General Partner & Former GitHub CEO of AI Grant / Ex-GitHub
"Nat Friedman piloted GitHub Copilot into the world's first massive commercial AI software product before becoming a top AI investor."
Nat Friedman
General Partner & Former GitHub CEO • AI Grant / Ex-GitHub
As CEO of GitHub, Nat Friedman worked closely with OpenAI to launch GitHub Copilot, demonstrating to the global developer community that generative AI could dramatically accelerate software engineering speed.
After stepping down from GitHub, Friedman partnered with Daniel Gross to launch AI Grant, funding dozens of early-stage AI startups including Perplexity, Suno, and ElevenLabs.
Friedman also launched the Vesuvius Challenge—using high-resolution CT scans and AI algorithms to read carbonized ancient Herculaneum papyrus scrolls for the first time in 2,000 years.
"The best tech products feel like magic tricks that save you hours of effort every day."
— Nat Friedman, AI Grant / Ex-GitHub
Move fast when platform shifts occur—being early to generative AI code generation gave GitHub an unshakeable moat.
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