# DLA Piper: portfolio, investments and team

> DLA Piper is a corporate vc based in United Kingdom. 3 investments on record, latest Aug 2019. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

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

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# DLA Piper

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

Quiet Corporate VC

Seed Series A Series B Real Estate Video Advice

Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 3 on record

Since the last cheque **2632** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$3.3M** Rounds led **0 of 3** Exits **1 from the portfolio**

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## DLA Piper highlights

- 01 3 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Seed and Series A: 67% of its rounds
- 03 1 exits from the portfolio

## What they do

- **Type:** Corporate VC (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Sectors:** Real Estate Video Advice
- **Based in:** London, United Kingdom
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **3 appearances**

- **2019** 1 round
- **Aug** **[SingleFile](https://millionrounds.com/company/singlefile)** Seed · US · Foundry Group **$3.3M** With 6 others
- **2014** 1 round
- **Oct** **[StackIQ](https://millionrounds.com/company/stackiq)** Series B · US **$6.0M** With 5 others
- **2008** 1 round
- **Aug** **[Rocket Fuel](https://millionrounds.com/company/rocket-fuel)** Series A · US · techcrunch.com **$6.8M** With 4 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.

## The team

We hold **8** people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

## Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed **1 in all**

**[Rocket Fuel](https://millionrounds.com/company/rocket-fuel)** Listed **$116M** Aug 2013

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

## The cheque

Seed Series A Series B

Median round joined **$3.3M** the round, not its cheque

Led 0 of 3 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** Never alone
- **Last cheque:** Aug 2019
- **Exits:** 1 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Seed *1*
- Series A *1*
- Series B *1*

Cheques by year Led Joined

2008 2019

Often in the room with

- [Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati](https://millionrounds.com/fund/wilson-sonsini-goodrich-and-rosati) 2

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## Who they invest alongside

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

[**Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati** Corporate VC **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/wilson-sonsini-goodrich-and-rosati)

## Recently backed

The latest companies DLA Piper put money into.

[**SingleFile** $3.3M · Aug 2019](https://millionrounds.com/company/singlefile)

## On podcasts

3 episodes naming DLA Piper in the title, and 3 more that mention it.

- [VC10X](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/vc10x) 7 Apr 2026 · 1h 3m VC10X - A Fund Lawyer's Honest Answers to the Questions GPs Google at 2am - Yoni Tuchman, Partner, DLA Piper Mentions [DLA Piper](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dla-piper)[Google](https://millionrounds.com/fund/google-assistant-investments) Apple PodcastsShow page
- [VC10X](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/vc10x) 31 Mar 2026 · 44 min VC10X - The Legal Landmines Hiding Inside Your Fund Docs - Yoni Tuchman, Partner, DLA Piper Mentions [DLA Piper](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dla-piper) Apple PodcastsShow page
- [VC10X](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/vc10x) 20 May 2025 · 55 min Legal10x - Fund Formation 101 - Yoni Tuchman, Partner, DLA Piper Mentions [DLA Piper](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dla-piper) Apple PodcastsShow page

### Mentioned in

- [UKTN: The Podcast](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/uktn) 1 Apr 2024 · 30 min Why AI regulation isn’t the enemy of innovation – Lord Tim Clement-Jones Apple PodcastsShow page
- [Venture Unlocked](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/venture-unlocked) 18 Mar 2021 · 21 min Kelsey Chase of Aumni on using data to become institutional quicker, and what LPs now expect from emerging managers - Venture Unlocked 027 Apple PodcastsShow page
- [Inevitable](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/inevitable) 17 Jun 2019 · 56 min Ep 11: Nathaniel Stinnett, Founder and Executive Director of the Environmental Voter Project Apple PodcastsShow page

## Quick answers about DLA Piper

### What does DLA Piper invest in?

DLA Piper invests most often at Seed and Series A (67% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Real Estate, Video and Advice.

### How active is DLA Piper?

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

### What has DLA Piper invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: SingleFile (Seed, Aug 2019).

### How big are DLA Piper's cheques?

The median round it joins is $3.3M.

### Is DLA Piper investing now?

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

### Who does DLA Piper invest alongside?

Most often Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati (2 rounds together).

### What kind of investor is DLA Piper?

DLA Piper is a corporate VC based in London, United Kingdom.

### When was DLA Piper founded?

DLA Piper was founded in 2005.

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