# Emmett Shear: angel investments and portfolio > Emmett Shear is an angel. 10 investments on record, latest Aug 2019. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team. Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/emmett-shear (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) [Investor](https://millionrounds.com/investors) # Emmett Shear Last cheque observed Aug 2019. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds. Quiet Angel Seed Series A Venture Cheques on record **0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 10 on record Since the last cheque **2617** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec Median round **$6.3M** Rounds led **0 of 10** Exits **1 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 100%** Pitch Emmett Shear ## Emmett Shear highlights - 01 10 rounds on record - 02 Mostly Seed and Series A: 80% of its rounds - 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 first **10 appearances** - **2019** 1 round - **Aug** **[PeerWell](https://millionrounds.com/company/peerwell)** Series A · US · FinSMEs **$6.5M** With 3 others - **2018** 1 round - **Apr** **[Rare Bits](https://millionrounds.com/company/rare-bits)** Series A · US · FinSMEs **$6.0M** With 9 others - **2015** 3 rounds - **Sept** **[Triplebyte](https://millionrounds.com/company/triplebyte)** Venture · US **$3.0M** With 29 others - **Aug** **[Scentbird](https://millionrounds.com/company/scentbird)** Seed · US **$1.0M** With 5 others - **May** **[The Ticket Fairy](https://millionrounds.com/company/the-ticket-fairy)** Seed **$485K** With 9 others - **2014** 2 rounds - **Nov** **[WeMail](https://millionrounds.com/company/wemail)** Seed · US **$1.0M** With 4 others - **Jan** **[Cruise](https://millionrounds.com/company/cruise)** Seed · US **$4.3M** With 19 others - **2013** 1 round - **Dec** **[Booktrope](https://millionrounds.com/company/booktrope)** Seed · US **$600K** With 9 others - **2012** 1 round - **Apr** **[Socialcam](https://millionrounds.com/company/socialcam)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **Undisclosed** With 38 others - **2011** 1 round - **Aug** **[ZeroCater](https://millionrounds.com/company/zerocater)** Venture · US · techcrunch.com **$1.5M** With 14 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 **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 listed **1 in all** **[Socialcam](https://millionrounds.com/company/socialcam)** Bought by [Autodesk](https://millionrounds.com/fund/autodesk) **$60M** Jul 2012 An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records. ## The cheque Seed Series A Venture Median round joined **$6.3M** the round, not its cheque Led 0 of 10 rounds **0%** - **Sole investor:** Never alone - **Last cheque:** Aug 2019 - **Exits:** 1 from the portfolio Rounds by stage said on their site - Seed *6* - Series A *2* - Venture *2* Cheques by year Led Joined 2011 2019 Often in the room with - [Justin Kan](https://millionrounds.com/fund/justin-kan) 8 - [SV Angel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sv-angel) 5 - [Tikhon Bernstam](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tikhon-bernstam) 4 - [Michael Seibel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/michael-seibel) 3 - [Paul Buchheit](https://millionrounds.com/fund/paul-buchheit) 3 - [Simon Murdoch](https://millionrounds.com/fund/daniel-gross) 3 **Pitching Emmett Shear?** Put them on your fundraising board with this record on the card, and follow them to hear when they write a new cheque. Add to your CRM *→* ## 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 Kan** VC firm **8** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/justin-kan)[**SV Angel** VC firm **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sv-angel)[**Tikhon Bernstam** Angel **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tikhon-bernstam)[**Michael Seibel** Angel **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/michael-seibel)[**Paul Buchheit** Angel **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/paul-buchheit)[**Simon Murdoch** Angel **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/daniel-gross)[**Steve Huffman** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/steve-huffman)[**Stewart Alsop** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/stewart-alsop)[**Y Combinator** Accelerator **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator)[**500 Global** Angel **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/500-startups)[**Caffeinated Capital** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/caffeinated-capital)[**CrunchFund** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/crunchfund-3) ## Recently backed The latest companies Emmett Shear put money into. [**PeerWell** $6.5M · Aug 2019](https://millionrounds.com/company/peerwell)[**Rare Bits** $6.0M · Apr 2018](https://millionrounds.com/company/rare-bits) ## On podcasts 6 episodes naming Emmett Shear in the title, and 4 more that mention it. - [The a16z Show](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/a16z) 17 Nov 2025 · 1h 11m Emmett Shear on Building AI That Actually Cares: Beyond Control and Steering Mentions [Emmett Shear](https://millionrounds.com/fund/emmett-shear)[Erik Torenberg](https://millionrounds.com/person/erik-torenberg) Apple PodcastsShow page - [TBPN](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/tbpn) 24 Jun 2025 · 3h 48m Hims & Hers Stock Drops Over 30%, All-In Launches Ultra Premium Tequila | Crémieux, Clément Delangue, Emmett Shear, Brendan Foody, Sam Schwager, Zach Lloyd, Dara Ladjevardian, Amjad Masad, Angus Muffatti With [Dara Ladjevardian](https://millionrounds.com/person/dara-ladjevardian) Mentions [Amjad Masad](https://millionrounds.com/fund/amjad-masad)[Brendan Foody](https://millionrounds.com/fund/brendan-foody)[Emmett Shear](https://millionrounds.com/fund/emmett-shear) *+1* Apple PodcastsShow page - [Pattern Breakers](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/pattern-breakers) 13 May 2024 · 39 min Emmett Shear: How Twitch Changed Media by Merging it with Gaming Mentions [Emmett Shear](https://millionrounds.com/fund/emmett-shear) Apple PodcastsShow page - [The Logan Bartlett Show](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/logan-bartlett-show) 16 Jun 2023 · 2h 23m EP 69: Emmett Shear (Co-Founder, Twitch). Behind-The-Scenes stories from Twitch's growth to streaming leader Mentions [Emmett Shear](https://millionrounds.com/fund/emmett-shear)[Paul Graham](https://millionrounds.com/fund/paul-graham)[Sam Altman](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sam-altman) Apple Podcasts - [How I Built This](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/how-i-built-this) 18 Jul 2022 · 1h 26m Twitch: Emmett Shear Mentions [Emmett Shear](https://millionrounds.com/fund/emmett-shear)[Justin Kan](https://millionrounds.com/fund/justin-kan) Apple Podcasts - [Invest Like the Best](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/invest-like-the-best) 26 Nov 2020 · 54 min Emmett Shear - The New Language of the Internet – [Founder’s Field Guide, EP.9] Mentions [Emmett Shear](https://millionrounds.com/fund/emmett-shear) Apple PodcastsShow page ### Mentioned in - [Pattern Breakers](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/pattern-breakers) 20 May 2024 · 12 min Breakthrough Lessons: Learning to Savor Surprises Apple PodcastsShow page - [Equity](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/equity) 20 Nov 2023 · 11 min Catching up on OpenAI’s wild weekend Apple PodcastsShow page - [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) 12 Jun 2020 · 32 min 20VC: Substack Founder Chris Best on The Future of Public Journalism, Why The Economics Of Attention Have Been Flipped & Why Micropayments For Content Will Not Work Apple PodcastsShow page - [Acquired](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/acquired) 16 Nov 2015 · 47 min Twitch Apple PodcastsShow page ## 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). ## Raising now? 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