# Ben Kepes: angel investments and portfolio

> Ben Kepes is an angel. 12 investments on record, latest Jul 2014. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

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

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# Ben Kepes

Last cheque observed Jul 2014. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

Quiet Angel

Seed Venture

Cheques on record

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

Since the last cheque **4479** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$1.0M** Rounds led **0 of 12** Sole investor **1 rounds** Exits **1 from the portfolio** Mostly in **New Zealand, 36%**

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## Ben Kepes highlights

- 01 12 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Seed and Venture: 100% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 1 rounds, median undisclosed
- 04 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 **12 appearances**

- **2014** 3 rounds
- **Jul** **[Common Ledger](https://millionrounds.com/company/common-ledger)** Seed · NZ **Undisclosed** With 1 other
- **May** **[Raygun](https://millionrounds.com/company/raygun)** Venture · NZ **$1.4M** With 3 others
- **Jan** **[Cloud 66](https://millionrounds.com/company/cloud-66)** Seed · GB **$350K** With 9 others
- **2013** 6 rounds
- **Nov** **[Tylr Mobile](https://millionrounds.com/company/tylr-mobile)** Seed · US · venturebeat.com **$1.5M** With 5 others
- **Oct** **[Cloud 66](https://millionrounds.com/company/cloud-66)** Seed · GB **$150K** With 1 other
- **Jul** **[Wipster](https://millionrounds.com/company/wipster)** Seed · NZ · nzherald.co.nz **$600K** With 3 others
- **Jul** **[Publons](https://millionrounds.com/company/publons)** Seed · NZ **Undisclosed** With 1 other
- **May** **[ClusterHQ](https://millionrounds.com/company/clusterhq)** Seed · GB · finsmes.com **$1.0M** With 6 others
- **May** **[Credii](https://millionrounds.com/company/credii)** Seed · IN · nextbigwhat.com **$50K** With 1 other
- **2012** 2 rounds
- **Dec** **[ClusterHQ](https://millionrounds.com/company/clusterhq)** Seed · GB **$1.6M** With 4 others
- **Jan** **[Appsecute](https://millionrounds.com/company/appsecute)** Seed **Undisclosed** Sole investor
- **2011** 1 round
- **Dec** **[Cloudability](https://millionrounds.com/company/cloudability)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$1.1M** With 8 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**

**[Appsecute](https://millionrounds.com/company/appsecute)** Bought by ActiveState **Undisclosed** Jun 2013

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

## The cheque

Seed Venture

Median round joined **$1.0M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **-**

Led 0 of 12 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** 1 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Jul 2014
- **Exits:** 1 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Seed *11*
- Venture *1*

Cheques by year Led Joined

2011 2014

Often in the room with

- [Jason Seats](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jason-seats) 2
- [Kima Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kima-ventures) 2

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## Who they invest alongside

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

[**Jason Seats** Angel **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jason-seats)[**Kima Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kima-ventures)

## Quick answers about Ben Kepes

### What does Ben Kepes invest in?

Ben Kepes invests most often at Seed and Venture (100% of the rounds on record).

### How active is Ben Kepes?

12 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Jul 2014.

### How big are Ben Kepes's cheques?

The median round it joins is $1.0M.

### Does Ben Kepes lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 12 investments on record names it as the lead.

### Where does Ben Kepes invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in New Zealand (36%), the United Kingdom (36%) and the United States (18%).

### Is Ben Kepes investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Jul 2014.

### Who does Ben Kepes invest alongside?

Most often Jason Seats (2 rounds together) and Kima Ventures (2 rounds together).

### What kind of investor is Ben Kepes?

Ben Kepes is an angel.

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