# Ken Arnold: portfolio, investments and team

> Ken Arnold is a vc firm. 9 investments on record, latest Mar 2015. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

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

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# Ken Arnold

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

Quiet VC firm

Seed Series A Venture

Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 9 on record

Since the last cheque **4240** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$1.0M** Rounds led **0 of 9** Sole investor **1 rounds** Exits **1 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 89%**

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## Ken Arnold highlights

- 01 9 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Seed and Series A: 78% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 1 rounds, median $340K
- 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 first **9 appearances**

- **2015** 2 rounds
- **Mar** **[Ginkgo Bioworks](https://millionrounds.com/company/ginkgo-bioworks)** Series A · US **$9.0M** With 5 others
- **Feb** **[DecisionNext](https://millionrounds.com/company/decisionnext)** Venture · US **$2.8M** With 4 others
- **2014** 2 rounds
- **Sept** **[AltspaceVR](https://millionrounds.com/company/altspacevr)** Seed · US **$5.2M** With 14 others
- **Sept** **[3TEN8](https://millionrounds.com/company/3ten8)** Seed · US **$1.0M** With 5 others
- **2013** 4 rounds
- **Nov** **[3D Control Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/3d-control-systems)** Seed · US **$28K** With 7 others
- **Oct** **[nanoPay inc.](https://millionrounds.com/company/nanopay-inc)** Seed · CA **$340K** Sole investor
- **Jun** **[Jetlore](https://millionrounds.com/company/jetlore)** Series A · US · finsmes.com **$7.0M** With 9 others
- **Apr** **[Peloton Technology](https://millionrounds.com/company/peloton-technology)** Seed · US **$900K** With 3 others
- **2012** 1 round
- **Jul** **[Cephasonics](https://millionrounds.com/company/cephasonics)** Venture · US **$1.0M** With 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 listed **1 in all**

**[AltspaceVR](https://millionrounds.com/company/altspacevr)** Bought by [Microsoft](https://millionrounds.com/fund/microsoft) **Undisclosed** Oct 2017

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 **$1.0M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$340K**

Led 0 of 9 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** 1 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Mar 2015
- **Exits:** 1 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Seed *5*
- Series A *2*
- Venture *2*

Cheques by year Led Joined

2012 2015

Often in the room with

- [Band of Angels](https://millionrounds.com/fund/band-of-angels) 3
- [Alchemist Accelerator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alchemist-accelerator) 2
- [Christian Dahlen](https://millionrounds.com/fund/christian-dahlen) 2

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## 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 Angels** Angel network **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/band-of-angels)[**Alchemist Accelerator** Accelerator **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alchemist-accelerator)[**Christian Dahlen** Company **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/christian-dahlen)

## 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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