvestment Director at Intel CapitalBrian BenedictCo-Founder & CRO at Asymmetric Capital PartnersSasha LuccioniInvestor at Blue Tulip Ventures

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Also worked at Republic44

Nathaniel HardingManaging Partner at Cortado VenturesMike SherbakovGeneral Partner at The Veteran FundKathryn CartiniCo-Founding Partner & Advisor at Chloe CapitalKatie WollbergHead of People at Hivemind Capital PartnersChima OsukaEntrepreneur In Residence at Suncoast VenturesMichael SidgmoreInvestor at Broadhaven Capital Partners

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