Investor

Emmett Shear

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

QuietAngel

SeedSeries AVenture

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 10 on record
Since the last cheque2617days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$6.3MRounds led0 of 10Exits1 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 100%
Pitch Emmett Shear

Emmett Shear highlights

  1. 01

    10 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed and Series A: 80% of its rounds

  3. 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 first10 appearances

  1. 2019

    1 round

  2. Aug
    PeerWellSeries A · US · FinSMEs$6.5MWith 3 others
  3. 2018

    1 round

  4. Apr
    Rare BitsSeries A · US · FinSMEs$6.0MWith 9 others
  5. 2015

    3 rounds

  6. Sept
    TriplebyteVenture · US$3.0MWith 29 others
  7. Aug
    ScentbirdSeed · US$1.0MWith 5 others
  8. May
    The Ticket FairySeed$485KWith 9 others
  9. 2014

    2 rounds

  10. Nov
    WeMailSeed · US$1.0MWith 4 others
  11. Jan
    CruiseSeed · US$4.3MWith 19 others
  12. 2013

    1 round

  13. Dec
    BooktropeSeed · US$600KWith 9 others
  14. 2012

    1 round

  15. Apr
    SocialcamSeed · US · techcrunch.comUndisclosedWith 38 others
  16. 2011

    1 round

  17. Aug
    ZeroCaterVenture · US · techcrunch.com$1.5MWith 14 others

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The team

We hold 1 person 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 listed1 in all

SocialcamBought by Autodesk$60MJul 2012

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 Emmett Shear. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Justin KanVC firm8rounds togetherSV AngelVC firm5rounds togetherTikhon BernstamAngel4rounds togetherMichael SeibelAngel3rounds togetherPaul BuchheitAngel3rounds togetherSimon MurdochAngel3rounds togetherSteve HuffmanVC firm3rounds togetherStewart AlsopVC firm3rounds togetherY CombinatorAccelerator3rounds together500 GlobalAngel2rounds togetherCaffeinated CapitalVC firm2rounds togetherCrunchFundVC firm2rounds together

Recently backed

The latest companies Emmett Shear put money into.

PeerWell$6.5M · Aug 2019Rare Bits$6.0M · Apr 2018

On podcasts

6 episodes naming Emmett Shear in the title, and 4 more that mention it.

Mentioned in

Quick answers about Emmett Shear

What does Emmett Shear invest in?

Emmett Shear invests most often at Seed and Series A (80% of the rounds on record).

How active is Emmett Shear?

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

What has Emmett Shear invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: PeerWell (Series A, Aug 2019) and Rare Bits (Series A, Apr 2018).

How big are Emmett Shear's cheques?

The median round it joins is $6.3M.

Does Emmett Shear lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 10 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Emmett Shear invest?

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

Is Emmett Shear investing now?

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

Who does Emmett Shear invest alongside?

Most often Justin Kan (8 rounds together), SV Angel (5 rounds together) and Tikhon Bernstam (4 rounds together).

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