# Jim McKelvey: portfolio, investments and team > Jim McKelvey is a vc firm based in United States. 3 investments on record, latest Mar 2013. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team. Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/jim-mckelvey (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Investor](https://millionrounds.com/investors) # Jim McKelvey Last cheque observed Mar 2013. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds. Quiet VC firm Seed Series A Series B Cheques on record **0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 3 on record Since the last cheque **4987** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec Median round **$6.0M** Rounds led **0 of 3** Pitch Jim McKelvey ## Jim McKelvey highlights - 01 3 rounds on record - 02 Mostly Seed and Series A: 67% of its rounds ## What they do - **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified) - **Cheque size:** Not stated - **Based in:** Los Angeles, United States - **Cold pitches:** Not stated ## The record Every round we can evidence, newest first **3 appearances** - **2013** 1 round - **Mar** **[LockerDome](https://millionrounds.com/company/lockerdome)** Series A · US · techcrunch.com **$6.0M** With 5 others - **2012** 1 round - **Jan** **[LockerDome](https://millionrounds.com/company/lockerdome)** Seed · US · finsmes.com **$750K** With 5 others - **2011** 1 round - **Aug** **[Kabbage](https://millionrounds.com/company/kabbage)** Series B · US · techcrunch.com **$17M** With 4 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 **9** people 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 Series B Median round joined **$6.0M** the round, not its cheque Led 0 of 3 rounds **0%** - **Sole investor:** Never alone - **Last cheque:** Mar 2013 Rounds by stage said on their site - Seed *1* - Series A *1* - Series B *1* Cheques by year Led Joined 2011 2013 Often in the room with - [Brian Matthews](https://millionrounds.com/fund/brian-matthews) 2 **Pitching Jim McKelvey?** 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 Jim McKelvey. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed. [**Brian Matthews** Angel **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/brian-matthews) ## Books by the people here One book written by people at Jim McKelvey: [Jim McKelvey](https://millionrounds.com/person/jim-mckelvey). - The Innovation Stack: Building an Unbeatable Business One Crazy Idea at a Time [Jim McKelvey](https://millionrounds.com/person/jim-mckelvey) · 2020 4.22 from 1,839 ratings on Goodreads About the book From the cofounder of Square, an inspiring and entertaining account of what it means to be a true entrepreneur and what it takes to build a resilient, world-changing company In 2009, a St. Louis glassblowing artist and recovering computer scientist named Jim McKelvey lost a… On AmazonListen on Audible - Find the books for what you are building, or how you invest. [Open the Reading List](https://millionrounds.com/reading-list) As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases. ## On podcasts 1 episode naming Jim McKelvey in the title, and 3 more that mention it. - [How I Built This](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/how-i-built-this) 23 Feb 2026 · 1h 16m Square: Jim McKelvey. He Lost a $2,000 Sale, Then Built a $10 Billion Company Mentions [Jim McKelvey](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jim-mckelvey) Apple Podcasts ### Mentioned in - [Business Breakdowns](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/business-breakdowns) 6 Apr 2022 · 1h 7m Block: Square, Cash App, and Economic Access - [Business Breakdowns, EP. 53] Apple PodcastsShow page - [The Silicon Valley Podcast](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/the-silicon-valley-podcast) 30 Apr 2020 · 49 min 037 What is an Entreprenuer with Square Co-founder Jim Mckelvey Apple PodcastsShow page - [Acquired](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/acquired) 16 Aug 2017 · 1h 14m The Square IPO Apple PodcastsShow page ## Quick answers about Jim McKelvey ### What does Jim McKelvey invest in? Jim McKelvey invests most often at Seed and Series A (67% of the rounds on record). ### How active is Jim McKelvey? 3 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Mar 2013. ### How big are Jim McKelvey's cheques? The median round it joins is $6.0M. ### Is Jim McKelvey investing now? No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Mar 2013. ### Who does Jim McKelvey invest alongside? Most often Brian Matthews (2 rounds together). ### What kind of investor is Jim McKelvey? Jim McKelvey is a VC firm based in Los Angeles, United States. ### When was Jim McKelvey founded? Jim McKelvey was founded in 2011. ### Where does this information on Jim McKelvey come from? From 3 articles and filings naming it in a round, public registers and its own website, checked and rebuilt every night. ## 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=jim-mckelvey) · [Is this your firm? 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