# John Battelle: angel investments and portfolio > John Battelle is an angel. 5 investments on record, latest Aug 2015. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team. Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/john-battelle (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) [Investor](https://millionrounds.com/investors) # John Battelle Last cheque observed Aug 2015. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds. Quiet Angel Series A Seed Series C Cheques on record **0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 5 on record Since the last cheque **4086** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec Median round **$8.2M** Rounds led **0 of 5** Exits **1 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 100%** Pitch John Battelle ## John Battelle highlights - 01 5 rounds on record - 02 Mostly Series A and Seed: 60% 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 **5 appearances** - **2015** 3 rounds - **Aug** **[sovrn Holdings, Inc.](https://millionrounds.com/company/sovrn-holdings-inc)** Series E · US **$18M** With 3 others - **Feb** **[Metamarkets](https://millionrounds.com/company/metamarkets)** Series C · US **$15M** With 7 others - **Feb** **[Atlas Obscura](https://millionrounds.com/company/atlas-obscura)** Seed · US **$2.0M** With 18 others - **2013** 1 round - **Nov** **[clypd](https://millionrounds.com/company/clypd)** Series A · US · techcrunch.com **$8.2M** With 6 others - **2012** 1 round - **Apr** **[Singly](https://millionrounds.com/company/singly)** Series A · US · allthingsd.com **$7.0M** With 7 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** **[Singly](https://millionrounds.com/company/singly)** Bought by Appcelerator **Undisclosed** Aug 2013 An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records. ## The cheque Series A Seed Series C Median round joined **$8.2M** the round, not its cheque Led 0 of 5 rounds **0%** - **Sole investor:** Never alone - **Last cheque:** Aug 2015 - **Exits:** 1 from the portfolio Rounds by stage said on their site - Series A *2* - Seed *1* - Series C *1* - Series E *1* Cheques by year Led Joined 2012 2015 Often in the room with - [Foundry Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/foundry) 2 - [Freestyle Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/freestyle) 2 **Pitching John Battelle?** 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 John Battelle. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed. [**Foundry Group** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/foundry)[**Freestyle Capital** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/freestyle) ## Books by the people here One book written by people at John Battelle: [John Battelle](https://millionrounds.com/person/john-battelle). - The Search: How Google and Its Rivals Rewrote the Rules of Business and Transformed Our Culture [John Battelle](https://millionrounds.com/person/john-battelle) · 2005 3.84 from 5,226 ratings on Goodreads About the book If you pick your books by their popularity--how many and which other people are reading them--then know this about The Search: it's probably on Bill Gates' reading list, and that of almost every venture capitalist and startup-hungry entrepreneur in Silicon Valley. In its… 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. ## Mentioned on podcasts Episodes that name John Battelle in their description, not their title. - [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) 9 Apr 2015 · 15 min 20 VC 026: Chris Redlitz on The Importance of People, Pivoting and The Last Mile With [Chris Redlitz](https://millionrounds.com/person/chris-redlitz) Mentions [John Battelle](https://millionrounds.com/fund/john-battelle)[Josh James](https://millionrounds.com/fund/josh-james)[Reid Hoffman](https://millionrounds.com/fund/reid-hoffman) *+3* Apple PodcastsShow page ## Quick answers about John Battelle ### What does John Battelle invest in? John Battelle invests most often at Series A and Seed (60% of the rounds on record). ### How active is John Battelle? 5 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Aug 2015. ### How big are John Battelle's cheques? The median round it joins is $8.2M. ### Does John Battelle lead rounds? Rarely, if at all: none of its 5 investments on record names it as the lead. ### Where does John Battelle invest? Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (100%). ### Is John Battelle investing now? No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Aug 2015. ### Who does John Battelle invest alongside? Most often Foundry Group (2 rounds together) and Freestyle Capital (2 rounds together). ### What kind of investor is John Battelle? John Battelle 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=john-battelle) · [Is this your firm? 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