# John Ives: angel investments and portfolio

> John Ives is an angel. 9 investments on record, latest Nov 2014. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/john-ives (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# John Ives

Last cheque observed Nov 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**, 9 on record

Since the last cheque **4371** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$2.7M** Rounds led **0 of 9** Exits **2 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 100%**

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## John Ives highlights

- 01 9 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Seed and Series A: 56% of its rounds
- 03 2 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 **9 appearances**

- **2014** 1 round
- **Nov** **[Ambiq Micro](https://millionrounds.com/company/ambiq-micro)** Series C · US **$16M** With 5 others
- **2013** 2 rounds
- **Oct** **[TempoIQ](https://millionrounds.com/company/tempoiq)** Series A · US · finsmes.com **$3.2M** With 5 others
- **Aug** **[Ambiq Micro](https://millionrounds.com/company/ambiq-micro)** Series B · US · finsmes.com **$10M** With 4 others
- **2012** 3 rounds
- **Sept** **[LineRate Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/linerate-systems)** Venture · US · sec.gov **$1.0M** With 1 other
- **Sept** **[Revolv](https://millionrounds.com/company/revolv)** Seed · US · pandodaily.com **$2.7M** With 6 others
- **May** **[TempoIQ](https://millionrounds.com/company/tempoiq)** Seed · US · catapultchicago.com **$750K** With 6 others
- **2011** 1 round
- **Apr** **[LineRate Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/linerate-systems)** Series A · US **$4.8M** With 2 others
- **2010** 2 rounds
- **Oct** **[LineRate Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/linerate-systems)** Venture · US **$603K** With 1 other
- **Jul** **[Ambiq Micro](https://millionrounds.com/company/ambiq-micro)** Seed · US · gcase.org **$250K** 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 **2 in all**

**[Revolv](https://millionrounds.com/company/revolv)** Bought by Nest Labs **Undisclosed** Oct 2014

**[LineRate Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/linerate-systems)** Bought by F5 Networks **Undisclosed** Feb 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 Venture

Median round joined **$2.7M** the round, not its cheque

Led 0 of 9 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** Never alone
- **Last cheque:** Nov 2014
- **Exits:** 2 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Seed *3*
- Series A *2*
- Venture *2*
- Series B *1*
- Series C *1*

Cheques by year Led Joined

2010 2014

Often in the room with

- [Tahoma Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tahoma-ventures) 4
- [Austin Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/austin-ventures) 2
- [Boulder Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/boulder-ventures) 2
- [Mercury Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mercury-fund) 2

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## Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as John Ives. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

[**Tahoma Ventures** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tahoma-ventures)[**Austin Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/austin-ventures)[**Boulder Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/boulder-ventures)[**Mercury Fund** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mercury-fund)

## Quick answers about John Ives

### What does John Ives invest in?

John Ives invests most often at Seed and Series A (56% of the rounds on record).

### How active is John Ives?

9 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Nov 2014.

### How big are John Ives's cheques?

The median round it joins is $2.7M.

### Does John Ives lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 9 investments on record names it as the lead.

### Where does John Ives invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (100%).

### Is John Ives investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Nov 2014.

### Who does John Ives invest alongside?

Most often Tahoma Ventures (4 rounds together), Austin Ventures (2 rounds together) and Boulder Ventures (2 rounds together).

### What kind of investor is John Ives?

John Ives is an angel.

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