# Dave Morin: portfolio, investments and team

> Dave Morin is a vc firm based in United States. 59 investments on record, latest Nov 2016. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

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

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# Dave Morin

Last cheque observed Nov 2016. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

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Seed Series A

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Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 59 on record

Since the last cheque **3645** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$29M** Rounds led **0 of 59** Exits **14 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 91%**

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## Dave Morin highlights

- 01 59 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Seed and Series A: 92% of its rounds
- 03 14 exits from the portfolio

## What they do

> Meta description: Entrepreneur, Investor, Philanthropist From their own website

- **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Stages:** Seed Series A
- **Based in:** United States
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **59 appearances**

- **2016** 4 rounds
- **Nov** **[Codecademy](https://millionrounds.com/company/codecademy)** **$30M** With 30 others
- **Jul** **[Luxe](https://millionrounds.com/company/luxe)** **$50M** With 38 others
- **Apr** **[Silvercar](https://millionrounds.com/company/silvercar)** **$28M** With 9 others
- **Jan** **[Q (Managed by Q)](https://millionrounds.com/company/q-managed-by-q)** **$25M** With 31 others
- **2015** 5 rounds
- **Aug** **[Amplitude](https://millionrounds.com/company/amplitude)** Series A · US **$9.0M** With 5 others
- **May** **[Mitoo Sports](https://millionrounds.com/company/mitoo-sports)** Seed · US **$1.5M** With 3 others
- **Mar** **[Do](https://millionrounds.com/company/do)** Seed · US **$2.0M** With 15 others
- **Feb** **[Luxe](https://millionrounds.com/company/luxe)** Series A · US **$20M** With 20 others
- **Jan** **[Depict](https://millionrounds.com/company/depict)** Seed **$2.4M** With 10 others
- **2014** 10 rounds
- **Nov** **[Kaufmann Mercantile](https://millionrounds.com/company/kaufmann-mercantile)** Series A · US **$3.2M** With 3 others
- **Sept** **[Hipcamp](https://millionrounds.com/company/hipcamp)** Seed · US **$2.0M** With 8 others
- **Sept** **[Robinhood](https://millionrounds.com/company/robinhood)** Series A · US **$13M** With 11 others
- **Sept** **[Silvercar](https://millionrounds.com/company/silvercar)** Series B · US **$14M** With 6 others
- **Sept** **[Dash Radio, Inc.](https://millionrounds.com/company/dash-radio-inc)** Seed · US **$2.0M** With 9 others
- **Sept** **[Front App](https://millionrounds.com/company/front-app)** Seed · US **$150K** With 15 others
- **Sept** **[Cord Project](https://millionrounds.com/company/cord-project)** Seed · US **$1.8M** With 18 others
- **Aug** **[Managed by Q](https://millionrounds.com/company/managed-by-q)** Seed · US **$1.6M** With 15 others
- **Jul** **[Opendoor](https://millionrounds.com/company/opendoor)** Series A · US **$9.9M** With 36 others
- **Jan** **[Mindie](https://millionrounds.com/company/mindie)** Seed · US **$1.2M** With 12 others
- **2013** 7 rounds
- **Aug** **[Circa](https://millionrounds.com/company/circa)** US **$1.1M** With 4 others
- **Jun** **[SocialRadar](https://millionrounds.com/company/socialradar)** Series A · US · techcrunch.com **$13M** With 14 others
- **Jun** **[Sunrise](https://millionrounds.com/company/sunrise)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$2.2M** With 21 others
- **Jun** **[Experiment](https://millionrounds.com/company/experiment)** US **$1.2M** With 23 others
- **Mar** **[Tilt](https://millionrounds.com/company/tilt)** Series A · US · techcrunch.com **$12M** With 10 others
- **Mar** **[Hangtime](https://millionrounds.com/company/hangtime)** Seed · US **$3.5M** With 16 others
- **Feb** **[Lulu](https://millionrounds.com/company/lulu)** Seed · GB · techcrunch.com **$2.5M** With 6 others
- **2012** 10 rounds
- **Oct** **[FOBO](https://millionrounds.com/company/fobo)** Seed · US **$1.6M** With 18 others
- **Aug** **[Tracks.by](https://millionrounds.com/company/tracks-by)** Seed · US **Undisclosed** With 17 others
- **Jul** **[Betable](https://millionrounds.com/company/betable)** Seed · GB · techcrunch.com **Undisclosed** With 13 others
- **May** **[Behance](https://millionrounds.com/company/behance)** Series A · US · techcrunch.com **$6.5M** With 8 others
- **May** **[Couple](https://millionrounds.com/company/couple)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$4.2M** With 13 others
- **Apr** **[Circa](https://millionrounds.com/company/circa)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$900K** With 22 others
- **Mar** **[Wantful](https://millionrounds.com/company/wantful)** Series A · US · finsmes.com **$5.5M** With 7 others
- **Mar** **[Tripbirds](https://millionrounds.com/company/tripbirds)** Seed · SE · techcrunch.com **$740K** With 7 others
- **Mar** **[NationBuilder](https://millionrounds.com/company/nationbuilder)** Series A · US · techcrunch.com **$6.3M** With 8 others
- **Mar** **[Silvercar](https://millionrounds.com/company/silvercar)** Venture · US · sec.gov **$12M** With 3 others
- **2011** 11 rounds
- **Dec** **[Percolate](https://millionrounds.com/company/percolate)** Seed · US · businessinsider.com **$1.5M** With 9 others
- **Oct** **[Liftopia](https://millionrounds.com/company/liftopia)** Venture · US · techcrunch.com **$1.3M** With 5 others
- **Sept** **[Organizer](https://millionrounds.com/company/organizer)** Series A · US **$3.9M** With 6 others
- **Jul** **[StyleSeat](https://millionrounds.com/company/styleseat)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$700K** With 9 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 **14 in all**

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

**[Snapguide](https://millionrounds.com/company/snapguide)** Bought by Brit + Co **Undisclosed** Jun 2015

**[Sunrise](https://millionrounds.com/company/sunrise)** Bought by [Microsoft](https://millionrounds.com/fund/microsoft) **$100M** Feb 2015

**[BranchOut](https://millionrounds.com/company/branchout)** Bought by 1-Page **Undisclosed** Nov 2014

**[Wavii](https://millionrounds.com/company/wavii)** Bought by [Google](https://millionrounds.com/fund/google-assistant-investments) **$30M** Apr 2013

**[Foodspotting](https://millionrounds.com/company/foodspotting)** Bought by OpenTable **$10M** Jan 2013

**[Formspring](https://millionrounds.com/company/formspring)** Bought by Spring.me **Undisclosed** Jan 2013

**[Behance](https://millionrounds.com/company/behance)** Bought by [Adobe Systems](https://millionrounds.com/fund/adobe-systems) **$150M** Dec 2012

**[Wanderfly](https://millionrounds.com/company/wanderfly)** Bought by [TripAdvisor](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tripadvisor) **Undisclosed** Oct 2012

**[Venmo](https://millionrounds.com/company/venmo)** Bought by Braintree **$26M** Aug 2012

**[Foodzie](https://millionrounds.com/company/foodzie)** Bought by Joyus **Undisclosed** Jun 2012

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

**[Yobongo](https://millionrounds.com/company/yobongo)** Bought by Mixbook **Undisclosed** Mar 2012

**[Hot Potato](https://millionrounds.com/company/hot-potato)** Bought by [Facebook](https://millionrounds.com/fund/facebook) **$10M** Jul 2010

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

## The cheque

Seed Series A

Median round joined **$29M** the round, not its cheque

Led 0 of 59 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** Never alone
- **Last cheque:** Nov 2016
- **Exits:** 14 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Seed said *33*
- Series A said *16*
- Series B *2*
- Venture *2*

Cheques by year Led Joined

2008 2016

Often in the room with

- [SV Angel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sv-angel) 22
- [Slow Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/slow-ventures) 20
- [Kevin Colleran](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kevin-colleran) 15
- [CrunchFund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/crunchfund-3) 11
- [BoxGroup](https://millionrounds.com/fund/boxgroup) 7
- [Index Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/index-ventures) 7

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## Who they invest alongside

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

[**SV Angel** VC firm **22** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sv-angel)[**Slow Ventures** VC firm **20** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/slow-ventures)[**Kevin Colleran** VC firm **15** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kevin-colleran)[**CrunchFund** VC firm **11** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/crunchfund-3)[**BoxGroup** VC firm **7** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/boxgroup)[**Index Ventures** VC firm **7** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/index-ventures)[**Matt Mullenweg** VC firm **7** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/matt-mullenweg)[**Alexis Ohanian** Angel **6** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alexis-ohanian)[**Betaworks** VC firm **6** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/betaworks)[**David Tisch** VC firm **6** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/david-tisch)[**First Round Capital** VC firm **6** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/first-round-capital)[**Founder Collective** VC firm **6** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founder-collective)

## Recently backed

The latest companies Dave Morin put money into.

[**Codecademy** $30M · Nov 2016](https://millionrounds.com/company/codecademy)[**Luxe** $50M · Jul 2016](https://millionrounds.com/company/luxe)[**Silvercar** $28M · Apr 2016](https://millionrounds.com/company/silvercar)

## On podcasts

4 episodes naming Dave Morin in the title, and 3 more that mention it.

- [This Week in Startups](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/this-week-in-startups) 3 Mar 2026 · 1h 15m How the OpenClaw foundation bullet-proofed its future (w/Dave Morin) | E2257 Mentions [Dave Morin](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dave-morin) Apple PodcastsShow page
- [StrictlyVC Download](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/strictlyvc-download) 20 Nov 2021 · 1h 4m Brit & Dave Morin's New Venture Fund Plus the Inside Story of Vollebak Mentions [Dave Morin](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dave-morin)[Offline Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/offline-ventures) Apple Podcasts
- [Greymatter](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/greymatter) 12 Jan 2017 · 31 min Dave Morin Fireside with Josh Elman | #ProductSF Mentions [Dave Morin](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dave-morin)[Josh Elman](https://millionrounds.com/fund/josh-elman)[Slow Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/slow-ventures) Apple PodcastsShow page
- [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) 28 Sept 2016 · 28 min 20VC: Dave Morin on Why Building A Fund Is Like A Company, Why Venture Is A Craft & The Journey To Establish Slow Ventures Mentions [Dave Morin](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dave-morin)[Slow Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/slow-ventures) Apple PodcastsShow page

### Mentioned in

- [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) 27 Mar 2020 · 31 min 20VC: How To Solve The Chicken and Egg Problem in Marketplaces? How Important Is Differentiated Supply? How To Prevent Leakage? How to Create Marketplace Defensibility and more with Alyssa Ravasio, Founder & CEO @ Hipcamp Apple PodcastsShow page
- [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) 18 Sept 2017 · 30 min 20VC: Index's Mike Volpi on Making The Move From Player To Coach, What It Takes To Build Generation Defining Brands & How Europe Really Stacks Up To The US Venture Market Apple PodcastsShow page
- [The Official SaaStr Podcast](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/saastr) 9 Dec 2016 · 26 min SaaStr 081: Why It Is Wrong To Have A Sales Led Culture, Why There Should Be Tension Between Your Sales and Finance Orgs & Why Everyone Needs An Executive Coach with Steve Garrity, Co-Founder @ HearSay Apple PodcastsShow page

## Quick answers about Dave Morin

### What does Dave Morin invest in?

Dave Morin invests most often at Seed and Series A (92% of the rounds on record).

### How active is Dave Morin?

59 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Nov 2016.

### What has Dave Morin invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Codecademy (Nov 2016), Luxe (Jul 2016) and Silvercar (Apr 2016).

### How big are Dave Morin's cheques?

The median round it joins is $29M.

### Does Dave Morin lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 59 investments on record names it as the lead.

### Where does Dave Morin invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (91%) and the United Kingdom (6%).

### Is Dave Morin investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Nov 2016.

### Who does Dave Morin invest alongside?

Most often SV Angel (22 rounds together), Slow Ventures (20 rounds together) and Kevin Colleran (15 rounds together).

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