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Sarah Friar

Chief Financial Officer at OpenAI · Board director at New Relic · Former CEO, President & Chairperson at Nextdoor

San Francisco, California

Writes $5K – $50K checks · typically $25K

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Sarah Friar is chief financial officer at OpenAI. She previously served as chief executive officer of Nextdoor, taking the company public in 2021, and earlier held roles including chief financial officer at Square (now Block, Inc.), senior vice president of finance and strategy at Salesforce, and executive positions at Goldman Sachs and McKinsey. She serves on the boards of Walmart and ConsenSys and on the Board of Trustees of Stanford University, co-founded Ladies Who Launch, holds an MEng from the University of Oxford and an MBA from Stanford, and was granted an OBE in 2019.

Chief Financial Officer at OpenAI

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OpenAI's investors · 105

7BC Venture CapitalSan FranciscoA-Rod CorpMiamiA.Capital VenturesSan FranciscoA'Z AngelsLos GatosAdvent InternationalBoston · $1.1B checksAliya Capital PartnersMiamiAlpha FundsOdessaAlpha Wave GlobalMiamiAltimeter CapitalMenlo Park · $1M – $25M checks · since 2026Andreessen HorowitzMenlo Park · $500K – $50M checks · since 2026AntiSan Juan · $250K – $30M checksB Capital GroupSan Francisco · $10M – $50M checksBanca Investis — Family OfficeMilanBedrockLos Angeles · $5M – $30M checksBlackstonesince 2026boldstart venturesMiami · $1M – $3M checksBond Capital ManagementSan Francisco · $100K – $25M checksBright Pixel CapitalMaiaCats.vcVilnius · $200K – $500K checksCoatue ManagementNew York · $1M – $20M checks · since 2025Cosmic Venture PartnersAustin · $100K – $5M checksDragoneer Investment GroupSan Francisco · $100K – $5M checks · since 2025East Sunshine VenturesSilicon ValleyEastlink Capital PartnersMenlo Park · $100K – $5M checksElad GilSan Francisco · $100K – $10M checksEmerson Collective InvestingPalo Alto · $100K – $1M checksEverybody Ventures$100K checksExpedite VenturesBerlin · since 2024Felicis VenturesSan Francisco · $500K – $15M checksFirebolt Ventures Management Company, LlcPalo AltoFirestreak VenturesFounders FundSan Francisco · $500K – $5M checksFrontier VenturesCupertino · $100K – $5M checksGaldana VenturesBarcelonaGestio CapitalLondonGlynn Capital ManagementMenlo ParkGreylock PartnersSan Francisco · $100K – $10M checksGroveStreetNewtonHOF CapitalNew York · $500K – $10M checksICONIQSan FranciscoIneffable VenturesStamfordInsight PartnersNew York · $120M – $350M checks · since 2026K3 VenturesSingaporeK3V VenturesSingaporeKaleida CapitalSan DiegoKhosla VenturesMenlo Park · $100K – $20M checksKoru CapitalLakeside CapitalTampa · $100K – $250K checks · since 2024M12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)Seattle · $100K – $10M checks · since 2019Madrona Venture GroupSeattle · $2M – $10M checksMarketX VenturesMastrySan FranciscoMaverick VenturesSan Francisco · $3M – $10M checksMech VenturesLas VegasMGXAbu Dhabi · since 2025Midlothian Angel NetworkMidlothianNearingpoint Venture Partners Inc.TorontoNext Legacy PartnersPortola ValleyNVIDIASanta Clara · since 2024Optic Capital$100K – $1M checksOptimist VenturesNew YorkOssian CapitalMiamiPegasus Tech VenturesSan JosePeter Thielsince 2015Redpoint VenturesWoodside · $100K – $10M checksRiverbend CapitalWashingtonRosecliff VenturesNew York City · $500K checksSam Altmansince 2015Sanctor CapitalNew YorkSequoia CapitalMenlo Park · $100K – $50M checks · since 2026SGH CapitalParisSoftBank GroupTokyo · since 2025SoftBank Vision FundLondonSoma CapitalSacramento · $100K – $300K checksSound VenturesSanta Monica · since 2026SparkLabs KoreaPalo AltoSpeedinvestVienna · $5M – $30M checksSquareOne CapitalMiamiStack CapitalTorontoStandard CapitalSan FranciscoStripesNew YorkSV AngelSan Francisco · $150K – $20M checksT. Rowe PriceBaltimore · since 2025TemasekSingapore · since 2026ThirdbaseNew YorkThomas JamesThrive CapitalNew York · $500K – $25M checks · since 2025Tiger Global ManagementNew York · $1M – $100M checks · since 2024Top Shelf Equity Funds CTouring CapitalSan FranciscoTPGSan Francisco · since 2026Type One VenturesLos Angeles · $100K – $5M checksUncorrelated VenturesLas VegasValkyrieSunnyvaleValkyrie Ventures Management, LlcPark CityVaranium Capital AdvisorsMumbaiVU Venture PartnersSan Francisco · $200K – $1M checksWAGMI VenturesWashington Harbour PartnersArlingtonWealthUnion$10K checksWinslow CapitalMinneapolis · since 2026Wisdom VenturesLos GatosXYZ Venture CapitalSan Francisco · $10K – $5M checksY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checksZ-FellowsNew York · $10K checks

Co-founders at OpenAI

SASam Altman
Sam AltmanFounder
EMElon Musk
Elon MuskFounder
GBGreg Brockman
Greg BrockmanFounder
ISIlya Sutskever
Ilya SutskeverFounder
WZWojciech Zaremba
Wojciech ZarembaFounder
JSJohn Schulman
John SchulmanFounder
AKAndrej Karpathy
Andrej KarpathyFounder
TBTrevor Blackwell
Trevor BlackwellFounder

Board director at New Relic

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New Relic's investors · 12

AccelPalo Alto · $500K – $100M checks · since 2015BenchmarkSan Francisco · $100K – $15M checksCapitalGSan Francisco · $75M – $100M checks · since 2015Dag VenturesPalo Alto · since 2015Four Rivers GroupSan Francisco · since 2015Francisco PartnersSan Francisco · since 2015Golub GrowthChicago · since 2015Insight PartnersNew York · $120M – $350M checksPJCProvidence · $500K – $1.5M checks · since 2015Runa CapitalLuxembourg · $500K – $5M checks · since 2015Tenaya CapitalPalo Alto · $5M – $10M checks · since 2015Trinity VenturesMenlo Park · $500K – $6M checks · since 2015

Co-founders at New Relic

LC
Lewis CirneExecutive Officer, Director
LC
Lew CirneFounder

Former CEO, President & Chairperson at Nextdoor

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Nextdoor's investors · 32

Axel Springer Digital VenturesBerlin · since 2013BBG VenturesNew York · $350K – $1.5M checks · since 2013BenchmarkSan Francisco · $100K – $15M checks · since 2011Bezos Expeditionssince 2013Bond Capital ManagementSan Francisco · $100K – $25M checks · since 2019Coatue ManagementNew York · $1M – $20M checks · since 2014Comcast VenturesNew York · $2M – $15M checks · since 2013Cota CapitalSan Francisco · since 2013Dag VenturesPalo Alto · since 2013Dragoneer Investment GroupSan Francisco · $100K – $5M checks · since 2021EQUIAMSan Francisco · $1M – $10M checks · since 2013Greylock PartnersSan Francisco · $100K – $10M checks · since 2019GV (Google Ventures)Mountain View · $250K – $50M checks · since 2013Insight PartnersNew York · $120M – $350M checks · since 2014IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)San Francisco · $15M – $75M checks · since 2013K2 GlobalSingapore · since 2013Khosla VenturesMenlo Park · $100K – $20M checks · since 2013Kleiner PerkinsMenlo Park · $500K – $15M checks · since 2013Linus VenturesPrinceton · since 2013Monk's Hill VenturesSingapore · since 2013Pear VCSan Francisco · $150K – $4M checks · since 2013Pinnacle VenturesMenlo Park · since 2013Redpoint VenturesWoodside · $100K – $10M checks · since 2014Riverwood CapitalMenlo Park · $25M – $250M checks · since 2019Shasta VenturesMenlo Park · $250K – $6M checks · since 2011Slow VenturesSan Francisco · $50K – $1M checks · since 2008The Perkins Fundsince 2013Tiger Global ManagementNew York · $1M – $100M checks · since 2013Top Corner CapitalBurlingame · since 2013U First CapitalSilicon Valley · since 2013Valor Capital GroupNew York · $100K – $5M checks · since 2013Ventura CapitalLondon · since 2013

Co-founders at Nextdoor

NTNirav Tolia
Nirav ToliaFounder
SLSarah Leary
Sarah LearyFounder
PJPrakash Janakiraman
Prakash JanakiramanFounder
DW
David WiesenFounder

Experience

  1. OpenAIChief Financial Officercurrent2024 — presentUnited States
  2. WalmartMember Board Of Directorscurrent2018 — present
  3. ConsenSysMember Board Of Directorscurrent2022 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  4. Stanford UniversityMember Board of Trusteescurrent2026 — present
  5. Operation HOPEMember of the Board of Advisorscurrent2021 — presentAtlanta, Georgia, United States
  6. Ladies Who LaunchCo-launchercurrent2013 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  7. Blavatnik School of Government, University of OxfordMember of the Board of Advisors2022 — 2025Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
  8. Stanford Digital Economy LabMember of the Board of Advisors2021 — 2025Stanford, California, United States
  9. NextdoorChief Executive Officer2018 — 2024San Francisco Bay Area
  10. SlackMember Board Of Directors2017 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
  11. SquareCFO2012 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
  12. New Relic, Inc.Member Board Of Directors2014 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
  13. Salesforce.comSenior Vice President, Finance & Strategy2011 — 2012
  14. Goldman SachsManaging Director - Business Unit Leader for Technology2000 — 2011
  15. McKinsey & CompanyBusiness Analyst1996 — 1998
  16. Arthur AndersenScholar1991 — 1992

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Partner at Canary

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Sarah Friar?
Sarah Friar is chief financial officer at OpenAI. She previously served as chief executive officer of Nextdoor, taking the company public in 2021, and earlier held roles including chief financial officer at Square (now Block, Inc.), senior vice president of finance and strategy at Salesforce, and executive positions at Goldman Sachs and McKinsey. She serves on the boards of Walmart and ConsenSys and on the Board of Trustees of Stanford University, co-founded Ladies Who Launch, holds an MEng from the University of Oxford and an MBA from Stanford, and was granted an OBE in 2019.
Where does Sarah Friar work?
Sarah Friar is Chief Financial Officer at OpenAI and Board director at New Relic and Former CEO, President & Chairperson at Nextdoor.
What check size does Sarah Friar write?
Sarah Friar typically writes checks of $5K – $50K.
Where did Sarah Friar go to school?
Sarah Friar studied at Stanford University Graduate School of Business (MBA); University of Oxford (MEng, Metallurgy).

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