# First American: portfolio, investments and team

> First American is a corporate vc based in United States. 2 investments on record, 1 in the last 12 months, latest Oct 2026.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/first-american (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# First American

Last cheque observed Oct 2026; 2 cheques on record.

Deploying now New fund $250K, Jun 2015 Corporate VC

Series D Venture Insurance Property Insurance Real Estate

Deploying now

**100%** of best year **1** **cheques in 12 months**, 2 on record

Since the last cheque **25** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$120M** Rounds led **0 of 2** Sole investor **1 rounds**

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## First American highlights

- 01 1 cheques in the last 12 months
- 02 Mostly Series D and Venture: 100% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 1 rounds, median $1.0M

## What they do

- **Type:** Corporate VC (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Sectors:** Insurance Property Insurance Real Estate
- **Based in:** Santa Ana, United States
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **2 appearances**

- **2026** 1 round
- **Oct** **[Homeward](https://millionrounds.com/company/homeward)** Series D · US · Crunchbase News **$120M** With 10 others
- **2004** 1 round
- **Dec** **[RE3W](https://millionrounds.com/company/re3w)** Venture · US **$1.0M** Sole 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 registration **2 named**

RM **Richard Michael Specht** Executive Officer i Filing they signed

RW **Richard Willard Whiting** Director, Promoter i Filing 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** **$155M** Feb 2014

**[SafeRent](https://millionrounds.com/company/saferent)** **Undisclosed** Nov 2002

New fund on file

**$250K**

raised in Jun 2015

From its SEC filing, not a journalist: a firm that has just raised has money to deploy.

## The cheque

Series D Venture

Median round joined **$120M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$1.0M**

Led 0 of 2 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** 1 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Oct 2026

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Series D *1*
- Venture *1*

Cheques by month Led Joined

Nov 2023 Oct 2026

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## Recently backed

The latest companies First American put money into.

[**Homeward** $120M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/homeward)

## 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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