# John Maeda: angel investments and portfolio > John Maeda is an angel. 3 investments on record, latest Feb 2015. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team. Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/john-maeda (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) [Investor](https://millionrounds.com/investors) # John Maeda Last cheque observed Feb 2015. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds. Quiet Angel Seed Cheques on record **0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 3 on record Since the last cheque **4273** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec Median round **$2.0M** Rounds led **0 of 3** Sole investor **1 rounds** Pitch John Maeda ## John Maeda highlights - 01 3 rounds on record - 02 Mostly Seed: 100% of its rounds - 03 Sole investor in 1 rounds, median $2.2M ## 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 **3 appearances** - **2015** 2 rounds - **Feb** **[Eyegroove](https://millionrounds.com/company/eyegroove)** Seed · US **$2.2M** Sole investor - **Feb** **[Bitfinder Inc.](https://millionrounds.com/company/bitfinder-inc)** Seed · US **$1.4M** With 6 others - **2014** 1 round - **Nov** **[Flipsicle](https://millionrounds.com/company/flipsicle)** Seed · US **$2.0M** With 8 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 cheque Seed Median round joined **$2.0M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$2.2M** Led 0 of 3 rounds **0%** - **Sole investor:** 1 rounds - **Last cheque:** Feb 2015 Rounds by stage said on their site - Seed *3* Cheques by year Led Joined 2014 2015 **Pitching John Maeda?** 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 *→* ## Books by the people here 3 books written by people at John Maeda: [John Maeda](https://millionrounds.com/person/john-maeda). - The Laws of Simplicity [John Maeda](https://millionrounds.com/person/john-maeda) · 2006 3.89 from 7,082 ratings on Goodreads About the book Ten laws of simplicity for business, technology, and design that teach us how to need less but get more. Finally, we are learning that simplicity equals sanity. We're rebelling against technology that's too complicated, DVD players with too many menus, and software… On AmazonListen on Audible - Redesigning Leadership [John Maeda](https://millionrounds.com/person/john-maeda) · 2011 3.76 from 569 ratings on Goodreads About the book Lessons for a new generation of leaders on teamwork, meetings, conversations, free food, social media, apologizing, and other topics. When designer and computer scientist John Maeda was tapped to be president of the celebrated Rhode Island School of Design in 2008, he had to… On AmazonListen on Audible - How to Speak Machine: Laws of Design for a Computational Age [John Maeda](https://millionrounds.com/person/john-maeda) · 2019 3.70 from 534 ratings on Goodreads About the book John Maeda is one of the world's preeminent thinkers on technology and design, and in How to Speak Machine, he offers a set of simple laws that govern not only the computers of today, but the unimaginable machines of the future. Machines are already more powerful than we can… 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 John Maeda in the title, and 1 more that mention it. - [Masters of Scale](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/masters-of-scale) 8 Jun 2023 · 26 min Rapid Response: Make AI your co-pilot, w/Microsoft VP of Design & AI, John Maeda Mentions [John Maeda](https://millionrounds.com/fund/john-maeda) Apple Podcasts ### Mentioned in - [The a16z Show](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/a16z) 24 Jun 2026 · 49 min What Happens to Design After AI? Apple PodcastsShow page ## Quick answers about John Maeda ### What does John Maeda invest in? John Maeda invests most often at Seed (100% of the rounds on record). ### How active is John Maeda? 3 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Feb 2015. ### How big are John Maeda's cheques? The median round it joins is $2.0M. ### Is John Maeda investing now? No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Feb 2015. ### What kind of investor is John Maeda? John Maeda is an angel. ### Where does this information on John Maeda come from? From 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=john-maeda) · [Is this your firm? Claim it](https://millionrounds.com/claim?org=john-maeda)