Auren Hoffman

Auren Hoffman is a General Partner at Flex Capital and the CEO and Chief Historian of SafeGraph. See portfolio and contact routes.

About Auren Hoffman

Auren Hoffman is a General Partner at Flex Capital and the CEO and Chief Historian of SafeGraph, a location-data firm he founded in 2016 after previously leading the public data platform LiveRamp (NYSE: RAMP) [2][3][4]. As an angel investor, he has backed over 120 to 300 technology companies, primarily focusing on B2B SaaS, data infrastructure, artificial intelligence, enterprise software, healthcare, developer tools, and advertising [2][8][10][12]. He typically invests in early-stage ventures across the United States, with a strong concentration in San Francisco and Silicon Valley [10][12]. While specific check sizes are not publicly disclosed, his pattern of frequent angel participation suggests he often leads or co-leads early rounds rather than solely following [2][6]. Notable portfolio companies include LiveRamp (his own founding), Datavant (where he serves as a board member), Dialog (co-founded with Peter Thiel), and SafeGraph [2][3][11][12]. Hoffman distinguishes himself by emphasizing that SafeGraph provides only factual historical data about physical places, not analytics, and he publicly articulates this view through his blog and podcast, “Summation” [9][11].

Auren Hoffman at a glance

Role
Founder, CEO and Chief Historian
Location
San Francisco, California, United States
Investor type
Individual/Angel
Portfolio companies listed
77
Investments recorded
85

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