# Jack Dorsey: angel investments and portfolio

> Jack Dorsey is an angel based in United States. 14 investments on record, latest Oct 2019. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

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

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# Jack Dorsey

Last cheque observed Oct 2019. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

Quiet Angel

Seed

Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 14 on record

Since the last cheque **2553** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$10M** Rounds led **0 of 14** Sole investor **1 rounds** Exits **1 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 100%**

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## Jack Dorsey highlights

- 01 14 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Series A and Seed: 77% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 1 rounds, median $10M
- 04 1 exits from the portfolio

## What they do

- **Type:** Angel (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 **14 appearances**

- **2019** 1 round
- **Oct** **[CoinList](https://millionrounds.com/company/coinlist)** US · Cointelegraph **$10M** Sole investor
- **2013** 3 rounds
- **Jun** **[FiftyThree](https://millionrounds.com/company/fiftythree)** Series A · US · techcrunch.com **$15M** With 6 others
- **May** **[Jelly HQ](https://millionrounds.com/company/jelly-hq)** Series A · US · allthingsd.com **Undisclosed** With 8 others
- **Apr** **[Peek](https://millionrounds.com/company/peek)** Venture · US **$500K** With 6 others
- **2012** 1 round
- **Jan** **[Peek](https://millionrounds.com/company/peek)** Seed · US · bits.blogs.nytimes.com **$1.4M** With 5 others
- **2011** 4 rounds
- **Apr** **[Flipboard](https://millionrounds.com/company/flipboard)** Series B · US · allthingsd.com **$50M** With 8 others
- **Mar** **[Message Bus](https://millionrounds.com/company/message-bus)** Series A · US · techcrunch.com **$3.4M** With 10 others
- **Mar** **[Kickstarter](https://millionrounds.com/company/kickstarter)** Venture · US · mediamemo.allthingsd.com **$10M** With 18 others
- **Feb** **[Instagram](https://millionrounds.com/company/instagram)** Series A · US · techcrunch.com **$7.0M** With 4 others
- **2010** 4 rounds
- **Nov** **[Artsy](https://millionrounds.com/company/artsy)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$1.3M** With 16 others
- **Jul** **[Flipboard](https://millionrounds.com/company/flipboard)** Series A · US · allthingsd.com **$11M** With 8 others
- **Jun** **[Open Places](https://millionrounds.com/company/open-places)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$1.1M** With 6 others
- **May** **[Fancy](https://millionrounds.com/company/fancy)** Series A · US **$6.0M** With 7 others
- **2009** 1 round
- **Sept** **[Foursquare](https://millionrounds.com/company/foursquare)** Seed · US · engg.entrancecorner.com **$1.4M** 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.

## The team

We hold **1** person at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

## Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed **1 in all**

**[Instagram](https://millionrounds.com/company/instagram)** Bought by [Facebook](https://millionrounds.com/fund/facebook) **$1.0B** Apr 2012

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

## The cheque

Seed

Median round joined **$10M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$10M**

Led 0 of 14 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** 1 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Oct 2019
- **Exits:** 1 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Series A *6*
- Seed said *4*
- Venture *2*
- Series B *1*

Cheques by year Led Joined

2009 2019

Often in the room with

- [SV Angel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sv-angel) 7
- [Chris Sacca](https://millionrounds.com/fund/chris-sacca) 3
- [Eric Schmidt](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eric-schmidt) 3
- [Thrive Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/thrive-capital) 3
- [Ashton Kutcher](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ashton-kutcher) 2
- [Betaworks](https://millionrounds.com/fund/betaworks) 2

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## Who they invest alongside

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

[**SV Angel** VC firm **7** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sv-angel)[**Chris Sacca** Angel **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/chris-sacca)[**Eric Schmidt** Company **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eric-schmidt)[**Thrive Capital** Accelerator **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/thrive-capital)[**Ashton Kutcher** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ashton-kutcher)[**Betaworks** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/betaworks)[**Dave Morin** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dave-morin)[**Dustin Moskovitz** Angel **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dustin-moskovitz)[**Founder Collective** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founder-collective)[**Index Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/index-ventures)[**Joshua Schachter** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/joshua-schachter)[**Khosla Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/khosla-ventures)

## Recently backed

The latest companies Jack Dorsey put money into.

[**CoinList** $10M · Oct 2019](https://millionrounds.com/company/coinlist)

## On podcasts

6 episodes naming Jack Dorsey in the title, and 4 more that mention it.

- [In Good Company](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/in-good-company) 14 Feb 2025 · 10 min HIGHLIGHTS: Jack Dorsey - CEO of Block Mentions [Jack Dorsey](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jack-dorsey) Apple PodcastsShow page
- [The Peel](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/the-peel) 17 Oct 2024 · 47 min Gokul Rajaram | Lessons from Zuck, Jack Dorsey, Sergey Brin + Defining your ICP, Evolution of Seed Investing Mentions [Gokul Rajaram](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gokul-rajaram)[Jack Dorsey](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jack-dorsey)[Sergey Brin](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sergey-brin) *+1* Apple PodcastsShow page
- [Crucible Moments](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/crucible-moments) 21 Sept 2023 · 38 min Block ft. Jack Dorsey - A controversial hack week project becomes the #1 financial services app Mentions [Jack Dorsey](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jack-dorsey)[Brian Grassadonia](https://millionrounds.com/person/brian-grassadonia) Apple Podcasts
- [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) 14 Nov 2022 · 47 min 20VC: ARK Invest's Cathie Wood on Why ARK Has Not Had More Outflows Despite Performance, How the Global Tech Equities Market Will Go From $7Trn to $210Trn in 8-10 Years, The Future for Facebook and How Elon Musk and Jack Dorsey Could Create the Biggest Di Mentions [Elon Musk](https://millionrounds.com/fund/elon-musk)[Jack Dorsey](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jack-dorsey)[Jennison Associates](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jennison-associates) Apple PodcastsShow page
- [All-In](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/all-in) 23 Dec 2021 · 1h 48m E60: The 2021 Bestie Awards PLUS Jack Dorsey starts the Web3 Wars Mentions [Jack Dorsey](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jack-dorsey) Apple PodcastsShow page
- [All-In](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/all-in) 4 Dec 2021 · 1h 18m E57: Understanding Omicron, tech stocks plummet, VC's great resignation, Jack Dorsey's departure Mentions [Jack Dorsey](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jack-dorsey)[Mike Bloomberg](https://millionrounds.com/person/mike-bloomberg) Apple PodcastsShow page

### Mentioned in

- [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) 26 Sept 2026 · 57 min 20VC: Five Predictions for a World of Agents | The Ads Business Model Will Die | Biggest Lessons from Working with Elon Musk at Twitter with Parag Agrawal, Parallel Apple PodcastsShow page
- [Masters of Scale](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/masters-of-scale) 3 Mar 2026 · 28 min Rapid Recap: Iran, Anthropic vs. Pentagon, Paramount’s win, and more Apple Podcasts
- [Invest Like the Best](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/invest-like-the-best) 29 Jan 2026 · 1h 16m Gokul Rajaram - Lessons from Investing in 700 Companies - [Invest Like the Best, EP.456] Apple PodcastsShow page
- [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) 24 Nov 2025 · 1h 12m 20VC: Base44's Maor Shlomo on How Vibe Coding Will Kill SaaS and Salesforce | Why it is BS that Vibe Coding Platforms Do Not Have Defensibility and Bad Margins | Why He Worries About Google, Not Replit and Lovable | Why Long Anthropic, Not OpenAI? Apple PodcastsShow page

## Quick answers about Jack Dorsey

### What does Jack Dorsey invest in?

Jack Dorsey invests most often at Series A and Seed (77% of the rounds on record).

### How active is Jack Dorsey?

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

### What has Jack Dorsey invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: CoinList (Undisclosed round, Oct 2019).

### How big are Jack Dorsey's cheques?

The median round it joins is $10M.

### Does Jack Dorsey lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 14 investments on record names it as the lead.

### Where does Jack Dorsey invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (100%).

### Is Jack Dorsey investing now?

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

### Who does Jack Dorsey invest alongside?

Most often SV Angel (7 rounds together), Chris Sacca (3 rounds together) and Eric Schmidt (3 rounds together).

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