# James Beshara: angel investments and portfolio > James Beshara is an angel. 5 investments on record, 1 in the last 12 months, latest Sept 2026. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team. Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/james-beshara (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) [Investor](https://millionrounds.com/investors) # James Beshara Last cheque observed Sep 2026; 5 cheques on record. Deploying now Angel Seed Series A Venture Deploying now **100%** of best year **1** **cheques in 12 months**, 5 on record Since the last cheque **26** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec Median round **$22M** Rounds led **0 of 5** Pitch James Beshara ## James Beshara highlights - 01 1 cheques in the last 12 months - 02 Mostly Seed and Series A: 75% of its rounds ## What they do - **Type:** Angel (from a list, unverified) - **Cheque size:** Not stated - **Cold pitches:** Not stated ## The record Every round we can evidence, newest first **5 appearances** - **2026** 1 round - **Sept** **[OuterSignal](https://millionrounds.com/company/outersignal)** Series A · US · TechStartups **$22M** With 24 others - **2019** 1 round - **Sept** **[Voro](https://millionrounds.com/company/voro)** Seed · US · FinSMEs **$2.5M** With 5 others - **2016** 1 round - **Nov** **[Gusto](https://millionrounds.com/company/gusto)** **$90M** With 103 others - **2015** 2 rounds - **Sept** **[Triplebyte](https://millionrounds.com/company/triplebyte)** Venture · US **$3.0M** With 29 others - **Jul** **[Eden](https://millionrounds.com/company/eden)** Seed · US **$1.3M** With 9 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. ## The cheque Seed Series A Venture Median round joined **$22M** the round, not its cheque Led 0 of 5 rounds **0%** - **Sole investor:** Never alone - **Last cheque:** Sept 2026 Rounds by stage said on their site - Seed *2* - Series A *1* - Venture *1* Cheques by month Led Joined Nov 2023 Oct 2026 Often in the room with - [Cat Empire Investments](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cat-empire-investments) 2 - [Elad Gil](https://millionrounds.com/fund/elad-gil) 2 - [Four Rivers Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/four-rivers-group) 2 - [Paul Buchheit](https://millionrounds.com/fund/paul-buchheit) 2 - [Sam Altman](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sam-altman) 2 - [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) 2 **Pitching James Beshara?** 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 James Beshara. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed. [**Cat Empire Investments** Investment firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cat-empire-investments)[**Elad Gil** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/elad-gil)[**Four Rivers Group** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/four-rivers-group)[**Paul Buchheit** Angel **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/paul-buchheit)[**Sam Altman** Angel **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sam-altman)[**Y Combinator** Accelerator **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) ## Recently backed The latest companies James Beshara put money into. [**OuterSignal** $22M · Sept 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/outersignal)[**Voro** $2.5M · Sept 2019](https://millionrounds.com/company/voro)[**Gusto** $90M · Nov 2016](https://millionrounds.com/company/gusto) ## On podcasts 3 episodes naming James Beshara in the title, and 1 more that mention it. - [Pattern Breakers](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/pattern-breakers) 27 Apr 2026 · 46 min James Beshara: How a Dangerous Problem Led to a Magical Solution Mentions [James Beshara](https://millionrounds.com/fund/james-beshara) Apple PodcastsShow page - [TBPN](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/tbpn) 2 Mar 2026 · 3h 27m Anthropic vs DoW, Ben Thompson Joins, Ellison Says The Biggest Number | James Beshara, John B. Quinn, Michael Grinich, Adam Simon, Matthias Wagner, Joan Rodriguez, Zach Yadegari, Andy Markoff With [Adam Simon](https://millionrounds.com/person/adam-simon)[Ben Thompson](https://millionrounds.com/person/ben-thompson) Mentions [James Beshara](https://millionrounds.com/fund/james-beshara)[Warner Bros](https://millionrounds.com/fund/warner-bros) Apple PodcastsShow page - [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) 22 Jan 2016 · 23 min 20 VC FF 031: James Beshara @ Tilt on Crowdfunding For A Mobile World, Finding The Perfect Co-Founder & Beer Pong! Mentions [James Beshara](https://millionrounds.com/fund/james-beshara)[Alexis Ohanian](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alexis-ohanian)[Naval Ravikant](https://millionrounds.com/fund/naval-ravikant) *+2* Apple PodcastsShow page ### Mentioned in - [The a16z Show](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/a16z) 18 Sept 2016 · 28 min a16z Podcast: Welcome to the New Era of Commerce Apple PodcastsShow page ## Quick answers about James Beshara ### What does James Beshara invest in? James Beshara invests most often at Seed and Series A (75% of the rounds on record). ### How active is James Beshara? 5 investments on record, 1 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Sept 2026. ### What has James Beshara invested in recently? Its most recent investments on record: OuterSignal (Series A, Sept 2026), Voro (Seed, Sept 2019) and Gusto (Nov 2016). ### How big are James Beshara's cheques? The median round it joins is $22M. ### Does James Beshara lead rounds? Rarely, if at all: none of its 5 investments on record names it as the lead. ### Is James Beshara investing now? Yes: it is actively investing, with 1 investments in the last 12 months. ### Who does James Beshara invest alongside? Most often Cat Empire Investments (2 rounds together), Elad Gil (2 rounds together) and Four Rivers Group (2 rounds together). ### What kind of investor is James Beshara? James Beshara is an angel. ## 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=james-beshara) · [Is this your firm? Claim it](https://millionrounds.com/claim?org=james-beshara)