# Joel Spolsky: angel investments and portfolio > Joel Spolsky is an angel. 2 investments on record, latest Jan 2012. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team. Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/joel-spolsky (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) [Investor](https://millionrounds.com/investors) # Joel Spolsky Last cheque observed Jan 2012. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds. Email Angel Quiet Series A Series B Follow Joel Spolsky and see its new cheques in your feed. [Start following](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&why=follow&next=%2Ffund%2Fjoel-spolsky) Cheques on record **0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 2 on record Since the last cheque **5422** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec Median round **$5.0M** Rounds led **0 of 2** Exits **1 from the portfolio** Pitch Joel Spolsky ## Joel Spolsky highlights - 01 2 rounds on record - 02 Mostly Series A and Series B: 100% of its rounds - 03 1 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 **2 appearances** - **2012** 2 rounds - **Jan** **[Lore](https://millionrounds.com/company/lore)** Series B · US **$5.0M** With 6 others - **Jan** **[Lore](https://millionrounds.com/company/lore)** Series A · US · bits.blogs.nytimes.com **$5.0M** 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. ## Exits from the portfolio Companies it backed that were later bought or listed **1 in all** **[Lore](https://millionrounds.com/company/lore)** Bought by Noodle **Undisclosed** Mar 2013 An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records. ## The cheque Series A Series B Median round joined **$5.0M** the round, not its cheque Led 0 of 2 rounds **0%** - **Sole investor:** Never alone - **Last cheque:** Jan 2012 - **Exits:** 1 from the portfolio Rounds by stage said on their site - Series A *1* - Series B *1* Often in the room with - [IA Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ia-ventures) 2 - [Michael Kearns](https://millionrounds.com/fund/michael-kearns) 2 - [Peter Thiel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/peter-thiel) 2 - [The Social+Capital Partnership](https://millionrounds.com/fund/the-social-capital-partnership) 2 **Pitching Joel Spolsky?** 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 Joel Spolsky. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed. [**IA Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ia-ventures)[**Michael Kearns** Angel **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/michael-kearns)[**Peter Thiel** Angel **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/peter-thiel)[**The Social+Capital Partnership** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/the-social-capital-partnership) ## Books by the people here 3 books written by people at Joel Spolsky: [Joel Spolsky](https://millionrounds.com/person/joel-spolsky). - Joel on Software [Joel Spolsky](https://millionrounds.com/person/joel-spolsky) · 2004 4.13 from 3,384 ratings on Goodreads About the book Someone once said that the task of a writer is to "make the familiar new and the new familiar". For years, Joel Spolsky has done exactly this at www.joelonsoftware.com. Now, for the first time, you can own a collection of the most important essays from his site in one book, with… On AmazonListen on Audible[Author's Podcasts](https://millionrounds.com/person/joel-spolsky#podcasts) - The Best Software Writing I: Selected and Introduced by Joel Spolsky [Joel Spolsky](https://millionrounds.com/person/joel-spolsky) · 2005 3.88 from 680 ratings on Goodreads About the book It's nice having a collection of high-quality writing related to software and the business in one place instead of trawling the Web for it. Meryl K. Evans, meryl....an entertaining read with a number of enlightening insights into what I do for a living... The whole book is… On AmazonListen on Audible[Author's Podcasts](https://millionrounds.com/person/joel-spolsky#podcasts) - More Joel on Software: Further Thoughts on Diverse and Occasionally Related Matters That Will Prove of Interest to Software Developers, Designers, and... or Ill Luck, Work with Them in Some Capacity [Joel Spolsky](https://millionrounds.com/person/joel-spolsky) · 2008 4.05 from 549 ratings on Goodreads About the book Joel, Apress, Blogs, and Blooks …I was learning the hard way about how to be a publisher and probably spending way too much time looking at web sites and programming than I should have in response to that. Anyway, one day I came across this web site called, which was run by a… On AmazonListen on Audible[Author's Podcasts](https://millionrounds.com/person/joel-spolsky#podcasts) - 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. ## Quick answers about Joel Spolsky ### What does Joel Spolsky invest in? Joel Spolsky invests most often at Series A and Series B (100% of the rounds on record). ### How active is Joel Spolsky? 2 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Jan 2012. ### How big are Joel Spolsky's cheques? The median round it joins is $5.0M. ### Is Joel Spolsky investing now? No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Jan 2012. ### Who does Joel Spolsky invest alongside? Most often IA Ventures (2 rounds together), Michael Kearns (2 rounds together) and Peter Thiel (2 rounds together). ### What kind of investor is Joel Spolsky? Joel Spolsky is an angel. ### Where does this information on Joel Spolsky come from? From 1 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=joel-spolsky) · [Is this your firm? Claim it](https://millionrounds.com/claim?org=joel-spolsky)