Reid Hoffman

Reid Hoffman

Partner atGreylockFirm active Sep 29Bay Area

Reid Hoffman is a partner at Greylock who co-founded LinkedIn and served as executive vice president at PayPal. He focuses on early-stage investing in network effects businesses.

What Reid can write

Writes checks of$1M to $30M+
Comes in atSeed, Series ACan lead the round
Ownership target> 12%At first check
Email the firm[email protected]The firm's own inbox for founders.

Greylock writes $1M to $30M+ checks, larger than 83% of firms in the atlas.

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Career

  1. PayPal · executive vice president
  2. LinkedIn
    2003
  3. Greylock · Partner
    Now
  4. LinkedIn · co-founder

Companies founded

LinkedInManas AIInflection

Investments named in public bios

FacebookAirbnbAuroraEntrepreneur FirstInflectionMicrosoftNauto

Focus

early-stage investingnetwork effectsconsumer technologyautonomous transportationcryptocurrencynetworks

Education

Stanford University, B.S. with distinction in symbolic systemsOxford University, master’s degree in philosophy

Also at Greylock

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Questions

Who is Reid Hoffman?

Reid Hoffman is a partner at Greylock who co-founded LinkedIn and served as executive vice president at PayPal. He focuses on early-stage investing in network effects businesses.

How much does Reid Hoffman invest?

Reid Hoffman invests through Greylock, which writes checks of $1M to $30M+ at seed, series a.

How do I pitch Reid Hoffman?

Email [email protected], the firm's inbox for founders, and name Reid in the subject. A warm intro from a founder Greylock backed works better.

What did Reid Hoffman do before Greylock?

executive vice president at PayPal; LinkedIn; co-founder at LinkedIn.

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