Chamath Palihapitiya - Founder and Chief Executive Officer @ Social Capital

Overview

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Primary Job Title Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Primary Organization
Social Capital

Location San Francisco Bay Area, California, United States
Regions West Coast, Western US
Gender Male

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Website about.me/chamath
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Chamath Palihapitiya is the Founder and Managing Partner of Social Capital. He previously worked at BMO Nesbitt Burns as an Associate of the Interest Rate Derivatives Group. Chamath Palihapitiya attended the University of Waterloo.

Personal Investments

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Chamath Palihapitiya

has made

investments. Their latest investment was

Series A - Feastables

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Feastables

raised

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Announced Date	Organization Name	Lead Investor	Funding Round	Money Raised
obfuscated obfuscation	Feastables	—	Series A - Feastables	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Berkshire Grey	—	Post-IPO Equity - Berkshire Grey	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Sunlight Financial	—	Post-IPO Equity - Sunlight Financial	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Proterra	—	Post-IPO Equity - Proterra	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	DOOR	—	Post-IPO Equity - DOOR	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	SuperRare	—	Series A - SuperRare	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	On Deck	—	Series A - On Deck	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Pipe	—	Venture Round - Pipe	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	SoFi	—	Post-IPO Equity - SoFi	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Desktop Metal	—	Post-IPO Equity - Desktop Metal	obfuscated obfuscation

Partner Investments

Number of Partner Investments

Announced Date	Organization Name	Investor Name	Lead Investor	Funding Round	Money Raised
obfuscated obfuscation	Objection	Social Impact Capital	—	Seed Round - Objection	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Mast Reforestation	Social Capital	Yes	Series B - Mast Reforestation	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Mitra Chem	Social Capital	—	Series B - Mitra Chem	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Flock	Social Capital	—	Series B - Flock	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Syapse	Social Capital	—	Venture Round - Syapse	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Palmetto	Social Capital	Yes	Series C - Palmetto	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Perimeter Medical Imaging	Social Capital	Yes	Post-IPO Equity - Perimeter Medical Imaging	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Mitra Chem	Social Capital	Yes	Series A - Mitra Chem	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Syndica	Social Capital	Yes	Seed Round - Syndica	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Flock	Social Capital	Yes	Series A - Flock	obfuscated obfuscation

Exits

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Chamath Palihapitiya

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exit -

Sunlight Financial

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exits. Their most notable exits are

Sunlight Financial

SoFi

, and

Proterra

Sunlight Financial Sunlight Financial is a premier, technology-enabled point-of-sale financing company.
SoFi SoFi is a finance company that offers a range of lending and wealth management services.
Proterra Proterra develops battery-electric buses that help eliminate fossil fuel dependency and reduce costs.
Porch Group Porch Group is a vertical software platform for residential environments.
MP Materials MP Materials provides a sustainable, low-cost supply chain of coveted materials that help power the modern economy.
GoInstant GoInstant offers a collaboration API that allows developers to build real-time, multiuser apps.
GateGuru GateGuru is a 'day-of' travel mobile app that enhances in-airport consumer experience by providing planning and booking services.
Friend.ly Friend.ly is a social Q&A site allowing users to post questions on different subjects and get them answered.
Five Stars Five Stars is a payment and loyalty platform that offers marketing, point of sale, and business development services to local businesses.
DOOR DOOR provides integrated hardware and software solutions.

Jobs

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Chamath Palihapitiya

has

current jobs including

Chairman

LotusFlare

Co-Founder & Executive Chairman

Athos

, and

Owner

Golden State Warriors

. Additionally,

Chamath Palihapitiya

has had

past jobs including

VP of Growth, Mobile & International, VP of Platform & Product Marketing

Organization Name	Title At Company	Start Date	End Date
Meta	VP of Growth, Mobile & International, VP of Platform & Product Marketing	2007	2008
Mayfield Fund	Venture Capitalist	Jan 1, 2006	Jan 1, 2007
Mayfield Fund	Principal	Jan 1, 2006	Jan 1, 2007
Winamp	Product & Business Development	—	—
AOL	Vice President & General Manager, AIM+ICQ	—	—

Board and Advisor Roles

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Number of Past Board & Advisor Roles

Chamath Palihapitiya

holds

board and advisor roles including

Member of the Board of Directors

Agnitus

Member of the Board of Directors

Remind

, and

Member of the Board of Directors

Treehouse

Agnitus Member of the Board of DirectorsNov 2012
Remind Member of the Board of DirectorsNov 2012
Treehouse Member of the Board of Directors
Integrated Plasmonics Chairman of the Board of Directors
Palmetto Board Member
Golden State Warriors Board Member
Crushpath Member of the Board of Directors
Replicon Member of the Board of Directors
Remote Health Board Member and Co-Founder
Slack Board Member

Organization Name	Title At Company	Start Date	End Date
Syapse	Board Member	Nov 2012	Sep 2020
Glooko	Founding Board Member	—	2018
Lemon	Member of the Board of Directors	Sep 1, 2009	Sep 1, 2011
Playdom	Member of the Board of Directors	Aug 1, 2008	Jul 1, 2010
Yammer	Member of the Board of Observer	—	—
HomeHero	Partner, S23P	—	—
mPharma	Board of Director	2015	—

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