# ORIGIN: portfolio, investments and team > ORIGIN is a hedge fund based in United Kingdom. 4 investments on record, latest May 2019. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team. Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/origin-2 (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United Kingdom · [Investor](https://millionrounds.com/investors) # ORIGIN Filed with the SEC to raise a fund in Sep 2025, closing $356M. Last cheque observed May 2019. Quiet New fund $356M, Sept 2025 Hedge fund Series B Debt Seed Performing Arts Cheques on record **0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 4 on record Since the last cheque **2708** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec Median round **$7.5M** Rounds led **0 of 4** Pitch ORIGIN ## ORIGIN highlights - 01 4 rounds on record - 02 Mostly Series B and Debt: 75% of its rounds ## What they do - **Type:** Hedge fund (from a list, unverified) - **Cheque size:** Not stated - **Sectors:** Performing Arts - **Based in:** London, United Kingdom - **Cold pitches:** Not stated ## The record Every round we can evidence, newest first **4 appearances** - **2019** 2 rounds - **May** **[Magic Cube](https://millionrounds.com/company/magic-cube)** Series B · CN · Voice **$5.0M** With 5 others - **Mar** **[AppDetex](https://millionrounds.com/company/appdetex)** Series B · US · FinSMEs **$10M** With 2 others - **2018** 1 round - **Dec** **[Trala](https://millionrounds.com/company/trala)** Seed · US · FinSMEs **$1.3M** With 5 others - **2017** 1 round - **Sept** **[ViralGains](https://millionrounds.com/company/viralgains)** Debt · US · FinSMEs **$14M** With 5 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. ## The team Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration **14 named** BH **Benjamin Harris** Vice President of Investor Relations of the Investment Manager i Filing they signed CJ **Carlyon John Knight-Evans** Director i Filing they signed CJ **Christopher James Carter** Executive Officer i Filing they signed DS **David Scherer** Managing Member of OHC Manager, LLC, the Sole Manager of Origin Holding Company, LLC, the Sole Member of Origin Manager II LLC, the Manager and Promoter i Filing they signed JJ **John James Birkhold** Executive Officer i Filing they signed JH **Joong Ho Chang** Director i Filing they signed LJ **Lindsay James Johnston** Executive Officer i Filing they signed MB **Michael B. McVickar** General Counsel of the Investment Manager i Filing they signed ME **Michael Episcope** Managing Member of OHC Manager, LLC, the Sole Manager of Origin Holding Company, LLC, the Sole Member of Origin Manager II LLC, the Manager and Promoter i Filing they signed MJ **Michael James Rimmer** Executive Officer i Filing they signed NJ **Nigel James Dutson** Executive Officer i Filing they signed TJ **Tarlock James Randhawa** Executive Officer i Filing they signed TB **Thomas Briney** President and Chief Investment Officer of the Investment Manager i Filing they signed TW **Timothy Wong** Director i Filing they signed We also hold **9** people 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. New fund on file **$356M** raised in Sept 2025 From its SEC filing, not a journalist: a firm that has just raised has money to deploy. ## The cheque Series B Debt Seed Median round joined **$7.5M** the round, not its cheque Led 0 of 4 rounds **0%** - **Sole investor:** Never alone - **Last cheque:** May 2019 Rounds by stage said on their site - Series B *2* - Debt *1* - Seed *1* Cheques by year Led Joined 2017 2019 Often in the room with - [First Analysis](https://millionrounds.com/fund/first-analysis) 2 **Pitching ORIGIN?** 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 ORIGIN. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed. [**First Analysis** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/first-analysis) ## Recently backed The latest companies ORIGIN put money into. [**ViralGains** $14M · Sept 2017](https://millionrounds.com/company/viralgains) ## Quick answers about ORIGIN ### What does ORIGIN invest in? ORIGIN invests most often at Series B and Debt (75% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Performing Arts. ### How active is ORIGIN? 4 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in May 2019. ### What has ORIGIN invested in recently? Its most recent investments on record: Magic Cube (Series B, May 2019), AppDetex (Series B, Mar 2019) and Trala (Seed, Dec 2018). ### How big are ORIGIN's cheques? The median round it joins is $7.5M. ### Is ORIGIN investing now? No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in May 2019. ### Who does ORIGIN invest alongside? Most often First Analysis (2 rounds together). ### What kind of investor is ORIGIN? ORIGIN is a hedge fund based in London, United Kingdom. ### Has ORIGIN raised a new fund? 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