Paul Sagan

Paul Sagan is a Senior Advisor and Executive in Residence at General Catalyst. See portfolio, sector focus and contact routes.

About Paul Sagan

Paul Sagan is a Senior Advisor and Executive in Residence at General Catalyst, where he previously served as a managing director after stepping down as CEO of Akamai Technologies. As an angel investor, he typically invests personal capital in promising companies, with his latest documented investment occurring in August 2018 in RiskRecon, a network management software firm. His portfolio includes notable companies such as Akamai Technologies, where he remains on the board, RiskRecon, and organizations like Moderna and ProPublica where he holds leadership roles. Sagan has made 13 total investments as an angel investor, though specific check sizes and whether he leads or follows rounds are not publicly detailed in available sources. He is a three-time Emmy Award winner who began his career in broadcast television news before transitioning to technology and venture capital. While he serves as the chairman of ProPublica and a Catalyst Advisor at General Catalyst, no distinctive public investment thesis or published writing on his specific sector or geographic focus is explicitly cited in the search results.

Paul Sagan at a glance

Role
Sr. Advisor & Executive in Residence (XIR)
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Investor type
Individual/Angel
Focus areas
General
Portfolio companies listed
11
Investments recorded
13

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Paul Sagan (Boston, Massachusetts, United States) — sector focus: General.
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Where is Paul Sagan based?
Paul Sagan is based in Boston, Massachusetts, United States.

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