United States · Investor

Joi Ito

Last cheque observed Oct 2018. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

QuietAngel

SeedSeries A

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 22 on record
Since the last cheque2924days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$6.2MRounds led0 of 22Exits7 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 82%
Pitch Joi Ito

Joi Ito highlights

  1. 01

    22 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed and Series A: 86% of its rounds

  3. 03

    7 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Type
Angel (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
SeedSeries A
Based in
United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first22 appearances

  1. 2018

    2 rounds

  2. Oct
    SpatialUS · VentureBeat$8.0MWith 5 others
  3. Feb
    WaitWhatSeries A · US · FinSMEs$4.3MWith 11 others
  4. 2015

    1 round

  5. Apr
    ThingtonSeed · USUndisclosedWith 7 others
  6. 2014

    1 round

  7. Jun
    BrightSky LabsSeed · US$1.6MWith 21 others
  8. 2012

    1 round

  9. May
    DiffbotSeed · US · techcrunch.com$2.0MWith 8 others
  10. 2011

    5 rounds

  11. Nov
    FormlabsSeed · US · masshightech.com$500KWith 5 others
  12. Sept
    LanyrdSeed · GB · techcrunch.com$1.4MWith 8 others
  13. Sept
    littleBits ElectronicsSeed · US · blog.makezine.com$850KWith 6 others
  14. Aug
    Game ClosureSeed · US · techcrunch.comUndisclosedWith 6 others
  15. Mar
    KickstarterVenture · US · mediamemo.allthingsd.com$10MWith 18 others
  16. 2010

    1 round

  17. Nov
    PathSeed · US · techcrunch.com$2.5MWith 27 others
  18. 2009

    1 round

  19. Dec
    fotopediaSeries A · FR · techcrunch.com$1.1MWith 6 others
  20. 2008

    3 rounds

  21. Dec
    Elias Borges UrzedaSeed · US · techcrunch.comUndisclosedWith 2 others
  22. Apr
    FonSeries C · ES$9.5MWith 5 others
  23. Jan
    FlowgramSeed · US · silicontap.com$1.3MWith 7 others
  24. 2007

    4 rounds

  25. Oct
    GameLayersSeed · US · thealarmclock.com$500KWith 2 others
  26. Sept
    DopplrSeed · GB · blog.dopplr.comUndisclosedWith 3 others
  27. Jul
    RuptureSeed · US · techcrunch.com$3.0MWith 5 others
  28. Jan
    AviaryVenture · US$4.0MWith 5 others
  29. 2006

    1 round

  30. Mar
    WikiaSeries A · US · wikia.com$4.0MWith 10 others
  31. 2005

    1 round

  32. May
    Tiny PicturesSeed · USUndisclosedWith 1 other
  33. 2004

    1 round

  34. Jan
    WikiaSeed · USUndisclosedWith 1 other

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 team

We hold 1 person at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

What they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

0 of 6 we have independently watched raise

Creative Commons LicenseDoiORCiDjibot.md/learnings/architectureoriginal post in Japanesex402

Weaker than a round we watched, stronger than a list somebody sold us. A firm is far less willing to put a company on its own site that it never funded.

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed7 in all

PathBought by Daum KakaoUndisclosedMay 2015
AviaryBought by Adobe SystemsUndisclosedSept 2014
LanyrdBought by EventbriteUndisclosedSept 2013
Elias Borges UrzedaBought by SeesmicUndisclosedJan 2010
DopplrBought by NokiaUndisclosedSept 2009
Tiny PicturesBought by Shutterfly$2.6MSept 2009
RuptureBought by Electronic Arts$15MMay 2008

An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.

Who they invest alongside

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

Reid HoffmanVC firm8rounds togetherSV AngelVC firm4rounds togetherFirst Round CapitalVC firm3rounds togetherBenchmarkVC firm2rounds togetherBetaworksVC firm2rounds togetherCaterina FakeVC firm2rounds togetherFadi GhandourAngel2rounds togetherGreylockVC firm2rounds togetherJosh SpearAngel2rounds togetherJoshua SchachterVC firm2rounds togetherMartin VarsavskyAngel2rounds togetherMatt HaugheyAngel2rounds together

Recently backed

The latest companies Joi Ito put money into.

Spatial$8.0M · Oct 2018WaitWhat$4.3M · Feb 2018

On podcasts

1 episode naming Joi Ito in the title.

Quick answers about Joi Ito

What does Joi Ito invest in?

Joi Ito invests most often at Seed and Series A (86% of the rounds on record).

How active is Joi Ito?

22 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Oct 2018.

What has Joi Ito invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Spatial (Undisclosed round, Oct 2018) and WaitWhat (Series A, Feb 2018).

How big are Joi Ito's cheques?

The median round it joins is $6.2M.

Does Joi Ito lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 22 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Joi Ito invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (82%) and the United Kingdom (9%).

Is Joi Ito investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Oct 2018.

Who does Joi Ito invest alongside?

Most often Reid Hoffman (8 rounds together), SV Angel (4 rounds together) and First Round Capital (3 rounds together).

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