# Chris Sacca: angel investments and portfolio

> Chris Sacca is an angel based in United States. 47 investments on record, latest Oct 2015. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

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

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# Chris Sacca

Last cheque observed Oct 2015. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

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Quiet Angel

Growth Secondary Seed

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Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 47 on record

Since the last cheque **4019** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$1.3M** Rounds led **0 of 47** Sole investor **1 rounds** Exits **20 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 98%**

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## Chris Sacca highlights

- 01 47 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Seed and Series A: 80% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 1 rounds, median undisclosed
- 04 20 exits from the portfolio

## What they do

> Startup investing is one of my things From their own website

- **Type:** Angel
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Stages:** Growth Secondary Seed Series A Series B
- **Based in:** United States
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **47 appearances**

- **2015** 1 round
- **Oct** **[Rent Like a Champion](https://millionrounds.com/company/rent-like-a-champion)** Seed · US **Undisclosed** With 1 other
- **2014** 4 rounds
- **May** **[OpenDNS](https://millionrounds.com/company/opendns)** Series C · US **$35M** With 10 others
- **May** **[Automattic](https://millionrounds.com/company/automattic)** Series C · US **$160M** With 5 others
- **Feb** **[Blue Bottle Coffee](https://millionrounds.com/company/blue-bottle-coffee)** Series B · US **$26M** With 9 others
- **Jan** **[Medium](https://millionrounds.com/company/medium)** Series A · US **$25M** With 16 others
- **2013** 1 round
- **Apr** **[Chewse](https://millionrounds.com/company/chewse)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$1.0M** With 6 others
- **2012** 5 rounds
- **Oct** **[FOBO](https://millionrounds.com/company/fobo)** Seed · US **$1.6M** With 18 others
- **Oct** **[Streak](https://millionrounds.com/company/streak)** US · techcrunch.com **$1.9M** With 9 others
- **Jun** **[VHX](https://millionrounds.com/company/vhx)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$1.3M** With 8 others
- **Feb** **[Gumroad](https://millionrounds.com/company/gumroad)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$1.1M** With 5 others
- **Jan** **[Blue Bottle Coffee](https://millionrounds.com/company/blue-bottle-coffee)** Series A · US **$20M** With 8 others
- **2011** 12 rounds
- **Oct** **[Liftopia](https://millionrounds.com/company/liftopia)** Venture · US · techcrunch.com **$1.3M** With 5 others
- **Sept** **[RecordSetter](https://millionrounds.com/company/recordsetter)** Series A · US · techcrunch.com **$1.0M** With 2 others
- **Aug** **[Twitter](https://millionrounds.com/company/twitter)** Series G · US · masshightech.com **$400M** With 6 others
- **Jun** **[Embedly](https://millionrounds.com/company/embedly)** Seed · US **$450K** With 5 others
- **Jun** **[Embedly](https://millionrounds.com/company/embedly)** Series A · US · techcrunch.com **$450K** With 5 others
- **Apr** **[Milk](https://millionrounds.com/company/milk)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$1.5M** With 24 others
- **Mar** **[Message Bus](https://millionrounds.com/company/message-bus)** Series A · US · techcrunch.com **$3.4M** With 10 others
- **Mar** **[Kickstarter](https://millionrounds.com/company/kickstarter)** Venture · US · mediamemo.allthingsd.com **$10M** With 18 others
- **Mar** **[AdGrok](https://millionrounds.com/company/adgrok)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$470K** With 4 others
- **Feb** **[dotCloud](https://millionrounds.com/company/dotcloud)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$800K** With 10 others
- **Feb** **[1000memories](https://millionrounds.com/company/1000memories)** Series A · US · techcrunch.com **$2.5M** With 12 others
- **Feb** **[Instagram](https://millionrounds.com/company/instagram)** Series A · US · techcrunch.com **$7.0M** With 4 others
- **2010** 7 rounds
- **Aug** **[AeroFS](https://millionrounds.com/company/aerofs)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **Undisclosed** With 11 others
- **Jun** **[GroupSpaces](https://millionrounds.com/company/groupspaces)** Venture · GB · eu.techcrunch.com **$1.3M** With 8 others
- **Apr** **[Hello Chair](https://millionrounds.com/company/hello-chair)** Venture · US · sec.gov **$875K** With 3 others
- **Mar** **[Optimizely](https://millionrounds.com/company/optimizely)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$1.2M** With 20 others
- **Feb** **[Backupify](https://millionrounds.com/company/backupify)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$900K** With 6 others
- **Jan** **[Graphicly](https://millionrounds.com/company/graphicly)** Series A · US · techcrunch.com **$1.2M** With 7 others
- **Jan** **[Cardpool](https://millionrounds.com/company/cardpool)** Seed · US **Undisclosed** With 19 others
- **2009** 9 rounds
- **Dec** **[Lookout](https://millionrounds.com/company/lookout)** Series A · US · fis.dowjones.com **$5.5M** With 3 others
- **Dec** **[Gowalla](https://millionrounds.com/company/gowalla)** Series B · US · crunchbase.com **$8.3M** With 9 others
- **Nov** **[SimpleGeo](https://millionrounds.com/company/simplegeo)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$1.5M** With 14 others
- **Oct** **[DailyBooth](https://millionrounds.com/company/dailybooth)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$1.0M** With 10 others
- **Sept** **[RecordSetter](https://millionrounds.com/company/recordsetter)** Seed · US **Undisclosed** Sole investor
- **Jun** **[Typekit](https://millionrounds.com/company/typekit)** US · blog.typekit.com **Undisclosed** With 7 others
- **Mar** **[Bitly](https://millionrounds.com/company/bitly)** Series A · US · businessinsider.com **$2.0M** With 13 others
- **Mar** **[FanBridge](https://millionrounds.com/company/fanbridge)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$350K** With 3 others
- **Jan** **[Twilio](https://millionrounds.com/company/twilio)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$1.0M** With 7 others
- **2008** 4 rounds
- **Sept** **[Tipjoy](https://millionrounds.com/company/tipjoy)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$1.0M** With 2 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 **20 in all**

**[FOBO](https://millionrounds.com/company/fobo)** Bought by Gone! **Undisclosed** Oct 2015

**[OpenDNS](https://millionrounds.com/company/opendns)** Bought by [Cisco](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cisco) **$635M** Jun 2015

**[Backupify](https://millionrounds.com/company/backupify)** Bought by Datto **Undisclosed** Dec 2014

**[dotCloud](https://millionrounds.com/company/dotcloud)** Bought by cloudControl **Undisclosed** Aug 2014

**[Graphicly](https://millionrounds.com/company/graphicly)** Bought by Blurb **Undisclosed** May 2014

**[Twitter](https://millionrounds.com/company/twitter)** Listed **$1.8B** Nov 2013

**[1000memories](https://millionrounds.com/company/1000memories)** Bought by Ancestry **Undisclosed** Oct 2012

**[DailyBooth](https://millionrounds.com/company/dailybooth)** Bought by [Airbnb](https://millionrounds.com/fund/airbnb) **Undisclosed** Jul 2012

**[Instagram](https://millionrounds.com/company/instagram)** Bought by [Facebook](https://millionrounds.com/fund/facebook) **$1.0B** Apr 2012

**[Milk](https://millionrounds.com/company/milk)** Bought by [Google](https://millionrounds.com/fund/google-assistant-investments) **Undisclosed** Mar 2012

**[DailyBooth](https://millionrounds.com/company/dailybooth)** Bought by [Airbnb](https://millionrounds.com/fund/airbnb) **Undisclosed** Jan 2012

**[Gowalla](https://millionrounds.com/company/gowalla)** Bought by [Facebook](https://millionrounds.com/fund/facebook) **Undisclosed** Dec 2011

**[SimpleGeo](https://millionrounds.com/company/simplegeo)** Bought by Urban Airship **Undisclosed** Oct 2011

**[Cardpool](https://millionrounds.com/company/cardpool)** Bought by [BlackHawk Network](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blackhawk-network) **Undisclosed** Oct 2011

**[Typekit](https://millionrounds.com/company/typekit)** Bought by [Adobe Systems](https://millionrounds.com/fund/adobe-systems) **Undisclosed** Oct 2011

**[AdGrok](https://millionrounds.com/company/adgrok)** Bought by [Twitter](https://millionrounds.com/fund/twitter) **$10M** May 2011

**[Photobucket](https://millionrounds.com/company/photobucket)** Bought by Photobucket **Undisclosed** Dec 2009

**[Omnisio](https://millionrounds.com/company/omnisio)** Bought by [Google](https://millionrounds.com/fund/google-assistant-investments) **$15M** Jul 2008

**[Auctomatic](https://millionrounds.com/company/auctomatic)** Bought by Live Current Media **$5.0M** Apr 2008

**[Photobucket](https://millionrounds.com/company/photobucket)** Bought by [Fox Interactive Media](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fox-interactive-media) **Undisclosed** May 2007

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

## The cheque

Growth Secondary Seed

Median round joined **$1.3M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **-**

Led 0 of 47 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** 1 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Oct 2015
- **Exits:** 20 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Seed said *23*
- Series A said *12*
- Venture *4*
- Series B said *3*
- Series C *2*
- Growth said *-*
- Secondary said *-*

Cheques by year Led Joined

2006 2015

Often in the room with

- [SV Angel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sv-angel) 11
- [Ron Conway](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ron-conway) 10
- [Lowercase Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lowercase-capital) 9
- [Betaworks](https://millionrounds.com/fund/betaworks) 8
- [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) 7
- [Joshua Schachter](https://millionrounds.com/fund/joshua-schachter) 6

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## Who they invest alongside

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

[**SV Angel** VC firm **11** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sv-angel)[**Ron Conway** Angel **10** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ron-conway)[**Lowercase Capital** VC firm **9** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lowercase-capital)[**Betaworks** VC firm **8** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/betaworks)[**Y Combinator** Accelerator **7** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator)[**Joshua Schachter** VC firm **6** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/joshua-schachter)[**First Round Capital** VC firm **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/first-round-capital)[**Greylock** VC firm **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/greylock-partners)[**Matt Mullenweg** VC firm **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/matt-mullenweg)[**Mitch Kapor** Angel **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mitch-kapor)[**Paul Buchheit** Angel **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/paul-buchheit)[**Caterina Fake** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/caterina-fake)

## On podcasts

6 episodes naming Chris Sacca in the title, and 4 more that mention it.

- [Alt Goes Mainstream](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/alt-goes-mainstream) 29 Oct 2026 · 1h 31m Lowercarbon Capital’s Chris Sacca and Caie Kelley - investing in the powerhouses driving the new energy economy Mentions [Chris Sacca](https://millionrounds.com/fund/chris-sacca)[Lowercarbon Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lowercarbon-capital)[Google](https://millionrounds.com/fund/google-assistant-investments) *+1* Apple PodcastsShow page
- [Capital Allocators](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/capital-allocators) 12 Jun 2023 · 1h 16m Chris Sacca – Hustling to Save the Planet at Lowercarbon (Capital Allocators, EP.321) Mentions [Chris Sacca](https://millionrounds.com/fund/chris-sacca)[Google](https://millionrounds.com/fund/google-assistant-investments)[Lowercarbon Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lowercarbon-capital) *+1* Apple PodcastsShow page
- [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
- [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) 4 May 2022 · 36 min 20VC: The Memo: Chris Sacca on Why We Are Breeding a Generation of Entitled Assholes, Harley Finkelstein on What Great Fatherhood Really Means, Deena Shakir on How Kids Make You a Better Investor and Anne Wojcicki on How Children Change Your Approach to R With [Deena Shakir](https://millionrounds.com/person/deena-shakir)[Harley Finkelstein](https://millionrounds.com/person/harley-finkelstein) Mentions [Anne Wojcicki](https://millionrounds.com/fund/anne-wojcicki)[Chris Sacca](https://millionrounds.com/fund/chris-sacca)[Lowercase Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lowercase-capital) Apple PodcastsShow page
- [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) 11 Oct 2021 · 1h 16m 20VC: Chris Sacca on Coming Out of Retirement To Unf**k The Planet with Lowercarbon, How Chris Evaluates His Relationship To Money Today, Why We Have Bred a Generation of Ass**** Kids, Do VCs Provide Any Real Value and The True Unfiltered Opinion on Faceb Mentions [Chris Sacca](https://millionrounds.com/fund/chris-sacca)[Lowercarbon Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lowercarbon-capital)[Lowercase Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lowercase-capital) Apple PodcastsShow page
- [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) 14 Sept 2016 · 26 min 20VC: Do VC's Really Hustle Enough? The Takeaways From Watching Twitter Scale From 30 to 2,500 & Why Chris Sacca Is Like Yoda with Ryan Sarver, Partner @ Redpoint Mentions [Chris Sacca](https://millionrounds.com/fund/chris-sacca)[Redpoint](https://millionrounds.com/fund/redpoint)[Ryan Sarver](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ryan-sarver) Apple PodcastsShow page

### Mentioned in

- [Cheeky Pint](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/cheeky-pint) 15 Oct 2026 · 50 min The company building underwater drones for $50,000 Apple PodcastsShow page
- [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) 29 May 2023 · 44 min 20VC: Why Financial Models at Seed, $5M Seed Rounds & The Fear of Signalling Risk is all BS | Why Multi-Stage Firms Have Destroyed Seed & Who Wins and Who Loses in the Next 10 Years of Venture with Adam Besvinick, Founding Partner @ Looking Glass Capital Apple PodcastsShow page
- [Village Global Podcast](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/village-global) 18 Apr 2023 · 22 min The Startup of You: Navigating Status Dynamics, Name Dropping, and Lessons on Hustle Apple PodcastsShow page
- [Tech.eu](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/tech-eu) 11 Nov 2022 · 21 min 🎙️ The Drive at Five with Dan Taylor and Robin Wauters - Episode 14 Apple PodcastsShow page

## Quick answers about Chris Sacca

### What does Chris Sacca invest in?

Chris Sacca invests most often at Seed and Series A (80% of the rounds on record).

### How active is Chris Sacca?

47 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Oct 2015.

### How big are Chris Sacca's cheques?

The median round it joins is $1.3M.

### Does Chris Sacca lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 47 investments on record names it as the lead.

### Where does Chris Sacca invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (98%).

### Is Chris Sacca investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Oct 2015.

### Who does Chris Sacca invest alongside?

Most often SV Angel (11 rounds together), Ron Conway (10 rounds together) and Lowercase Capital (9 rounds together).

### What kind of investor is Chris Sacca?

Chris Sacca is an angel based in United States.

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