# MSD Partners: portfolio, investments and team > MSD Partners is a vc firm based in United States. 8 investments on record, latest Sept 2019. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team. Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/msd-partners (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Investor](https://millionrounds.com/investors) # MSD Partners Last cheque observed Sep 2019. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds. Quiet VC firm Now at bdtmsd.com Growth Series A Series B Creator Economy Information Technology Internet Cheques on record **0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 8 on record Since the last cheque **2595** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec Median round **$57M** Rounds led **0 of 8** Mostly in **United States, 88%** Pitch MSD Partners ## MSD Partners highlights - 01 8 rounds on record - 02 Mostly Series C and Series D: 57% of its rounds ## What they do - **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified) - **Cheque size:** Not stated - **Stages:** Growth Series A Series B - **Sectors:** Creator Economy Information Technology Internet - **Based in:** United States - **Cold pitches:** Not stated ## The record Every round we can evidence, newest first **8 appearances** - **2019** 3 rounds - **Sept** **[Themis](https://millionrounds.com/company/themis)** Series D · AT · FinSMEs **$44M** With 8 others - **Apr** **[Expanse](https://millionrounds.com/company/expanse)** Series C · US · FinSMEs **$70M** With 9 others - **Jan** **[Acorns](https://millionrounds.com/company/acorns)** Series E · US · Businessinsider **$105M** With 6 others - **2018** 2 rounds - **Dec** **[Guru](https://millionrounds.com/company/guru)** Series B · US · FinSMEs **$25M** With 3 others - **Jul** **[Gusto](https://millionrounds.com/company/gusto)** Series C · US · FinSMEs **$140M** With 7 others - **2017** 3 rounds - **Sept** **[Guru](https://millionrounds.com/company/guru)** Series A · US · FinSMEs **$9.3M** With 1 other - **Jul** **[Big Switch Networks](https://millionrounds.com/company/big-switch-networks)** US · FinSMEs **$31M** With 8 others - **May** **[Kobalt Music](https://millionrounds.com/company/kobalt-music)** Series D · US · FinSMEs **$75M** With 1 other 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 Growth Series A Series B Median round joined **$57M** the round, not its cheque Led 0 of 8 rounds **0%** - **Sole investor:** Never alone - **Last cheque:** Sept 2019 Rounds by stage said on their site - Series C *2* - Series D *2* - Series A said *1* - Series B said *1* - Series E *1* - Growth said *-* Cheques by year Led Joined 2017 2019 Often in the room with - [TPG](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tpg) 2 **Pitching MSD Partners?** 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 MSD Partners. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed. [**TPG** Private equity **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tpg) ## Recently backed The latest companies MSD Partners put money into. [**Acorns** $105M · Jan 2019](https://millionrounds.com/company/acorns)[**Guru** $25M · Dec 2018](https://millionrounds.com/company/guru)[**Gusto** $140M · Jul 2018](https://millionrounds.com/company/gusto) ## Mentioned on podcasts Episodes that name MSD Partners in their description, not their title. - [Capital Allocators](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/capital-allocators) 9 Jan 2023 · 57 min Gregg Lemkau - The Evolution of MSD (Capital Allocators, EP.291) With [Gregg Lemkau](https://millionrounds.com/person/gregg-lemkau) Mentions [Elon Musk](https://millionrounds.com/fund/elon-musk)[MSD Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/msd-partners)[Michael Dell](https://millionrounds.com/fund/michael-dell) *+1* Apple PodcastsShow page ## Quick answers about MSD Partners ### What does MSD Partners invest in? MSD Partners invests most often at Series C and Series D (57% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Creator Economy, Information Technology and Internet. ### How active is MSD Partners? 8 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Sept 2019. ### What has MSD Partners invested in recently? Its most recent investments on record: Themis (Series D, Sept 2019), Expanse (Series C, Apr 2019) and Acorns (Series E, Jan 2019). ### How big are MSD Partners's cheques? The median round it joins is $57M. ### Does MSD Partners lead rounds? Rarely, if at all: none of its 8 investments on record names it as the lead. ### Where does MSD Partners invest? Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (88%) and Austria (13%). ### Is MSD Partners investing now? No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Sept 2019. ### Who does MSD Partners invest alongside? Most often TPG (2 rounds together). ## Raising now? 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