United States · Investor

Brian Spaly

Last cheque observed Oct 2019. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

QuietAngel

Seed

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 17 on record
Since the last cheque2581days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$2.7MRounds led0 of 17Sole investor2 roundsMostly inUnited States, 100%
Pitch Brian Spaly

Brian Spaly highlights

  1. 01

    17 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed and Series A: 81% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 2 rounds, median $1.6M

What they do

Type
Angel (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
Seed
Based in
United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first17 appearances

  1. 2019

    3 rounds

  2. Oct
    PreFixSeed · US · Siliconhillsnews$2.7MWith 2 others
  3. Jun
    BaboonSeed · US · Modernretail$2.9MWith 4 others
  4. Mar
    BriteCoSeed · US · FinSMEs$2.0MWith 1 other
  5. 2017

    1 round

  6. Dec
    HappySeries B · US · FinSMEs$8.0MWith 1 other
  7. 2016

    1 round

  8. Oct
    TecovasUS · FinSMEs$1.8MWith 1 other
  9. 2015

    3 rounds

  10. May
    GametimeSeries A · US$9.3MWith 10 others
  11. May
    BlitsySeries A · US$3.6MWith 6 others
  12. Feb
    Luxury Garage SaleSeed · US$1.5MWith 5 others
  13. 2014

    1 round

  14. Apr
    Chubbies ShortsVenture · US$4.0MWith 6 others
  15. 2013

    4 rounds

  16. Jul
    BlitsySeed · US · finsmes.com$1.0MWith 5 others
  17. Jun
    The Bouqs CompanySeed · US · finsmes.com$1.1MWith 6 others
  18. Jun
    Combatant GentlemenSeed · US · techcrunch.com$1.8MWith 7 others
  19. Mar
    EverTrueSeries A · US · techcrunch.com$5.3MWith 4 others
  20. 2012

    4 rounds

  21. Oct
    BucketFeetSeed · US$1.6MSole investor
  22. Oct
    NuORDERSeed · US · techcrunch.com$3.1MWith 9 others
  23. Oct
    BucketFeetSeries A · US · catapultchicago.com$1.6MSole investor
  24. Mar
    RetrofitVenture · US · articles.chicagotribune.com$2.7MWith 22 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.

Who they invest alongside

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

Chicago VenturesVC firm4rounds togetherFireStarter FundVC firm3rounds togetherGreycroftVC firm3rounds togetherLakewest Venture PartnersVC firm3rounds togetherLon ChowAngel3rounds together500 GlobalAngel2rounds together

Recently backed

The latest companies Brian Spaly put money into.

PreFix$2.7M · Oct 2019BriteCo$2.0M · Mar 2019Tecovas$1.8M · Oct 2016

Mentioned on podcasts

Episodes that name Brian Spaly in their description, not their title.

Quick answers about Brian Spaly

What does Brian Spaly invest in?

Brian Spaly invests most often at Seed and Series A (81% of the rounds on record).

How active is Brian Spaly?

17 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Oct 2019.

What has Brian Spaly invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: PreFix (Seed, Oct 2019), Baboon (Seed, Jun 2019) and BriteCo (Seed, Mar 2019).

How big are Brian Spaly's cheques?

The median round it joins is $2.7M.

Does Brian Spaly lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 17 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Brian Spaly invest?

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

Is Brian Spaly investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Oct 2019.

Who does Brian Spaly invest alongside?

Most often Chicago Ventures (4 rounds together), FireStarter Fund (3 rounds together) and Greycroft (3 rounds together).

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