United States · Investor

Geoff Ralston

Filed with the SEC to raise a fund in Apr 2025. Last cheque observed Nov 2019.

QuietNew fund, Apr 2025VC firm

Seed

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 25 on record
Since the last cheque2546days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$1.1MRounds led0 of 25Exits9 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 96%
Pitch Geoff Ralston

Geoff Ralston highlights

  1. 01

    25 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed and Series A: 92% of its rounds

  3. 03

    9 exits from the portfolio

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 first25 appearances

  1. 2019

    1 round

  2. Nov
    ElphaSeed · US · TechCrunch$1.1MWith 10 others
  3. 2015

    3 rounds

  4. Nov
    WeaveSeries B · US$16MWith 7 others
  5. Oct
    Hatch BabySeries A · US$7.0MWith 4 others
  6. Sept
    TriplebyteVenture · US$3.0MWith 29 others
  7. 2014

    2 rounds

  8. Sept
    Front AppSeed · US$150KWith 15 others
  9. Apr
    Nervana SystemsSeed · US$600KWith 11 others
  10. 2013

    5 rounds

  11. Oct
    Panorama EducationSeed · US · techcrunch.com$4.0MWith 22 others
  12. Aug
    URXSeed · US · techcrunch.com$3.1MWith 31 others
  13. Aug
    LE TOTESeed · US · techcrunch.com$1.8MWith 17 others
  14. Jul
    WatsiSeed · US · techcrunch.com$1.2MWith 8 others
  15. Jun
    CloudtopSeed · SE$1.8MWith 10 others
  16. 2011

    5 rounds

  17. Nov
    Incident TechnologiesSeed · US$745KWith 12 others
  18. Jun
    EarbitsSeed · US · techcrunch.com$605KWith 4 others
  19. May
    MailgunSeed · US · techcrunch.com$1.1MWith 6 others
  20. Apr
    ChirplySeed · US · techcrunch.com$1.1MWith 17 others
  21. Mar
    MindSnacksSeed · US · techcrunch.com$1.2MWith 12 others
  22. 2010

    2 rounds

  23. Dec
    HumanoidSeed · US · techcrunch.com$1.1MWith 17 others
  24. Aug
    AeroFSSeed · US · techcrunch.comUndisclosedWith 11 others
  25. 2007

    2 rounds

  26. May
    DanceJamSeed · US · techcrunch.com$1.0MWith 8 others
  27. Apr
    MintSeries A · US · prnewswire.com$4.7MWith 6 others
  28. 2006

    5 rounds

  29. Dec
    XoopitSeed · US$1.5MWith 11 others
  30. Oct
    Maya's MomSeed · US · techcrunch.com$1.0MWith 6 others
  31. Oct
    imeemSeed · US$750KWith 4 others
  32. Jan
    Badongo.comSeries A · USUndisclosedWith 14 others
  33. Jan
    Cake FinancialSeed · US · cakefinancial.comUndisclosedWith 8 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.

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed9 in all

EarbitsBought by You42UndisclosedJun 2014
HumanoidBought by CloudFactoryUndisclosedMar 2013
HumanoidBought by CloudFactoryUndisclosedOct 2012
MailgunBought by RackspaceUndisclosedAug 2012
Cake FinancialBought by E*Trade Financial CorporationUndisclosedJan 2010
imeemBought by MySpace$1.0MNov 2009
MintBought by Intuit$170MSept 2009
XoopitBought by Yahoo!$20MJul 2009
Maya's MomBought by BabyCenterUndisclosedAug 2007

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

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Geoff Ralston. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

SV AngelVC firm8rounds togetherY CombinatorAccelerator8rounds togetherPaul BuchheitAngel7rounds togetherFirst Round CapitalVC firm5rounds togetherSam AltmanAngel5rounds togetherGoogle VenturesCorporate VC4rounds together500 GlobalAngel3rounds togetherAlexis OhanianAngel3rounds togetherAndreessen HorowitzVC firm3rounds togetherFelicisVC firm3rounds togetherGarry TanAngel3rounds togetherRon ConwayAngel3rounds together

Recently backed

The latest companies Geoff Ralston put money into.

Elpha$1.1M · Nov 2019

On podcasts

2 episodes naming Geoff Ralston in the title, and 1 more that mention it.

Mentioned in

Quick answers about Geoff Ralston

What does Geoff Ralston invest in?

Geoff Ralston invests most often at Seed and Series A (92% of the rounds on record).

How active is Geoff Ralston?

25 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Nov 2019.

What has Geoff Ralston invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Elpha (Seed, Nov 2019).

How big are Geoff Ralston's cheques?

The median round it joins is $1.1M.

Does Geoff Ralston lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 25 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Geoff Ralston invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (96%).

Is Geoff Ralston investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Nov 2019.

Who does Geoff Ralston invest alongside?

Most often SV Angel (8 rounds together), Y Combinator (8 rounds together) and Paul Buchheit (7 rounds together).

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