# Mark Pincus: angel investments and portfolio

> Mark Pincus is an angel based in United States. 33 investments on record, 1 in the last 12 months, latest Oct 2026. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

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

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# Mark Pincus

Last cheque observed Oct 2026; 33 cheques on record.

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Seed

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**100%** of best year **1** **cheques in 12 months**, 33 on record

Since the last cheque **3** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$7.0M** Rounds led **0 of 33** Exits **7 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 81%**

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## Mark Pincus highlights

- 01 1 cheques in the last 12 months
- 02 Mostly Series A and Seed: 83% of its rounds
- 03 7 exits from the portfolio

## What they do

- **Type:** Angel (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 **33 appearances**

- **2026** 1 round
- **Oct** **[BOB AI Holdings](https://millionrounds.com/company/bob-ai-holdings)** Seed · US · Pulse 2.0 **$5.5M** With 4 others
- **2019** 2 rounds
- **Jul** **[Secfi](https://millionrounds.com/company/secfi)** Series A · US · FinSMEs **$6.0M** With 9 others
- **Mar** **[Wobo.tv](https://millionrounds.com/company/wobo-tv)** Seed · CN · Voice **$1.9M** With 2 others
- **2018** 4 rounds
- **Oct** **[Spatial](https://millionrounds.com/company/spatial)** US · VentureBeat **$8.0M** With 5 others
- **Oct** **[Invisible](https://millionrounds.com/company/invisible)** Seed · VA · Vator **$2.6M** With 8 others
- **Apr** **[OhmConnect](https://millionrounds.com/company/ohmconnect)** Series B · US · FinSMEs **$8.5M** With 5 others
- **Mar** **[CryptoKitties](https://millionrounds.com/company/cryptokitties)** US · TechCrunch **$12M** With 3 others
- **2016** 1 round
- **Jul** **[Luxe](https://millionrounds.com/company/luxe)** **$50M** With 38 others
- **2015** 5 rounds
- **May** **[Taplytics](https://millionrounds.com/company/taplytics)** Seed · US **$2.4M** With 14 others
- **Apr** **[CompareAsiaGroup](https://millionrounds.com/company/compareasiagroup)** Series A · HK **$40M** With 6 others
- **Apr** **[CoinTent](https://millionrounds.com/company/cointent)** Seed **$1.0M** With 6 others
- **Mar** **[Do](https://millionrounds.com/company/do)** Seed · US **$2.0M** With 15 others
- **Feb** **[Luxe](https://millionrounds.com/company/luxe)** Series A · US **$20M** With 20 others
- **2014** 3 rounds
- **Nov** **[Overdog](https://millionrounds.com/company/overdog)** Venture · US **$1.8M** With 6 others
- **Apr** **[Wealthfront](https://millionrounds.com/company/wealthfront)** Series C · US **$35M** With 15 others
- **Mar** **[Lit Motors](https://millionrounds.com/company/lit-motors)** Seed · US **$1.0M** With 5 others
- **2013** 3 rounds
- **Oct** **[IfOnly](https://millionrounds.com/company/ifonly)** Series A · US · finsmes.com **$12M** With 11 others
- **Aug** **[IfOnly](https://millionrounds.com/company/ifonly)** Seed · US · allthingsd.com **$3.0M** With 6 others
- **Jul** **[BackOps](https://millionrounds.com/company/backops)** Series A · US · techcrunch.com **$7.0M** With 5 others
- **2012** 3 rounds
- **Oct** **[Summly](https://millionrounds.com/company/summly)** Venture · GB **$1.2M** With 18 others
- **Jul** **[Mango Health](https://millionrounds.com/company/mango-health)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$1.4M** With 4 others
- **Apr** **[Path](https://millionrounds.com/company/path)** Series B · US · techcrunch.com **$30M** With 8 others
- **2011** 2 rounds
- **Dec** **[Sidecar](https://millionrounds.com/company/sidecar)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **Undisclosed** With 13 others
- **May** **[Ostrovok](https://millionrounds.com/company/ostrovok)** Series A · RU · finsmes.com **$14M** With 14 others
- **2010** 1 round
- **Nov** **[Callaway Digital Arts](https://millionrounds.com/company/callaway-digital-arts)** Series A · US **$6.0M** With 2 others
- **2009** 1 round
- **Apr** **[Home-Account](https://millionrounds.com/company/home-account)** Series A · US · techcrunch.com **$1.0M** With 8 others
- **2007** 3 rounds
- **Nov** **[Seesmic](https://millionrounds.com/company/seesmic)** Series A · US · loiclemeur.com **$6.0M** With 12 others
- **Sept** **[Salesforce Buddy Media](https://millionrounds.com/company/salesforce-buddy-media)** Series A · US · techcrunch.com **$1.5M** With 4 others
- **Jan** **[Grockit](https://millionrounds.com/company/grockit)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$400K** With 4 others
- **2005** 2 rounds
- **Jun** **[Feedster](https://millionrounds.com/company/feedster)** Series A · US **Undisclosed** With 7 others
- **May** **[Facebook](https://millionrounds.com/company/facebook)** Series A · US · techcrunch.com **$13M** With 2 others
- **2003** 1 round
- **Dec** **[Naseeb Networks](https://millionrounds.com/company/naseeb-networks)** Seed · PK **Undisclosed** With 1 other
- **2002** 1 round
- **Jan** **[Ezboard](https://millionrounds.com/company/ezboard)** Series D · US **Undisclosed** With 5 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.

## Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed **7 in all**

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

**[Grockit](https://millionrounds.com/company/grockit)** Bought by [Kaplan](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kaplan) **Undisclosed** Jul 2013

**[Summly](https://millionrounds.com/company/summly)** Bought by [Yahoo!](https://millionrounds.com/fund/yahoo) **$30M** Mar 2013

**[Seesmic](https://millionrounds.com/company/seesmic)** Bought by Hootsuite **Undisclosed** Sept 2012

**[Salesforce Buddy Media](https://millionrounds.com/company/salesforce-buddy-media)** Bought by Salesforce **$689M** Jun 2012

**[Facebook](https://millionrounds.com/company/facebook)** Listed **$18B** May 2012

**[Home-Account](https://millionrounds.com/company/home-account)** Bought by Bills.com **Undisclosed** Jul 2010

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 **$7.0M** the round, not its cheque

Led 0 of 33 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** Never alone
- **Last cheque:** Oct 2026
- **Exits:** 7 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Series A *12*
- Seed said *12*
- Series B *2*
- Venture *2*
- Series D *1*

Cheques by month Led Joined

Nov 2023 Oct 2026

Often in the room with

- [Reid Hoffman](https://millionrounds.com/fund/reid-hoffman) 4
- [Dave Morin](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dave-morin) 3
- [Kevin Colleran](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kevin-colleran) 3
- [Marc Benioff](https://millionrounds.com/fund/marc-benioff) 3
- [Prefix Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/prefix-capital) 3
- [Redpoint](https://millionrounds.com/fund/redpoint) 3

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## Who they invest alongside

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

[**Reid Hoffman** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/reid-hoffman)[**Dave Morin** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dave-morin)[**Kevin Colleran** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kevin-colleran)[**Marc Benioff** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/marc-benioff)[**Prefix Capital** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/prefix-capital)[**Redpoint** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/redpoint)[**SV Angel** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sv-angel)[**Slow Ventures** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/slow-ventures)[**Yuri Milner** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/yuri-milner)[**ACE & Company** Private equity **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ace-and-company)[**Accel** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/accel)[**Ali Partovi** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ali-partovi)

## Recently backed

The latest companies Mark Pincus put money into.

[**Secfi** $6.0M · Jul 2019](https://millionrounds.com/company/secfi)[**Spatial** $8.0M · Oct 2018](https://millionrounds.com/company/spatial)[**OhmConnect** $8.5M · Apr 2018](https://millionrounds.com/company/ohmconnect)[**CryptoKitties** $12M · Mar 2018](https://millionrounds.com/company/cryptokitties)[**Luxe** $50M · Jul 2016](https://millionrounds.com/company/luxe)

## Books by the people here

One book written by people at Mark Pincus: [Mark Pincus](https://millionrounds.com/person/mark-pincus).

- Life at the Speed of Play: Launch Products People Love! [Mark Pincus](https://millionrounds.com/person/mark-pincus) · 2026 4.21 from 157 ratings on Goodreads About the book An unconventional, hands-on guide to turning ideas into products that matter, and that people love, from the legendary Silicon Valley pioneer, founder of Zynga, and creator of Stanford Graduate School of Business’s product management course. Mark Pincus has been at the forefront… On AmazonListen on Audible
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## On podcasts

6 episodes naming Mark Pincus in the title, and 4 more that mention it.

- [Village Global Podcast](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/village-global) 8 Oct 2026 · 45 min Zynga's Founder on Failure, Founder Mode, and What AI Still Can't Do | Mark Pincus (Zynga) Mentions [Mark Pincus](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mark-pincus)[Ben Casnocha](https://millionrounds.com/person/ben-casnocha) Apple PodcastsShow page
- [Masters of Scale](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/masters-of-scale) 2 Jul 2026 · 30 min How to build breakout products, with Mark Pincus & Reid Hoffman Mentions [Mark Pincus](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mark-pincus) Apple Podcasts
- [TBPN](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/tbpn) 1 Jul 2026 · 2h 37m MetaCloud, Bending Spoons IPO with Founder Luca Ferrari, Amble Founder Joins | Mark Pincus, Shubh Sinha, Wayne Ting, Jeffery Liu & Jon Wang, Eliot Pence, Luca Ferrari, Nick Grossman, Julian Hoenig With [Eliot Pence](https://millionrounds.com/person/eliot-pence)[Luca Ferrari](https://millionrounds.com/person/luca-ferrari)[Nick Grossman](https://millionrounds.com/person/nick-grossman) Mentions [Mark Pincus](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mark-pincus) Apple PodcastsShow page
- [Sourcery](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/sourcery) 23 Jun 2026 · 1h 27m Mark Pincus: How to Build Billion-Dollar Products Mentions [Mark Pincus](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mark-pincus)[Jeff Bezos](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jeff-bezos)[Mark Zuckerberg](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mark-zuckerberg) *+3* Apple PodcastsShow page
- [Grit](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/grit) 9 Sept 2024 · 1h 14m #207 Co-Founder & Chairman Zynga, Mark Pincus: Speed of Play Mentions [Mark Pincus](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mark-pincus) Apple PodcastsShow page
- [Village Global Podcast](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/village-global) 26 Jan 2024 · 1h 10m Encore: Mark Pincus on Product Management, Raising Capital, and Building Zynga Mentions [Mark Pincus](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mark-pincus)[Ben Casnocha](https://millionrounds.com/person/ben-casnocha) Apple PodcastsShow page

### Mentioned in

- [Equity](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/equity) 31 Jul 2026 · 36 min AI labs want to pump the brakes, but Amazon and SpaceX are still blasting off Apple Podcasts
- [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) 30 Jul 2026 · 1h 18m 20VC: Jensen's Open-Weights Letter | Travis Kalanick Raises $1.7B for Atoms | Google Cloud Grows 82% But The Market Tanks | Francisco Partners Raises $21BN | Etched Raises $300M to Take on Nvidia Apple PodcastsShow page
- [All-In](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/all-in) 18 Jan 2025 · 1h 43m Red-pilled Billionaires, LA Fire Update, Newsom's Price Caps, TikTok Ban, Jobless MBAs Apple PodcastsShow page
- [The a16z Show](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/a16z) 27 Feb 2024 · 48 min The Quest for True Signal: How Zynga Spotted Mobile Apple PodcastsShow page

## Quick answers about Mark Pincus

### What does Mark Pincus invest in?

Mark Pincus invests most often at Series A and Seed (83% of the rounds on record).

### How active is Mark Pincus?

33 investments on record, 1 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Oct 2026.

### What has Mark Pincus invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: BOB AI Holdings (Seed, Oct 2026), Secfi (Series A, Jul 2019) and Wobo.tv (Seed, Mar 2019).

### How big are Mark Pincus's cheques?

The median round it joins is $7.0M.

### Does Mark Pincus lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 33 investments on record names it as the lead.

### Where does Mark Pincus invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (81%).

### Is Mark Pincus investing now?

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

### Who does Mark Pincus invest alongside?

Most often Reid Hoffman (4 rounds together), Dave Morin (3 rounds together) and Kevin Colleran (3 rounds together).

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