# Ariel Poler: angel investments and portfolio

> Ariel Poler is an angel. 30 investments on record, latest Mar 2017. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

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

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# Ariel Poler

Last cheque observed Mar 2017. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

Quiet Angel

Seed Series A Venture

Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 30 on record

Since the last cheque **3517** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$17M** Rounds led **0 of 30** Exits **9 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 90%**

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## Ariel Poler highlights

- 01 30 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Seed and Series A: 86% of its rounds
- 03 9 exits from the portfolio

## What they do

- **Type:** Angel (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **30 appearances**

- **2017** 1 round
- **Mar** **[Simplifeye](https://millionrounds.com/company/simplifeye)** US · TechCrunch **$3.0M** With 5 others
- **2016** 1 round
- **Mar** **[Apartment List](https://millionrounds.com/company/apartment-list)** **$30M** With 19 others
- **2015** 1 round
- **Mar** **[Binti](https://millionrounds.com/company/binti)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 10 others
- **2014** 2 rounds
- **Dec** **[Change.org](https://millionrounds.com/company/change-org)** Series C · US **$25M** With 20 others
- **Sept** **[Kueski](https://millionrounds.com/company/kueski)** Seed · MX **$1.3M** With 5 others
- **2013** 2 rounds
- **Oct** **[Pixlee](https://millionrounds.com/company/pixlee)** Seed · US · finsmes.com **$1.5M** With 5 others
- **Aug** **[Sensor Tower](https://millionrounds.com/company/sensor-tower)** Venture · US · techcrunch.com **$1.0M** With 7 others
- **2012** 3 rounds
- **Jun** **[Rally.org](https://millionrounds.com/company/rally-org)** Series A · US · finance.yahoo.com **$7.9M** With 20 others
- **Feb** **[Scan](https://millionrounds.com/company/scan)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$1.7M** With 13 others
- **Jan** **[VivaReal](https://millionrounds.com/company/vivareal)** Series A · BR · techcrunch.com **$3.7M** With 12 others
- **2011** 2 rounds
- **Feb** **[Pipewise](https://millionrounds.com/company/pipewise)** Series A · US · ccloop.com **$3.5M** With 4 others
- **Jan** **[Friend.ly](https://millionrounds.com/company/friend-ly)** Series A · US · insidefacebook.com **$5.0M** With 11 others
- **2010** 7 rounds
- **Dec** **[Viki](https://millionrounds.com/company/viki)** Series A · US · techcrunch.com **$4.3M** With 15 others
- **Jun** **[GroupSpaces](https://millionrounds.com/company/groupspaces)** Venture · GB · eu.techcrunch.com **$1.3M** With 8 others
- **Jun** **[Thumbtack](https://millionrounds.com/company/thumbtack)** Seed · US · thumbtack.com **$1.2M** With 13 others
- **May** **[The Extraordinaries](https://millionrounds.com/company/the-extraordinaries)** Seed · US · deals.venturebeat.com **$1.1M** With 6 others
- **Mar** **[Optimizely](https://millionrounds.com/company/optimizely)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$1.2M** With 20 others
- **Jan** **[Blippy Social Commerce](https://millionrounds.com/company/blippy-social-commerce)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$1.7M** With 9 others
- **Jan** **[CivicSolar](https://millionrounds.com/company/civicsolar)** Seed · US · venturebeat.com **$455K** With 5 others
- **2009** 2 rounds
- **Oct** **[Vertical Brands](https://millionrounds.com/company/vertical-brands)** Seed · US **Undisclosed** With 1 other
- **Oct** **[Apartment List](https://millionrounds.com/company/apartment-list)** Seed · US **Undisclosed** With 1 other
- **2008** 3 rounds
- **Sept** **[Lolapps](https://millionrounds.com/company/lolapps)** Series A · US · thealarmclock.com **$4.0M** With 2 others
- **Mar** **[WeGame](https://millionrounds.com/company/wegame)** Series A · US · blog.launch.co **$3.0M** With 6 others
- **Jan** **[LinkedIn SlideShare](https://millionrounds.com/company/linkedin-slideshare)** Seed · US · slideshare.net **$300K** With 5 others
- **2007** 4 rounds
- **Nov** **[Seesmic](https://millionrounds.com/company/seesmic)** Series A · US · loiclemeur.com **$6.0M** With 12 others
- **May** **[DanceJam](https://millionrounds.com/company/dancejam)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$1.0M** With 8 others
- **Mar** **[Xobni](https://millionrounds.com/company/xobni)** Series A · US · venturebeat.com **$4.3M** With 6 others
- **Jan** **[SpeedDate](https://millionrounds.com/company/speeddate)** Series A · US **$2.6M** With 1 other
- **2006** 1 round
- **Jan** **[Badongo.com](https://millionrounds.com/company/badongo-com)** Series A · US **Undisclosed** With 14 others
- **2005** 1 round
- **Aug** **[Odeo](https://millionrounds.com/company/odeo)** Series A · US · odeo.com **Undisclosed** With 16 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.

## The team

We hold **1** person at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

## Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed **9 in all**

**[Scan](https://millionrounds.com/company/scan)** Bought by Snapchat **$50M** Dec 2014

**[Viki](https://millionrounds.com/company/viki)** Bought by [Rakuten](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rakuten) **$200M** Sept 2013

**[Xobni](https://millionrounds.com/company/xobni)** Bought by [Yahoo!](https://millionrounds.com/fund/yahoo) **$48M** Jul 2013

**[Seesmic](https://millionrounds.com/company/seesmic)** Bought by Hootsuite **Undisclosed** Sept 2012

**[LinkedIn SlideShare](https://millionrounds.com/company/linkedin-slideshare)** Bought by [LinkedIn](https://millionrounds.com/fund/linkedin) **$119M** May 2012

**[Friend.ly](https://millionrounds.com/company/friend-ly)** Bought by [Facebook](https://millionrounds.com/fund/facebook) **Undisclosed** Mar 2012

**[WeGame](https://millionrounds.com/company/wegame)** Bought by if(we) **Undisclosed** Sept 2011

**[Lolapps](https://millionrounds.com/company/lolapps)** Bought by 6Waves **Undisclosed** Jul 2011

**[Odeo](https://millionrounds.com/company/odeo)** Bought by SonicMountain **$1.0M** May 2007

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

## The cheque

Seed Series A Venture

Median round joined **$17M** the round, not its cheque

Led 0 of 30 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** Never alone
- **Last cheque:** Mar 2017
- **Exits:** 9 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Seed *12*
- Series A *12*
- Venture *3*
- Series C *1*

Cheques by year Led Joined

2005 2017

Often in the room with

- [Ron Conway](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ron-conway) 6
- [SV Angel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sv-angel) 5
- [CRV](https://millionrounds.com/fund/crv) 4
- [Felicis](https://millionrounds.com/fund/felicis-ventures) 4
- [Floodgate](https://millionrounds.com/fund/floodgate) 4
- [Naval Ravikant](https://millionrounds.com/fund/naval-ravikant) 4

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## Who they invest alongside

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

[**Ron Conway** Angel **6** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ron-conway)[**SV Angel** VC firm **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sv-angel)[**CRV** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/crv)[**Felicis** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/felicis-ventures)[**Floodgate** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/floodgate)[**Naval Ravikant** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/naval-ravikant)[**500 Global** Angel **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/500-startups)[**First Round Capital** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/first-round-capital)[**Softtech VC** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/softtech-vc)[**Transmedia Capital** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/transmedia-capital)[**Ali Partovi** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ali-partovi)[**Andreessen Horowitz** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz)

## Recently backed

The latest companies Ariel Poler put money into.

[**Simplifeye** $3.0M · Mar 2017](https://millionrounds.com/company/simplifeye)[**Apartment List** $30M · Mar 2016](https://millionrounds.com/company/apartment-list)

## Mentioned on podcasts

Episodes that name Ariel Poler in their description, not their title.

- [Village Global Podcast](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/village-global) 23 Jul 2018 · 55 min Requests for Startups: Human Augmentation Mentions [Ariel Poler](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ariel-poler)[Tim Swift](https://millionrounds.com/person/tim-swift) Apple PodcastsShow page

## Quick answers about Ariel Poler

### What does Ariel Poler invest in?

Ariel Poler invests most often at Seed and Series A (86% of the rounds on record).

### How active is Ariel Poler?

30 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Mar 2017.

### What has Ariel Poler invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Simplifeye (Undisclosed round, Mar 2017) and Apartment List (Mar 2016).

### How big are Ariel Poler's cheques?

The median round it joins is $17M.

### Does Ariel Poler lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 30 investments on record names it as the lead.

### Where does Ariel Poler invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (90%).

### Is Ariel Poler investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Mar 2017.

### Who does Ariel Poler invest alongside?

Most often Ron Conway (6 rounds together), SV Angel (5 rounds together) and CRV (4 rounds together).

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