# D.E. Shaw: portfolio, investments and team > D.E. Shaw is a hedge fund based in United States. 5 investments on record, 4 in the last 12 months, latest Oct 2026. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team. Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/d-e-shaw (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Investor](https://millionrounds.com/investors) # D.E. Shaw Last cheque observed Oct 2026; 5 cheques on record. Email Hedge fund Deploying now New fund $60M, Oct 2026 Growth Series A Series C Follow D.E. Shaw and see its new cheques in your feed. [Start following](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&why=follow&next=%2Ffund%2Fd-e-shaw) Deploying now **100%** of best year **4** **cheques in 12 months**, 5 on record Since the last cheque **24** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec Median round **$500M** Rounds led **0 of 5** Mostly in **United States, 100%** Pitch D.E. Shaw ## D.E. Shaw highlights - 01 4 cheques in the last 12 months - 02 Mostly Growth and Series A: 60% of its rounds ## What they do - **Type:** Hedge fund (from a list, unverified) - **Cheque size:** Not stated - **Based in:** NEW YORK, United States - **Cold pitches:** Not stated ## The record Every round we can evidence, newest first **5 appearances** - **2026** 4 rounds - **Oct** **[Ramp](https://millionrounds.com/company/ramp)** Growth · US · AI Funding Tracker **$1.9B** With 24 others - **May** **[Ramp](https://millionrounds.com/company/ramp)** Growth · US · TechCrunch **$750M** With 24 others - **Feb** **[ElevenLabs](https://millionrounds.com/company/elevenlabs)** Series D · US · TechCrunch **$500M** With 23 others - **Jan** **[Mytra](https://millionrounds.com/company/mytra)** Series C · US · Promus Ventures **$120M** With 10 others - **2018** 1 round - **Jul** **[QC Ware](https://millionrounds.com/company/qc-ware)** Series A · US · FinSMEs **$6.5M** With 3 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. New fund on file **$60M** raised in Oct 2026 From its SEC filing, not a journalist: a firm that has just raised has money to deploy. ## The cheque Growth Series A Series C Median round joined **$500M** the round, not its cheque Led 0 of 5 rounds **0%** - **Sole investor:** Never alone - **Last cheque:** Oct 2026 Rounds by stage said on their site - Growth *2* - Series A *1* - Series C *1* - Series D *1* Cheques by month Led Joined Dec 2023 Nov 2026 Often in the room with - [Avenir](https://millionrounds.com/fund/avenir) 3 - [ICONIQ Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/iconiq-capital) 3 - [Lightspeed Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lightspeed-venture-partners) 3 - [1789 Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/1789-capital) 2 - [8VC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/8vc) 2 - [Alpha Wave Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alpha-wave-global) 2 **Pitching D.E. Shaw?** 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 D.E. Shaw. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed. [**Avenir** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/avenir)[**ICONIQ Capital** Family office **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/iconiq-capital)[**Lightspeed Venture Partners** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lightspeed-venture-partners)[**1789 Capital** Private equity **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/1789-capital)[**8VC** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/8vc)[**Alpha Wave Global** Private equity **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alpha-wave-global)[**Coatue** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/coatue-management)[**D1 Capital Partners** Hedge fund **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/d1-capital-partners)[**Founders Fund** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founders-fund)[**GIC** Private equity **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gic)[**General Catalyst** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/general-catalyst)[**Generation Investment Management** Private equity **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/generation-investment-management) ## Recently backed The latest companies D.E. Shaw put money into. [**Ramp** $1.9B · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/ramp)[**Mytra** $120M · Jan 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/mytra)[**QC Ware** $6.5M · Jul 2018](https://millionrounds.com/company/qc-ware) ## Quick answers about D.E. Shaw ### What does D.E. Shaw invest in? D.E. Shaw invests most often at Growth and Series A (60% of the rounds on record). ### How active is D.E. Shaw? 5 investments on record, 4 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Oct 2026. ### What has D.E. Shaw invested in recently? Its most recent investments on record: Ramp (Growth, Oct 2026), ElevenLabs (Series D, Feb 2026) and Mytra (Series C, Jan 2026). ### How big are D.E. Shaw's cheques? The median round it joins is $500M. ### Does D.E. Shaw lead rounds? Rarely, if at all: none of its 5 investments on record names it as the lead. ### Where does D.E. Shaw invest? Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (100%). ### Is D.E. Shaw investing now? Yes: it is actively investing, with 4 investments in the last 12 months. ### Who does D.E. Shaw invest alongside? Most often Avenir (3 rounds together), ICONIQ Capital (3 rounds together) and Lightspeed Venture Partners (3 rounds together). ## Raising now? Find the investors who back rounds like yours, and keep every conversation on one fundraising board. Find similar investorsOpen your CRM Built from the rounds we watched, its filings and its own website, refreshed every night. [How we count](https://millionrounds.com/methodology) · [Report a correction](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=d-e-shaw) · [Is this your firm? Claim it](https://millionrounds.com/claim?org=d-e-shaw)