# Patrick Collison

> Patrick Collison's investments in AI tools on Anchor Terminal, AssemblyAI, AssemblyAI, Inc., Daytona, Nylas and 4 more, with each listing's grade and the founders behind it.

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- Updated: 2026-10-28

Angel investor.

## Companies on Anchor Terminal

- **AssemblyAI**, Series A, March 2022
  - [AssemblyAI Speech-to-Text (Universal)](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/assemblyai-stt.md), graded B, 66.9/100
  - Source: https://www.assemblyai.com/blog/series-a-announcement
- **AssemblyAI, Inc.**, Series A, March 2022
  - [AssemblyAI Voice Agent API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/assemblyai-voice-agent.md), graded B, 64.6/100
  - Source: https://www.assemblyai.com/blog/series-a-announcement
- **Daytona**, Series B, October 2026
  - [Daytona](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/daytona.md), graded B, 64.3/100
  - Source: https://www.daytona.io/dotfiles/daytona-raises-60m-series-b-to-build-the-agent-cloud
- **Nylas**, Series C, June 2021
  - [Nylas Calendar and Scheduler API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/nylas-calendar.md), graded BB, 71.1/100
  - [Nylas Email API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/nylas-email.md), graded A, 79.1/100
  - Source: https://techcrunch.com/2021/06/17/nylas-maker-of-apis-to-integrate-email-and-other-productivity-tools-raises-120m-passes-40k-developers/
- **Nylas, Inc.**, Series C, June 2021
  - [Nylas Notetaker API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/nylas-notetaker.md), graded BB, 71.8/100
  - Source: https://techcrunch.com/2021/06/17/nylas-maker-of-apis-to-integrate-email-and-other-productivity-tools-raises-120m-passes-40k-developers/
- **Shippo**, $45M round, February 2021
  - [Shippo](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/shippo.md), graded C, 61.9/100
  - Source: https://goshippo.com/blog/45-million-new-funding
- **Conway Research (maker of Underdog)**, First round, April 2026
  - [Underdog](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/underdog.md), graded F, 30.1/100
  - Source: https://underdog.ai/backers
- **Conway Research**, First round, April 2026
  - [Underdog Bark 3.0](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/underdog-bark-3.md), graded D, 48.2/100
  - Source: https://underdog.ai/backers

## Where they invest

- Speech-to-text, 2
- Conversational voice agents, 1
- Code execution sandboxes, 1
- Calendars & scheduling, 1
- Mailbox access, 1
- Meeting capture & meeting infrastructure, 1
- Shipping & fulfilment, 1
- Local AI, 1

## Founders they backed

- [Dylan Fox](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/dylan-fox/), AssemblyAI, AssemblyAI, Inc.
- [Christine Spang](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/christine-spang/), Nylas, Nylas, Inc.
- [Laura Behrens Wu](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/laura-behrens-wu/), Shippo
- [Simon Kreuz](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/simon-kreuz/), Shippo
- [Sigil Wen](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/sigil-wen/), Conway Research (maker of Underdog), Conway Research

## Questions

### Which AI tools has Patrick Collison invested in?

Anchor Terminal lists AssemblyAI, AssemblyAI, Inc., Daytona, Nylas, Nylas, Inc., Shippo, Conway Research (maker of Underdog) and Conway Research backed by Patrick Collison.

### How are Patrick Collison's companies graded?

On Anchor Terminal's benchmark, AssemblyAI Speech-to-Text (Universal) (B, 66.9), AssemblyAI Voice Agent API (B, 64.6), Daytona (B, 64.3), Nylas Calendar and Scheduler API (BB, 71.1), Nylas Email API (A, 79.1), Nylas Notetaker API (BB, 71.8), Shippo (C, 61.9), Underdog (F, 30.1) and Underdog Bark 3.0 (D, 48.2).

Investors are named from the companies' own announcements, the investors' own pages, Y Combinator's company pages, public filings and news reports of a round, each with its source. An investor isn't a sign of quality, and nobody can pay to be listed or to change a grade. To correct something or have a page removed, write to privacy@anchorterminal.com.

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