# Barney Pell: angel investments and portfolio

> Barney Pell is an angel. 19 investments on record, latest Dec 2018. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

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

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# Barney Pell

Last cheque observed Dec 2018. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

Quiet Angel

Seed Series A Growth

Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 19 on record

Since the last cheque **2869** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$5.0M** Rounds led **0 of 19** Exits **1 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 83%**

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## Barney Pell highlights

- 01 19 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Seed and Series A: 88% of its rounds
- 03 1 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 **19 appearances**

- **2018** 3 rounds
- **Dec** **[Ada](https://millionrounds.com/company/ada)** CA · FinSMEs **$14M** With 4 others
- **Oct** **[Optina Diagnostics](https://millionrounds.com/company/optina-diagnostics)** CA · FinSMEs **$3.1M** With 6 others
- **Aug** **[Canvass Analytics](https://millionrounds.com/company/canvass-analytics)** CA · FinSMEs **$5.0M** With 3 others
- **2015** 1 round
- **Jul** **[Flipora](https://millionrounds.com/company/flipora)** Series A · US **$1.5M** With 4 others
- **2014** 2 rounds
- **Jun** **[BrandYourself](https://millionrounds.com/company/brandyourself)** Series A · US **$3.3M** With 3 others
- **Jun** **[BrightSky Labs](https://millionrounds.com/company/brightsky-labs)** Seed · US **$1.6M** With 21 others
- **2013** 2 rounds
- **Dec** **[Moon Express, Inc.](https://millionrounds.com/company/moon-express-inc)** Growth · US **$13M** With 15 others
- **Dec** **[LocoMobi](https://millionrounds.com/company/locomobi)** Series A · US **$5.5M** With 5 others
- **2012** 3 rounds
- **Jul** **[Pulse.io](https://millionrounds.com/company/pulse-io)** Seed · US **$1.0M** With 7 others
- **May** **[LocoMobi](https://millionrounds.com/company/locomobi)** Seed · US **$3.5M** With 6 others
- **Mar** **[BrandYourself](https://millionrounds.com/company/brandyourself)** Series A · US · prnewswire.com **$1.2M** With 2 others
- **2011** 4 rounds
- **Dec** **[Famo.us](https://millionrounds.com/company/famo-us)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$1.1M** With 11 others
- **Oct** **[CoderBuddy](https://millionrounds.com/company/coderbuddy)** Seed **Undisclosed** With 5 others
- **Sept** **[Getaround](https://millionrounds.com/company/getaround)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$3.4M** With 10 others
- **Jan** **[Getaround](https://millionrounds.com/company/getaround)** Seed · US · gigaom.com **Undisclosed** With 4 others
- **2010** 3 rounds
- **Nov** **[TekTrak](https://millionrounds.com/company/tektrak)** Seed · US **$600K** With 9 others
- **Nov** **[TekTrak](https://millionrounds.com/company/tektrak)** Series A · US · techcrunch.com **Undisclosed** With 9 others
- **Sept** **[Moon Express, Inc.](https://millionrounds.com/company/moon-express-inc)** Growth · US **$2.5M** With 6 others
- **2009** 1 round
- **Mar** **[CrowdFlower](https://millionrounds.com/company/crowdflower)** Seed · US **$1.2M** With 11 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 **1 in all**

**[Pulse.io](https://millionrounds.com/company/pulse-io)** Bought by [Google](https://millionrounds.com/fund/google-assistant-investments) **Undisclosed** May 2015

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

## The cheque

Seed Series A Growth

Median round joined **$5.0M** the round, not its cheque

Led 0 of 19 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** Never alone
- **Last cheque:** Dec 2018
- **Exits:** 1 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Seed *9*
- Series A *5*
- Growth *2*

Cheques by year Led Joined

2009 2018

Often in the room with

- [Scott Banister](https://millionrounds.com/fund/scott-banister) 3
- [Venture51](https://millionrounds.com/fund/venture51) 3
- [Auren Hoffman](https://millionrounds.com/fund/auren-hoffman) 2
- [BCITL Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bcitl-ventures) 2
- [CrunchFund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/crunchfund-3) 2
- [David Jeske](https://millionrounds.com/fund/david-jeske) 2

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## Who they invest alongside

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

[**Scott Banister** Angel **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/scott-banister)[**Venture51** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/venture51)[**Auren Hoffman** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/auren-hoffman)[**BCITL Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bcitl-ventures)[**CrunchFund** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/crunchfund-3)[**David Jeske** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/david-jeske)[**Founders Fund** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founders-fund)[**Greylock** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/greylock-partners)[**Joe Gatto** Angel **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/joe-gatto)[**Kima Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kima-ventures)[**Long Journey Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/long-journey-ventures)[**Lorenzo Thione** Angel **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lorenzo-thione)

## Recently backed

The latest companies Barney Pell put money into.

[**Optina Diagnostics** $3.1M · Oct 2018](https://millionrounds.com/company/optina-diagnostics)

## Quick answers about Barney Pell

### What does Barney Pell invest in?

Barney Pell invests most often at Seed and Series A (88% of the rounds on record).

### How active is Barney Pell?

19 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Dec 2018.

### What has Barney Pell invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Ada (Undisclosed round, Dec 2018), Optina Diagnostics (Undisclosed round, Oct 2018) and Canvass Analytics (Undisclosed round, Aug 2018).

### How big are Barney Pell's cheques?

The median round it joins is $5.0M.

### Does Barney Pell lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 19 investments on record names it as the lead.

### Where does Barney Pell invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (83%) and Canada (17%).

### Is Barney Pell investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Dec 2018.

### Who does Barney Pell invest alongside?

Most often Scott Banister (3 rounds together), Venture51 (3 rounds together) and Auren Hoffman (2 rounds together).

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