United States · Investor

Dick Costolo

Last cheque observed Dec 2020. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

QuietVC firm

Seed

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 8 on record
Since the last cheque2148days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$30MRounds led0 of 8Exits3 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 100%
Pitch Dick Costolo

Dick Costolo highlights

  1. 01

    8 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Series A and Series B: 71% of its rounds

  3. 03

    3 exits from the portfolio

What they do

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 first8 appearances

  1. 2020

    1 round

  2. Dec
    LinearSeries A · US · Karri Saarinen$13MWith 6 others
  3. 2019

    3 rounds

  4. Oct
    LiteratiUS · FinSMEs$12MWith 9 others
  5. Sept
    PlayVSSeries C · US · TechCrunch$50MWith 7 others
  6. Apr
    LyricSeries B · US · VentureBeat$160MWith 11 others
  7. 2018

    1 round

  8. May
    RivalSeries B · US · Socaltech$30MWith 4 others
  9. 2010

    1 round

  10. Apr
    TellApartSeries A · US$4.8MWith 5 others
  11. 2007

    2 rounds

  12. Oct
    TubeMogulSeed · US · tubemogul.comUndisclosedWith 4 others
  13. Jul
    TwitterSeries A · US · techcrunch.com$5.0MWith 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 listed3 in all

TubeMogulBought by Adobe$540MNov 2016
TellApartBought by Twitter$479MApr 2015
TwitterListed$1.8BNov 2013

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

Who they invest alongside

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

Adam BainAngel2rounds togetherNew Enterprise AssociatesVC firm2rounds togetherSV AngelVC firm2rounds together

Recently backed

The latest companies Dick Costolo put money into.

Literati$12M · Oct 2019PlayVS$50M · Sept 2019Lyric$160M · Apr 2019Rival$30M · May 2018

On podcasts

5 episodes naming Dick Costolo in the title, and 4 more that mention it.

Mentioned in

Quick answers about Dick Costolo

What does Dick Costolo invest in?

Dick Costolo invests most often at Series A and Series B (71% of the rounds on record).

How active is Dick Costolo?

8 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Dec 2020.

What has Dick Costolo invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Linear (Series A, Dec 2020), Literati (Undisclosed round, Oct 2019) and PlayVS (Series C, Sept 2019).

How big are Dick Costolo's cheques?

The median round it joins is $30M.

Does Dick Costolo lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 8 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Dick Costolo invest?

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

Is Dick Costolo investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Dec 2020.

Who does Dick Costolo invest alongside?

Most often Adam Bain (2 rounds together), New Enterprise Associates (2 rounds together) and SV Angel (2 rounds together).

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