# Paul Birch: angel investments and portfolio

> Paul Birch is an angel. 8 investments on record, latest Jul 2011. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

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

[Investor](https://millionrounds.com/investors)

# Paul Birch

Last cheque observed Jul 2011. 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**, 8 on record

Since the last cheque **5587** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$800K** Rounds led **0 of 8** Sole investor **1 rounds** Exits **2 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United Kingdom, 100%**

Pitch Paul Birch

## Paul Birch highlights

- 01 8 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Seed and Series A: 88% 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 **8 appearances**

- **2011** 2 rounds
- **Jul** **[Housebites](https://millionrounds.com/company/housebites)** Seed · GB **Undisclosed** With 1 other
- **Apr** **[Shutl](https://millionrounds.com/company/shutl)** Seed · GB · eu.techcrunch.com **$1.0M** With 1 other
- **2010** 1 round
- **Oct** **[Crunch Accounting](https://millionrounds.com/company/crunch-accounting)** Series B · GB · bmmagazine.co.uk **$802K** With 1 other
- **2009** 3 rounds
- **Oct** **[Shutl](https://millionrounds.com/company/shutl)** Seed · GB · eu.techcrunch.com **$798K** With 3 others
- **Sept** **[Crunch Accounting](https://millionrounds.com/company/crunch-accounting)** Series A · GB · pcg.org.uk **$209K** With 1 other
- **Jan** **[Furnish.co.uk](https://millionrounds.com/company/furnish-co-uk)** Seed **Undisclosed** Sole investor
- **2008** 2 rounds
- **Oct** **[PopJam](https://millionrounds.com/company/popjam)** Seed · GB **Undisclosed** With 2 others
- **Jan** **[MyBuilder](https://millionrounds.com/company/mybuilder)** Seed · GB · eu.techcrunch.com **Undisclosed** With 4 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**

**[PopJam](https://millionrounds.com/company/popjam)** Bought by SuperAwesome **Undisclosed** Sept 2015

**[Shutl](https://millionrounds.com/company/shutl)** Bought by [eBay](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ebay) **Undisclosed** Oct 2013

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 **$800K** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **-**

Led 0 of 8 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** 1 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Jul 2011
- **Exits:** 2 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

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

Cheques by year Led Joined

2008 2011

Often in the room with

- [Michael van Swaaij](https://millionrounds.com/fund/michael-van-swaaij) 2

**Pitching Paul Birch?** 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 Paul Birch. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

[**Michael van Swaaij** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/michael-van-swaaij)

## Quick answers about Paul Birch

### What does Paul Birch invest in?

Paul Birch invests most often at Seed and Series A (88% of the rounds on record).

### How active is Paul Birch?

8 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Jul 2011.

### How big are Paul Birch's cheques?

The median round it joins is $800K.

### Does Paul Birch lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 8 investments on record names it as the lead.

### Where does Paul Birch invest?

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

### Is Paul Birch investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Jul 2011.

### Who does Paul Birch invest alongside?

Most often Michael van Swaaij (2 rounds together).

### What kind of investor is Paul Birch?

Paul Birch is an angel.

## Raising now?

Find the investors who back rounds like yours, and keep every conversation on one fundraising board.

Find similar investorsOpen your CRM

Built from the rounds we watched, its filings and its own website, refreshed every night. [How we count](https://millionrounds.com/methodology) · [Report a correction](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=paul-birch) · [Is this your firm? Claim it](https://millionrounds.com/claim?org=paul-birch)
