# Jared Hecht: portfolio, investments and team > Jared Hecht is a vc firm. 10 investments on record, 1 in the last 12 months, latest Dec 2025. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team. Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/jared-hecht (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) [Investor](https://millionrounds.com/investors) # Jared Hecht Last cheque observed Dec 2025; 10 cheques on record. Email VC firm Deploying now Seed Series A Debt Follow Jared Hecht and see its new cheques in your feed. [Start following](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&why=follow&next=%2Ffund%2Fjared-hecht) Deploying now **100%** of best year **1** **cheques in 12 months**, 10 on record Since the last cheque **330** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec Median round **$23M** Rounds led **0 of 10** Exits **3 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 100%** Pitch Jared Hecht ## Jared Hecht highlights - 01 1 cheques in the last 12 months - 02 Mostly Seed and Series A: 89% of its rounds - 03 3 exits from the portfolio ## What they do - **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified) - **Cheque size:** Not stated - **Cold pitches:** Not stated ## The record Every round we can evidence, newest first **10 appearances** - **2025** 1 round - **Dec** **[Oboe](https://millionrounds.com/company/oboe)** Series A · US · TechCrunch **$16M** With 12 others - **2016** 1 round - **Nov** **[Codecademy](https://millionrounds.com/company/codecademy)** **$30M** With 30 others - **2015** 1 round - **Apr** **[Jukely](https://millionrounds.com/company/jukely)** Seed · US **$8.0M** With 8 others - **2013** 2 rounds - **Aug** **[Guest of a Guest](https://millionrounds.com/company/guest-of-a-guest)** Debt · US · sec.gov **$560K** With 4 others - **Jul** **[Wildcard](https://millionrounds.com/company/wildcard)** Series A · US **$3.0M** With 7 others - **2012** 4 rounds - **Dec** **[SmartThings](https://millionrounds.com/company/smartthings)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$3.0M** With 24 others - **Jul** **[Bondsy](https://millionrounds.com/company/bondsy)** Seed · US · blog.bondsy.com **Undisclosed** With 5 others - **Jun** **[Frontback](https://millionrounds.com/company/frontback)** Seed · US · betabeat.com **$910K** With 8 others - **Jan** **[Timehop](https://millionrounds.com/company/timehop)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$1.1M** With 8 others - **2011** 1 round - **Nov** **[Dispatch](https://millionrounds.com/company/dispatch)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$965K** With 11 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 **3 in all** **[Dispatch](https://millionrounds.com/company/dispatch)** Bought by [Amazon](https://millionrounds.com/fund/amazon) **Undisclosed** Nov 2017 **[SmartThings](https://millionrounds.com/company/smartthings)** Bought by [Samsung Electronics](https://millionrounds.com/fund/samsung-electronics) **$200M** Jul 2014 **[Dispatch](https://millionrounds.com/company/dispatch)** Bought by Meetup **Undisclosed** Oct 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 Debt Median round joined **$23M** the round, not its cheque Led 0 of 10 rounds **0%** - **Sole investor:** Never alone - **Last cheque:** Dec 2025 - **Exits:** 3 from the portfolio Rounds by stage said on their site - Seed *6* - Series A *2* - Debt *1* Cheques by month Led Joined Dec 2023 Nov 2026 Often in the room with - [Steve Martocci](https://millionrounds.com/fund/steve-martocci) 9 - [SV Angel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sv-angel) 5 - [BoxGroup](https://millionrounds.com/fund/boxgroup) 3 - [Lerer Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lerer-ventures) 3 - [Alexis Ohanian](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alexis-ohanian) 2 - [Betaworks](https://millionrounds.com/fund/betaworks) 2 **Pitching Jared Hecht?** 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 Jared Hecht. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed. [**Steve Martocci** Angel **9** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/steve-martocci)[**SV Angel** VC firm **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sv-angel)[**BoxGroup** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/boxgroup)[**Lerer Ventures** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lerer-ventures)[**Alexis Ohanian** Angel **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alexis-ohanian)[**Betaworks** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/betaworks)[**Chris Dixon** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/chris-dixon)[**CrunchFund** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/crunchfund-3)[**David Tisch** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/david-tisch)[**Index Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/index-ventures)[**Kal Vepuri** Angel **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kal-vepuri)[**Kevin Colleran** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kevin-colleran) ## Recently backed The latest companies Jared Hecht put money into. [**Oboe** $16M · Dec 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/oboe)[**Codecademy** $30M · Nov 2016](https://millionrounds.com/company/codecademy) ## On podcasts 1 episode naming Jared Hecht in the title. - [Sourcery](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/sourcery) 26 Apr 2024 · 51 min Jared Hecht of USV, 2x Exited Founder of Fundera (Nerdwallet) & GroupMe (Skype/Microsoft) Mentions [Jared Hecht](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jared-hecht) Apple PodcastsShow page ## Quick answers about Jared Hecht ### What does Jared Hecht invest in? Jared Hecht invests most often at Seed and Series A (89% of the rounds on record). ### How active is Jared Hecht? 10 investments on record, 1 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Dec 2025. ### What has Jared Hecht invested in recently? Its most recent investments on record: Oboe (Series A, Dec 2025) and Codecademy (Nov 2016). ### How big are Jared Hecht's cheques? The median round it joins is $23M. ### Does Jared Hecht lead rounds? Rarely, if at all: none of its 10 investments on record names it as the lead. ### Where does Jared Hecht invest? Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (100%). ### Is Jared Hecht investing now? Yes: it is actively investing, with 1 investments in the last 12 months. ### Who does Jared Hecht invest alongside? Most often Steve Martocci (9 rounds together), SV Angel (5 rounds together) and BoxGroup (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=jared-hecht) · [Is this your firm? Claim it](https://millionrounds.com/claim?org=jared-hecht)