Investing Profile

Philip Kaplan

Angel

Founder and CEO at DistroKid

San Francisco, California

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University of Washington Applied Physics Laboratory Network

837 CONNECTIONS

Sm4rt Predictive Systems Network

295 CONNECTIONS

Booz Allen Hamilton Network

67 CONNECTIONS

CRV Network

44 CONNECTIONS

Syracuse University Network

30 CONNECTIONS

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Current Investing Position

DistroKid President

Investments On Record

Philip Kaplan is on these Sector & Stage Rankings

San Francisco Bay Area

Philip Kaplan's Investments On Record (12)

Company	StageDateRound Size	Total Raised
Upbeat	Series UnknownJun 2017$2M	$2M
Co-investors: Wei Guo (UpHonest Capital), Esther Dyson (EPAM Systems)
fitmob	Series BJan 2015$5M	$15M
Co-investors: Tim Chang (Mayfield Fund), Clark Landry (CESPPA), Rick Marini (Catapult Capital), Jonah Goodhart (WGI Group), Chris Sang (CP Ventures), Ryan Freedman (Alpaca VC), Mark Britto (Paypal), Narendra Rocherolle (The Start Project), Paige Craig (Outlander VC), Rashaun Williams
Reddit	Series BSep 2014$50M	$1.3B
Co-investors: Joshua Kushner (Thrive Capital), Ron Conway (SV Angel), Peter Thiel (Founders Fund), Alfred Lin (Sequoia Capital), Marc Andreessen (Andreessen Horowitz), Kevin Hartz (Founders Fund), Mariam Naficy (Heretic Ventures), Ronald Conway Sr. (NewCo), Calvin Broadus (Hotmail), Michael Abramson (Newlands), Rick Marini (Catapult Capital), Paul Buchheit (Y Combinator), Bryan Rosenblatt (Craft Ventures), Vic Koch (Gokin Solar), Ryan Merket (Jude AI), Edward Lando (Biowear), Scott Belsky (A24), David Sacks (Craft Ventures), Judd Morgenstern (Partners Resolute), Max Altman (Saga), Jacob Kerzner, Sam Altman, Yishan Wong, Jared Leto
Nuzzel	SeedJun 2014$2M SeedNov 2012$2M	$6M
Co-investors: Stan Chudnovsky (NFX), James Currier (NFX), Akash Garg (Electric Capital), George Zachary (CRV), Jeff Clavier (Uncork Capital), Ullas Naik (Streamlined Ventures), Zachary Bogue (DCVC (Data Collective)), Andrew Miller (Generate), Mark Goldstein (Builders VC), Matt Cutts (United States Digital Service), Matt Mazzeo (Coatue Management), Narendra Rocherolle (The Start Project), Ryan Spoon (ESPN), Othman Laraki (Frontier Medicines), Kent Lindstrom (8-Bit Capital), Jon Nordmark (Angel), Mark Jacobstein (Sleuth), Michael Marquez (Morado Venture Partners), Max Levchin (Scifi Vc), Michael Birch (The Battery), Rick Marini (Catapult Capital), Nellie Levchin (Scifi Vc), Ashvin Patel (Morado Venture Partners), Alexander Rosen (Ridge Ventures (Formerly known as IDG Ventures USA)), Alex Rosen (Ridge Ventures (Formerly known as IDG Ventures USA)), Anthony Soohoo (AI Fund), Ronny Conway (A Capital), James Hong (NewCo), Raymond Tonsing (Caffeinated Capital), Eric Ries (O'Reilly Media), Dave McClure (Practical Venture Capital), Steve Chen, Dharmesh Shah, Anil Dharni, Russ Fradin, Marc Benioff, Jim Young, Russell Fradin, Jonathan Boutelle, Ronny Conway
Medium	Series AJan 2014$25M	$190M
Co-investors: Chris Sacca (Lowercarbon Capital), M.G. Siegler (GV (Google Ventures)), MG Siegler (GV (Google Ventures)), Ben Horowitz (Andreessen Horowitz), Ron Conway (SV Angel), Peter Chernin (TCG (The Chernin Group)), Ronald Conway Sr. (NewCo), John Borthwick (Betaworks Ventures), Tim O'Reilly (O'Reilly AlphaTech Ventures), Josh Elman (Greylock Partners), David Sze (Greylock Partners), Gary Vaynerchuk (Twitter), James Hong (NewCo), Jason Calacanis (Uber), Rick Johanson (In/Visible Ventures), Matt Mazzeo (Coatue Management)
Mouth Foods	Series ANov 2013$2M	$9.1M
Co-investors: Jason Calacanis (Uber), Andy Appelbaum (RiverPark Ventures), Joanne Wilson (Gotham Gal Ventures)
August Home	SeedMar 2013$2M	$73M
Co-investors: Jeff Clavier (Uncork Capital), Tony Conrad (True Ventures), Aileen Lee (Cowboy Ventures), Rob Stavis (Bessemer Venture Partners), Matt Ocko (DCVC (Data Collective)), Sterling Witzke (Winklevoss Capital), David Wu (Maveron), David Spector (ThirdLove), Jay Adelson (Center Electric), William Guttman (Saturn Partners), Michael Marquez (Morado Venture Partners), Rick Marini (Catapult Capital), Matt Mullenweg (Audrey Capital), Constance Freedman (Moderne Ventures), Rashaun Williams
FOBO	SeedOct 2012$2M	$2M
Co-investors: Kevin Rose (True Ventures), Chris Sacca (Lowercarbon Capital), Arjun Sethi (Tribe Capital), Bobby Goodlatte (Notable Capital (formerly GGV Capital)), Joe Stump (Challenge Accepted, LLC), Owen Van Natta (Prefix Capital), Christina Brodbeck (Rivet Ventures), Dave Morin (Offline Ventures), Tim Ferriss (Angel investor), Karl Jacob (Loansnap), Joshua Schachter, Justin Waldron, David Prager, Augusto Marietti

Philip Kaplan's Experience

Founder and CEO University of Washington Applied Physics LaboratoryPresent

Founder and CEO AdbritePresent

Chairman DistroKidPresent

Founder and CEO Negative HeadphonesPresent

Senior Consultant Booz Allen HamiltonPresent

Founder and CEO Sm4rt Predictive SystemsPresent

Founder and CEO LeadDynoPresent

Entrepreneur in Residence CRVPresent

Founder & CEO Negative AudioPresent

Founder and CEO DistroKid2012 - 2024

Founder and CEO TinyLetter2010 - 2011

Co-founder and President Blippy2009 - 2010

Entrepreneur in Residence Charles River Ventures2009 - 2009

Founder and CEO AdBrite2003 - 2008

Founder and CEO Fuckedcompany.com2000 - 2004

Founder and CEO PK Interactive1999 - 2004

Technical Project Manager THINK New Ideas1998 - 1999

Senior Consultant Booz Allen & Hamilton1997 - 1998

Philip Kaplan's Education

Syracuse University BS Information Management and Technology

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