# David Tisch: portfolio, investments and team

> David Tisch is a vc firm based in United States. 98 investments on record, latest Jan 2019. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

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

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# David Tisch

Last cheque observed Jan 2019. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

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Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 98 on record

Since the last cheque **2858** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$31M** Rounds led **0 of 98** Sole investor **1 rounds** Exits **29 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 94%**

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## David Tisch highlights

- 01 98 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Seed and Series A: 91% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 1 rounds, median $588K
- 04 29 exits from the portfolio

## What they do

> David Tisch is a NYC based technology angel investor From their own website

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

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **98 appearances**

- **2019** 1 round
- **Jan** **[Vengo Labs](https://millionrounds.com/company/vengo-labs)** Series B · US · FinSMEs **$7.0M** With 11 others
- **2016** 4 rounds
- **Sept** **[Zipline](https://millionrounds.com/company/zipline)** **$25M** With 25 others
- **Jul** **[Luxe](https://millionrounds.com/company/luxe)** **$50M** With 38 others
- **Mar** **[Yieldbot](https://millionrounds.com/company/yieldbot)** **$35M** With 14 others
- **Jan** **[PillPack](https://millionrounds.com/company/pillpack)** **$31M** With 23 others
- **2015** 5 rounds
- **Mar** **[Meerkat](https://millionrounds.com/company/meerkat)** Series B · US **$14M** With 21 others
- **Mar** **[Giant Swarm](https://millionrounds.com/company/giant-swarm)** Seed · DE **$1.2M** With 5 others
- **Feb** **[Luxe](https://millionrounds.com/company/luxe)** Series A · US **$20M** With 20 others
- **Jan** **[Sense360](https://millionrounds.com/company/sense360)** Seed · US **$2.8M** With 9 others
- **Jan** **[Even](https://millionrounds.com/company/even)** Seed **$1.5M** With 12 others
- **2014** 9 rounds
- **Nov** **[Seen](https://millionrounds.com/company/seen)** Seed · US **$1.3M** With 11 others
- **Oct** **[PillPack](https://millionrounds.com/company/pillpack)** Series B · US **$8.8M** With 7 others
- **Sept** **[ClassPass](https://millionrounds.com/company/classpass)** Series A · US **$12M** With 6 others
- **Aug** **[Hightower](https://millionrounds.com/company/hightower)** Series A · US **$6.5M** With 7 others
- **Jul** **[Giant Swarm](https://millionrounds.com/company/giant-swarm)** Seed · DE **$1.1M** With 6 others
- **Jun** **[Rebelmail](https://millionrounds.com/company/rebelmail)** Seed · US **$2.0M** With 6 others
- **Apr** **[Storefront](https://millionrounds.com/company/storefront)** Series A · US **$7.3M** With 10 others
- **Feb** **[Little Borrowed Dress](https://millionrounds.com/company/little-borrowed-dress)** Seed · US **$1.3M** With 10 others
- **Jan** **[Mindie](https://millionrounds.com/company/mindie)** Seed · US **$1.2M** With 12 others
- **2013** 19 rounds
- **Dec** **[Hightower](https://millionrounds.com/company/hightower)** Seed · US **$2.1M** With 13 others
- **Dec** **[Shop Hers](https://millionrounds.com/company/shop-hers)** Venture · US · techcrunch.com **$3.5M** With 6 others
- **Nov** **[Sourcery](https://millionrounds.com/company/sourcery)** Seed · US **$2.5M** With 13 others
- **Nov** **[Niche](https://millionrounds.com/company/niche)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$550K** With 3 others
- **Nov** **[Knozen](https://millionrounds.com/company/knozen)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$2.3M** With 5 others
- **Oct** **[Handy](https://millionrounds.com/company/handy)** Series A · US · techcrunch.com **$10M** With 3 others
- **Oct** **[Splice](https://millionrounds.com/company/splice)** Seed · US · finsmes.com **$2.8M** With 9 others
- **Oct** **[Socratic](https://millionrounds.com/company/socratic)** Seed · US · finsmes.com **$1.5M** With 4 others
- **Sept** **[Plaid](https://millionrounds.com/company/plaid)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$2.8M** With 10 others
- **Jul** **[Nestio](https://millionrounds.com/company/nestio)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$1.5M** With 11 others
- **May** **[Poppin](https://millionrounds.com/company/poppin)** Series B · US · techcrunch.com **$11M** With 6 others
- **Apr** **[Grand St.](https://millionrounds.com/company/grand-st)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$1.3M** With 8 others
- **Apr** **[Close.io](https://millionrounds.com/company/close-io)** US · techcrunch.com **Undisclosed** With 4 others
- **Mar** **[ID.me](https://millionrounds.com/company/id-me)** US · techcrunch.com **$3.0M** With 2 others
- **Feb** **[Vengo Labs](https://millionrounds.com/company/vengo-labs)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$1.0M** With 7 others
- **Feb** **[Blue Apron](https://millionrounds.com/company/blue-apron)** Series A · US · techcrunch.com **$3.0M** With 11 others
- **Feb** **[Kitchensurfing](https://millionrounds.com/company/kitchensurfing)** Seed · US · pandodaily.com **$1.0M** With 11 others
- **Feb** **[Nomi](https://millionrounds.com/company/nomi)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$3.0M** With 10 others
- **Jan** **[Tomfoolery](https://millionrounds.com/company/tomfoolery)** Seed · US · finsmes.com **$1.7M** With 8 others
- **2012** 20 rounds
- **Dec** **[SmartThings](https://millionrounds.com/company/smartthings)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$3.0M** With 24 others
- **Oct** **[Pickie](https://millionrounds.com/company/pickie)** Seed · US · allthingsd.com **$1.0M** With 11 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 **29 in all**

**[Socratic](https://millionrounds.com/company/socratic)** Bought by [Google](https://millionrounds.com/fund/google-assistant-investments) **Undisclosed** Oct 2019

**[PillPack](https://millionrounds.com/company/pillpack)** Bought by [Amazon](https://millionrounds.com/fund/amazon) **$753M** Jun 2018

**[Dispatch](https://millionrounds.com/company/dispatch)** Bought by [Amazon](https://millionrounds.com/fund/amazon) **Undisclosed** Nov 2017

**[Shop Hers](https://millionrounds.com/company/shop-hers)** Bought by Tradesy **Undisclosed** Nov 2015

**[numberFire](https://millionrounds.com/company/numberfire)** Bought by FanDuel **Undisclosed** Aug 2015

**[Fab](https://millionrounds.com/company/fab)** Bought by [PCH International](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pch-international) **$15M** Mar 2015

**[Automated Insights](https://millionrounds.com/company/automated-insights)** Bought by [Vista Equity Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/vista-equity-partners) **$80M** Feb 2015

**[Niche](https://millionrounds.com/company/niche)** Bought by [Twitter](https://millionrounds.com/fund/twitter) **$50M** Feb 2015

**[Nomi](https://millionrounds.com/company/nomi)** Bought by Brickstream **Undisclosed** Oct 2014

**[Poptip](https://millionrounds.com/company/poptip)** Bought by [Palantir Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/fund/palantir-technologies) **Undisclosed** Jul 2014

**[SmartThings](https://millionrounds.com/company/smartthings)** Bought by [Samsung Electronics](https://millionrounds.com/fund/samsung-electronics) **$200M** Jul 2014

**[Grand St.](https://millionrounds.com/company/grand-st)** Bought by [Etsy](https://millionrounds.com/fund/etsy) **Undisclosed** Apr 2014

**[Pickie](https://millionrounds.com/company/pickie)** Bought by RetailMeNot **Undisclosed** Apr 2014

**[Tomfoolery](https://millionrounds.com/company/tomfoolery)** Bought by [Yahoo!](https://millionrounds.com/fund/yahoo) **$16M** Jan 2014

**[Branch](https://millionrounds.com/company/branch)** Bought by [Facebook](https://millionrounds.com/fund/facebook) **$15M** Jan 2014

**[Dispatch](https://millionrounds.com/company/dispatch)** Bought by Meetup **Undisclosed** Oct 2013

**[BestVendor](https://millionrounds.com/company/bestvendor)** Bought by Docstoc **Undisclosed** Aug 2013

**[Piictu](https://millionrounds.com/company/piictu)** Bought by [Betaworks](https://millionrounds.com/fund/betaworks) **Undisclosed** May 2013

**[MileWise](https://millionrounds.com/company/milewise)** Bought by [Yahoo!](https://millionrounds.com/fund/yahoo) **Undisclosed** May 2013

**[Lore](https://millionrounds.com/company/lore)** Bought by Noodle **Undisclosed** Mar 2013

The latest 20 here. An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.

## The cheque

Seed

Median round joined **$31M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$588K**

Led 0 of 98 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** 1 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Jan 2019
- **Exits:** 29 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Seed said *60*
- Series A *22*
- Series B *5*
- Venture *3*

Cheques by year Led Joined

2008 2019

Often in the room with

- [BoxGroup](https://millionrounds.com/fund/boxgroup) 61
- [David Cohen](https://millionrounds.com/fund/david-cohen) 21
- [SV Angel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sv-angel) 21
- [Betaworks](https://millionrounds.com/fund/betaworks) 14
- [Lerer Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lerer-ventures) 13
- [Techstars](https://millionrounds.com/fund/techstars) 13

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## Who they invest alongside

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

[**BoxGroup** VC firm **61** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/boxgroup)[**David Cohen** Angel **21** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/david-cohen)[**SV Angel** VC firm **21** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sv-angel)[**Betaworks** VC firm **14** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/betaworks)[**Lerer Ventures** VC firm **13** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lerer-ventures)[**Techstars** VC firm **13** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/techstars)[**Founder Collective** VC firm **12** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founder-collective)[**First Round Capital** VC firm **11** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/first-round-capital)[**RRE Ventures** VC firm **11** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rre-ventures)[**Kal Vepuri** Angel **10** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kal-vepuri)[**Kevin Colleran** VC firm **8** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kevin-colleran)[**Slow Ventures** VC firm **8** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/slow-ventures)

## Recently backed

The latest companies David Tisch put money into.

[**Zipline** $25M · Sept 2016](https://millionrounds.com/company/zipline)[**Luxe** $50M · Jul 2016](https://millionrounds.com/company/luxe)[**Yieldbot** $35M · Mar 2016](https://millionrounds.com/company/yieldbot)[**PillPack** $31M · Jan 2016](https://millionrounds.com/company/pillpack)

## On podcasts

6 episodes naming David Tisch in the title, and 4 more that mention it.

- [TBPN](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/tbpn) 22 Oct 2025 · 3h 10m Apple Bets on F1, Meta Axes AI Jobs, Anthropic in Google’s Sights | Jeff Yan, Kevin Rose, Tomasz Tunguz, Shan Aggarwal, Nick Abouzeid, David Tisch, Chris Dixon With [Nick Abouzeid](https://millionrounds.com/person/nick-abouzeid)[Shan Aggarwal](https://millionrounds.com/person/shan-aggarwal)[Tomasz Tunguz](https://millionrounds.com/person/tomasz-tunguz) Mentions [Chris Dixon](https://millionrounds.com/fund/chris-dixon)[David Tisch](https://millionrounds.com/fund/david-tisch)[Google](https://millionrounds.com/fund/google-assistant-investments) *+1* Apple PodcastsShow page
- [Uncapped](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/uncapped) 22 May 2025 · 60 min Uncapped #10 | David Tisch from BoxGroup Mentions [BoxGroup](https://millionrounds.com/fund/boxgroup)[David Tisch](https://millionrounds.com/fund/david-tisch)[Flatiron Health](https://millionrounds.com/fund/flatiron-health) Apple PodcastsShow page
- [TBPN](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/tbpn) 12 May 2025 · 3h 48m Crémieux, Tess Cameron, Eoghan McCabe, Pippa Lamb, Jack Dreifuss, David Tisch, TJ Parker, Surprise U.S.-China Trade Deal, Trump EO on Drug Prices, New Air Force One in 2025?, Perplexity Valuation Surge With [Pippa Lamb](https://millionrounds.com/person/pippa-lamb)[TJ Parker](https://millionrounds.com/person/tj-parker)[Tess Cameron](https://millionrounds.com/person/tess-cameron) Mentions [David Tisch](https://millionrounds.com/fund/david-tisch)[Eoghan McCabe](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eoghan-mccabe) Apple PodcastsShow page
- [TBPN](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/tbpn) 21 Apr 2025 · 3h 21m David Tisch, Mike Vernal, Edward Mehr, Will Brown, Stocks Mogged as Trade War Escalates, R.I.P. Pope Francis, How Prior Beliefs Distort Perceptions, Why Robots Still Can't Make Nikes, Robots Join Chinese Half-Marathon With [Mike Vernal](https://millionrounds.com/person/mike-vernal) Mentions [David Tisch](https://millionrounds.com/fund/david-tisch) Apple PodcastsShow page
- [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) 5 Feb 2024 · 1h 29m 20VC: The Biggest Misconceptions & Hardest Truths About Seed Investing Today; Why The Best Founders Don't Need You, Why Uncapped SAFEs Are Good, Why Reserves Are Bad, Why Signalling is BS, Why Price Doesn't Matter with David Tisch & Terrence Rohan With [Terrence Rohan](https://millionrounds.com/person/terrence-rohan-2) Mentions [David Tisch](https://millionrounds.com/fund/david-tisch)[BoxGroup](https://millionrounds.com/fund/boxgroup) Apple PodcastsShow page
- [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) 8 May 2023 · 47 min 382. Why Optimizing for Ownership is a Trap, The Future of Seed Investing, and The Opportunity in Consumer Social (David Tisch) Mentions [David Tisch](https://millionrounds.com/fund/david-tisch) Apple PodcastsShow page

### Mentioned in

- [Uncapped](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/uncapped) 20 Aug 2025 · 45 min Uncapped #22 | Greg Rosen from BoxGroup Apple PodcastsShow page
- [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) 6 Jul 2023 · 8 min Investor Stories 303: Post Mortems (Tisch, Conrad, Kaul) Apple PodcastsShow page
- [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) 8 Jun 2023 · 8 min Investor Stories 299: Why I Passed (Tisch, Chan & Ebrahimi, Conrad) Apple PodcastsShow page
- [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) 25 May 2023 · 8 min Investor Stories 297: What's Next (Dockery, Tisch, Harrison) Apple PodcastsShow page

## Quick answers about David Tisch

### What does David Tisch invest in?

David Tisch invests most often at Seed and Series A (91% of the rounds on record).

### How active is David Tisch?

98 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Jan 2019.

### What has David Tisch invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Vengo Labs (Series B, Jan 2019), Zipline (Sept 2016) and Luxe (Jul 2016).

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

The median round it joins is $31M.

### Does David Tisch lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 98 investments on record names it as the lead.

### Where does David Tisch invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (94%) and Germany (6%).

### Is David Tisch investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Jan 2019.

### Who does David Tisch invest alongside?

Most often BoxGroup (61 rounds together), David Cohen (21 rounds together) and SV Angel (21 rounds together).

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