# Paul Kessler: angel investments and portfolio

> Paul Kessler is an angel. 6 investments on record, latest Jan 2014. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

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

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# Paul Kessler

Last cheque observed Jan 2014. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

Quiet Angel

Seed

Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 6 on record

Since the last cheque **4656** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$30K** Rounds led **0 of 6** Exits **1 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 100%**

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## Paul Kessler highlights

- 01 6 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Seed: 100% of its rounds
- 03 1 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 **6 appearances**

- **2014** 1 round
- **Jan** **[BetterPet](https://millionrounds.com/company/betterpet)** Seed · US **$106K** With 3 others
- **2013** 2 rounds
- **Oct** **[Flinja](https://millionrounds.com/company/flinja)** Seed · US · gigaom.com **Undisclosed** With 7 others
- **Feb** **[Synosure Games](https://millionrounds.com/company/synosure-games)** Seed · US **$20K** With 1 other
- **2012** 3 rounds
- **Oct** **[Ember, Inc.](https://millionrounds.com/company/ember-inc)** Seed · US · startengine.com **Undisclosed** With 2 others
- **Sept** **[Motion Dispatch](https://millionrounds.com/company/motion-dispatch)** Seed · US **Undisclosed** With 2 others
- **Jun** **[Where My Dogs At](https://millionrounds.com/company/where-my-dogs-at)** Seed · US **$30K** With 3 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 **1 in all**

**[Ember, Inc.](https://millionrounds.com/company/ember-inc)** Bought by Adaptive Medias, Inc. **Undisclosed** Dec 2013

An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.

## The cheque

Seed

Median round joined **$30K** the round, not its cheque

Led 0 of 6 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** Never alone
- **Last cheque:** Jan 2014
- **Exits:** 1 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Seed *6*

Cheques by year Led Joined

2012 2014

Often in the room with

- [Howard Marks](https://millionrounds.com/fund/howard-marks) 6
- [StartEngine](https://millionrounds.com/fund/startengine) 3
- [University of Southern California](https://millionrounds.com/fund/university-of-southern-california) 2

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## Who they invest alongside

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

[**Howard Marks** Angel **6** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/howard-marks)[**StartEngine** Angel network **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/startengine)[**University of Southern California** Institutional LP **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/university-of-southern-california)

## Quick answers about Paul Kessler

### What does Paul Kessler invest in?

Paul Kessler invests most often at Seed (100% of the rounds on record).

### How active is Paul Kessler?

6 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Jan 2014.

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

The median round it joins is $30K.

### Does Paul Kessler lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 6 investments on record names it as the lead.

### Where does Paul Kessler invest?

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

### Is Paul Kessler investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Jan 2014.

### Who does Paul Kessler invest alongside?

Most often Howard Marks (6 rounds together), StartEngine (3 rounds together) and University of Southern California (2 rounds together).

### What kind of investor is Paul Kessler?

Paul Kessler is an angel.

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