# Michael Liou: angel investments and portfolio

> Michael Liou is an angel. 37 investments on record, latest Oct 2015. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

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

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# Michael Liou

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

Quiet Angel

Seed Series A Series B

Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 37 on record

Since the last cheque **4038** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$1.5M** Rounds led **0 of 37** Sole investor **1 rounds** Exits **2 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 100%**

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## Michael Liou highlights

- 01 37 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Seed and Series A: 91% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 1 rounds, median undisclosed
- 04 2 exits from the portfolio

## 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 **37 appearances**

- **2015** 10 rounds
- **Oct** **[PebblePost](https://millionrounds.com/company/pebblepost)** Seed · US **$3.0M** With 15 others
- **Aug** **[Verse](https://millionrounds.com/company/verse)** Seed **$1.4M** With 8 others
- **Jun** **[Bond Street](https://millionrounds.com/company/bond-street)** Series A · US **$10M** With 15 others
- **Apr** **[UniKey Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/unikey-technologies)** Series A · US **$10M** With 10 others
- **Feb** **[inDinero](https://millionrounds.com/company/indinero)** Series A · US **$7.0M** With 9 others
- **Jan** **[Lootsie](https://millionrounds.com/company/lootsie)** Seed · US **$3.5M** With 3 others
- **Jan** **[HelloTech](https://millionrounds.com/company/hellotech)** Seed · US **$2.5M** With 8 others
- **Jan** **[BlockCypher](https://millionrounds.com/company/blockcypher)** Seed · US **$3.1M** With 20 others
- **Jan** **[Lumoid](https://millionrounds.com/company/lumoid)** US **$300K** With 1 other
- **Jan** **[Naritiv](https://millionrounds.com/company/naritiv)** Seed · US **$1.2M** With 18 others
- **2014** 7 rounds
- **Nov** **[Pluto TV](https://millionrounds.com/company/pluto-tv)** Series A · US **$13M** With 8 others
- **Sept** **[TrueAccord](https://millionrounds.com/company/trueaccord)** Series A · US **$5.0M** With 7 others
- **Jul** **[UniKey Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/unikey-technologies)** US **$325K** With 1 other
- **May** **[Pager](https://millionrounds.com/company/pager)** Seed · US **$4.5M** With 4 others
- **Feb** **[AuditFile](https://millionrounds.com/company/auditfile)** Venture · US **$3.0M** With 26 others
- **Jan** **[Reaction](https://millionrounds.com/company/reaction)** Seed · US **$500K** With 11 others
- **Jan** **[FLYR](https://millionrounds.com/company/flyr)** Seed · US **Undisclosed** With 15 others
- **2013** 9 rounds
- **Dec** **[Robinhood](https://millionrounds.com/company/robinhood)** Seed · US **$3.0M** With 9 others
- **Oct** **[CardFlight](https://millionrounds.com/company/cardflight)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$1.6M** With 7 others
- **Aug** **[Open Me](https://millionrounds.com/company/open-me)** Seed · US **Undisclosed** With 11 others
- **Jul** **[Mattermark](https://millionrounds.com/company/mattermark)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$400K** With 16 others
- **Jun** **[BuildZoom](https://millionrounds.com/company/buildzoom)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$1.4M** With 13 others
- **Apr** **[HealthCrowd](https://millionrounds.com/company/healthcrowd)** Seed · US **$500K** With 4 others
- **Mar** **[AnyPerk](https://millionrounds.com/company/anyperk)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$1.4M** With 5 others
- **Feb** **[GonnaBe](https://millionrounds.com/company/gonnabe)** Seed · US **$200K** With 7 others
- **Jan** **[ONEHOPE](https://millionrounds.com/company/onehope)** Series B · US **$6.0M** With 22 others
- **2012** 9 rounds
- **Nov** **[Invested.in](https://millionrounds.com/company/invested-in)** Seed · US · pandodaily.com **$830K** With 16 others
- **Oct** **[Naritiv](https://millionrounds.com/company/naritiv)** Seed · US **$750K** With 13 others
- **Oct** **[Laffster](https://millionrounds.com/company/laffster)** Seed · US · pandodaily.com **$750K** With 13 others
- **Oct** **[Referly](https://millionrounds.com/company/referly)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$1.0M** With 10 others
- **Oct** **[Mattermark](https://millionrounds.com/company/mattermark)** Seed · US **$1.0M** With 13 others
- **Oct** **[Eligible](https://millionrounds.com/company/eligible)** Seed · US **$2.5M** With 12 others
- **Sept** **[Zapier](https://millionrounds.com/company/zapier)** Seed · US **Undisclosed** Sole investor
- **Apr** **[Rescale](https://millionrounds.com/company/rescale)** Seed · US **Undisclosed** With 3 others
- **Jan** **[Eponym](https://millionrounds.com/company/eponym)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$1.0M** With 4 others
- **2010** 2 rounds
- **Dec** **[Klout](https://millionrounds.com/company/klout)** Series B · US · techcrunch.com **$8.5M** With 14 others
- **Apr** **[Klout](https://millionrounds.com/company/klout)** Series A · US · techcrunch.com **$1.5M** With 18 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 **2 in all**

**[Open Me](https://millionrounds.com/company/open-me)** Bought by Rowl **Undisclosed** May 2015

**[Klout](https://millionrounds.com/company/klout)** Bought by Lithium Technologies **$200M** Mar 2014

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 **$1.5M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **-**

Led 0 of 37 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** 1 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Oct 2015
- **Exits:** 2 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Seed *26*
- Series A *6*
- Series B *2*
- Venture *1*

Cheques by year Led Joined

2010 2015

Often in the room with

- [ff Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ff-venture-capital) 8
- [Howard Lindzon](https://millionrounds.com/fund/howard-lindzon) 6
- [QueensBridge Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/queensbridge-venture-partners) 6
- [500 Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/500-startups) 5
- [Cota Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cota-capital) 5
- [Rothenberg Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rothenberg-ventures) 5

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## Who they invest alongside

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

[**ff Venture Capital** VC firm **8** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ff-venture-capital)[**Howard Lindzon** VC firm **6** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/howard-lindzon)[**QueensBridge Venture Partners** VC firm **6** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/queensbridge-venture-partners)[**500 Global** Angel **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/500-startups)[**Cota Capital** VC firm **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cota-capital)[**Rothenberg Ventures** VC firm **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rothenberg-ventures)[**Streamlined Ventures** VC firm **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/streamlined-ventures)[**Ullas Naik** Angel **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ullas-naik)[**Christopher Grey** Angel **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/christopher-grey)[**New Enterprise Associates** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/new-enterprise-associates)[**Signatures Capital** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/signatures-capital)[**Adam Nash** Angel **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/adam-nash)

## Quick answers about Michael Liou

### What does Michael Liou invest in?

Michael Liou invests most often at Seed and Series A (91% of the rounds on record).

### How active is Michael Liou?

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

### How big are Michael Liou's cheques?

The median round it joins is $1.5M.

### Does Michael Liou lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 37 investments on record names it as the lead.

### Where does Michael Liou invest?

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

### Is Michael Liou investing now?

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

### Who does Michael Liou invest alongside?

Most often ff Venture Capital (8 rounds together), Howard Lindzon (6 rounds together) and QueensBridge Venture Partners (6 rounds together).

### What kind of investor is Michael Liou?

Michael Liou is an angel.

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