# David Brown: angel investments and portfolio

> David Brown is an angel. 7 investments on record, latest Jul 2013. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

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

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# David Brown

Last cheque observed Jul 2013. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

Quiet Angel

Seed Series A Venture

Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 7 on record

Since the last cheque **4842** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$440K** Rounds led **0 of 7** Exits **2 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 100%**

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## David Brown highlights

- 01 7 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Seed and Series A: 86% of its rounds
- 03 2 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 **7 appearances**

- **2013** 1 round
- **Jul** **[Poken](https://millionrounds.com/company/poken)** Seed · US **Undisclosed** With 1 other
- **2011** 1 round
- **Jul** **[Poken](https://millionrounds.com/company/poken)** Seed · US **Undisclosed** With 1 other
- **2009** 2 rounds
- **Jul** **[Poken](https://millionrounds.com/company/poken)** Seed · US **Undisclosed** With 1 other
- **Jul** **[Poken](https://millionrounds.com/company/poken)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 1 other
- **2008** 1 round
- **Dec** **[Foodzie](https://millionrounds.com/company/foodzie)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$1.0M** With 20 others
- **2007** 2 rounds
- **Oct** **[madKast](https://millionrounds.com/company/madkast)** Series A · US · venturebeat.com **$300K** With 7 others
- **Sept** **[EventVue](https://millionrounds.com/company/eventvue)** Series A · US · techcrunch.com **$440K** With 7 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 **2 in all**

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

**[madKast](https://millionrounds.com/company/madkast)** Bought by ShareThis **Undisclosed** Sept 2008

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

## The cheque

Seed Series A Venture

Median round joined **$440K** the round, not its cheque

Led 0 of 7 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** Never alone
- **Last cheque:** Jul 2013
- **Exits:** 2 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Seed *4*
- Series A *2*
- Venture *1*

Cheques by year Led Joined

2007 2013

Often in the room with

- [Go Beyond Investing](https://millionrounds.com/fund/go-beyond-investing) 4
- [David Cohen](https://millionrounds.com/fund/david-cohen) 3
- [Jared Polis](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jared-polis) 3
- [Techstars](https://millionrounds.com/fund/techstars) 2

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## Who they invest alongside

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

[**Go Beyond Investing** Investment firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/go-beyond-investing)[**David Cohen** Angel **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/david-cohen)[**Jared Polis** Angel **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jared-polis)[**Techstars** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/techstars)

## Books by the people here

3 books written by people at David Brown.

- All About Stock Market Strategies: The Easy Way To Get Started David Brown · 2002 3.56 from 66 ratings on Goodreads About the book This book explores the meaning of leisure in the context of key social formations of our time. Chris Rojek brings together the insights of feminsim, Marxism, Weber, Elias, Simmel, Nietzsche and Baudrillard to produce a survey - and rethinking - of leisure theory. At the same… On AmazonListen on Audible
- Negotiating David Brown · 2010 3.24 from 50 ratings on Goodreads About the book The negotiating secrets that experts and top professionals use. Get results fast with this quick, easy guide to the fundamentals of Negotiating. Includes how / Set clear goals and limits / Understand your potential adversary or partner / Use and interpret body language / Deal… On AmazonListen on Audible
- No Vision All Drive: Memoirs of an Entrepreneur David Brown · 2005 3.73 from 26 ratings on Goodreads About the book In 1993, David Cohen and David Brown founded their first company, Pinpoint Technologies, which grew from a basement startup to a successful multinational company with $50 million in annual sales and over 250 employees. Chronicling the story of that company from its beginnings up… On AmazonListen on Audible
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## On podcasts

2 episodes naming David Brown in the title, and 2 more that mention it.

- [This Week in Startups](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/this-week-in-startups) 27 May 2020 · 1h 7m E1066: The Power of Accelerators E6 David Brown, CEO & Co-Founder of TechStars on leading the virtual accelerator trend, benefits of going global, sustained vs. temporary changes from COVID & more! Mentions [David Brown](https://millionrounds.com/fund/david-brown)[David Cohen](https://millionrounds.com/fund/david-cohen)[Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) Apple PodcastsShow page
- [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) 28 Jan 2015 · 36 min 31. The Pitch (David Brown) Mentions [David Brown](https://millionrounds.com/fund/david-brown) Apple PodcastsShow page

### Mentioned in

- [Give First](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/give-first) 17 Mar 2021 · 26 min Maëlle Gavet on helping entrepreneurs around the world create a better world Apple PodcastsShow page
- [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) 10 Apr 2020 · 27 min 135. Investor Stories CRAM Session: Why I Passed (Struhl, Greathouse, Wilson, Shah, Roberts, Henikoff, Heltzer, Mirabile, Brown, Feld) Apple PodcastsShow page

## Quick answers about David Brown

### What does David Brown invest in?

David Brown invests most often at Seed and Series A (86% of the rounds on record).

### How active is David Brown?

7 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Jul 2013.

### How big are David Brown's cheques?

The median round it joins is $440K.

### Does David Brown lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 7 investments on record names it as the lead.

### Where does David Brown invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (100%).

### Is David Brown investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Jul 2013.

### Who does David Brown invest alongside?

Most often Go Beyond Investing (4 rounds together), David Cohen (3 rounds together) and Jared Polis (3 rounds together).

### What kind of investor is David Brown?

David Brown is an angel.

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