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Ashton Kutcher

Last cheque observed Jun 2021. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

QuietVC firm

Seed

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 64 on record
Since the last cheque1973days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$24MRounds led0 of 64Sole investor1 roundsExits11 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 89%
Pitch Ashton Kutcher

Ashton Kutcher highlights

  1. 01

    64 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed and Series A: 77% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 1 rounds, median $6.0M

  4. 04

    11 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 first64 appearances

  1. 2021

    1 round

  2. Jun
    WomboCA · Firms' own news pages$6.0MSole investor
  3. 2019

    2 rounds

  4. Jan
    Untitled LabsSeed · US · TechCrunch$2.8MWith 6 others
  5. Jan
    Lambda SchoolUS · Nytimes$30MWith 3 others
  6. 2018

    1 round

  7. Jun
    VeriffSeries A · EE · TechCrunch$7.7MWith 6 others
  8. 2017

    2 rounds

  9. Aug
    GigsterSeries B · US · FinSMEs$20MWith 10 others
  10. Mar
    ZenreachSeries C · US · TechCrunch$30MWith 6 others
  11. 2016

    3 rounds

  12. Nov
    Gusto$90MWith 103 others
  13. Jun
    MemSQL$36MWith 24 others
  14. Jan
    YourMechanic$24MWith 54 others
  15. 2015

    6 rounds

  16. Jul
    GoButlerSeries A · US$8.0MWith 9 others
  17. Jul
    PagerSeries A · US$14MWith 2 others
  18. Jul
    GitLab IncSeed · US$1.5MWith 5 others
  19. Jun
    AirtableSeries A · US$7.6MWith 7 others
  20. Jun
    DuolingoSeries D · US$45MWith 5 others
  21. Feb
    AirtableSeed · US$3.0MWith 13 others
  22. 2014

    6 rounds

  23. Dec
    Change.orgSeries C · US$25MWith 20 others
  24. Mar
    VicariousSeries B · US$40MWith 18 others
  25. Mar
    SecretSeries A · US$8.6MWith 17 others
  26. Feb
    BloomThatSeed · US$2.4MWith 18 others
  27. Jan
    WashioSeed · US$2.3MWith 18 others
  28. Jan
    FlexportSeed · US$6.9MWith 38 others
  29. 2013

    10 rounds

  30. Nov
    The HuntSeries A · US · finsmes.com$5.5MWith 3 others
  31. Oct
    Panorama EducationSeed · US · techcrunch.com$4.0MWith 22 others
  32. Aug
    InteraXonSeries A · CA · techcrunch.com$6.0MWith 6 others
  33. Aug
    CitymapsSeries A · US · techcrunch.com$1.5MWith 2 others
  34. Jun
    PropellerSeed · US · techcrunch.com$1.3MWith 13 others
  35. Jun
    inviSeed · US · techcrunch.com$2.3MWith 5 others
  36. Apr
    The HuntVenture · US · techcrunch.com$700KWith 4 others
  37. Apr
    Pickwick & WellerVenture · US$2.0MWith 8 others
  38. Apr
    BalancedSeed · US · finsmes.com$2.0MWith 14 others
  39. Jan
    BitPaySeed · US · techcrunch.com$510KWith 7 others
  40. 2012

    10 rounds

  41. Nov
    BalancedSeed · US · techcrunch.com$1.4MWith 5 others
  42. Nov
    AirbnbSeries C · US · techcrunch.com$200MWith 3 others
  43. Oct
    BlackJetVenture · US · techcrunch.com$2.1MWith 32 others
  44. Oct
    CleverSeed · US · techcrunch.com$3.0MWith 15 others
  45. Oct
    SummlyVenture · GB$1.2MWith 18 others
  46. Sept
    YourMechanicSeed · US · finsmes.com$1.8MWith 12 others
  47. Apr
    SocialcamSeed · US · techcrunch.comUndisclosedWith 38 others
  48. Mar
    StyleSeatSeed · US · fis.dowjones.com$775KWith 4 others
  49. Feb
    VotizenVenture · US · techcrunch.com$750KWith 5 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 listed11 in all

PathBought by Daum KakaoUndisclosedMay 2015
BlekkoBought by IBM (International Business Machines)UndisclosedMar 2015
FabBought by PCH International$15MMar 2015
TinychatBought by PaltalkUndisclosedDec 2014
PropellerBought by Palantir TechnologiesUndisclosedJul 2014
VotizenBought by BrigadeUndisclosedJun 2014
GidsyBought by GetYourGuideUndisclosedApr 2013
SummlyBought by Yahoo!$30MMar 2013
VotizenBought by CausesUndisclosedJan 2013
SocialcamBought by Autodesk$60MJul 2012
MilkBought by GoogleUndisclosedMar 2012

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

Who they invest alongside

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

SV AngelVC firm29rounds togetherPaul BuchheitAngel18rounds togetherY CombinatorAccelerator13rounds togetherA-Grade InvestmentsVC firm12rounds togetherGuy OsearyVC firm12rounds togetherFirst Round CapitalVC firm11rounds togetherAlexis OhanianAngel10rounds togetherAndreessen HorowitzVC firm10rounds togetherCrunchFundVC firm10rounds togetherFounders FundVC firm8rounds togetherSam AltmanAngel8rounds togetherStart FundVC firm8rounds together

Recently backed

The latest companies Ashton Kutcher put money into.

Wombo$6.0M · Jun 2021Untitled Labs$2.8M · Jan 2019Lambda School$30M · Jan 2019Veriff$7.7M · Jun 2018Gigster$20M · Aug 2017Gusto$90M · Nov 2016

On podcasts

2 episodes naming Ashton Kutcher in the title, and 4 more that mention it.

Mentioned in

Quick answers about Ashton Kutcher

What does Ashton Kutcher invest in?

Ashton Kutcher invests most often at Seed and Series A (77% of the rounds on record).

How active is Ashton Kutcher?

64 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Jun 2021.

What has Ashton Kutcher invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Wombo (Jun 2021), Untitled Labs (Seed, Jan 2019) and Lambda School (Undisclosed round, Jan 2019).

How big are Ashton Kutcher's cheques?

The median round it joins is $24M.

Does Ashton Kutcher lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 64 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Ashton Kutcher invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (89%) and Canada (5%).

Is Ashton Kutcher investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Jun 2021.

Who does Ashton Kutcher invest alongside?

Most often SV Angel (29 rounds together), Paul Buchheit (18 rounds together) and Y Combinator (13 rounds together).

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