Investor

Eric Ries

Last cheque observed Mar 2025. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

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QuietAngel

SeedSeries AVenture

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 31 on record
Since the last cheque600days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$14MRounds led0 of 31Sole investor1 roundsExits2 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 96%
Pitch Eric Ries

Eric Ries highlights

  1. 01

    31 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed and Series A: 83% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 1 rounds, median undisclosed

  4. 04

    2 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 first31 appearances

  1. 2025

    1 round

  2. Mar
    Harmony IntelligenceSeed · US · Startup Daily$3.0MWith 3 others
  3. 2017

    1 round

  4. Nov
    MeuralSeries A · US · FinSMEs$5.0MWith 3 others
  5. 2016

    2 rounds

  6. Nov
    Gusto$90MWith 103 others
  7. Feb
    Digit$23MWith 21 others
  8. 2015

    7 rounds

  9. Oct
    ArtLiftingSeed · US$1.1MWith 4 others
  10. Jul
    codeSparkSeed · US$1.4MWith 4 others
  11. Jun
    LiveOnDemandVenture · NLUndisclosedSole investor
  12. Apr
    CrayonVenture · US$1.5MWith 11 others
  13. Apr
    MixmaxSeed · US$1.5MWith 8 others
  14. Apr
    TelepathicSeed$650KWith 4 others
  15. Mar
    ToutAppSeries B · US$15MWith 8 others
  16. 2014

    5 rounds

  17. Dec
    DigitSeed · US$2.5MWith 14 others
  18. Aug
    OnBeepSeries A · US$6.3MWith 16 others
  19. Jul
    BirdiSeed · US$700KWith 3 others
  20. Jul
    HandUp PBCSeed · US$850KWith 5 others
  21. Jan
    GeekatooSeed · US$500KWith 7 others
  22. 2013

    8 rounds

  23. Dec
    HeydaySeed · US · pehub.com$2.0MWith 19 others
  24. Nov
    Reverb.comSeries A · US · hypebot.com$2.3MWith 5 others
  25. Nov
    MedicastSeed · US$540KWith 12 others
  26. Oct
    Panorama EducationSeed · US · techcrunch.com$4.0MWith 22 others
  27. Sept
    MuncherySeries A · US · techcrunch.com$4.0MWith 7 others
  28. Jul
    MattermarkSeed · US · techcrunch.com$400KWith 16 others
  29. Feb
    CircleCISeed · US · techcrunch.com$1.5MWith 9 others
  30. Jan
    The MuseSeed · US · allthingsd.com$1.2MWith 8 others
  31. 2012

    4 rounds

  32. Nov
    NuzzelSeed · US · finsmes.com$1.7MWith 9 others
  33. Jun
    Rally.orgSeries A · US · finance.yahoo.com$7.9MWith 20 others
  34. Mar
    Gaston LabsDebt · US · angel.co$100KWith 10 others
  35. Mar
    Gaston LabsSeed · US$100KWith 11 others
  36. 2011

    2 rounds

  37. Nov
    WP EngineSeries A · US · techcrunch.com$1.2MWith 7 others
  38. May
    ToutAppSeed · US · www1.toutapp.com$350KWith 9 others
  39. 2010

    1 round

  40. Sept
    VotizenVenture · US · techcrunch.com$1.5MWith 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.

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.

What they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

1 of 18 we have independently watched raise

Long-Term Stock ExchangeAndrew Chen BlogCaptable by LTSEDesign AgencyEnroll NowFast409A by LTSEHiringPlan by LTSEHosted by Media TempleLean Deck ClinicLean Startup Machine weekendLean Startups session 2LeanimpactLeanstartupRunway by LTSEStartup Maketing BlogThe EntrepreneurThestartupwayhere

Weaker than a round we watched, stronger than a list somebody sold us. A firm is far less willing to put a company on its own site that it never funded.

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed2 in all

VotizenBought by BrigadeUndisclosedJun 2014
VotizenBought by CausesUndisclosedJan 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 Eric Ries. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

500 GlobalAngel8rounds togetherGoogle VenturesCorporate VC6rounds togetherSV AngelVC firm5rounds togetherAlexis OhanianAngel4rounds togetherGarry TanAngel4rounds togetherHubSpot VenturesCorporate VC4rounds togetherPractical Venture CapitalPrivate equity4rounds togetherBaseline VenturesVC firm3rounds togetherDCVCVC firm3rounds togetherFounder CollectiveVC firm3rounds togetherJames HongAngel3rounds togetherJonathan AbramsVC firm3rounds together

Recently backed

The latest companies Eric Ries put money into.

Harmony Intelligence$3.0M · Mar 2025Meural$5.0M · Nov 2017Gusto$90M · Nov 2016

Books by the people here

5 books written by people at Eric Ries: Eric Ries.

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On podcasts

6 episodes naming Eric Ries in the title, and 4 more that mention it.

Mentioned in

Quick answers about Eric Ries

What does Eric Ries invest in?

Eric Ries invests most often at Seed and Series A (83% of the rounds on record).

How active is Eric Ries?

31 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Mar 2025.

What has Eric Ries invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Harmony Intelligence (Seed, Mar 2025), Meural (Series A, Nov 2017) and Gusto (Nov 2016).

How big are Eric Ries's cheques?

The median round it joins is $14M.

Does Eric Ries lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 31 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Eric Ries invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (96%).

Is Eric Ries investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Mar 2025.

Who does Eric Ries invest alongside?

Most often 500 Global (8 rounds together), Google Ventures (6 rounds together) and SV Angel (5 rounds together).

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