# Gil Penchina: portfolio, investments and team > Gil Penchina is a vc firm based in United States. 22 investments on record, latest Feb 2025. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team. Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/gil-penchina (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Investor](https://millionrounds.com/investors) # Gil Penchina Last cheque observed Feb 2025. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds. Email VC firm Quiet Seed Series A Series B Follow Gil Penchina and see its new cheques in your feed. [Start following](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&why=follow&next=%2Ffund%2Fgil-penchina) Cheques on record **0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 22 on record Since the last cheque **617** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec Median round **$22M** Rounds led **0 of 22** Exits **1 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 80%** Pitch Gil Penchina ## Gil Penchina highlights - 01 22 rounds on record - 02 Mostly Seed and Series A: 89% of its rounds - 03 1 exits from the portfolio ## What they do - **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified) - **Cheque size:** Not stated - **Based in:** United States - **Cold pitches:** Not stated ## The record Every round we can evidence, newest first **22 appearances** - **2025** 1 round - **Feb** **[Archipelo](https://millionrounds.com/company/archipelo)** Seed · US · TechCrunch **$8.0M** With 9 others - **2017** 1 round - **Jun** **[Fairy](https://millionrounds.com/company/fairy)** US · TechCrunch **$4.1M** With 7 others - **2016** 2 rounds - **Oct** **[Soothe](https://millionrounds.com/company/soothe)** **$35M** With 19 others - **Feb** **[Blockstream](https://millionrounds.com/company/blockstream)** **$55M** With 24 others - **2015** 4 rounds - **Oct** **[Growbots](https://millionrounds.com/company/growbots)** Seed · US **$600K** With 1 other - **Oct** **[Bluesmart](https://millionrounds.com/company/bluesmart)** Series A · US **$12M** With 11 others - **Oct** **[Happn](https://millionrounds.com/company/happn)** Series B · FR **$14M** With 7 others - **Mar** **[Asseta](https://millionrounds.com/company/asseta)** Seed · US **$1.0M** With 10 others - **2014** 4 rounds - **Dec** **[Beepi](https://millionrounds.com/company/beepi)** Series B · US **$13M** With 6 others - **Aug** **[Datanyze](https://millionrounds.com/company/datanyze)** Seed · US **$2.0M** With 9 others - **Aug** **[OnBeep](https://millionrounds.com/company/onbeep)** Series A · US **$6.3M** With 16 others - **Feb** **[UXPin](https://millionrounds.com/company/uxpin)** Seed · US **$1.6M** With 9 others - **2013** 1 round - **Oct** **[UXPin](https://millionrounds.com/company/uxpin)** Seed · PL · goaleurope.com **$700K** With 6 others - **2012** 1 round - **Jul** **[Betable](https://millionrounds.com/company/betable)** Seed · GB · techcrunch.com **Undisclosed** With 13 others - **2011** 4 rounds - **Oct** **[Flowdock](https://millionrounds.com/company/flowdock)** Seed · FI · techcrunch.com **$650K** With 6 others - **May** **[Verious](https://millionrounds.com/company/verious)** Seed · US **$800K** With 9 others - **Apr** **[Directly](https://millionrounds.com/company/directly)** Seed · US **$1.3M** With 1 other - **Jan** **[Fastly](https://millionrounds.com/company/fastly)** Seed · US · fastly.com **Undisclosed** With 2 others - **2010** 1 round - **Jan** **[HealthTap](https://millionrounds.com/company/healthtap)** Seed · US **Undisclosed** With 7 others - **2009** 2 rounds - **Aug** **[Coveroo](https://millionrounds.com/company/coveroo)** Series A · US **$1.5M** With 4 others - **Jun** **[Britely](https://millionrounds.com/company/britely)** Seed · US **$500K** With 3 others - **2006** 1 round - **Mar** **[Wikia](https://millionrounds.com/company/wikia)** Series A · US · wikia.com **$4.0M** With 10 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 **1 in all** **[Flowdock](https://millionrounds.com/company/flowdock)** Bought by Rally Software **Undisclosed** Feb 2013 An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records. ## The cheque Seed Series A Series B Median round joined **$22M** the round, not its cheque Led 0 of 22 rounds **0%** - **Sole investor:** Never alone - **Last cheque:** Feb 2025 - **Exits:** 1 from the portfolio Rounds by stage said on their site - Seed *13* - Series A *4* - Series B *2* Cheques by month Led Joined Dec 2023 Nov 2026 Often in the room with - [IDG Ventures USA](https://millionrounds.com/fund/idg-ventures-usa) 5 - [CrunchFund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/crunchfund-3) 3 - [Reid Hoffman](https://millionrounds.com/fund/reid-hoffman) 3 - [Alex Rosen](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alex-rosen) 2 - [Andreessen Horowitz](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz) 2 - [AngelList](https://millionrounds.com/fund/angellist) 2 **Pitching Gil Penchina?** 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 Gil Penchina. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed. [**IDG Ventures USA** VC firm **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/idg-ventures-usa)[**CrunchFund** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/crunchfund-3)[**Reid Hoffman** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/reid-hoffman)[**Alex Rosen** Angel **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alex-rosen)[**Andreessen Horowitz** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz)[**AngelList** Angel network **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/angellist)[**FundersClub** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fundersclub)[**IDG Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/idg-ventures)[**Innovation Nest** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/innovation-nest)[**Joshua Schachter** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/joshua-schachter)[**Karl Jacob** Angel **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/karl-jacob)[**Kyle York** Angel **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kyle-york) ## Recently backed The latest companies Gil Penchina put money into. [**Archipelo** $8.0M · Feb 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/archipelo)[**Soothe** $35M · Oct 2016](https://millionrounds.com/company/soothe)[**Blockstream** $55M · Feb 2016](https://millionrounds.com/company/blockstream) ## On podcasts 2 episodes naming Gil Penchina in the title, and 1 more that mention it. - [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) 8 Feb 2016 · 22 min 20VC: Gil Penchina on Building The World's Largest AngelList Syndicate with Flight.vc Mentions [AngelList](https://millionrounds.com/fund/angellist)[Gil Penchina](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gil-penchina) Apple PodcastsShow page - [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) 25 Feb 2015 · 34 min 33. AngelList Syndicate Investing (Gil Penchina) Mentions [AngelList](https://millionrounds.com/fund/angellist)[Gil Penchina](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gil-penchina) Apple PodcastsShow page ### Mentioned in - [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) 6 Jul 2016 · 32 min 92. Cram Session, Episodes 32-36 (Nick Moran) Apple PodcastsShow page ## Quick answers about Gil Penchina ### What does Gil Penchina invest in? Gil Penchina invests most often at Seed and Series A (89% of the rounds on record). ### How active is Gil Penchina? 22 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Feb 2025. ### What has Gil Penchina invested in recently? Its most recent investments on record: Archipelo (Seed, Feb 2025), Fairy (Undisclosed round, Jun 2017) and Soothe (Oct 2016). ### How big are Gil Penchina's cheques? The median round it joins is $22M. ### Does Gil Penchina lead rounds? Rarely, if at all: none of its 22 investments on record names it as the lead. ### Where does Gil Penchina invest? Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (80%), France (5%) and Poland (5%). ### Is Gil Penchina investing now? No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Feb 2025. ### Who does Gil Penchina invest alongside? Most often IDG Ventures USA (5 rounds together), CrunchFund (3 rounds together) and Reid Hoffman (3 rounds together). ## Raising now? Find the investors who back rounds like yours, and keep every conversation on one fundraising board. Find similar investorsOpen your CRM Built from the rounds we watched, its filings and its own website, refreshed every night. [How we count](https://millionrounds.com/methodology) · [Report a correction](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=gil-penchina) · [Is this your firm? Claim it](https://millionrounds.com/claim?org=gil-penchina)