# Lane Bess: angel investments and portfolio > Lane Bess is an angel. 7 investments on record, latest Dec 2019. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team. Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/lane-bess (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) [Investor](https://millionrounds.com/investors) # Lane Bess Last cheque observed Dec 2019. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds. Quiet Angel Series A Series B Series C Cheques on record **0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 7 on record Since the last cheque **2518** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec Median round **$9.0M** Rounds led **0 of 7** Mostly in **United States, 100%** Pitch Lane Bess ## Lane Bess highlights - 01 7 rounds on record - 02 Mostly Series A and Series B: 86% of its rounds ## What they do - **Type:** Angel (from a list, unverified) - **Cheque size:** Not stated - **Cold pitches:** Not stated ## The record Every round we can evidence, newest first **7 appearances** - **2019** 2 rounds - **Dec** **[Panorays](https://millionrounds.com/company/panorays)** Series A · US · FinSMEs **$15M** With 2 others - **Jul** **[Confluera](https://millionrounds.com/company/confluera)** Series A · US · FinSMEs **$9.0M** With 3 others - **2017** 1 round - **Sept** **[Evident](https://millionrounds.com/company/evident)** Series A · US · FinSMEs **$8.8M** With 4 others - **2014** 1 round - **Aug** **[PernixData](https://millionrounds.com/company/pernixdata)** Series C · US **$35M** With 8 others - **2013** 1 round - **May** **[PernixData](https://millionrounds.com/company/pernixdata)** Series B · US · forbes.com **$20M** With 4 others - **2012** 2 rounds - **Jun** **[ThoughtSpot](https://millionrounds.com/company/thoughtspot)** Series A · US **$11M** With 4 others - **Jan** **[PernixData](https://millionrounds.com/company/pernixdata)** Series A · US · venturebeat.com **$7.0M** 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. ## 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. ## The cheque Series A Series B Series C Median round joined **$9.0M** the round, not its cheque Led 0 of 7 rounds **0%** - **Sole investor:** Never alone - **Last cheque:** Dec 2019 Rounds by stage said on their site - Series A *5* - Series B *1* - Series C *1* Cheques by year Led Joined 2012 2019 Often in the room with - [Lightspeed Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lightspeed-venture-partners) 5 - [John Thompson](https://millionrounds.com/fund/john-thompson) 3 - [Mark Leslie](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mark-leslie) 3 - [Frank Slootman](https://millionrounds.com/fund/frank-slootman) 2 - [Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kleiner-perkins-caufield-and-byers) 2 **Pitching Lane Bess?** 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 Lane Bess. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed. [**Lightspeed Venture Partners** VC firm **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lightspeed-venture-partners)[**John Thompson** Angel **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/john-thompson)[**Mark Leslie** Angel **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mark-leslie)[**Frank Slootman** Angel **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/frank-slootman)[**Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kleiner-perkins-caufield-and-byers) ## Recently backed The latest companies Lane Bess put money into. [**Panorays** $15M · Dec 2019](https://millionrounds.com/company/panorays)[**Confluera** $9.0M · Jul 2019](https://millionrounds.com/company/confluera)[**Evident** $8.8M · Sept 2017](https://millionrounds.com/company/evident) ## Quick answers about Lane Bess ### What does Lane Bess invest in? Lane Bess invests most often at Series A and Series B (86% of the rounds on record). ### How active is Lane Bess? 7 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Dec 2019. ### What has Lane Bess invested in recently? Its most recent investments on record: Panorays (Series A, Dec 2019), Confluera (Series A, Jul 2019) and Evident (Series A, Sept 2017). ### How big are Lane Bess's cheques? The median round it joins is $9.0M. ### Does Lane Bess lead rounds? Rarely, if at all: none of its 7 investments on record names it as the lead. ### Where does Lane Bess invest? Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (100%). ### Is Lane Bess investing now? No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Dec 2019. ### Who does Lane Bess invest alongside? Most often Lightspeed Venture Partners (5 rounds together), John Thompson (3 rounds together) and Mark Leslie (3 rounds together). ## Raising now? 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