# Matt Ocko: portfolio, investments and team

> Matt Ocko is a vc firm. 26 investments on record, latest Apr 2015. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

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

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# Matt Ocko

Last cheque observed Apr 2015. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

Quiet VC firm

Seed Series A Series B

Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 26 on record

Since the last cheque **4221** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$2.2M** Rounds led **0 of 26** Exits **6 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 100%**

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## Matt Ocko highlights

- 01 26 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Seed and Series A: 92% of its rounds
- 03 6 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 **26 appearances**

- **2015** 1 round
- **Apr** **[Akanda Inc](https://millionrounds.com/company/akanda-inc)** Seed · US **Undisclosed** With 6 others
- **2014** 1 round
- **Nov** **[Neptune.io](https://millionrounds.com/company/neptune-io)** Seed · US **Undisclosed** With 10 others
- **2013** 5 rounds
- **Dec** **[Heyday](https://millionrounds.com/company/heyday)** Seed · US · pehub.com **$2.0M** With 19 others
- **Sept** **[Zoom](https://millionrounds.com/company/zoom)** Series B · US · techcrunch.com **$6.5M** With 5 others
- **Apr** **[ClassDojo](https://millionrounds.com/company/classdojo)** Series A · US **$8.5M** With 5 others
- **Jan** **[Zoom](https://millionrounds.com/company/zoom)** Series A · US · techcrunch.com **$6.0M** With 5 others
- **Jan** **[August](https://millionrounds.com/company/august)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$2.0M** With 12 others
- **2012** 9 rounds
- **Jun** **[Sold](https://millionrounds.com/company/sold)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **Undisclosed** With 8 others
- **Jun** **[Keen IO](https://millionrounds.com/company/keen-io)** Seed · US · blog.keen.io **$750K** With 20 others
- **May** **[Exec](https://millionrounds.com/company/exec)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$3.3M** With 15 others
- **May** **[LocoMobi](https://millionrounds.com/company/locomobi)** Seed · US **$3.5M** With 6 others
- **Apr** **[Socialcam](https://millionrounds.com/company/socialcam)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **Undisclosed** With 38 others
- **Apr** **[Locu](https://millionrounds.com/company/locu)** Series A · US · techcrunch.com **$4.0M** With 8 others
- **Mar** **[Retrofit](https://millionrounds.com/company/retrofit)** Venture · US · articles.chicagotribune.com **$2.7M** With 22 others
- **Jan** **[Zeel](https://millionrounds.com/company/zeel)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$1.5M** With 13 others
- **Jan** **[Bridge](https://millionrounds.com/company/bridge)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$1.4M** With 8 others
- **2011** 8 rounds
- **Dec** **[Famo.us](https://millionrounds.com/company/famo-us)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$1.1M** With 11 others
- **Dec** **[Iron.io](https://millionrounds.com/company/iron-io)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$2.4M** With 9 others
- **Nov** **[MixRank](https://millionrounds.com/company/mixrank)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$1.5M** With 16 others
- **Nov** **[Impermium](https://millionrounds.com/company/impermium)** Series A · US · freshnews.com **$8.0M** With 9 others
- **Sept** **[Locu](https://millionrounds.com/company/locu)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$600K** With 10 others
- **Jun** **[Impermium](https://millionrounds.com/company/impermium)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$1.0M** With 9 others
- **Jun** **[Zoom](https://millionrounds.com/company/zoom)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$3.0M** With 5 others
- **Jan** **[CrowdMob](https://millionrounds.com/company/crowdmob)** Seed · US · gigaom.com **$1.0M** With 9 others
- **2010** 2 rounds
- **Sept** **[BranchOut](https://millionrounds.com/company/branchout)** Series A · US · techcrunch.com **$6.0M** With 16 others
- **Jun** **[Chartio](https://millionrounds.com/company/chartio)** Seed · US **$1.3M** With 13 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 **6 in all**

**[BranchOut](https://millionrounds.com/company/branchout)** Bought by 1-Page **Undisclosed** Nov 2014

**[Impermium](https://millionrounds.com/company/impermium)** Bought by [Google](https://millionrounds.com/fund/google-assistant-investments) **Undisclosed** Jan 2014

**[Exec](https://millionrounds.com/company/exec)** Bought by Handy **Undisclosed** Jan 2014

**[Sold](https://millionrounds.com/company/sold)** Bought by [Dropbox](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dropbox-ventures) **Undisclosed** Nov 2013

**[Locu](https://millionrounds.com/company/locu)** Bought by [GoDaddy](https://millionrounds.com/fund/godaddy) **$70M** Aug 2013

**[Socialcam](https://millionrounds.com/company/socialcam)** Bought by [Autodesk](https://millionrounds.com/fund/autodesk) **$60M** Jul 2012

An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.

## The cheque

Seed Series A Series B

Median round joined **$2.2M** the round, not its cheque

Led 0 of 26 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** Never alone
- **Last cheque:** Apr 2015
- **Exits:** 6 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Seed *19*
- Series A *5*
- Series B *1*
- Venture *1*

Cheques by year Led Joined

2010 2015

Often in the room with

- [SV Angel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sv-angel) 6
- [CrunchFund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/crunchfund-3) 4
- [DCVC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/data-collective) 4
- [Greylock](https://millionrounds.com/fund/greylock-partners) 4
- [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) 4
- [AME Cloud Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ame-cloud-ventures) 3

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## Who they invest alongside

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

[**SV Angel** VC firm **6** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sv-angel)[**CrunchFund** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/crunchfund-3)[**DCVC** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/data-collective)[**Greylock** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/greylock-partners)[**Y Combinator** Accelerator **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator)[**AME Cloud Ventures** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ame-cloud-ventures)[**Accel** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/accel)[**Andreessen Horowitz** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz)[**Naval Ravikant** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/naval-ravikant)[**Alexis Ohanian** Angel **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alexis-ohanian)[**Aol Ventures** Corporate VC **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/aol-ventures)[**Barney Pell** Angel **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/barney-pell)

## On podcasts

2 episodes naming Matt Ocko in the title, and 4 more that mention it.

- [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) 21 Nov 2016 · 22 min 20VC: Data Collective's Matt Ocko on The Dark Side Of AI & What Happens When 3-4m People Become Unemployed Overnight Mentions [Matt Ocko](https://millionrounds.com/fund/matt-ocko)[AngelList](https://millionrounds.com/fund/angellist) Apple PodcastsShow page
- [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) 8 Aug 2016 · 28 min 20VC: Data Collective's Matt Ocko on Why "All Fund Size Models Are Wrong" and The Lifecycle of Current Venture Funds Is Inefficient? Mentions [Matt Ocko](https://millionrounds.com/fund/matt-ocko)[AngelList](https://millionrounds.com/fund/angellist) Apple PodcastsShow page

### Mentioned in

- [StrictlyVC Download](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/strictlyvc-download) 18 Apr 2020 · 36 min How This Silicon Valley VC Saw Covid-19 Coming Apple Podcasts
- [The Official SaaStr Podcast](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/saastr) 16 Sept 2019 · 23 min SaaStr 266: Zoom CMO Janine Pelosi on Why MQLs and SQLs Are Not Helpful As Labels, How To Create Alignment Between Sales and Marketing & How The Role of CMO Has Changed So Dramatically Over The Years Apple PodcastsShow page
- [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) 5 Jul 2019 · 34 min 20VC: Why Self-Driving Is Still Under-Hyped in The Medium To Long Term, What Will The Ownership Mechanism Be Both In Physical Assets & Data and How To Assemble A World Class Exec Team As A Young Founder with Alex Rodrigues, Founder & CEO @ Embark Apple PodcastsShow page
- [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) 6 Mar 2017 · 35 min 20VC: Betaworks' John Borthwick on Why The VC Model Is So Inefficient, Why Venture Fund Cycles Are Too Short & Why Frontier Tech Could Only Have Been Disappointing Over The Last Year Apple PodcastsShow page

## Quick answers about Matt Ocko

### What does Matt Ocko invest in?

Matt Ocko invests most often at Seed and Series A (92% of the rounds on record).

### How active is Matt Ocko?

26 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Apr 2015.

### How big are Matt Ocko's cheques?

The median round it joins is $2.2M.

### Does Matt Ocko lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 26 investments on record names it as the lead.

### Where does Matt Ocko invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (100%).

### Is Matt Ocko investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Apr 2015.

### Who does Matt Ocko invest alongside?

Most often SV Angel (6 rounds together), CrunchFund (4 rounds together) and DCVC (4 rounds together).

### What kind of investor is Matt Ocko?

Matt Ocko is a VC firm.

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