# Elad Gil

> Elad Gil is a Silicon Valley polymath - biologist-turned-Googler-turned-Twitter VP-turned-solo venture capitalist - who has backed 40+ unicorns including Airbnb, Stripe, Coinbase, Pinterest, and OpenAI. Managing $3+ billion as one of the largest solo GPs in venture history, he also co-founded Color Genomics, wrote the 'High Growth Handbook' (published by Stripe Press), and co-hosts the No Priors AI podcast with Sarah Guo. His blog (Elad Blog) reaches tens of thousands of readers on startups, AI, and longevity.

- **Role:** Solo GP / Managing Partner at Elad Gil (venture fund)
- **Organizations:** Elad Gil (venture fund), Color Health (Co-Founder & Chairman), Navan (Board Member), Anduril Industries (Board Member), BioAge Labs (Advisor)
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** B.S. in Mathematics, UC San Diego, B.S. in Molecular Biology, UC San Diego, Ph.D. in Biology, MIT
- **Known for:** Backed 40+ unicorn companies including Airbnb, Stripe, Coinbase, Pinterest, OpenAI, Figma, Notion, Anduril, Built one of the largest solo GP venture funds in history with $3+ billion AUM, Published 'High Growth Handbook' (Stripe Press) - definitive guide to scaling startups

## Career timeline

- **2001** — Completed Ph.D. in Biology at MIT; published research on genes related to lifespan
- **2004** — Joined Google as Product Manager; founded Google's Mobile team
- **2004-2007** — Led Google Mobile Maps, Mobile Gmail; helped grow Google from 1,500 to 15,000 employees
- **2007** — Left Google to found Mixer Labs (geolocation startup)
- **2009** — Mixer Labs acquired by Twitter
- **2009-2012** — VP Corporate Development & Strategy at Twitter; ran Geo, Search, and M&A
- **2012** — Left Twitter; began angel investing full-time
- **2015** — Co-founded Color Genomics (now Color Health) with Nish Bhat, Taylor Sittler, Othman Laraki
- **2016** — Stepped down as CEO of Color Genomics; continued as Co-Founder & Chairman
- **2018** — Published 'High Growth Handbook' with Stripe Press
- **2020s** — Built one of the largest solo GP venture funds; surpassed $3B AUM
- **2023** — Raised $1.1 billion fund
- **2024** — Announced Monumental - K-12 education initiative described as 'SpaceX for education'
- **2025** — Raised Cosmic - Aleph 3 fund at $1.77 billion; continued AI and longevity investments
- **2026** — Invested in Saronic (Series D); portfolio company Braintrust raised $80M Series B

## Achievements

- Backed 40+ unicorn companies including Airbnb, Stripe, Coinbase, Pinterest, OpenAI, Figma, Notion, Anduril
- Built one of the largest solo GP venture funds in history with $3+ billion AUM
- Published 'High Growth Handbook' (Stripe Press) - definitive guide to scaling startups
- Co-founded Color Genomics (Color Health) - pioneering consumer genomics company
- Founded Google's Mobile team; original PM for Google Mobile Maps and Mobile Gmail
- VP Corp Dev & Strategy at Twitter; oversaw key acquisitions during high-growth era
- Co-hosts 'No Priors' AI podcast with Sarah Guo
- 317 total investments on record across 130+ companies
- Published PhD research identifying a gene involved in lifespan at MIT
- Raised $1.77 billion fund (Cosmic - Aleph 3) in 2025

## Latest updates

- **2026-03** — Invested in Saronic (defense tech, Series D) on March 31, 2026
- **2026-02** — Portfolio company Braintrust raised $80M Series B at $800M+ valuation
- **2025-07** — Raised Cosmic - Aleph 3 fund at $1.77 billion target
- **2025-05** — Invested in NewLimit's $130M Series B (longevity/epigenetics, led by Kleiner Perkins)
- **2024-04** — Announced Monumental - vision for SpaceX-style K-12 education initiative

## Links

- Website: https://eladgil.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eladgil/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/eladgil

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Last updated: 2026-05-19