Summary
Julian Shapiro is a General Partner investing in deeptech at Julian.capital and the founder of DeepChecks.vc, pairing engineering rigor with growth-marketing muscle to back hardware, chips, sensors, robotics, and medtech startups. A former engineer who created Velocity.js — an animation engine used by WhatsApp, Samsung, and Uber — he translated product-level craftsmanship into growth leadership as VP of Marketing at early Webflow and later as founder of Demand Curve. He excels at helping technical founders find customers and scale go-to-market until Series A, and his fund moves quickly with founder-friendly checks and practical operational support. Julian.com, where he’s written to millions for a decade, showcases his knack for breaking down hard skills and ideas into teachable frameworks. Uncommonly for a VC, he still ships product (e.g., VCSheet.com) and runs the largest deeptech founder CRM through Deep Checks, giving portfolio companies unusually direct access to niche customers and partners. Based in San Francisco, he blends open-source credibility, startup execution, and a curiosity that spans scientific breakthroughs, ranch life, and audiophile gear.
12 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Y Combinator
English