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Paulina Szyzdek

Investor at Hugging Face

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Overview

Paulina Szyzdek is an investor at Hugging Face[1] and a venture capital investor and operator with over 15 years of experience across global finance, venture capital, and deep tech ecosystems in the US, Europe, and Asia[2]. Szyzdek serves as Principal at E12 Ventures, where Szyzdek invests in and partners with companies across AI, industrial systems, and frontier technologies[3]. Additionally, Szyzdek has been an angel investor since January 2021[4], founded HardTech Reads: AI & Robotics Revolution in May 2024[5], and serves on the Advisory Council of Harvard Business Review[6] and the Advisory Board Venture Committee of AI 2030[8]. Szyzdek holds an MBA from Hult International Business School[12] and completed coursework in governance for startup board members at Stanford University[11].

Profile introduction
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I’m a venture capital investor and operator working at the intersection of AI, robotics, and enterprise transformation, with 15+ years of experience across global finance, venture capital, and deep tech ecosystems across the US, Europe and Asia. My work focuses on identifying where breakthrough technologies can create real-world impact — and helping turn those opportunities into scalable businesses. As a Principal at E12 Ventures, I invest in and partner with companies across AI, industrial systems, and frontier technologies, working closely with founders on strategy, commercialization, and…

Career history

  1. PrincipalApr 2025 to presentE12 Ventures
  2. Angel InvestorJan 2021 to presentVenture Capital
  3. FounderMay 2024 to present🦾 𝐇𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐬: 𝐀𝐈 & 𝐑𝐨𝐛𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐑𝐞𝐯𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧
  4. Advisory Council MemberAug 2024 to presentHarvard Business Review
  5. ExpertOct 2025 to presentIntro
  6. 𝐀𝐝𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐁𝐨𝐚𝐫𝐝, 𝐕𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐞May 2025 to presentAI 2030
  7. InvestorOct 2025 to presentArchetype AI
  8. InvestorJan 2024 to presentRescale
  9. InvestorHugging Face
  10. InvestorArchetype

Education

  1. Governance for Startup Board MembersJan 2024 - Mar 2024Stanford University
  2. Master of Business Administration - MBA2019 - 2020Hult International Business School
  3. VC University2019 - 2019University of California, Berkeley

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