Investor

Ken Arnold

Last cheque observed Mar 2015. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

QuietVC firm

SeedSeries AVenture

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 9 on record
Since the last cheque4240days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$1.0MRounds led0 of 9Sole investor1 roundsExits1 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 89%
Pitch Ken Arnold

Ken Arnold highlights

  1. 01

    9 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed and Series A: 78% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 1 rounds, median $340K

  4. 04

    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 first9 appearances

  1. 2015

    2 rounds

  2. Mar
    Ginkgo BioworksSeries A · US$9.0MWith 5 others
  3. Feb
    DecisionNextVenture · US$2.8MWith 4 others
  4. 2014

    2 rounds

  5. Sept
    AltspaceVRSeed · US$5.2MWith 14 others
  6. Sept
    3TEN8Seed · US$1.0MWith 5 others
  7. 2013

    4 rounds

  8. Nov
    3D Control SystemsSeed · US$28KWith 7 others
  9. Oct
    nanoPay inc.Seed · CA$340KSole investor
  10. Jun
    JetloreSeries A · US · finsmes.com$7.0MWith 9 others
  11. Apr
    Peloton TechnologySeed · US$900KWith 3 others
  12. 2012

    1 round

  13. Jul
    CephasonicsVenture · US$1.0MWith 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.

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed1 in all

AltspaceVRBought by MicrosoftUndisclosedOct 2017

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 Ken Arnold. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Band of AngelsAngel network3rounds togetherAlchemist AcceleratorAccelerator2rounds togetherChristian DahlenCompany2rounds together

Quick answers about Ken Arnold

What does Ken Arnold invest in?

Ken Arnold invests most often at Seed and Series A (78% of the rounds on record).

How active is Ken Arnold?

9 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Mar 2015.

How big are Ken Arnold's cheques?

The median round it joins is $1.0M.

Does Ken Arnold lead rounds?

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

Where does Ken Arnold invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (89%) and Canada (11%).

Is Ken Arnold investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Mar 2015.

Who does Ken Arnold invest alongside?

Most often Band of Angels (3 rounds together), Alchemist Accelerator (2 rounds together) and Christian Dahlen (2 rounds together).

What kind of investor is Ken Arnold?

Ken Arnold is a VC firm.

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