# Markus Kern: portfolio, investments and team

> Markus Kern is a vc firm. 3 investments on record, latest Nov 2013. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

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

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# Markus Kern

Last cheque observed Nov 2013. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

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Quiet VC firm

Seed

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Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 3 on record

Since the last cheque **4724** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$227K** Rounds led **0 of 3** Exits **1 from the portfolio**

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## Markus Kern highlights

- 01 3 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Seed: 100% of its rounds
- 03 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 **3 appearances**

- **2013** 2 rounds
- **Nov** **[Lifecake](https://millionrounds.com/company/lifecake)** Seed · GB · techcrunch.com **$1.1M** With 4 others
- **Aug** **[Socialite](https://millionrounds.com/company/socialite)** Seed · GB **$227K** With 8 others
- **2012** 1 round
- **Sept** **[Socialite](https://millionrounds.com/company/socialite)** Seed · GB **$40K** With 2 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 **1 in all**

**[Lifecake](https://millionrounds.com/company/lifecake)** Bought by [Canon](https://millionrounds.com/fund/canon) **Undisclosed** Apr 2015

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 **$227K** the round, not its cheque

Led 0 of 3 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** Never alone
- **Last cheque:** Nov 2013
- **Exits:** 1 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Seed *3*

Cheques by year Led Joined

2012 2013

Often in the room with

- [Jeroen Seghers](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jeroen-seghers) 3
- [Jonathan Beddoes](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jonathan-beddoes) 3

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## Who they invest alongside

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

[**Jeroen Seghers** Angel **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jeroen-seghers)[**Jonathan Beddoes** Angel **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jonathan-beddoes)

## Quick answers about Markus Kern

### What does Markus Kern invest in?

Markus Kern invests most often at Seed (100% of the rounds on record).

### How active is Markus Kern?

3 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Nov 2013.

### How big are Markus Kern's cheques?

The median round it joins is $227K.

### Is Markus Kern investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Nov 2013.

### Who does Markus Kern invest alongside?

Most often Jeroen Seghers (3 rounds together) and Jonathan Beddoes (3 rounds together).

### What kind of investor is Markus Kern?

Markus Kern is a VC firm.

### Where does this information on Markus Kern come from?

From 1 articles and filings naming it in a round, public registers and its own website, checked and rebuilt every night.

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