About Elad Gil
Elad Gil is an entrepreneur, an angel investor and a board member based out of San Francisco, United States. They did their Doctoral from MIT. Their journey in the startup ecosystem started in 2008 through GeoAPI. Elad Gil has founded 4 companies. They are currently acting as the founder of Galaxy, and as the co-founder of Color. As an angel investor, Elad Gil has a portfolio of 133 companies, focusing primarily on sectors like Enterprise Applications, High Tech and 25 more sectors. They invest in companies across United States, United Kingdom and 5 more. Their most notable investments include companies like Airbnb and Coinbase. Elad Gil is currently serving as a board member at Quartzy.
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Elad Gil's Investments
Elad Gil has invested in 133 companies. Their most recent investment was in Odyssey (Series B Round) on Jun 17, 2026. Their investments are primarily in Enterprise Applications, High Tech and 25 more sectors. Their investment portfolio include companies in United States, United Kingdom and 5 more.Here is the list of recent investments by Elad Gil:
Date | Company | Round | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jun 17, 2026 | Series B | $310M | and 10 more | |
May 11, 2026 | Series A | $50M | and 3 more | |
Apr 22, 2026 | Seed | $9.5M | ||
Mar 31, 2026 | Series B | $60M |
Elad Gil's Portfolio Exits
Here is the list of top portfolio exits by Elad Gil:
Company | Description | Location | Total Funding | Founded Year | Exit Type | Exit Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Provider of accommodations, experiences, and related services through an online platform | San Francisco (United States) | $3.07B | 2008 | IPO | Feb 05, 2010 | |
Online platform for crypto portfolio | San Francisco (United States) | $547M | 2012 | IPO | Apr 14, 2021 | |
Developer of a collaborative interface design and digital whiteboard platform | San Francisco (United States) | $749M | 2012 | IPO | Jul 31, 2025 | |
Provider of integrated point of sale and business management solutions | San Francisco (United States) | $520M | 2009 | IPO | Nov 19, 2015 |
Elad Gil's Portfolio Unicorns
Elad Gil has 35 unicorns in the portfolio including Stripe, Perplexity and 33 more.
Here is the list of top portfolio unicorns by Elad Gil:
Company | Short Description | Total Funding | Founded Year | Current Stage | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Provider of financial infrastructure solutions for revenue growth and payment processing | $9.81B | 2010 | Series I | San Francisco | |
AI-powered search and answer generation | $1.72B | 2022 | Series E | San Francisco |
Elad Gil's Founded Companies
Here is the list of top founded companies by Elad Gil:
Company | Short Description | Total Funding | Founded Year | Current Stage | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Provider of end-to-end Virtual clinic offering cancer-based solutions | $491M | 2013 | Series E | Burlingame | |
API to find Geolocation for users | - | 2008 | Acqui-Hired | San Mateo | |
Provider of funding and mentorship for founder-led investment initiatives | - | 2022 | Unfunded | Delhi |
Elad Gil's Board Memberships
Elad Gil has 1 current board membership in Quartzy.Here is the detail of this board membership:
Company | Description | Total Funding | Current Stage | Membership Status | Appointment Date | Cessation Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Provider of web-based platform for labs management | $56.9M | Series C | CURRENT | Jan 05, 2016 | - |
Elad Gil's Top News
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Visa Makes Yet Another Cryptocurrency Investment: Term SheetFortune•Jul 10, 2019•Visa, Anchorage Digital, Blockchain Capital, Andreessen Horowitz and 8 others
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Fresh out of Y Combinator Leena AI scores $2M seed roundTechCrunch+•Sep 19, 2018•Leena AI, FundersClub, Quiet Capital, Cathexis and 3 others
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Dirt Protocol raises $3M for a decentralized, blockchain-based approach to information vettingTechCrunch+•Jul 11, 2018•DIRT Protocol, General Catalyst, Greylock Partners, Lightspeed and 10 others
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