Investor

Friends and Family

Last cheque observed Apr 2014. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

QuietVC firm

SeedDebtGrowth

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 19 on record
Since the last cheque4591days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$104KRounds led0 of 19Sole investor13 roundsExits1 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 72%
Pitch Friends and Family

Friends and Family highlights

  1. 01

    19 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed and Debt: 95% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 13 rounds, median $100K

  4. 04

    1 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first19 appearances

  1. 2014

    1 round

  2. Apr
    SupplyShiftSeed · US$235KWith 1 other
  3. 2013

    3 rounds

  4. Nov
    NextUserSeed · US$750KWith 2 others
  5. Jul
    NextUserSeed · US$500KSole investor
  6. May
    SharegateGrowth · US · sec.gov$130KSole investor
  7. 2012

    3 rounds

  8. Oct
    RolltechSeed · US · vegastechfund.com$290KWith 2 others
  9. Jun
    AdwantedSeed · FR$74KSole investor
  10. Jan
    Knetik MediaSeed · US$100KSole investor
  11. 2011

    5 rounds

  12. Dec
    PressSeed · US$70KSole investor
  13. Oct
    DINKlifeSeed · US$95KSole investor
  14. Jun
    Rent My ItemsSeed · GB$41KSole investor
  15. Apr
    Buy Local CanadaSeed$104KSole investor
  16. Feb
    LiftDNADebt · US$400KWith 1 other
  17. 2010

    2 rounds

  18. Jun
    MythosSeed · ES · grupomythos.com$97KWith 2 others
  19. Mar
    TAPTAP NetworksSeed · ES$757KSole investor
  20. 2009

    3 rounds

  21. Dec
    MetaconomySeed · US$100KWith 1 other
  22. Aug
    FractureSeed · US$530KSole investor
  23. Jan
    Knetik MediaSeed · US$100KSole investor
  24. 2007

    1 round

  25. Jun
    CUneXus SolutionsSeed · US$35KSole investor
  26. 2003

    1 round

  27. Jun
    Sales Force EuropeSeed · ES$250KSole 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.

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed1 in all

LiftDNABought by OpenXUndisclosedFeb 2012

An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.

Quick answers about Friends and Family

What does Friends and Family invest in?

Friends and Family invests most often at Seed and Debt (95% of the rounds on record).

How active is Friends and Family?

19 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Apr 2014.

How big are Friends and Family's cheques?

The median round it joins is $104K.

Does Friends and Family lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 19 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Friends and Family invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (72%), Spain (17%) and France (6%).

Is Friends and Family investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Apr 2014.

What kind of investor is Friends and Family?

Friends and Family is a VC firm.

Where does this information on Friends and Family come from?

From 3 articles and filings naming it in a round, public registers and its own website, checked and rebuilt every night.

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