# Jay Adelson: angel investments and portfolio > Jay Adelson is an angel. 8 investments on record, latest Sept 2014. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team. Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/jay-adelson (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) [Investor](https://millionrounds.com/investors) # Jay Adelson Last cheque observed Sep 2014. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds. Quiet Angel Seed Series A Venture Cheques on record **0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 8 on record Since the last cheque **4409** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec Median round **$2.0M** Rounds led **0 of 8** Sole investor **2 rounds** Exits **4 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 100%** Pitch Jay Adelson ## Jay Adelson highlights - 01 8 rounds on record - 02 Mostly Seed and Series A: 71% of its rounds - 03 Sole investor in 2 rounds, median $2.4M - 04 4 exits from the portfolio ## 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 **8 appearances** - **2014** 1 round - **Sept** **[Hipcamp](https://millionrounds.com/company/hipcamp)** Seed · US **$2.0M** With 8 others - **2013** 2 rounds - **May** **[OUYA](https://millionrounds.com/company/ouya)** Series A · US · finsmes.com **$15M** With 5 others - **Jan** **[August](https://millionrounds.com/company/august)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$2.0M** With 12 others - **2011** 2 rounds - **Mar** **[Clever Machine](https://millionrounds.com/company/clever-machine)** Venture · US · sec.gov **$3.3M** Sole investor - **Jan** **[Clever Machine](https://millionrounds.com/company/clever-machine)** Venture · US · sec.gov **$1.6M** Sole investor - **2009** 1 round - **Dec** **[XDN/3Crowd Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/xdn-3crowd-technologies)** US · blog.3crowd.com **Undisclosed** With 3 others - **2008** 1 round - **Jan** **[Chirp Interactive](https://millionrounds.com/company/chirp-interactive)** Seed · US · chirp.com **Undisclosed** With 4 others - **2006** 1 round - **Sept** **[Revision3](https://millionrounds.com/company/revision3)** Series A · US · venturebeat.com **$1.0M** With 2 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 **4 in all** **[OUYA](https://millionrounds.com/company/ouya)** Bought by [Razer](https://millionrounds.com/fund/razer) **Undisclosed** Jul 2015 **[XDN/3Crowd Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/xdn-3crowd-technologies)** Bought by [Fortinet](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fortinet) **Undisclosed** Dec 2012 **[Revision3](https://millionrounds.com/company/revision3)** Bought by [Discovery Communications](https://millionrounds.com/fund/discovery-communications) **$30M** May 2012 **[Chirp Interactive](https://millionrounds.com/company/chirp-interactive)** Bought by [thePlatform](https://millionrounds.com/fund/the-platform) **Undisclosed** Jul 2008 An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records. ## The cheque Seed Series A Venture Median round joined **$2.0M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$2.4M** Led 0 of 8 rounds **0%** - **Sole investor:** 2 rounds - **Last cheque:** Sept 2014 - **Exits:** 4 from the portfolio Rounds by stage said on their site - Seed *3* - Series A *2* - Venture *2* Cheques by year Led Joined 2006 2014 Often in the room with - [Greylock](https://millionrounds.com/fund/greylock-partners) 2 - [Softtech VC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/softtech-vc) 2 **Pitching Jay Adelson?** 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 Jay Adelson. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed. [**Greylock** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/greylock-partners)[**Softtech VC** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/softtech-vc) ## Mentioned on podcasts Episodes that name Jay Adelson in their description, not their title. - [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) 23 Oct 2015 · 31 min 20 VC FF 018: Brian Wong, Founder @ Kiip on Raising $30m in VC Funding by 24 Mentions [Jay Adelson](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jay-adelson)[Kevin Rose](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kevin-rose)[Transmedia Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/transmedia-capital) *+2* Apple PodcastsShow page ## Quick answers about Jay Adelson ### What does Jay Adelson invest in? Jay Adelson invests most often at Seed and Series A (71% of the rounds on record). ### How active is Jay Adelson? 8 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Sept 2014. ### How big are Jay Adelson's cheques? The median round it joins is $2.0M. ### Does Jay Adelson lead rounds? Rarely, if at all: none of its 8 investments on record names it as the lead. ### Where does Jay Adelson invest? Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (100%). ### Is Jay Adelson investing now? No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Sept 2014. ### Who does Jay Adelson invest alongside? Most often Greylock (2 rounds together) and Softtech VC (2 rounds together). ### What kind of investor is Jay Adelson? Jay Adelson 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=jay-adelson) · [Is this your firm? Claim it](https://millionrounds.com/claim?org=jay-adelson)