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Paul Yacoubian is the Managing Partner at Y Combinator Continuity, currently based in San Francisco, California. Before transitioning into venture capital, he worked as a software engineer at TellApart, an early-stage advertising technology startup, and earned his undergraduate degree in Computer Science from Stanford University. Through his current investment vehicle, he has backed more than 50 growth-stage companies, realizing significant liquidity events from the initial public offerings of DoorDash in 2020 and Instacart in 2022. His recent transaction history highlights a strong emphasis on the artificial intelligence sector, demonstrated by his participation in a $500 million financing round for Scale AI in May 2024. Today, Yacoubian leverages his technical engineering background to evaluate and fund later-stage technology enterprises, maintaining a core investment focus on enterprise software, artificial intelligence, financial technology, and developer tools.