# Kevin Systrom: angel investments and portfolio > Kevin Systrom is an angel based in United States. 8 investments on record, latest Oct 2019. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team. Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/kevin-systrom (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Investor](https://millionrounds.com/investors) # Kevin Systrom Last cheque observed Oct 2019. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds. Quiet Angel Seed Series C Series A Cheques on record **0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 8 on record Since the last cheque **2582** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec Median round **$51M** Rounds led **0 of 8** Mostly in **United States, 83%** Pitch Kevin Systrom ## Kevin Systrom highlights - 01 8 rounds on record - 02 Mostly Seed and Series C: 67% of its rounds ## What they do - **Type:** Angel (from a list, unverified) - **Cheque size:** Not stated - **Based in:** United States - **Cold pitches:** Not stated ## The record Every round we can evidence, newest first **8 appearances** - **2019** 2 rounds - **Oct** **[Pitch](https://millionrounds.com/company/pitch)** DE · TechCrunch **$30M** With 3 others - **Aug** **[Scale AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/scale-ai)** Series C · US · Bloomberg **$51M** With 8 others - **2016** 1 round - **Nov** **[Gusto](https://millionrounds.com/company/gusto)** **$90M** With 103 others - **2015** 2 rounds - **Jun** **[Blue Bottle Coffee](https://millionrounds.com/company/blue-bottle-coffee)** Series C · US **$70M** With 10 others - **Jan** **[Even](https://millionrounds.com/company/even)** Seed **$1.5M** With 12 others - **2014** 1 round - **Feb** **[Blue Bottle Coffee](https://millionrounds.com/company/blue-bottle-coffee)** Series B · US **$26M** With 9 others - **2013** 1 round - **Oct** **[Sparks](https://millionrounds.com/company/sparks)** Seed · US **$2.3M** With 11 others - **2012** 1 round - **Jan** **[Blue Bottle Coffee](https://millionrounds.com/company/blue-bottle-coffee)** Series A · US **$20M** 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. ## The cheque Seed Series C Series A Median round joined **$51M** the round, not its cheque Led 0 of 8 rounds **0%** - **Sole investor:** Never alone - **Last cheque:** Oct 2019 Rounds by stage said on their site - Seed *2* - Series C *2* - Series A *1* - Series B *1* Cheques by year Led Joined 2012 2019 Often in the room with - [Index Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/index-ventures) 4 - [Evan Williams](https://millionrounds.com/fund/evan-williams) 3 - [Google Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gv) 3 - [Mike Krieger](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mike-krieger) 3 - [True Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/true-ventures-2) 3 - [Atom Factory](https://millionrounds.com/fund/atom-factory) 2 **Pitching Kevin Systrom?** 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 Kevin Systrom. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed. [**Index Ventures** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/index-ventures)[**Evan Williams** Angel **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/evan-williams)[**Google Ventures** Corporate VC **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gv)[**Mike Krieger** Angel **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mike-krieger)[**True Ventures** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/true-ventures-2)[**Atom Factory** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/atom-factory)[**Chris Sacca** Angel **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/chris-sacca)[**Homebrew** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/homebrew)[**JamJar Investments** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jamjar-investments)[**Matt Mullenweg** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/matt-mullenweg)[**Morgan Stanley Investment Management** Private equity **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/morgan-stanley-investment-management)[**Thrive Capital** Family office **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/thrive-capital-2) ## Recently backed The latest companies Kevin Systrom put money into. [**Pitch** $30M · Oct 2019](https://millionrounds.com/company/pitch)[**Scale AI** $51M · Aug 2019](https://millionrounds.com/company/scale-ai)[**Gusto** $90M · Nov 2016](https://millionrounds.com/company/gusto) ## On podcasts 6 episodes naming Kevin Systrom in the title, and 4 more that mention it. - [TBPN](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/tbpn) 23 Apr 2025 · 2h 57m Bridgit Mendler, Aravind Srinivas, Ted Feldmann, Karol Hausman & Lachy Groom, Sam Lessin, Kevin Systrom Says Meta Denied Instagram Resources With [Sam Lessin](https://millionrounds.com/person/sam-lessin) Mentions [Aravind Srinivas](https://millionrounds.com/fund/aravind-srinivas)[Kevin Systrom](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kevin-systrom)[Lachy Groom](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lachy-groom) Apple PodcastsShow page - [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) 22 Feb 2023 · 1h 5m 20VC: Instagram Founders Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger on Why Social Networks Should Be Less Social & The Next Wave of Social | Why San Francisco Will Return with a Vengeance and The Future For Remote Work | Let's Get Personal: Relationships to Money, Be Mentions [Kevin Systrom](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kevin-systrom)[Mike Krieger](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mike-krieger)[Josh Kushner](https://millionrounds.com/fund/josh-kushner) Apple PodcastsShow page - [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) 7 Oct 2022 · 45 min 20VC: Kevin Weil on The Biggest Lessons from Leading Product at Instagram and Twitter | How Working With Kevin Systrom Impacted His Approach To Product | 3 Things Instagram Did To Make Stories So Successful and Why Investing Makes Operators Better at Thei With [Kevin Weil](https://millionrounds.com/person/kevin-weil) Mentions [Kevin Systrom](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kevin-systrom)[Scribble Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/scribble-ventures) Apple PodcastsShow page - [The NFX Podcast](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/nfx) 8 Jan 2021 · 16 min The Founders’ List: Email Exchange on Instagram Acquisition by Facebook (Kevin Systrom & Mark Zuckerberg) Mentions [Kevin Systrom](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kevin-systrom)[Mark Zuckerberg](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mark-zuckerberg) Apple PodcastsShow page - [How I Built This](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/how-i-built-this) 19 Dec 2019 · 24 min Live From The HIBT Summit: Kevin Systrom & Mike Krieger Of Instagram Mentions [Kevin Systrom](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kevin-systrom)[Mike Krieger](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mike-krieger) Apple Podcasts - [Invest Like the Best](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/invest-like-the-best) 19 Nov 2019 · 1h 36m Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger – How to Build a Great Product Mentions [Kevin Systrom](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kevin-systrom)[Mike Krieger](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mike-krieger) Apple PodcastsShow page ### Mentioned in - [BRAVE Southeast Asia Tech](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/brave-southeast-asia) 23 Apr 2026 · 10 min VC Economics & Exit Strategies: Case Studies from Seed to IPO - E689 Apple PodcastsShow page - [BRAVE Southeast Asia Tech](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/brave-southeast-asia) 11 Jan 2024 · 16 min Phoenix Founders: Revenge, Rebound & Rebirth Startups and How To Maximize Your Success As A Second-Time Founder - E367 Apple PodcastsShow page - [Masters of Scale](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/masters-of-scale) 6 Sept 2023 · 35 min Eileen Fisher: Keep it simple to make it timeless Apple Podcasts - [This Week in Startups](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/this-week-in-startups) 1 Feb 2023 · 1h 26m Instagram co-founders team up for new startup + Magic Spoon's Gabi Lewis | E1669 Apple PodcastsShow page ## Quick answers about Kevin Systrom ### What does Kevin Systrom invest in? Kevin Systrom invests most often at Seed and Series C (67% of the rounds on record). ### How active is Kevin Systrom? 8 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Oct 2019. ### What has Kevin Systrom invested in recently? Its most recent investments on record: Pitch (Undisclosed round, Oct 2019), Scale AI (Series C, Aug 2019) and Gusto (Nov 2016). ### How big are Kevin Systrom's cheques? The median round it joins is $51M. ### Does Kevin Systrom lead rounds? Rarely, if at all: none of its 8 investments on record names it as the lead. ### Where does Kevin Systrom invest? Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (83%) and Germany (17%). ### Is Kevin Systrom investing now? No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Oct 2019. ### Who does Kevin Systrom invest alongside? Most often Index Ventures (4 rounds together), Evan Williams (3 rounds together) and Google Ventures (3 rounds together). ## Raising now? 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