# Nicholas Negroponte: angel investments and portfolio

> Nicholas Negroponte is an angel based in United States. 11 investments on record, latest Jul 2015. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

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

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# Nicholas Negroponte

Last cheque observed Jul 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**, 11 on record

Since the last cheque **4127** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$1.8M** Rounds led **0 of 11** Sole investor **1 rounds** Exits **1 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 100%**

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## Nicholas Negroponte highlights

- 01 11 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Seed and Series A: 91% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 1 rounds, median $500K
- 04 1 exits from the portfolio

## What they do

- **Type:** Angel (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Based in:** United States
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **11 appearances**

- **2015** 2 rounds
- **Jul** **[ReferralMob, Inc.](https://millionrounds.com/company/referralmob-inc)** Seed · US **$2.0M** With 3 others
- **Jan** **[OpportunitySpace, Inc.](https://millionrounds.com/company/opportunityspace-inc)** Seed · US **$500K** Sole investor
- **2013** 2 rounds
- **Nov** **[littleBits Electronics](https://millionrounds.com/company/littlebits-electronics)** Series A · US · finsmes.com **$11M** With 11 others
- **Jan** **[August](https://millionrounds.com/company/august)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$2.0M** With 12 others
- **2012** 1 round
- **Jun** **[CasaHop](https://millionrounds.com/company/casahop)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$1.2M** With 9 others
- **2011** 2 rounds
- **Sept** **[littleBits Electronics](https://millionrounds.com/company/littlebits-electronics)** Seed · US · blog.makezine.com **$850K** With 6 others
- **Jan** **[dMetrics](https://millionrounds.com/company/dmetrics)** Seed · US **$2.3M** With 1 other
- **2009** 1 round
- **Oct** **[GOOD](https://millionrounds.com/company/good)** Series A · US · techcrunch.com **Undisclosed** With 1 other
- **2008** 1 round
- **Sept** **[Ambient Devices](https://millionrounds.com/company/ambient-devices)** Series B · US · sec.gov **$857K** With 3 others
- **2006** 2 rounds
- **Sept** **[Quidsi](https://millionrounds.com/company/quidsi)** Series A · US **$4.0M** With 3 others
- **Jun** **[Ambient Devices](https://millionrounds.com/company/ambient-devices)** Series A · US · sec.gov **$1.6M** 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.

## Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed **1 in all**

**[Quidsi](https://millionrounds.com/company/quidsi)** Bought by [Amazon](https://millionrounds.com/fund/amazon) **$545M** Nov 2010

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 **$1.8M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$500K**

Led 0 of 11 rounds **0%**

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

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Seed *6*
- Series A *4*
- Series B *1*

Cheques by year Led Joined

2006 2015

Often in the room with

- [First Round Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/first-round-capital) 2
- [Joanne Wilson](https://millionrounds.com/fund/joanne-wilson) 2
- [Lerer Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lerer-ventures) 2
- [MENA Venture Investments](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mena-venture-investments) 2

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## Who they invest alongside

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

[**First Round Capital** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/first-round-capital)[**Joanne Wilson** Angel **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/joanne-wilson)[**Lerer Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lerer-ventures)[**MENA Venture Investments** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mena-venture-investments)

## Books by the people here

One book written by people at Nicholas Negroponte: [Nicholas Negroponte](https://millionrounds.com/person/nicholas-negroponte).

- Being Digital [Nicholas Negroponte](https://millionrounds.com/person/nicholas-negroponte) · 1995 3.80 from 2,419 ratings on Goodreads About the book Aimed at the non-expert, this is a guide to survival on the information superhighway. On AmazonListen on Audible
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## Quick answers about Nicholas Negroponte

### What does Nicholas Negroponte invest in?

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

### How active is Nicholas Negroponte?

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

### How big are Nicholas Negroponte's cheques?

The median round it joins is $1.8M.

### Does Nicholas Negroponte lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 11 investments on record names it as the lead.

### Where does Nicholas Negroponte invest?

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

### Is Nicholas Negroponte investing now?

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

### Who does Nicholas Negroponte invest alongside?

Most often First Round Capital (2 rounds together), Joanne Wilson (2 rounds together) and Lerer Ventures (2 rounds together).

### What kind of investor is Nicholas Negroponte?

Nicholas Negroponte is an angel based in United States.

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