# Blake Mycoskie: angel investments and portfolio

> Blake Mycoskie is an angel. 7 investments on record, latest Dec 2018. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

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

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# Blake Mycoskie

Last cheque observed Dec 2018. 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**, 7 on record

Since the last cheque **2877** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$71M** Rounds led **0 of 7** Sole investor **1 rounds** Exits **1 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 100%**

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## Blake Mycoskie highlights

- 01 7 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Seed and Series A: 83% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 1 rounds, median $300K
- 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 **7 appearances**

- **2018** 1 round
- **Dec** **[Good Money](https://millionrounds.com/company/good-money)** Series A · US · FinSMEs **$30M** With 10 others
- **2016** 1 round
- **Jan** **[Thrive Market](https://millionrounds.com/company/thrive-market)** **$111M** With 38 others
- **2015** 4 rounds
- **Oct** **[ArtLifting](https://millionrounds.com/company/artlifting)** Seed · US **$1.1M** With 4 others
- **Sept** **[Rubicon Global](https://millionrounds.com/company/rubicon-global)** Venture · US **$50M** With 11 others
- **Aug** **[Owlet Baby Care](https://millionrounds.com/company/owlet-baby-care)** Series A · US **$7.0M** With 7 others
- **Jun** **[Back to the Roots](https://millionrounds.com/company/back-to-the-roots)** Seed · US **$2.0M** With 8 others
- **2006** 1 round
- **May** **[TOMS Shoes](https://millionrounds.com/company/toms-shoes)** Seed · US **$300K** Sole investor

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**

**[TOMS Shoes](https://millionrounds.com/company/toms-shoes)** Bought by [Bain Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bain-capital) **Undisclosed** Aug 2014

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 **$71M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$300K**

Led 0 of 7 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** 1 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Dec 2018
- **Exits:** 1 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Seed *3*
- Series A *2*
- Venture *1*

Cheques by year Led Joined

2006 2018

Often in the room with

- [Cross Culture Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cross-culture-ventures) 2

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## Who they invest alongside

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

[**Cross Culture Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cross-culture-ventures)

## Recently backed

The latest companies Blake Mycoskie put money into.

[**Good Money** $30M · Dec 2018](https://millionrounds.com/company/good-money)[**Thrive Market** $111M · Jan 2016](https://millionrounds.com/company/thrive-market)

## Books by the people here

One book written by people at Blake Mycoskie: [Blake Mycoskie](https://millionrounds.com/person/blake-mycoskie).

- Start Something That Matters [Blake Mycoskie](https://millionrounds.com/person/blake-mycoskie) · 2011 4.02 from 11,342 ratings on Goodreads About the book Love your work, work for what you love, and change the world, all at the same time. What matters most to you? Should you focus on earning a living, pursuing your passions, or devoting yourself to the causes that inspire you? The surprising truth is that you don’t have to… On AmazonListen on Audible
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## On podcasts

2 episodes naming Blake Mycoskie in the title.

- [How I Built This](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/how-i-built-this) 11 Feb 2019 · 58 min TOMS: Blake Mycoskie (2019) Mentions [Blake Mycoskie](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blake-mycoskie) Apple Podcasts
- [How I Built This](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/how-i-built-this) 29 May 2017 · 56 min TOMS: Blake Mycoskie Mentions [Blake Mycoskie](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blake-mycoskie) Apple Podcasts

## Quick answers about Blake Mycoskie

### What does Blake Mycoskie invest in?

Blake Mycoskie invests most often at Seed and Series A (83% of the rounds on record).

### How active is Blake Mycoskie?

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

### What has Blake Mycoskie invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Good Money (Series A, Dec 2018) and Thrive Market (Jan 2016).

### How big are Blake Mycoskie's cheques?

The median round it joins is $71M.

### Does Blake Mycoskie lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 7 investments on record names it as the lead.

### Where does Blake Mycoskie invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (100%).

### Is Blake Mycoskie investing now?

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

### Who does Blake Mycoskie invest alongside?

Most often Cross Culture Ventures (2 rounds together).

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