# Ben Narasin: angel investments and portfolio > Ben Narasin is an angel based in United States. 23 investments on record, latest Jul 2017. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team. Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/ben-narasin (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Investor](https://millionrounds.com/investors) # Ben Narasin Last cheque observed Jul 2017. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds. Quiet Angel Website unconfirmed Seed Cheques on record **0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 23 on record Since the last cheque **3395** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec Median round **$17M** Rounds led **0 of 23** Exits **2 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 95%** Pitch Ben Narasin ## Ben Narasin highlights - 01 23 rounds on record - 02 Mostly Seed and Series A: 96% of its rounds - 03 2 exits from the portfolio ## What they do - **Type:** Angel (from a list, unverified) - **Cheque size:** Not stated - **Stages:** Seed - **Based in:** United States - **Cold pitches:** Not stated A website was listed for this organisation, but we could not confirm it belongs to the firm that wrote these cheques. Either the site never mentions them, or it turned out to be a different company sharing the name. We show neither it nor anything read from it. [Tell us the right one](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=ben-narasin). ## The record Every round we can evidence, newest first **23 appearances** - **2017** 1 round - **Jul** **[AutoLotto](https://millionrounds.com/company/autolotto)** Series A · US · FinSMEs **$17M** With 5 others - **2015** 4 rounds - **Jun** **[Fetchr](https://millionrounds.com/company/fetchr)** Series A · AE **$11M** With 4 others - **May** **[Neumob](https://millionrounds.com/company/neumob)** Seed · US **$2.4M** With 10 others - **Feb** **[Branch Metrics](https://millionrounds.com/company/branch-metrics)** Series A · US **$15M** With 6 others - **Jan** **[Tuition.io](https://millionrounds.com/company/tuition-io)** Seed · US **$1.3M** With 5 others - **2014** 9 rounds - **Oct** **[Paintzen](https://millionrounds.com/company/paintzen)** Seed · US **$1.8M** With 14 others - **Sept** **[Branch Metrics](https://millionrounds.com/company/branch-metrics)** Seed · US **$3.0M** With 2 others - **Sept** **[HoneyBook Inc.](https://millionrounds.com/company/honeybook-inc)** Series A · US **$10M** With 10 others - **Sept** **[Whale Path](https://millionrounds.com/company/whale-path)** Seed · US **$1.1M** With 9 others - **Jul** **[Transfix](https://millionrounds.com/company/transfix)** Seed · US **$2.5M** With 10 others - **Jun** **[TapFwd](https://millionrounds.com/company/tapfwd)** Seed · US **Undisclosed** With 14 others - **Apr** **[BetterCompany](https://millionrounds.com/company/bettercompany)** Seed · US **$1.7M** With 9 others - **Apr** **[Neura](https://millionrounds.com/company/neura)** Venture · US **$2.0M** With 6 others - **Mar** **[Keywee](https://millionrounds.com/company/keywee)** Seed **Undisclosed** With 3 others - **2013** 3 rounds - **Dec** **[Heyday](https://millionrounds.com/company/heyday)** Seed · US · pehub.com **$2.0M** With 19 others - **Aug** **[EagerPanda](https://millionrounds.com/company/eagerpanda)** Seed · US **$3.4M** With 13 others - **Jul** **[Fido Labs](https://millionrounds.com/company/fido-labs)** Seed · US **$1.9M** With 7 others - **2011** 3 rounds - **Sept** **[Dropcam](https://millionrounds.com/company/dropcam)** Series A · US · techcrunch.com **$5.8M** With 6 others - **Mar** **[AdGrok](https://millionrounds.com/company/adgrok)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$470K** With 4 others - **Jan** **[ZipZap](https://millionrounds.com/company/zipzap)** Seed · US **$1.5M** With 2 others - **2010** 2 rounds - **Jun** **[Euclid Analytics](https://millionrounds.com/company/euclid-analytics)** Seed · US **$500K** With 7 others - **May** **[ZipZap](https://millionrounds.com/company/zipzap)** Seed · US **$1.6M** With 7 others - **2009** 1 round - **Mar** **[Dropcam](https://millionrounds.com/company/dropcam)** Seed · US **Undisclosed** With 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. ## 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 **2 in all** **[Dropcam](https://millionrounds.com/company/dropcam)** Bought by Nest Labs **$555M** Jun 2014 **[AdGrok](https://millionrounds.com/company/adgrok)** Bought by [Twitter](https://millionrounds.com/fund/twitter) **$10M** May 2011 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 **$17M** the round, not its cheque Led 0 of 23 rounds **0%** - **Sole investor:** Never alone - **Last cheque:** Jul 2017 - **Exits:** 2 from the portfolio Rounds by stage said on their site - Seed said *17* - Series A *5* - Venture *1* Cheques by year Led Joined 2009 2017 Often in the room with - [TriplePoint Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/triplepoint-capital) 7 - [500 Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/500-startups) 3 - [Marc Bell Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/marc-bell-capital) 3 - [New Enterprise Associates](https://millionrounds.com/fund/new-enterprise-associates) 3 - [Pejman Mar Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pejman-mar-ventures) 3 - [Plug and Play](https://millionrounds.com/fund/plug-and-play) 3 **Pitching Ben Narasin?** Put them on your fundraising board with this record on the card, and follow them to hear when they write a new cheque. Add to your CRM *→* ## Who they invest alongside The investors most often in the same rounds as Ben Narasin. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed. [**TriplePoint Capital** VC firm **7** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/triplepoint-capital)[**500 Global** Angel **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/500-startups)[**Marc Bell Capital** Family office **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/marc-bell-capital)[**New Enterprise Associates** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/new-enterprise-associates)[**Pejman Mar Ventures** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pejman-mar-ventures)[**Plug and Play** Accelerator **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/plug-and-play)[**Accel** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/accel)[**AngelPad** Accelerator **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/angelpad)[**Bain Capital Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bain-capital-ventures)[**Bessemer Venture Partners** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bessemer-venture-partners)[**Blumberg Capital** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blumberg-capital)[**Eniac Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eniac-ventures) ## On podcasts 4 episodes naming Ben Narasin in the title, and 3 more that mention it. - [This Week in Startups](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/this-week-in-startups) 23 Jul 2022 · 1h 26m Ben Narasin on raising a new VC fund in a down market, + Natalie Barbu of Rella | E1515 Mentions [Ben Narasin](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ben-narasin) Apple PodcastsShow page - [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) 20 Dec 2021 · 59 min Replay, NEA's Investment Process & The Key Ingredients for Startup Success (Ben Narasin) Mentions [Ben Narasin](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ben-narasin) Apple PodcastsShow page - [This Week in Startups](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/this-week-in-startups) 30 May 2020 · 49 min E1068 AMA: NEA's Ben Narasin takes questions from founders: most important content in a pitch deck, COVID's impact on dealmaking, traits he looks for in founders & more! Mentions [Ben Narasin](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ben-narasin) Apple PodcastsShow page - [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) 15 Jan 2018 · 1h 0m 154. NEA's Investment Process & The Key Ingredients for Startup Success (Ben Narasin) Mentions [Ben Narasin](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ben-narasin) Apple PodcastsShow page ### Mentioned in - [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) 14 Nov 2018 · 14 min Investor Stories 99: Post Mortems (Martino, Simoudis, Narasin) Apple PodcastsShow page - [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) 20 Jun 2018 · 9 min Investor Stories 89: The Strange & Unusual (Farmer, Kaden, Narasin) Apple PodcastsShow page - [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) 2 Apr 2018 · 13 min Investor Stories 82: Lessons Learned (Mohnot, Turner, Narasin) Apple PodcastsShow page ## Quick answers about Ben Narasin ### What does Ben Narasin invest in? Ben Narasin invests most often at Seed and Series A (96% of the rounds on record). ### How active is Ben Narasin? 23 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Jul 2017. ### What has Ben Narasin invested in recently? Its most recent investments on record: AutoLotto (Series A, Jul 2017). ### How big are Ben Narasin's cheques? The median round it joins is $17M. ### Does Ben Narasin lead rounds? Rarely, if at all: none of its 23 investments on record names it as the lead. ### Where does Ben Narasin invest? Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (95%). ### Is Ben Narasin investing now? No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Jul 2017. ### Who does Ben Narasin invest alongside? Most often TriplePoint Capital (7 rounds together), 500 Global (3 rounds together) and Marc Bell Capital (3 rounds together). ## Raising now? Find the investors who back rounds like yours, and keep every conversation on one fundraising board. 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