# Don Katz: portfolio, investments and team

> Don Katz is a vc firm. 8 investments on record, latest May 2015. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

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

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# Don Katz

Last cheque observed May 2015. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

Quiet VC firm

Seed Series A Series B

Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 8 on record

Since the last cheque **4183** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$2.1M** Rounds led **0 of 8** Exits **1 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 100%**

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## Don Katz highlights

- 01 8 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Seed and Series A: 75% of its rounds
- 03 1 exits from the portfolio

## What they do

- **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **8 appearances**

- **2015** 1 round
- **May** **[Tinkergarten](https://millionrounds.com/company/tinkergarten)** Seed · US **$500K** With 3 others
- **2013** 3 rounds
- **Nov** **[Loop Commerce](https://millionrounds.com/company/loop-commerce)** Series A · US · techcrunch.com **$7.2M** With 17 others
- **Apr** **[Duda](https://millionrounds.com/company/duda)** Series C · US · techcrunch.com **$10M** With 8 others
- **Jan** **[Kifi](https://millionrounds.com/company/kifi)** Seed · US **$1.0M** With 1 other
- **2012** 1 round
- **Nov** **[Loop Commerce](https://millionrounds.com/company/loop-commerce)** Seed · US · sec.gov **$1.0M** With 9 others
- **2011** 1 round
- **Dec** **[Houzz](https://millionrounds.com/company/houzz)** Series B · US · vator.tv **$12M** With 4 others
- **2010** 2 rounds
- **Nov** **[Houzz](https://millionrounds.com/company/houzz)** Series A · US · techcrunch.com **$2.0M** With 6 others
- **Jan** **[Duda](https://millionrounds.com/company/duda)** Seed · US · dudamobile.com **$2.3M** With 2 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**

**[Kifi](https://millionrounds.com/company/kifi)** Bought by [Google](https://millionrounds.com/fund/google-assistant-investments) **Undisclosed** Jul 2016

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 **$2.1M** the round, not its cheque

Led 0 of 8 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** Never alone
- **Last cheque:** May 2015
- **Exits:** 1 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Seed *4*
- Series A *2*
- Series B *1*
- Series C *1*

Cheques by year Led Joined

2010 2015

Often in the room with

- [Zeev Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/zeev-ventures) 7
- [Gary Ginsberg](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gary-ginsberg) 4
- [SG VC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sg-vc) 3
- [Amos Wilnai](https://millionrounds.com/fund/amos-wilnai) 2
- [Barry McCarthy](https://millionrounds.com/fund/barry-mccarthy) 2
- [Chuck Geiger](https://millionrounds.com/fund/chuck-geiger) 2

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## Who they invest alongside

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

[**Zeev Ventures** VC firm **7** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/zeev-ventures)[**Gary Ginsberg** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gary-ginsberg)[**SG VC** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sg-vc)[**Amos Wilnai** Angel **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/amos-wilnai)[**Barry McCarthy** Angel **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/barry-mccarthy)[**Chuck Geiger** Angel **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/chuck-geiger)[**Jeff Fluhr** Angel **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jeff-fluhr)[**Mark Carges** Angel **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mark-carges)[**Oren Dobronsky** Angel **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/oren-dobronsky)[**Ori Sasson** Angel **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ori-sasson)[**Roy Rubin** Angel **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/roy-rubin)

## On podcasts

1 episode naming Don Katz in the title.

- [How I Built This](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/how-i-built-this) 1 Nov 2021 · 1h 20m Audible: Don Katz Mentions [Don Katz](https://millionrounds.com/fund/don-katz) Apple Podcasts

## Quick answers about Don Katz

### What does Don Katz invest in?

Don Katz invests most often at Seed and Series A (75% of the rounds on record).

### How active is Don Katz?

8 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in May 2015.

### How big are Don Katz's cheques?

The median round it joins is $2.1M.

### Does Don Katz lead rounds?

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

### Where does Don Katz invest?

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

### Is Don Katz investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in May 2015.

### Who does Don Katz invest alongside?

Most often Zeev Ventures (7 rounds together), Gary Ginsberg (4 rounds together) and SG VC (3 rounds together).

### What kind of investor is Don Katz?

Don Katz is a VC firm.

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