Ellen Pao – Startup Investor Profile

General Info

Ellen Pao is a venture capitalist with a diverse professional background. She has made 14 investments, with Dagger being her latest investment (Series A on March 29, 2022) and 4 portfolio exits, including Reddit. Ellen Pao’s career includes roles at reddit, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, BEA Systems, and more. She is known for implementing changes at Reddit to address harassment issues. Ellen Pao co-founded Project Include, a non-profit focusing on diversity and inclusion in tech startups. Her investment check size and partnership style are not specifically mentioned in the available information.
Location: San Francisco, CA
Country: China
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Investment Stages: pre-seed, seed
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🤖 AI Activity Report

Status: low-active

AI Reasoning: Search results show Ellen Pao’s latest known investment was in Dagger (Series A on March 29, 2022). From that date to November 1, 2025 is 3 years 7 months – more than 12 months. Therefore classify as low-active.

Angel activity thresholds:
Low Activity – Only known angel investments more than 12 months ago.
Active – Known angel investments between the last 12 and 6 months.
Very Active – Known angel investments in the last 6 months.

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