# Darius Contractor: angel investments and portfolio

> Darius Contractor is an angel. 3 investments on record, latest Apr 2014. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

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

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# Darius Contractor

Last cheque observed Apr 2014. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

Quiet Angel

Seed Debt

Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 3 on record

Since the last cheque **4591** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$465K** Rounds led **0 of 3** Exits **1 from the portfolio**

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## Darius Contractor highlights

- 01 3 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Seed and Debt: 100% of its rounds
- 03 1 exits from the portfolio

## What they do

- **Type:** Angel (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **3 appearances**

- **2014** 1 round
- **Apr** **[Zesty](https://millionrounds.com/company/zesty)** Seed · US **$3.7M** With 38 others
- **2013** 1 round
- **Feb** **[Calm](https://millionrounds.com/company/calm)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$465K** With 11 others
- **2009** 1 round
- **Nov** **[SimpleGeo](https://millionrounds.com/company/simplegeo)** Debt · US · techrockies.com **$195K** With 5 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 **1 in all**

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

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

## The cheque

Seed Debt

Median round joined **$465K** the round, not its cheque

Led 0 of 3 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** Never alone
- **Last cheque:** Apr 2014
- **Exits:** 1 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Seed *2*
- Debt *1*

Cheques by year Led Joined

2009 2014

Often in the room with

- [Andy McLoughlin](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andy-mcloughlin) 2

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## Who they invest alongside

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

[**Andy McLoughlin** Angel **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andy-mcloughlin)

## On podcasts

1 episode naming Darius Contractor in the title.

- [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) 18 May 2022 · 52 min 20Growth: Five Signs of Top Growth Talent and How to Detect Them, How to Structure and Conduct the Most Efficient Customer Discovery Process & The Framework to Determine Your North Star and When To Change it with Darius Contractor, Former VP Growth @ Airt Mentions [Darius Contractor](https://millionrounds.com/fund/darius-contractor)[Long Journey Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/long-journey-ventures) Apple PodcastsShow page

## Quick answers about Darius Contractor

### What does Darius Contractor invest in?

Darius Contractor invests most often at Seed and Debt (100% of the rounds on record).

### How active is Darius Contractor?

3 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Apr 2014.

### How big are Darius Contractor's cheques?

The median round it joins is $465K.

### Is Darius Contractor investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Apr 2014.

### Who does Darius Contractor invest alongside?

Most often Andy McLoughlin (2 rounds together).

### What kind of investor is Darius Contractor?

Darius Contractor is an angel.

### Where does this information on Darius Contractor come from?

From 2 articles and filings naming it in a round, public registers and its own website, checked and rebuilt every night.

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