# Albert Wenger: portfolio, investments and team

> Albert Wenger is a vc firm based in United States. 6 investments on record, latest Dec 2019. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/albert-wenger (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Albert Wenger

Last cheque observed Dec 2019. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

Quiet VC firm

Seed

Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 6 on record

Since the last cheque **2516** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$10M** Rounds led **0 of 6** Exits **1 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 60%**

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## Albert Wenger highlights

- 01 6 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Seed and Series A: 100% of its rounds
- 03 1 exits from the portfolio

## What they do

- **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Stages:** Seed
- **Based in:** United States
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **6 appearances**

- **2019** 1 round
- **Dec** **[Meatable](https://millionrounds.com/company/meatable)** NL · TechCrunch **$10M** With 1 other
- **2015** 2 rounds
- **Jul** **[ChangeX](https://millionrounds.com/company/changex)** Seed · IE **$436K** With 7 others
- **Feb** **[Atlas Obscura](https://millionrounds.com/company/atlas-obscura)** Seed · US **$2.0M** With 18 others
- **2014** 1 round
- **Jan** **[Africa Angels Network](https://millionrounds.com/company/africa-angels-network)** Seed **Undisclosed** With 5 others
- **2007** 1 round
- **Oct** **[Tumblr](https://millionrounds.com/company/tumblr)** Series A · US · alleyinsider.com **$750K** With 4 others
- **2006** 1 round
- **Nov** **[Etsy](https://millionrounds.com/company/etsy)** Series A · US · techconfidential.com **$1.0M** With 4 others

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

## Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed **1 in all**

**[Tumblr](https://millionrounds.com/company/tumblr)** Bought by [Yahoo!](https://millionrounds.com/fund/yahoo) **$1.1B** May 2013

An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.

## The cheque

Seed

Median round joined **$10M** the round, not its cheque

Led 0 of 6 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** Never alone
- **Last cheque:** Dec 2019
- **Exits:** 1 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Seed said *3*
- Series A *2*

Cheques by year Led Joined

2006 2019

Often in the room with

- [Union Square Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/union-square-ventures) 2

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## Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Albert Wenger. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

[**Union Square Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/union-square-ventures)

## Recently backed

The latest companies Albert Wenger put money into.

[**Meatable** $10M · Dec 2019](https://millionrounds.com/company/meatable)

## Books by the people here

One book written by people at Albert Wenger: [Albert Wenger](https://millionrounds.com/person/albert-wenger-2).

- The World After Capital [Albert Wenger](https://millionrounds.com/person/albert-wenger-2) 3.96 from 287 ratings on Goodreads About the book Technological progress has shifted scarcity for humanity. When we were foragers, food was scarce. During the agrarian age, it was land. Following the industrial revolution, capital became scarce. With digital technologies scarcity is shifting once more. We need to figure out how… On AmazonListen on Audible
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## On podcasts

6 episodes naming Albert Wenger in the title, and 2 more that mention it.

- [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) 23 Jan 2023 · 46 min 20VC: USV's Albert Wenger on What Elon Musk Should Do with Twitter | The State of Crypto Today; The Impact of SBF and Why Now is the Best Time To Invest in Crypto | Are We Too Late to Save The Climate and Why Civil Disobedience is Required | Will TikTok b Mentions [Albert Wenger](https://millionrounds.com/fund/albert-wenger)[Elon Musk](https://millionrounds.com/fund/elon-musk)[Union Square Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/union-square-ventures) Apple PodcastsShow page
- [This Week in Startups](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/this-week-in-startups) 25 Sept 2022 · 57 min Evaluating founder ambition, tools vs platforms + USV's Albert Wenger: post-capital world | E1569 Mentions [Albert Wenger](https://millionrounds.com/fund/albert-wenger) Apple PodcastsShow page
- [Upfront Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/upfront-ventures) 3 Mar 2020 · 29 min Fred Wilson and Albert Wenger Interviewed by Erin Griffith | Upfront Summit 2020 Mentions [Albert Wenger](https://millionrounds.com/fund/albert-wenger)[Fred Wilson](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fred-wilson)[The New York Times](https://millionrounds.com/fund/the-new-york-times) *+1* Apple PodcastsShow page
- [Inevitable](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/inevitable) 28 Oct 2019 · 1h 1m Ep 49: Albert Wenger, Managing Partner at Union Square Ventures Mentions [Albert Wenger](https://millionrounds.com/fund/albert-wenger)[Union Square Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/union-square-ventures) Apple PodcastsShow page
- [Invest Like the Best](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/invest-like-the-best) 17 Sept 2019 · 1h 9m [REPLAY] Albert Wenger - World After Capital - [Invest Like the Best, EP.80] Mentions [Albert Wenger](https://millionrounds.com/fund/albert-wenger)[Fidelity](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fidelity)[Union Square Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/union-square-ventures) Apple PodcastsShow page
- [Invest Like the Best](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/invest-like-the-best) 13 Mar 2018 · 1h 9m Albert Wenger - World After Capital - [Invest Like the Best, EP.80] Mentions [Albert Wenger](https://millionrounds.com/fund/albert-wenger)[Fidelity](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fidelity)[Union Square Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/union-square-ventures) Apple PodcastsShow page

### Mentioned in

- [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) 18 Jan 2021 · 45 min 20VC: Etsy CEO, Josh Silverman on 2 Defining Traits of Great Leadership, The Danger of Attaching Happiness To Milestones, How To Structure Teams To Optimise for Experimentation and Agility &Whether You Learn More From Success Than Failure Apple PodcastsShow page
- [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) 16 Mar 2018 · 27 min 20VC: Why Virtually All Companies Hire The Wrong Way, Why EdTech Is The Most Brutal Market & How To Scale Your Sales Team for Engineering Founders with Mike Sliagadze, Founder & CEO @ Top Hat Apple PodcastsShow page

## Quick answers about Albert Wenger

### What does Albert Wenger invest in?

Albert Wenger invests most often at Seed and Series A (100% of the rounds on record).

### How active is Albert Wenger?

6 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Dec 2019.

### What has Albert Wenger invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Meatable (Undisclosed round, Dec 2019).

### How big are Albert Wenger's cheques?

The median round it joins is $10M.

### Does Albert Wenger lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 6 investments on record names it as the lead.

### Where does Albert Wenger invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (60%), the Netherlands (20%) and Ireland (20%).

### Is Albert Wenger investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Dec 2019.

### Who does Albert Wenger invest alongside?

Most often Union Square Ventures (2 rounds together).

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