# Kevin Rose: portfolio, investments and team

> Kevin Rose is a vc firm based in United States. 24 investments on record, 1 in the last 12 months, latest Oct 2025. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

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

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# Kevin Rose

Last cheque observed Oct 2025; 24 cheques on record.

Deploying now VC firm

Seed

Deploying now

**100%** of best year **1** **cheques in 12 months**, 24 on record

Since the last cheque **364** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$20M** Rounds led **0 of 24** Exits **14 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 88%**

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## Kevin Rose highlights

- 01 1 cheques in the last 12 months
- 02 Mostly Seed and Series A: 77% of its rounds
- 03 14 exits from the portfolio

## What they do

- **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Stages:** Seed
- **Based in:** United States
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **24 appearances**

- **2025** 1 round
- **Oct** **[Steven.com](https://millionrounds.com/company/steven-com)** GB · Steven Bartlett **Undisclosed** With 11 others
- **2019** 1 round
- **Jul** **[Solana](https://millionrounds.com/company/solana)** Series A · US · Blocktribune **$20M** With 11 others
- **2015** 2 rounds
- **May** **[Algolia](https://millionrounds.com/company/algolia)** Series A · US **$19M** With 8 others
- **Apr** **[Shyp](https://millionrounds.com/company/shyp)** Series B · US **$50M** With 6 others
- **2014** 3 rounds
- **Aug** **[Strut](https://millionrounds.com/company/strut)** Seed · US **$1.5M** With 18 others
- **Jul** **[Unbabel](https://millionrounds.com/company/unbabel)** Seed · PT **$1.5M** With 16 others
- **Apr** **[Wealthfront](https://millionrounds.com/company/wealthfront)** Series C · US **$35M** With 15 others
- **2013** 1 round
- **May** **[imgix](https://millionrounds.com/company/imgix)** Series A · US · imgix.com **$5.0M** With 9 others
- **2012** 2 rounds
- **Oct** **[FOBO](https://millionrounds.com/company/fobo)** Seed · US **$1.6M** With 18 others
- **Aug** **[BufferBox](https://millionrounds.com/company/bufferbox)** Seed · CA **$1.0M** With 7 others
- **2011** 3 rounds
- **Oct** **[Treehouse](https://millionrounds.com/company/treehouse)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$600K** With 6 others
- **Aug** **[Fab](https://millionrounds.com/company/fab)** Series A · US · businessinsider.com **$7.7M** With 18 others
- **Mar** **[Yobongo](https://millionrounds.com/company/yobongo)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$1.4M** With 9 others
- **2010** 2 rounds
- **Nov** **[Path](https://millionrounds.com/company/path)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$2.5M** With 27 others
- **Mar** **[Formspring](https://millionrounds.com/company/formspring)** Series A · US · bits.blogs.nytimes.com **$2.5M** With 10 others
- **2009** 7 rounds
- **Dec** **[XDN/3Crowd Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/xdn-3crowd-technologies)** US · blog.3crowd.com **Undisclosed** With 3 others
- **Dec** **[Gowalla](https://millionrounds.com/company/gowalla)** Series B · US · crunchbase.com **$8.3M** With 9 others
- **Nov** **[SimpleGeo](https://millionrounds.com/company/simplegeo)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$1.5M** With 14 others
- **Nov** **[Zynga](https://millionrounds.com/company/zynga)** Series B · US · games.venturebeat.com **$15M** With 4 others
- **Nov** **[Square](https://millionrounds.com/company/square)** Series A · US **$10M** With 18 others
- **Oct** **[DailyBooth](https://millionrounds.com/company/dailybooth)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$1.0M** With 10 others
- **Sept** **[Foursquare](https://millionrounds.com/company/foursquare)** Seed · US · engg.entrancecorner.com **$1.4M** With 8 others
- **2008** 1 round
- **May** **[Twitter](https://millionrounds.com/company/twitter)** Series B · US · techcrunch.com **$15M** With 5 others
- **2007** 1 round
- **May** **[OMGPOP](https://millionrounds.com/company/omgpop)** Seed · US **Undisclosed** With 3 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 **14 in all**

**[FOBO](https://millionrounds.com/company/fobo)** Bought by Gone! **Undisclosed** Oct 2015

**[Path](https://millionrounds.com/company/path)** Bought by [Daum Kakao](https://millionrounds.com/fund/daum-kakao) **Undisclosed** May 2015

**[Fab](https://millionrounds.com/company/fab)** Bought by [PCH International](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pch-international) **$15M** Mar 2015

**[Twitter](https://millionrounds.com/company/twitter)** Listed **$1.8B** Nov 2013

**[Formspring](https://millionrounds.com/company/formspring)** Bought by Spring.me **Undisclosed** Jan 2013

**[XDN/3Crowd Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/xdn-3crowd-technologies)** Bought by [Fortinet](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fortinet) **Undisclosed** Dec 2012

**[BufferBox](https://millionrounds.com/company/bufferbox)** Bought by [Google](https://millionrounds.com/fund/google-assistant-investments) **$17M** Nov 2012

**[DailyBooth](https://millionrounds.com/company/dailybooth)** Bought by [Airbnb](https://millionrounds.com/fund/airbnb) **Undisclosed** Jul 2012

**[OMGPOP](https://millionrounds.com/company/omgpop)** Bought by Zynga **$210M** Mar 2012

**[Yobongo](https://millionrounds.com/company/yobongo)** Bought by Mixbook **Undisclosed** Mar 2012

**[DailyBooth](https://millionrounds.com/company/dailybooth)** Bought by [Airbnb](https://millionrounds.com/fund/airbnb) **Undisclosed** Jan 2012

**[Zynga](https://millionrounds.com/company/zynga)** Listed **Undisclosed** Dec 2011

**[Gowalla](https://millionrounds.com/company/gowalla)** Bought by [Facebook](https://millionrounds.com/fund/facebook) **Undisclosed** Dec 2011

**[SimpleGeo](https://millionrounds.com/company/simplegeo)** Bought by Urban Airship **Undisclosed** Oct 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 **$20M** the round, not its cheque

Led 0 of 24 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** Never alone
- **Last cheque:** Oct 2025
- **Exits:** 14 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Seed said *11*
- Series A *6*
- Series B *4*
- Series C *1*

Cheques by month Led Joined

Nov 2023 Oct 2026

Often in the room with

- [SV Angel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sv-angel) 10
- [Gary Vaynerchuk](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gary-vaynerchuk) 5
- [Joshua Schachter](https://millionrounds.com/fund/joshua-schachter) 5
- [Chris Sacca](https://millionrounds.com/fund/chris-sacca) 4
- [First Round Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/first-round-capital) 4
- [Timothy Ferriss](https://millionrounds.com/fund/timothy-ferriss) 4

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## Who they invest alongside

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

[**SV Angel** VC firm **10** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sv-angel)[**Gary Vaynerchuk** VC firm **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gary-vaynerchuk)[**Joshua Schachter** VC firm **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/joshua-schachter)[**Chris Sacca** Angel **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/chris-sacca)[**First Round Capital** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/first-round-capital)[**Timothy Ferriss** Angel network **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/timothy-ferriss)[**Brian Pokorny** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/brian-pokorny)[**Dave Morin** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dave-morin)[**Freestyle Capital** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/freestyle)[**Greylock** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/greylock-partners)[**Index Ventures** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/index-ventures)[**Karl Jacob** Angel **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/karl-jacob)

## Recently backed

The latest companies Kevin Rose put money into.

[**Solana** $20M · Jul 2019](https://millionrounds.com/company/solana)

## On podcasts

6 episodes naming Kevin Rose in the title, and 4 more that mention it.

- [The a16z Show](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/a16z) 19 Apr 2026 · 59 min Network Effects, AI Costs, and the Future of Consumer Investing with Anish Acharya on The Kevin Rose Show With [Anish Acharya](https://millionrounds.com/person/anish-acharya) Mentions [Kevin Rose](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kevin-rose) Apple PodcastsShow page
- [TBPN](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/tbpn) 22 Oct 2025 · 3h 10m Apple Bets on F1, Meta Axes AI Jobs, Anthropic in Google’s Sights | Jeff Yan, Kevin Rose, Tomasz Tunguz, Shan Aggarwal, Nick Abouzeid, David Tisch, Chris Dixon With [Nick Abouzeid](https://millionrounds.com/person/nick-abouzeid)[Shan Aggarwal](https://millionrounds.com/person/shan-aggarwal)[Tomasz Tunguz](https://millionrounds.com/person/tomasz-tunguz) Mentions [Chris Dixon](https://millionrounds.com/fund/chris-dixon)[David Tisch](https://millionrounds.com/fund/david-tisch)[Google](https://millionrounds.com/fund/google-assistant-investments) *+1* Apple PodcastsShow page
- [StrictlyVC Download](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/strictlyvc-download) 5 Mar 2025 · 38 min Can Kevin Rose and Alexis Ohanian bring Digg back? Mentions [Alexis Ohanian](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alexis-ohanian)[Kevin Rose](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kevin-rose) Apple Podcasts
- [Acquired](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/acquired) 30 Aug 2021 · 1h 33m Kevin Rose from Web 2.0 to Web3 Mentions [Kevin Rose](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kevin-rose) Apple PodcastsShow page
- [This Week in Startups](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/this-week-in-startups) 16 Mar 2021 · 1h 24m Kevin Rose on his product philosophy, Reddit & Digg's inverse journeys, Twitter's recent innovations & more | E1185 Mentions [Kevin Rose](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kevin-rose) Apple PodcastsShow page
- [This Week in Startups](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/this-week-in-startups) 28 Jul 2020 · 1h 15m E1088: Building Zero Fasting with Kevin Rose, properly pricing consumer apps, benefits of fasting & more with Big Sky Health CEO Mike Maser Mentions [Kevin Rose](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kevin-rose) Apple PodcastsShow page

### Mentioned in

- [The a16z Show](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/a16z) 22 Oct 2025 · 1h 25m Why Creativity Will Matter More Than Code Apple PodcastsShow page
- [Equity](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/equity) 7 Mar 2025 · 29 min The California AI bill is back, and it lost its teeth Apple Podcasts
- [This Week in Startups](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/this-week-in-startups) 5 Mar 2025 · 1h 9m Coreweave IPO, AVRide & Digg is Back! | E2093 Apple PodcastsShow page
- [The a16z Show](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/a16z) 19 Oct 2022 · 1h 7m Cycles of Computing, Now and Next Apple PodcastsShow page

## Quick answers about Kevin Rose

### What does Kevin Rose invest in?

Kevin Rose invests most often at Seed and Series A (77% of the rounds on record).

### How active is Kevin Rose?

24 investments on record, 1 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Oct 2025.

### What has Kevin Rose invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Steven.com (Undisclosed round, Oct 2025) and Solana (Series A, Jul 2019).

### How big are Kevin Rose's cheques?

The median round it joins is $20M.

### Does Kevin Rose lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 24 investments on record names it as the lead.

### Where does Kevin Rose invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (88%).

### Is Kevin Rose investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 1 investments in the last 12 months.

### Who does Kevin Rose invest alongside?

Most often SV Angel (10 rounds together), Gary Vaynerchuk (5 rounds together) and Joshua Schachter (5 rounds together).

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