# Evan Williams: angel investments and portfolio > Evan Williams is an angel. 13 investments on record, latest Nov 2016. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team. Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/evan-williams (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) [Investor](https://millionrounds.com/investors) # Evan Williams Last cheque observed Nov 2016. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds. Quiet Angel Website unconfirmed Series A Seed Series B Cheques on record **0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 13 on record Since the last cheque **3637** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec Median round **$51M** Rounds led **0 of 13** Exits **2 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 100%** Pitch Evan Williams ## Evan Williams highlights - 01 13 rounds on record - 02 Mostly Series A and Seed: 80% of its rounds - 03 2 exits from the portfolio ## What they do - **Type:** Angel (from a list, unverified) - **Cheque size:** Not stated - **Cold pitches:** Not stated A website was listed for this organisation, but we could not confirm it belongs to the firm that wrote these cheques. Either the site never mentions them, or it turned out to be a different company sharing the name. We show neither it nor anything read from it. [Tell us the right one](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=evan-williams). ## The record Every round we can evidence, newest first **13 appearances** - **2016** 2 rounds - **Nov** **[Gusto](https://millionrounds.com/company/gusto)** **$90M** With 103 others - **Aug** **[AirHelp](https://millionrounds.com/company/airhelp)** Series A · US · FinSMEs **$12M** With 1 other - **2014** 5 rounds - **Nov** **[Breezeworks](https://millionrounds.com/company/breezeworks)** Series A · US **$5.0M** With 5 others - **Sept** **[HoneyBook Inc.](https://millionrounds.com/company/honeybook-inc)** Series A · US **$10M** With 10 others - **Apr** **[AirHelp](https://millionrounds.com/company/airhelp)** Seed · US **$4.7M** With 6 others - **Feb** **[Meetup](https://millionrounds.com/company/meetup)** US **Undisclosed** With 2 others - **Feb** **[Blue Bottle Coffee](https://millionrounds.com/company/blue-bottle-coffee)** Series B · US **$26M** With 9 others - **2013** 1 round - **May** **[Jelly HQ](https://millionrounds.com/company/jelly-hq)** Series A · US · allthingsd.com **Undisclosed** With 8 others - **2012** 2 rounds - **Aug** **[Everfi](https://millionrounds.com/company/everfi)** Series B · US · techcrunch.com **$10M** With 4 others - **Jan** **[Blue Bottle Coffee](https://millionrounds.com/company/blue-bottle-coffee)** Series A · US **$20M** With 8 others - **2011** 1 round - **Apr** **[Milk](https://millionrounds.com/company/milk)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$1.5M** With 24 others - **2010** 1 round - **Jan** **[Blippy Social Commerce](https://millionrounds.com/company/blippy-social-commerce)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$1.7M** With 9 others - **2009** 1 round - **Jun** **[Typekit](https://millionrounds.com/company/typekit)** US · blog.typekit.com **Undisclosed** With 7 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 **2 in all** **[Milk](https://millionrounds.com/company/milk)** Bought by [Google](https://millionrounds.com/fund/google-assistant-investments) **Undisclosed** Mar 2012 **[Typekit](https://millionrounds.com/company/typekit)** Bought by [Adobe Systems](https://millionrounds.com/fund/adobe-systems) **Undisclosed** Oct 2011 An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records. ## The cheque Series A Seed Series B Median round joined **$51M** the round, not its cheque Led 0 of 13 rounds **0%** - **Sole investor:** Never alone - **Last cheque:** Nov 2016 - **Exits:** 2 from the portfolio Rounds by stage said on their site - Series A *5* - Seed *3* - Series B *2* Cheques by year Led Joined 2009 2016 Often in the room with - [Chris Sacca](https://millionrounds.com/fund/chris-sacca) 4 - [Matt Mullenweg](https://millionrounds.com/fund/matt-mullenweg) 4 - [SV Angel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sv-angel) 4 - [Google Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gv) 3 - [Kevin Systrom](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kevin-systrom) 3 - [Ashton Kutcher](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ashton-kutcher) 2 **Pitching Evan Williams?** 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 Evan Williams. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed. [**Chris Sacca** Angel **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/chris-sacca)[**Matt Mullenweg** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/matt-mullenweg)[**SV Angel** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sv-angel)[**Google Ventures** Corporate VC **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gv)[**Kevin Systrom** Angel **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kevin-systrom)[**Ashton Kutcher** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ashton-kutcher)[**Brian Pokorny** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/brian-pokorny)[**David Sacks** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/david-sacks)[**Index Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/index-ventures)[**JamJar Investments** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jamjar-investments)[**Joshua Schachter** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/joshua-schachter)[**Khosla Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/khosla-ventures) ## Recently backed The latest companies Evan Williams put money into. [**Gusto** $90M · Nov 2016](https://millionrounds.com/company/gusto) ## On podcasts 1 episode naming Evan Williams in the title, and 3 more that mention it. - [This Week in Startups](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/this-week-in-startups) 14 May 2020 · 38 min E1060 AMA: Range CEO & Co-Founder Dan Pupius answers questions from founders: meeting & collaborating with Evan Williams, divvying up time while building a remote team, product development advice, benefits of co-founders & more Mentions [Evan Williams](https://millionrounds.com/fund/evan-williams) Apple PodcastsShow page ### Mentioned in - [Fund/Build/Scale](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/fund-build-scale) 30 May 2025 · 50 min When a Power User Becomes CEO: How Medium Found Its Way Back Apple PodcastsShow page - [How I Built This](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/how-i-built-this) 6 May 2024 · 1h 20m Twitter, Medium and Blogger: Ev Williams Apple Podcasts - [This Week in Startups](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/this-week-in-startups) 2 May 2020 · 1h 12m E1052: Range CEO & Co-Founder Dan Pupius shares best practices on building culture as a remote team, insights from working on Google+, importance of asynchronous communication on distributed teams, Holacracy & more! Apple PodcastsShow page ## Quick answers about Evan Williams ### What does Evan Williams invest in? Evan Williams invests most often at Series A and Seed (80% of the rounds on record). ### How active is Evan Williams? 13 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Nov 2016. ### What has Evan Williams invested in recently? Its most recent investments on record: Gusto (Nov 2016) and AirHelp (Series A, Aug 2016). ### How big are Evan Williams's cheques? The median round it joins is $51M. ### Does Evan Williams lead rounds? Rarely, if at all: none of its 13 investments on record names it as the lead. ### Where does Evan Williams invest? Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (100%). ### Is Evan Williams investing now? No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Nov 2016. ### Who does Evan Williams invest alongside? 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