# John Seely Brown: portfolio, investments and team > John Seely Brown is a vc firm. 2 investments on record, latest Oct 2007. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team. Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/john-seely-brown (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) [Investor](https://millionrounds.com/investors) # John Seely Brown Last cheque observed Oct 2007. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds. Quiet VC firm Seed Cheques on record **0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 2 on record Since the last cheque **6966** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec Median round **$1.2M** Rounds led **0 of 2** Exits **1 from the portfolio** Pitch John Seely Brown ## John Seely Brown highlights - 01 2 rounds on record - 02 Mostly Seed: 100% of its rounds - 03 1 exits from the portfolio ## What they do - **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified) - **Cheque size:** Not stated - **Cold pitches:** Not stated ## The record Every round we can evidence, newest first **2 appearances** - **2007** 2 rounds - **Oct** **[Outside.in](https://millionrounds.com/company/outside-in)** Seed · US · villageventures.com **$1.5M** With 6 others - **Feb** **[Outside.in](https://millionrounds.com/company/outside-in)** Seed · US · villageventures.com **$900K** 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. ## Exits from the portfolio Companies it backed that were later bought or listed **1 in all** **[Outside.in](https://millionrounds.com/company/outside-in)** Bought by [AOL](https://millionrounds.com/fund/aol) **Undisclosed** Mar 2011 An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records. ## The cheque Seed Median round joined **$1.2M** the round, not its cheque Led 0 of 2 rounds **0%** - **Sole investor:** Never alone - **Last cheque:** Oct 2007 - **Exits:** 1 from the portfolio Rounds by stage said on their site - Seed *2* Often in the room with - [Betaworks](https://millionrounds.com/fund/betaworks) 2 - [Esther Dyson](https://millionrounds.com/fund/esther-dyson) 2 - [George Crowley](https://millionrounds.com/fund/george-crowley) 2 - [Milestone Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/milestone-venture-partners) 2 - [Union Square Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/union-square-ventures) 2 - [Village Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/village-ventures) 2 **Pitching John Seely Brown?** 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 Seely Brown. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed. [**Betaworks** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/betaworks)[**Esther Dyson** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/esther-dyson)[**George Crowley** Angel **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/george-crowley)[**Milestone Venture Partners** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/milestone-venture-partners)[**Union Square Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/union-square-ventures)[**Village Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/village-ventures) ## Books by the people here 2 books written by people at John Seely Brown. - The Social Life of Information John Seely Brown · 2000 3.83 from 1,069 ratings on Goodreads About the book For years pundits have predicted that information technology will obliterate everything, from supermarkets to business organizations to social life itself, but beaten down by info-glut, exasperated by computer crashes, and daunted by the dot com crash, individual users find it… On AmazonListen on Audible - Seeing Differently: Insights on Innovation John Seely Brown · 1997 3.93 from 28 ratings on Goodreads About the book Articles from the Harvard Business Review discuss how changes in information and communications will require businesses in the twenty-first century to innovate constantly and to value new ideas On AmazonListen on Audible More books for founders and investors on the [Reading List](https://millionrounds.com/reading-list). As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases. ## Quick answers about John Seely Brown ### What does John Seely Brown invest in? John Seely Brown invests most often at Seed (100% of the rounds on record). ### How active is John Seely Brown? 2 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Oct 2007. ### How big are John Seely Brown's cheques? The median round it joins is $1.2M. ### Is John Seely Brown investing now? No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Oct 2007. ### Who does John Seely Brown invest alongside? Most often Betaworks (2 rounds together), Esther Dyson (2 rounds together) and George Crowley (2 rounds together). ### What kind of investor is John Seely Brown? John Seely Brown is a VC firm. ### Where does this information on John Seely Brown 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? 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