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Compound

Last cheque observed Sep 2026; 79 cheques on record.

Deploying nowNew fund $4.3M, Aug 2026VC firm

Pre-seedSeedSeries AAfrican AmericanSecond-generationD&i

Deploying now
63%of best year12cheques in 12 months, 79 on record
Since the last cheque60days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$7.2MRounds led0 of 79Sole investor8 roundsExits1 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 68%
Pitch Compound

Another investor of this name exists, and we could not establish from the rounds which of them the press meant. Treat the record below as possibly belonging to either. Tell us which if you know.

Compound highlights

  1. 01

    12 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed and Venture: 73% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 8 rounds, median $2.6M

  4. 04

    1 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Compound is a Thesis-Driven, Research-Centric Investment FirmFrom their own website
Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BGrowth
Sectors
African AmericanSecond-generationD&i
Based in
New York, United States
Cold pitches
Not accepted

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first79 appearances

  1. 2026

    9 rounds

  2. Sept
    PolyphronSeed · US · AlleyWatch$20MWith 4 others
  3. Jun
    BarmaVenture · DKUndisclosedWith 1 other
  4. May
    Orbital IndustriesSeries B · GB · Ventureburn$50MWith 7 others
  5. May
    PanthalassaGrowth · US · TechStartups$140MWith 26 others
  6. May
    CyclesSeed · CH$6.4MWith 4 others
  7. Apr
    proprty.aiSeed · DK$3.3MSole investor
  8. Mar
    MagratheaSeries A · US$24MWith 1 other
  9. Jan
    Prime IntellectVenture · US$50MWith 3 others
  10. Jan
    The Embryo CorporationVenture · USUndisclosedSole investor
  11. 2025

    18 rounds

  12. Dec
    IMTCSeries A · US$12MWith 2 others
  13. Nov
    VRGLVenture · US$3.6MWith 2 others
  14. Nov
    ArkynSeed · DK$4.6MSole investor
  15. Oct
    Owlet Baby CareUS$30MWith 4 others
  16. Oct
    The General Intelligence CompanySeed · US$8.7MWith 4 others
  17. Sept
    Plural EnergySeed · US$7.1MWith 4 others
  18. Sept
    DigitalGeniusDebt · GB$5.4MWith 5 others
  19. Aug
    The Clearing CompanySeed · US$15MWith 4 others
  20. Aug
    HyphenSeries B · US$25MWith 3 others
  21. Jul
    Pear ProtocolSeed · GB · TechStartups$4.1MWith 5 others
  22. Jul
    Juvena TherapeuticsVenture · US$31MWith 4 others
  23. Jun
    PheironVenture · DE$4.2MSole investor
  24. Apr
  25. Apr
    BrazeUS$139MWith 5 others
  26. Apr
    General Intelligence Company of New YorkPre-seed · US$2.0MWith 1 other
  27. Mar
    ManifestPre-seed · AU$2.5MWith 2 others
  28. Feb
    AchiraSeed · US$33MWith 2 others
  29. Jan
    NOATSeed · US$7.0MWith 3 others
  30. 2024

    7 rounds

  31. Nov
    RebagVenture · USUndisclosedWith 4 others
  32. Oct
    SuppCoSeed · US$5.5MWith 3 others
  33. Sept
    AifleetSeries B · US$17MWith 2 others
  34. Jul
    UniooSeed · DK$876KSole investor
  35. Jul
    Briefly BioPre-seed · GB$1.2MWith 1 other
  36. Jun
    SOOTSeed · US$7.2MWith 3 others
  37. Jan
    CellVoyant TechnologiesSeed · GB$9.7MWith 3 others
  38. 2023

    6 rounds

  39. Nov
    PartyDAOVenture · US$16MWith 2 others
  40. Sept
    LudaSeed · US$7.0MWith 2 others
  41. Aug
    Pear BioVenture · USUndisclosedWith 4 others
  42. Jun
    MagratheaSeed · US$10MWith 1 other
  43. Mar
    MauveVenture · DE$15MWith 4 others
  44. Jan
    Antimatter SystemsSeed · US$1.2MWith 4 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

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration11 named

DLDavid Louis HirschManaging Director of the General PartneriFiling they signed
JGJay GarciaManaging Partner of the Investment AdviseriFiling they signed
JNJohn NolanChief Compliance Officer and Chief Financial Officer of the Investment Manager and Managing MemberiFiling they signed
MSMichael Solutions BrodskyChief Executive Officer of the Investment Manager and Managing MemberiFiling they signed
MDMichael DempseyManaging Director of the General PartneriFiling they signed
MSMichael ShearnManager of JMXI, L.L.C., the General Partner of Time Value of Money, L.P.iFiling they signed
MMMonika MantillaManaging Partner of the Investment AdviseriFiling they signed
SSSteven Solutions SearsPresident and Chief Operating Officer of the Investment Manager and Managing MemberiFiling they signed
TETara EckertChief Financial OfficeriForm ADV
THTaylor HughesOfficer of the Issuer's AdministratoriFiling they signed
TSTheodore StiefelOfficer of the Issuer's AdministratoriFiling they signed

We also hold 18 people 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.

What the register says

From the firm's own filings with the SEC, which it must file accurately by law

$732Massets it managesOct 2026
Registeredinvestment adviserfull reporting to the SEC
Legal name
Compound Advisors, LLC
SEC number
CRD 165300

What they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

39 of 60 we have independently watched raise

AIFleetAchiraAntimatterBoost BiomesBriefly BioConceptionCrowdAICulture BiosciencesDapper LabsDeepgramFort RoboticsImvitroJuvena TherapeuticsLivepeerLudaManifestMoleculeNoatNowstaOsaroPanthalassaPartyDAOPayjoyPear BioPheironPlural EnergyPolyphronPrime IntellectRed Queen BioSootSparkAIStacksSuppCoTalkspaceThe Clearing CompanyThe General Intelligence CompanyThe GraphTiaWayveA Crypto FutureAlectioAlljoinedArbitrumAtlasBionautCatalystCellvoyantCryptoDailyDelphoEaseHairDAOHyphenKinetiqLos Angeles ProjectMagrathea MetalsOrbital MaterialsRunwayShadowsSpaeroand 3 more

Weaker than a round we watched, stronger than a list somebody sold us. A firm is far less willing to put a company on its own site that it never funded.

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed1 in all

AI.ReverieBought by FacebookUndisclosedOct 2021

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

Who they invest alongside

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

Recently backed

The latest companies Compound put money into.

On podcasts

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

Mentioned in

Quick answers about Compound

What does Compound invest in?

Compound invests most often at Seed and Venture (73% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as African American, Second-generation and D&i.

How active is Compound?

79 investments on record, 12 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Sept 2026.

What has Compound invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Polyphron (Seed, Sept 2026), Barma (Venture, Jun 2026) and Orbital Industries (Series B, May 2026).

How big are Compound's cheques?

The median round it joins is $7.2M.

Does Compound lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 79 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Compound invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (68%), the United Kingdom (13%) and Denmark (10%).

Is Compound investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 12 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does Compound invest alongside?

Most often Y Combinator (8 rounds together), Coinbase Ventures (5 rounds together) and Metamorphic Ventures (5 rounds together).

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