# Fred Ehrsam: portfolio, investments and team > Fred Ehrsam is a vc firm based in United States. 6 investments on record, 1 in the last 12 months, latest Sept 2026. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team. Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/fred-ehrsam (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Investor](https://millionrounds.com/investors) # Fred Ehrsam Last cheque observed Sep 2026; 6 cheques on record. Email VC firm Deploying now Seed Follow Fred Ehrsam and see its new cheques in your feed. [Start following](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&why=follow&next=%2Ffund%2Ffred-ehrsam) Deploying now **100%** of best year **1** **cheques in 12 months**, 6 on record Since the last cheque **43** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec Median round **$25M** Rounds led **0 of 6** Mostly in **United States, 100%** Pitch Fred Ehrsam ## Fred Ehrsam highlights - 01 1 cheques in the last 12 months - 02 Mostly Seed and Series A: 40% of its rounds ## What they do - **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified) - **Cheque size:** Not stated - **Stages:** Seed - **Based in:** United States - **Cold pitches:** Not stated ## The record Every round we can evidence, newest first **6 appearances** - **2026** 1 round - **Sept** **[Pilgrim](https://millionrounds.com/company/pilgrim)** Seed · US · TechStartups **$25M** With 7 others - **2025** 1 round - **May** **[NewLimit](https://millionrounds.com/company/newlimit)** Series B · US · TechCrunch **$130M** With 15 others - **2021** 1 round - **Jul** **[Neuralink](https://millionrounds.com/company/neuralink)** Series C · US · Firms' own news pages **$205M** With 11 others - **2018** 2 rounds - **Oct** **[dYdX](https://millionrounds.com/company/dydx)** Series A · US · Medium **$10M** With 11 others - **Mar** **[CryptoKitties](https://millionrounds.com/company/cryptokitties)** US · TechCrunch **$12M** With 3 others - **2015** 1 round - **Oct** **[Seed](https://millionrounds.com/company/seed)** Venture · US **$5.0M** With 24 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 cheque Seed Median round joined **$25M** the round, not its cheque Led 0 of 6 rounds **0%** - **Sole investor:** Never alone - **Last cheque:** Sept 2026 Rounds by stage said on their site - Seed said *1* - Series A *1* - Series B *1* - Series C *1* - Venture *1* Cheques by month Led Joined Dec 2023 Nov 2026 Often in the room with - [Elad Gil](https://millionrounds.com/fund/elad-gil) 2 - [Founders Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founders-fund) 2 - [Joe Lonsdale](https://millionrounds.com/fund/joe-lonsdale) 2 - [Valor Equity Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/valor-equity-partners) 2 **Pitching Fred Ehrsam?** 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 Fred Ehrsam. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed. [**Elad Gil** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/elad-gil)[**Founders Fund** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founders-fund)[**Joe Lonsdale** Corporate VC **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/joe-lonsdale)[**Valor Equity Partners** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/valor-equity-partners) ## Recently backed The latest companies Fred Ehrsam put money into. [**NewLimit** $130M · May 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/newlimit)[**Neuralink** $205M · Jul 2021](https://millionrounds.com/company/neuralink)[**dYdX** $10M · Oct 2018](https://millionrounds.com/company/dydx)[**CryptoKitties** $12M · Mar 2018](https://millionrounds.com/company/cryptokitties) ## Mentioned on podcasts Episodes that name Fred Ehrsam in their description, not their title. - [Invest Like the Best](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/invest-like-the-best) 22 Apr 2025 · 1h 33m Matt Huang - Investing At The Frontier - [Invest Like the Best, EP.420] Mentions [Matt Huang](https://millionrounds.com/fund/matt-huang)[Fred Ehrsam](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fred-ehrsam)[Paradigm](https://millionrounds.com/fund/paradigm) *+2* Apple PodcastsShow page - [The a16z Show](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/a16z) 28 Sept 2017 · 35 min a16z Podcast: Why Crypto Tokens Matter Mentions [Chris Dixon](https://millionrounds.com/fund/chris-dixon)[Fred Ehrsam](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fred-ehrsam) Apple PodcastsShow page - [Invest Like the Best](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/invest-like-the-best) 26 Sept 2017 · 1h 12m Hash Power – Ep. 1 - Understanding Blockchains Mentions [Fidelity](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fidelity)[Fred Ehrsam](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fred-ehrsam)[Naval Ravikant](https://millionrounds.com/fund/naval-ravikant) *+2* Apple PodcastsShow page - [The a16z Show](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/a16z) 28 Aug 2016 · 50 min a16z Podcast: Ethereum, App Coins, and Beyond Mentions [Chris Dixon](https://millionrounds.com/fund/chris-dixon)[Fred Ehrsam](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fred-ehrsam)[Vitalik Buterin](https://millionrounds.com/person/vitalik-buterin) Apple PodcastsShow page ## Quick answers about Fred Ehrsam ### What does Fred Ehrsam invest in? Fred Ehrsam invests most often at Seed and Series A (40% of the rounds on record). ### How active is Fred Ehrsam? 6 investments on record, 1 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Sept 2026. ### What has Fred Ehrsam invested in recently? Its most recent investments on record: Pilgrim (Seed, Sept 2026), NewLimit (Series B, May 2025) and Neuralink (Series C, Jul 2021). ### How big are Fred Ehrsam's cheques? The median round it joins is $25M. ### Does Fred Ehrsam lead rounds? Rarely, if at all: none of its 6 investments on record names it as the lead. ### Where does Fred Ehrsam invest? Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (100%). ### Is Fred Ehrsam investing now? Yes: it is actively investing, with 1 investments in the last 12 months. ### Who does Fred Ehrsam invest alongside? Most often Elad Gil (2 rounds together), Founders Fund (2 rounds together) and Joe Lonsdale (2 rounds together). ## Raising now? 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