Investing Profile

Elad Gil(1)

AngelInvestor
Co-founder at Color
eladgil.comSan Francisco, California
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Elad Gil's investing connections

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Connected to Jai Choi (Partech Ventures).

Networks Elad is a member of
NewCo Network
1585 CONNECTIONS
Top-Patents Network
1029 CONNECTIONS
University of Washington Applied Physics Laboratory Network
841 CONNECTIONS
Google Network
476 CONNECTIONS
Center for Rural Health Leadership Network
432 CONNECTIONS

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Current Investing Position
Think Colorado
Investment Range
$10K - $500K
Sweet Spot
$100K
Investments On Record
209

Elad Gil is on these Sector & Stage Rankings

Elad Gil's Investments On Record (155)

CompanyStageDateRound SizeTotal Raised
Cognition
Series DMay 2026$1B
Series CSep 2025$400M
Series BMar 2025$300M
Series AMar 2024$21M
$1.9B
Co-investors: Keith Bender (Pear VC), Fred Ehrsam (Paradigm), Aaref Hilaly (Bain Capital Ventures), Peter Thiel (Founders Fund), Brandon Reeves (Lux Capital), Nitesh Banta (Stellar Capital), Sarah Guo (Conviction Partners), Tony Xu, Karim Atiyeh, John Collison, Patrick Collison, bill weathersby
NavigateAI
SeedMay 2026$25M
$25M
Co-investors: Gautam Gupta (Alex Angels (Alexandria Angel Network))
Socket
Series CMay 2026$60M
Series BOct 2024$40M
Series AAug 2023$20M
SeedMay 2022$5M
$140M
Co-investors: Martin Casado (Andreessen Horowitz), Zane Lackey (Andreessen Horowitz), Miles Grimshaw (Thrive Capital), Fred Ehrsam (Paradigm), Jed McCaleb (Pantera Capital), John Lilly (Greylock), Ramtin Naimi (Abstract Ventures), Michael Anderson (Framework Ventures), Mark Cuban (PKF The Consulting House, Dubai - UAE), Kevin Hartz (A* Capital (A Star Capital)), Andrew Peterson (Sweater Ventures), Nat Friedman (C2 Investment), Daniel Gross (C2 Investment), Guillermo Rauch, Frederic Kerrest, Arash Ferdowsi, Charlie Cheever, Balaji Srinivasan, Julia Hartz, Dylan Field, John Collison, Christina Cacioppo, Tobias Lutke, Aaron Levie, Jawed Karim
Frame Security
Series UnknownMay 2026$50M
$50M
Co-investors: Shardul Shah (Index Ventures), Assaf Rappaport
Petual
SeedApr 2026$20M
$20M
BuildForever
SeedApr 2026$10M
$10M
Co-investors: Scott Belsky (A24), Gokul Rajaram (Top-Patents), Paul Buchheit (Y Combinator), Shishir Mehrotra, Fidji Simo, Ben Silbermann, Guillermo Rauch
Applied Compute
Series UnknownApr 2026$80M
Series UnknownOct 2025$80M
$160M
Co-investors: Brandon Reeves (Lux Capital), Leigh Marie Braswell (Kleiner Perkins), Omri Casspi
Saronic
Series DMar 2026$1.8B
Series CFeb 2025$600M
Series BJul 2024$180M
$2.6B
Co-investors: Alex Moore (8VC), Paul Kwan (General Catalyst), Joe Lonsdale (8VC), Katherine Boyle (Andreessen Horowitz), Byron Deeter (Bessemer Venture Partners), Jackson Moses (Afore Capital), Ilya Fushman (Kleiner Perkins), Raymond Tonsing (Caffeinated Capital), Dorin Baniel (NightDragon), Philip Carson (Cubit Capital), Thomas Tull

Elad Gil's Experience

Co-founder Color2013 - Present
Startup Helper Gil Capital / Gil & Co2008 - Present
Co-founder Color GenomicsPresent
Startup Helper VariousPresent
Startup Helper Gil CapitalPresent
Startup Helper Top-PatentsPresent
Startup Helper NewCoPresent
Startup Helper Molecular RealityPresent
CEO and Co-Founder Hercules ChessPresent
Startup Helper Center for Rural Health LeadershipPresent
Startup Helper The Grameen Creative LabPresent
Startup Helper Asset Management GroupPresent
Startup Helper University of Washington Applied Physics LaboratoryPresent
Startup Helper Xtripe AngelsPresent
Startup Helper variousPresent
Vice President Twitter2009 - 2012
CEO and Co-Founder Mixer Labs2007 - 2009
Product Management Google2004 - 2007
Consultant McKinsey & Company2003 - 2004

Elad Gil's Education

University of California, San Diego BA, BS Mathematics, Molecular Biology
UC San Diego BA BS, Mathematics, Molecular Biology
UC San Diego BA, BS Mathematics, Molecular Biology