# Bret Taylor: angel investments and portfolio

> Bret Taylor is an angel. 3 investments on record, latest Oct 2024. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

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

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# Bret Taylor

Last cheque observed Oct 2024. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

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Quiet Angel

Seed Series B

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Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 3 on record

Since the last cheque **739** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$23M** Rounds led **0 of 3** Exits **1 from the portfolio**

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## Bret Taylor highlights

- 01 3 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Seed and Series B: 100% 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 **3 appearances**

- **2024** 1 round
- **Oct** **[Socket](https://millionrounds.com/company/socket)** Series B · US · TechCrunch **$40M** With 5 others
- **2019** 1 round
- **Nov** **[Robocorp](https://millionrounds.com/company/robocorp)** Seed · US · TechCrunch **$5.6M** With 4 others
- **2010** 1 round
- **Aug** **[Cue](https://millionrounds.com/company/cue)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$700K** 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**

**[Cue](https://millionrounds.com/company/cue)** Bought by [Apple](https://millionrounds.com/fund/apple) **$50M** Oct 2013

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

## The cheque

Seed Series B

Median round joined **$23M** the round, not its cheque

Led 0 of 3 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** Never alone
- **Last cheque:** Oct 2024
- **Exits:** 1 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Seed *2*
- Series B *1*

Cheques by month Led Joined

Nov 2023 Oct 2026

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## Recently backed

The latest companies Bret Taylor put money into.

[**Socket** $40M · Oct 2024](https://millionrounds.com/company/socket)[**Robocorp** $5.6M · Nov 2019](https://millionrounds.com/company/robocorp)

## On podcasts

6 episodes naming Bret Taylor in the title, and 4 more that mention it.

- [TBPN](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/tbpn) 10 Jun 2026 · 3h 8m The Social Reckoning Reactions, Fable 5 Sparks Safety Debate, 𝕏 Timeline Reactions | Farza Majeed, Trent Simonian, Sridhar Ramaswamy, Matthew Prince, Vinod Khosla, Ranjan Rajagopalan, Markie Wagner, Bret Taylor With [Matthew Prince](https://millionrounds.com/person/matthew-prince)[Sridhar Ramaswamy](https://millionrounds.com/person/sridhar-ramaswamy-md) Mentions [Bret Taylor](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bret-taylor)[Vinod Khosla](https://millionrounds.com/fund/vinod-khosla) Apple PodcastsShow page
- [TBPN](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/tbpn) 6 Apr 2026 · 2h 38m $1B GLP-1 Lessons, New AI Careers, China's 2030 Master Plan | Sam Broner, Jonathan Slotkin, Liz Hoffman, Bret Taylor, Ariyan Kabir, Atif Siddiqi With [Atif Siddiqi](https://millionrounds.com/person/atif-siddiqi)[Jonathan Slotkin](https://millionrounds.com/person/jonathan-slotkin)[Sam Broner](https://millionrounds.com/person/sam-broner) Mentions [Bret Taylor](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bret-taylor)[Scrub Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/scrub-capital) Apple PodcastsShow page
- [Cheeky Pint](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/cheeky-pint) 10 Mar 2026 · 1h 41m Bret Taylor of Sierra on AI agents, outcome-based pricing, and the OpenAI board Mentions [Bret Taylor](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bret-taylor) Apple PodcastsShow page
- [Grit](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/grit) 9 Mar 2026 · 1h 13m How Sierra Is Pulling Ahead in the AI Race | Co-founder Bret Taylor Mentions [Bret Taylor](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bret-taylor) Apple PodcastsShow page
- [Uncapped](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/uncapped) 19 Feb 2026 · 1h 1m Uncapped #42 | Bret Taylor from Sierra Mentions [Bret Taylor](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bret-taylor)[Google](https://millionrounds.com/fund/google-assistant-investments) Apple PodcastsShow page
- [This Week in Fintech](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/this-week-in-fintech) 13 Nov 2025 · 19 min Sierra CEO & OpenAI Chair Bret Taylor - Live at M20/20. AI Bubbles, SaaS Future, and Why Sierra Wins Mentions [Bret Taylor](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bret-taylor)[Google](https://millionrounds.com/fund/google-assistant-investments) Apple Podcasts

### Mentioned in

- [In Depth](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/in-depth) 28 Oct 2026 · 48 min Competing with OpenAI and Meta for your inbox | Jean-Denis Greze (Town Co-founder & CEO) Apple Podcasts
- [Grit](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/grit) 7 Jul 2025 · 54 min Episode 250: AI Special Featuring Sierra, Harvey, Windsurf & More Apple PodcastsShow page
- [No Priors](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/no-priors) 26 Dec 2024 · 27 min The Best of 2024 with Sarah Guo and Elad Gil Apple Podcasts
- [Training Data](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/training-data) 27 Aug 2024 · 1h 13m Sierra Co-Founder Clay Bavor on Making Customer-Facing AI Agents Delightful Apple Podcasts

## Quick answers about Bret Taylor

### What does Bret Taylor invest in?

Bret Taylor invests most often at Seed and Series B (100% of the rounds on record).

### How active is Bret Taylor?

3 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Oct 2024.

### What has Bret Taylor invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Socket (Series B, Oct 2024) and Robocorp (Seed, Nov 2019).

### How big are Bret Taylor's cheques?

The median round it joins is $23M.

### Is Bret Taylor investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Oct 2024.

### What kind of investor is Bret Taylor?

Bret Taylor is an angel.

### Where does this information on Bret Taylor come from?

From 3 articles and filings naming it in a round, public registers and its own website, checked and rebuilt every night.

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