# Chamath Palihapitiya: portfolio, investments and team > Chamath Palihapitiya is a vc firm based in United States. 22 investments on record, latest Dec 2015. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team. Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/chamath-palihapitiya (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Investor](https://millionrounds.com/investors) # Chamath Palihapitiya Last cheque observed Dec 2015. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds. Quiet VC firm Seed Cheques on record **0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 22 on record Since the last cheque **3980** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec Median round **$2.0M** Rounds led **0 of 22** Exits **6 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 77%** Pitch Chamath Palihapitiya ## Chamath Palihapitiya highlights - 01 22 rounds on record - 02 Mostly Seed and Series A: 77% of its rounds - 03 6 exits from the portfolio ## What they do - **Type:** VC firm (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 first **22 appearances** - **2015** 1 round - **Dec** **[REscour](https://millionrounds.com/company/rescour)** Seed · US **$1.5M** With 4 others - **2013** 2 rounds - **Oct** **[Kahuna](https://millionrounds.com/company/kahuna)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$2.0M** With 8 others - **May** **[Captricity](https://millionrounds.com/company/captricity)** Series A · US · finsmes.com **$4.5M** With 1 other - **2012** 5 rounds - **Jun** **[Kahuna](https://millionrounds.com/company/kahuna)** Seed · US · pehub.com **Undisclosed** With 7 others - **Jun** **[Identified](https://millionrounds.com/company/identified)** Series B · US · techcrunch.com **$21M** With 11 others - **May** **[Wave Accounting](https://millionrounds.com/company/wave-accounting)** Series B · CA · techcrunch.com **$12M** With 6 others - **Feb** **[Lumatic](https://millionrounds.com/company/lumatic)** Venture · US · techcrunch.com **$800K** With 5 others - **Jan** **[shoply](https://millionrounds.com/company/shoply)** Seed · GB · techcrunch.com **Undisclosed** With 1 other - **2011** 12 rounds - **Dec** **[ecomom](https://millionrounds.com/company/ecomom)** Series A · US · techcrunch.com **$4.0M** With 18 others - **Oct** **[HipWay](https://millionrounds.com/company/hipway)** Seed · RU · finsmes.com **$2.8M** With 12 others - **Oct** **[Treehouse](https://millionrounds.com/company/treehouse)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$600K** With 6 others - **Sept** **[Yammer](https://millionrounds.com/company/yammer)** Series D · US · techcrunch.com **$17M** With 2 others - **Sept** **[Tykoon](https://millionrounds.com/company/tykoon)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$1.4M** With 5 others - **Jun** **[GateGuru](https://millionrounds.com/company/gateguru)** Venture · US · techcrunch.com **$800K** With 10 others - **May** **[Ostrovok](https://millionrounds.com/company/ostrovok)** Series A · RU · finsmes.com **$14M** With 14 others - **Apr** **[FiveStars](https://millionrounds.com/company/fivestars)** Seed · US **$2.0M** With 5 others - **Apr** **[FiveStars Loyalty](https://millionrounds.com/company/fivestars-loyalty)** Seed · US **$2.0M** With 5 others - **Feb** **[Baby.com.br](https://millionrounds.com/company/baby-com-br)** Series A · ES · dealbook.nytimes.com **$4.4M** With 5 others - **Jan** **[Friend.ly](https://millionrounds.com/company/friend-ly)** Series A · US · insidefacebook.com **$5.0M** With 11 others - **Jan** **[Red Robot Labs](https://millionrounds.com/company/red-robot-labs)** Seed · US **$2.0M** With 1 other - **2010** 2 rounds - **Oct** **[CloudOn](https://millionrounds.com/company/cloudon)** Seed · US · venturebeat.com **$1.8M** With 1 other - **Jan** **[Top Prospect](https://millionrounds.com/company/top-prospect)** Seed · US · allthingsd.com **Undisclosed** With 7 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 **6 in all** **[CloudOn](https://millionrounds.com/company/cloudon)** Bought by [Dropbox](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dropbox-ventures) **Undisclosed** Jan 2015 **[Identified](https://millionrounds.com/company/identified)** Bought by [Workday](https://millionrounds.com/fund/workday) **Undisclosed** Feb 2014 **[GateGuru](https://millionrounds.com/company/gateguru)** Bought by [TripAdvisor](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tripadvisor) **Undisclosed** Jun 2013 **[ecomom](https://millionrounds.com/company/ecomom)** Bought by GreenCupboards **Undisclosed** Apr 2013 **[Yammer](https://millionrounds.com/company/yammer)** Bought by [Microsoft](https://millionrounds.com/fund/microsoft) **$1.2B** Jun 2012 **[Friend.ly](https://millionrounds.com/company/friend-ly)** Bought by [Facebook](https://millionrounds.com/fund/facebook) **Undisclosed** Mar 2012 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 **$2.0M** the round, not its cheque Led 0 of 22 rounds **0%** - **Sole investor:** Never alone - **Last cheque:** Dec 2015 - **Exits:** 6 from the portfolio Rounds by stage said on their site - Seed said *12* - Series A *5* - Series B *2* - Venture *2* - Series D *1* Cheques by year Led Joined 2010 2015 Often in the room with - [Social Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/social-capital) 4 - [Softtech VC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/softtech-vc) 3 - [500 Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/500-startups) 2 - [Allen Morgan](https://millionrounds.com/fund/allen-morgan) 2 - [Costanoa Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/costanoa-ventures) 2 - [DCM Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dcm-ventures) 2 **Pitching Chamath Palihapitiya?** 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 Chamath Palihapitiya. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed. [**Social Capital** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/social-capital)[**Softtech VC** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/softtech-vc)[**500 Global** Angel **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/500-startups)[**Allen Morgan** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/allen-morgan)[**Costanoa Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/costanoa-ventures)[**DCM Ventures** Private equity **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dcm-ventures)[**Eric Stein** Angel **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eric-stein)[**Fabrice Grinda** Angel **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fabrice-grinda)[**Four Rivers Group** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/four-rivers-group)[**Jake Winebaum** Angel **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jake-winebaum)[**Lee Linden** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lee-linden)[**Mark Suster** Angel **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mark-suster) ## On podcasts 6 episodes naming Chamath Palihapitiya in the title, and 4 more that mention it. - [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) 28 Oct 2022 · 27 min 20VC: Chris Sacca, Chamath Palihapitiya, Gary Vee, Brad Gerstner and more on Their Relationship To Money, How It Has Changed with Time and Wealth, How They Bring Up Their Children To Engender the Same Values of Ambition and Hard Work? With [Brad Gerstner](https://millionrounds.com/person/brad-gerstner)[Gary Vee](https://millionrounds.com/person/gary-vee) Mentions [Chamath Palihapitiya](https://millionrounds.com/fund/chamath-palihapitiya)[Chris Sacca](https://millionrounds.com/fund/chris-sacca)[Altimeter](https://millionrounds.com/fund/altimeter-capital) *+1* Apple PodcastsShow page - [Capital Allocators](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/capital-allocators) 27 Dec 2021 · 1h 6m #1: Chamath Palihapitiya – The Social Capital Flywheel, EP.167 Mentions [Chamath Palihapitiya](https://millionrounds.com/fund/chamath-palihapitiya) Apple PodcastsShow page - [Village Global Podcast](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/village-global) 15 Aug 2021 · 40 min Greatest Hits: Reid Hoffman and Chamath Palihapitiya on Angel Investing and The Future of Venture Mentions [Chamath Palihapitiya](https://millionrounds.com/fund/chamath-palihapitiya)[Reid Hoffman](https://millionrounds.com/fund/reid-hoffman)[Greylock](https://millionrounds.com/fund/greylock-partners) *+1* Apple PodcastsShow page - [Invest Like the Best](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/invest-like-the-best) 2 Feb 2021 · 1h 9m Chamath Palihapitiya – The Major Problems Facing the World – [Invest Like the Best, EP.211] Mentions [Chamath Palihapitiya](https://millionrounds.com/fund/chamath-palihapitiya) Apple PodcastsShow page - [Capital Allocators](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/capital-allocators) 7 Dec 2020 · 1h 6m Chamath Palihapitiya – The Social Capital Flywheel (Capital Allocators, EP.167) Mentions [Chamath Palihapitiya](https://millionrounds.com/fund/chamath-palihapitiya) Apple PodcastsShow page - [Village Global Podcast](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/village-global) 19 Nov 2020 · 40 min Reid Hoffman and Chamath Palihapitiya on Angel Investing and The Future of Venture Mentions [Chamath Palihapitiya](https://millionrounds.com/fund/chamath-palihapitiya)[Reid Hoffman](https://millionrounds.com/fund/reid-hoffman)[Greylock](https://millionrounds.com/fund/greylock-partners) *+1* Apple PodcastsShow page ### Mentioned in - [Sourcery](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/sourcery) 27 Sept 2026 · 47 min 10 of The Wildest Hot Takes From the All-In Summit 2026 Apple PodcastsShow page - [This Week in Startups](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/this-week-in-startups) 29 Jun 2026 · 1h 12m Chamath on why young people need more agency, risk, and adventure Apple PodcastsShow page - [The BetaKit Podcast](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/betakit) 21 Apr 2025 · 53 min How Toronto Tech Week plans to host 10,000 people this June Apple PodcastsShow page - [The Neon Show](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/neon-show) 17 May 2024 · 1h 8m VC MASTERCLASS - B2B SAAS, Quick Commerce, Peter Thiel And India’s Decade I Arjun Sethi I Neon Show Apple Podcasts ## Quick answers about Chamath Palihapitiya ### What does Chamath Palihapitiya invest in? Chamath Palihapitiya invests most often at Seed and Series A (77% of the rounds on record). ### How active is Chamath Palihapitiya? 22 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Dec 2015. ### How big are Chamath Palihapitiya's cheques? The median round it joins is $2.0M. ### Does Chamath Palihapitiya lead rounds? Rarely, if at all: none of its 22 investments on record names it as the lead. ### Where does Chamath Palihapitiya invest? Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (77%) and Russia (9%). ### Is Chamath Palihapitiya investing now? No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Dec 2015. ### Who does Chamath Palihapitiya invest alongside? Most often Social Capital (4 rounds together), Softtech VC (3 rounds together) and 500 Global (2 rounds together). ### What kind of investor is Chamath Palihapitiya? Chamath Palihapitiya is a VC firm based in United States. ## Raising now? 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