# David Frankel: angel investments and portfolio > David Frankel is an angel. 5 investments on record, latest Sept 2014. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team. Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/david-frankel (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) [Investor](https://millionrounds.com/investors) # David Frankel Last cheque observed Sep 2014. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds. Email Quiet Angel Series A Seed Series B Follow David Frankel and see its new cheques in your feed. [Start following](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&why=follow&next=%2Ffund%2Fdavid-frankel) Cheques on record **0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 5 on record Since the last cheque **4439** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec Median round **$4.3M** Rounds led **0 of 5** Exits **1 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 80%** Pitch David Frankel ## David Frankel highlights - 01 5 rounds on record - 02 Mostly Series A and Seed: 60% 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 **5 appearances** - **2014** 1 round - **Sept** **[Media Radar](https://millionrounds.com/company/media-radar)** Venture · US **$6.7M** With 3 others - **2013** 2 rounds - **Oct** **[Ad Hoc Labs](https://millionrounds.com/company/ad-hoc-labs)** Series A · US · pandodaily.com **$2.0M** With 6 others - **Jan** **[Olo](https://millionrounds.com/company/olo)** Series B · US · techcrunch.com **$5.0M** With 3 others - **2008** 1 round - **Feb** **[Bragster](https://millionrounds.com/company/bragster)** Series A · GB · uk.techcrunch.com **$3.5M** With 1 other - **2007** 1 round - **Jun** **[Big Think](https://millionrounds.com/company/big-think)** Seed · US · nytimes.com **Undisclosed** 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. ## Exits from the portfolio Companies it backed that were later bought or listed **1 in all** **[Bragster](https://millionrounds.com/company/bragster)** Bought by Guinness World Records **Undisclosed** Feb 2010 An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records. ## The cheque Series A Seed Series B Median round joined **$4.3M** the round, not its cheque Led 0 of 5 rounds **0%** - **Sole investor:** Never alone - **Last cheque:** Sept 2014 - **Exits:** 1 from the portfolio Rounds by stage said on their site - Series A *2* - Seed *1* - Series B *1* - Venture *1* Cheques by year Led Joined 2007 2014 Often in the room with - [Founder Collective](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founder-collective) 3 **Pitching David Frankel?** 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 David Frankel. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed. [**Founder Collective** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founder-collective) ## On podcasts 6 episodes naming David Frankel in the title, and 3 more that mention it. - [The Official SaaStr Podcast](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/saastr) 12 Mar 2025 · 42 min SaaStr 793: The 10-Point Checklist For When You Sell Your Company with David Frankel Managing Partner at Founder Collective and SaaStr CEO and Founder Jason Lemkin Mentions [David Frankel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/david-frankel)[Founder Collective](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founder-collective) Apple PodcastsShow page - [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) 14 Oct 2024 · 1h 27m 20VC: Investing Lessons from FC Seeding Uber, Airtable and Coupang | Why Pro Rata is the Original Sin in VC | Why Liquidity Has Died in 2024 | Why LPs are Pissed with VCs | The Hard Truth About Seed Fund Economics with David Frankel @ Founder Collective Mentions [David Frankel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/david-frankel)[Founder Collective](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founder-collective) Apple PodcastsShow page - [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) 7 Feb 2022 · 44 min 20VC: Biggest Lessons and Challenges Building One of the Most Successful Seed Funds, How To Manage Investor Psychology, Self-Doubt and Insecurity & The Secret to Truly Successful Venture Partnerships with David Frankel, Co-Founder @ Founder Collective Mentions [David Frankel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/david-frankel)[Founder Collective](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founder-collective)[Endeavor](https://millionrounds.com/fund/endeavor) Apple PodcastsShow page - [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) 17 Sept 2018 · 33 min 20VC: Lessons Learned Scaling PillPack from Seed to Amazon Acquisition, Why Investors Should Spend More Time Assessing Human Capital Risk Taken by Founders & The Right Way To Think About Capital Efficiency in Scaling with David Frankel, Managing Partner @ Mentions [David Frankel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/david-frankel)[Alex Rampell](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alex-rampell)[Andy McLoughlin](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andy-mcloughlin) *+3* Apple PodcastsShow page - [Origins: Inside Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/origins-openlp) 18 Jul 2017 · 56 min David Frankel, Founder Collective Mentions [David Frankel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/david-frankel)[Founder Collective](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founder-collective)[Dimension Data](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dimension-data) Apple PodcastsShow page - [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) 16 Nov 2015 · 27 min 20 VC 088: David Frankel @ Founder Collective: The Most Founder Friendly VC in Existence Mentions [David Frankel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/david-frankel)[Founder Collective](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founder-collective)[Eric Paley](https://millionrounds.com/person/eric-paley) *+2* Apple PodcastsShow page ### Mentioned in - [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) 8 Aug 2026 · 1h 24m 20VC: The AI Boom Will Create Enormous Roadkill: Who Wins & Loses | Why Founders Should Never Take Multi-Stage Money at Seed | Why Triple, Triple, Double, Double is Good Enough Apple PodcastsShow page - [Upfront Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/upfront-ventures) 20 Mar 2024 · 23 min What Lessons Do the Last Two Decades Bring Us in Early-Stage Venture? | 2024 Upfront Summit Apple PodcastsShow page - [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) 29 Apr 2022 · 37 min 20VC: Scaling to $122M ARR IPO with $6M in Net Burn, Olo. The Ultimate Journey of Capital Efficiency, What Worked, What Did Not Work and How Leaders Need To Reshape Thinking Around Resource and Attention Allocation Apple PodcastsShow page ## Quick answers about David Frankel ### What does David Frankel invest in? David Frankel invests most often at Series A and Seed (60% of the rounds on record). ### How active is David Frankel? 5 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Sept 2014. ### How big are David Frankel's cheques? The median round it joins is $4.3M. ### Does David Frankel lead rounds? Rarely, if at all: none of its 5 investments on record names it as the lead. ### Where does David Frankel invest? Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (80%) and the United Kingdom (20%). ### Is David Frankel investing now? No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Sept 2014. ### Who does David Frankel invest alongside? Most often Founder Collective (3 rounds together). ### What kind of investor is David Frankel? David Frankel is an angel. ## 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=david-frankel) · [Is this your firm? Claim it](https://millionrounds.com/claim?org=david-frankel)