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First American

Last cheque observed Oct 2026; 2 cheques on record.

Deploying nowNew fund $250K, Jun 2015Corporate VC

Series DVentureInsuranceProperty InsuranceReal Estate

Deploying now
100%of best year1cheques in 12 months, 2 on record
Since the last cheque25days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$120MRounds led0 of 2Sole investor1 rounds
Pitch First American

First American highlights

  1. 01

    1 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Series D and Venture: 100% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 1 rounds, median $1.0M

What they do

Type
Corporate VC (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Sectors
InsuranceProperty InsuranceReal Estate
Based in
Santa Ana, United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first2 appearances

  1. 2026

    1 round

  2. Oct
    HomewardSeries D · US · Crunchbase News$120MWith 10 others
  3. 2004

    1 round

  4. Dec
    RE3WVenture · US$1.0MSole investor

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

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration2 named

RMRichard Michael SpechtExecutive OfficeriFiling they signed
RWRichard Willard WhitingDirector, PromoteriFiling they signed

We also hold 4 people 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.

Companies it bought

Acquisitions by the firm itself

Interthinx$155MFeb 2014
SafeRentUndisclosedNov 2002

Recently backed

The latest companies First American put money into.

Homeward$120M · Oct 2026

Quick answers about First American

What does First American invest in?

First American invests most often at Series D and Venture (100% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Insurance, Property Insurance and Real Estate.

How active is First American?

2 investments on record, 1 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Oct 2026.

What has First American invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Homeward (Series D, Oct 2026).

How big are First American's cheques?

The median round it joins is $120M.

Is First American investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 1 investments in the last 12 months.

What kind of investor is First American?

First American is a corporate VC based in Santa Ana, United States.

Has First American raised a new fund?

Its latest fund filing with the SEC was in Jun 2015, reporting $250K raised.

When was First American founded?

First American was founded in 1889.

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