Trip Adler is a co-founder of Scribd and Created by Humans. He also serves as a partner at Rebel Fund.
What Trip can write
Writes checks of$25K to $500K
Comes in atSeedMostly follows a lead
Ownership target< 5%At first check
Best routeA warm introAsk a founder in their portfolio.
Rebel Fund writes $25K to $500K checks, larger than 1% of firms in the atlas.
Bars: how many firms report each check band. Highlighted: Rebel Fund.Career
- Scribd · CEO2007-2023
- Created by Humans · Co-founder & CEO2024-null
- Rebel Fund · PartnerNow
Companies founded
ScribdCreated by Humans
Focus
document publishingAI rights licensing
Education
Harvard University, biophysics degree
Also at Rebel Fund
Dan SirokerPartner (Optimizely Co-founder)
Daniel KanPartner (Cruise Co-founder)
Jared HeymanManaging Partner
Luis FortuñoManaging Director
Max MullenPartner (Instacart Co-founder)
Sebastian MejiaPartner (Rappi Co-founder)
Steve HuffmanPartner (Reddit Co-founder)
Jonathan HirschPartner (Paradigm — biotech)
Partners like Trip
At firms with a similar stage, sector and check size.
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One email when Trip's firm raises a fund, adds a partner or shows new activity.
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Raising a pre-seed or seed round? We write $1M to $5M first checks and help founders with distribution. A partner reads every deck.
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Who is Trip Adler?
Trip Adler is a co-founder of Scribd and Created by Humans. He also serves as a partner at Rebel Fund.
How much does Trip Adler invest?
Trip Adler invests through Rebel Fund, which writes checks of $25K to $500K at seed.
How do I pitch Trip Adler?
A warm intro from a founder Rebel Fund backed works best.
What did Trip Adler do before Rebel Fund?
CEO at Scribd; Co-founder & CEO at Created by Humans.
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