# Geoff Ralston: portfolio, investments and team

> Geoff Ralston is a vc firm based in United States. 25 investments on record, latest Nov 2019. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

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

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# Geoff Ralston

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

Quiet New fund, Apr 2025 VC firm

Seed

Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 25 on record

Since the last cheque **2546** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$1.1M** Rounds led **0 of 25** Exits **9 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 96%**

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## Geoff Ralston highlights

- 01 25 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Seed and Series A: 92% of its rounds
- 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 first **25 appearances**

- **2019** 1 round
- **Nov** **[Elpha](https://millionrounds.com/company/elpha)** Seed · US · TechCrunch **$1.1M** With 10 others
- **2015** 3 rounds
- **Nov** **[Weave](https://millionrounds.com/company/weave)** Series B · US **$16M** With 7 others
- **Oct** **[Hatch Baby](https://millionrounds.com/company/hatch-baby)** Series A · US **$7.0M** With 4 others
- **Sept** **[Triplebyte](https://millionrounds.com/company/triplebyte)** Venture · US **$3.0M** With 29 others
- **2014** 2 rounds
- **Sept** **[Front App](https://millionrounds.com/company/front-app)** Seed · US **$150K** With 15 others
- **Apr** **[Nervana Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/nervana-systems)** Seed · US **$600K** With 11 others
- **2013** 5 rounds
- **Oct** **[Panorama Education](https://millionrounds.com/company/panorama-education)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$4.0M** With 22 others
- **Aug** **[URX](https://millionrounds.com/company/urx)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$3.1M** With 31 others
- **Aug** **[LE TOTE](https://millionrounds.com/company/le-tote)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$1.8M** With 17 others
- **Jul** **[Watsi](https://millionrounds.com/company/watsi)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$1.2M** With 8 others
- **Jun** **[Cloudtop](https://millionrounds.com/company/cloudtop)** Seed · SE **$1.8M** With 10 others
- **2011** 5 rounds
- **Nov** **[Incident Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/incident-technologies)** Seed · US **$745K** With 12 others
- **Jun** **[Earbits](https://millionrounds.com/company/earbits)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$605K** With 4 others
- **May** **[Mailgun](https://millionrounds.com/company/mailgun)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$1.1M** With 6 others
- **Apr** **[Chirply](https://millionrounds.com/company/chirply)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$1.1M** With 17 others
- **Mar** **[MindSnacks](https://millionrounds.com/company/mindsnacks)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$1.2M** With 12 others
- **2010** 2 rounds
- **Dec** **[Humanoid](https://millionrounds.com/company/humanoid)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$1.1M** With 17 others
- **Aug** **[AeroFS](https://millionrounds.com/company/aerofs)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **Undisclosed** With 11 others
- **2007** 2 rounds
- **May** **[DanceJam](https://millionrounds.com/company/dancejam)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$1.0M** With 8 others
- **Apr** **[Mint](https://millionrounds.com/company/mint)** Series A · US · prnewswire.com **$4.7M** With 6 others
- **2006** 5 rounds
- **Dec** **[Xoopit](https://millionrounds.com/company/xoopit)** Seed · US **$1.5M** With 11 others
- **Oct** **[Maya's Mom](https://millionrounds.com/company/maya-s-mom)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$1.0M** With 6 others
- **Oct** **[imeem](https://millionrounds.com/company/imeem)** Seed · US **$750K** With 4 others
- **Jan** **[Badongo.com](https://millionrounds.com/company/badongo-com)** Series A · US **Undisclosed** With 14 others
- **Jan** **[Cake Financial](https://millionrounds.com/company/cake-financial)** Seed · US · cakefinancial.com **Undisclosed** With 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 listed **9 in all**

**[Earbits](https://millionrounds.com/company/earbits)** Bought by You42 **Undisclosed** Jun 2014

**[Humanoid](https://millionrounds.com/company/humanoid)** Bought by CloudFactory **Undisclosed** Mar 2013

**[Humanoid](https://millionrounds.com/company/humanoid)** Bought by CloudFactory **Undisclosed** Oct 2012

**[Mailgun](https://millionrounds.com/company/mailgun)** Bought by [Rackspace](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rackspace) **Undisclosed** Aug 2012

**[Cake Financial](https://millionrounds.com/company/cake-financial)** Bought by [E*Trade Financial Corporation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/e-trade) **Undisclosed** Jan 2010

**[imeem](https://millionrounds.com/company/imeem)** Bought by MySpace **$1.0M** Nov 2009

**[Mint](https://millionrounds.com/company/mint)** Bought by [Intuit](https://millionrounds.com/fund/intuit-prosperity-accelerator) **$170M** Sept 2009

**[Xoopit](https://millionrounds.com/company/xoopit)** Bought by [Yahoo!](https://millionrounds.com/fund/yahoo) **$20M** Jul 2009

**[Maya's Mom](https://millionrounds.com/company/maya-s-mom)** Bought by BabyCenter **Undisclosed** Aug 2007

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

New fund on file

**Raised**

a new fund in Apr 2025

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

## The cheque

Seed

Median round joined **$1.1M** the round, not its cheque

Led 0 of 25 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** Never alone
- **Last cheque:** Nov 2019
- **Exits:** 9 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Seed said *20*
- Series A *3*
- Series B *1*
- Venture *1*

Cheques by year Led Joined

2006 2019

Often in the room with

- [SV Angel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sv-angel) 8
- [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) 8
- [Paul Buchheit](https://millionrounds.com/fund/paul-buchheit) 7
- [First Round Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/first-round-capital) 5
- [Sam Altman](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sam-altman) 5
- [Google Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gv) 4

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## 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 Angel** VC firm **8** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sv-angel)[**Y Combinator** Accelerator **8** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator)[**Paul Buchheit** Angel **7** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/paul-buchheit)[**First Round Capital** VC firm **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/first-round-capital)[**Sam Altman** Angel **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sam-altman)[**Google Ventures** Corporate VC **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gv)[**500 Global** Angel **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/500-startups)[**Alexis Ohanian** Angel **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alexis-ohanian)[**Andreessen Horowitz** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz)[**Felicis** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/felicis-ventures)[**Garry Tan** Angel **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/garry-tan)[**Ron Conway** Angel **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ron-conway)

## Recently backed

The latest companies Geoff Ralston put money into.

[**Elpha** $1.1M · Nov 2019](https://millionrounds.com/company/elpha)

## On podcasts

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

- [StrictlyVC Download](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/strictlyvc-download) 5 Nov 2022 · 26 min The Past, Present, and Future of YC with Geoff Ralston Mentions [Geoff Ralston](https://millionrounds.com/fund/geoff-ralston)[Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) Apple Podcasts
- [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) 27 May 2019 · 34 min 20VC: Y Combinator's New President, Geoff Ralston on The Single Most Important Perspective An Investor Can Provide A Founder, The Biggest Lessons From Working Alongside Paul Graham & Why You Will Lose As An Investor If You "Profile Invest" Mentions [Geoff Ralston](https://millionrounds.com/fund/geoff-ralston)[Paul Graham](https://millionrounds.com/fund/paul-graham)[Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) *+1* Apple PodcastsShow page

### Mentioned in

- [In Depth](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/in-depth) 3 Sept 2025 · 1h 12m Starting an education giant in a “bad market” | ClassDojo’s story | Sam Chaudhary (Co-founder and CEO) Apple Podcasts

## 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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