# Peter Read: angel investments and portfolio

> Peter Read is an angel. 12 investments on record, latest Aug 2013. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

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

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# Peter Read

Last cheque observed Aug 2013. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

Quiet Angel

Seed Venture

Cheques on record

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

Since the last cheque **4834** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$870K** Rounds led **0 of 12** Exits **1 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United Kingdom, 36%**

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## Peter Read highlights

- 01 12 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Seed and Venture: 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 **12 appearances**

- **2013** 5 rounds
- **Aug** **[Car Throttle](https://millionrounds.com/company/car-throttle)** Seed · GB **$550K** With 5 others
- **May** **[Quill Content](https://millionrounds.com/company/quill-content)** Seed · GB · thenextweb.com **$1.5M** With 7 others
- **May** **[Qapital](https://millionrounds.com/company/qapital)** Seed · SE **$300K** With 2 others
- **Apr** **[Wummelbox](https://millionrounds.com/company/wummelbox)** Venture · US · finsmes.com **$1.0M** With 5 others
- **Jan** **[Twitmusic](https://millionrounds.com/company/twitmusic)** Seed **Undisclosed** With 5 others
- **2012** 7 rounds
- **Dec** **[Believe.in](https://millionrounds.com/company/believe-in)** Seed · GB **Undisclosed** With 5 others
- **Oct** **[HowDo](https://millionrounds.com/company/howdo)** Seed · DE · finsmes.com **Undisclosed** With 2 others
- **Jul** **[Narrative](https://millionrounds.com/company/narrative)** Seed · SE **$675K** With 2 others
- **Jul** **[YPlan](https://millionrounds.com/company/yplan)** Seed · GB · techcrunch.com **$1.7M** With 8 others
- **Mar** **[Tripbirds](https://millionrounds.com/company/tripbirds)** Seed · SE · techcrunch.com **$740K** With 7 others
- **Jan** **[Gidsy](https://millionrounds.com/company/gidsy)** Seed · DE · finsmes.com **$1.2M** With 3 others
- **Jan** **[Loopcam](https://millionrounds.com/company/loopcam)** Seed · DE · techcrunch.com **Undisclosed** With 8 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**

**[Gidsy](https://millionrounds.com/company/gidsy)** Bought by GetYourGuide **Undisclosed** Apr 2013

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

## The cheque

Seed Venture

Median round joined **$870K** the round, not its cheque

Led 0 of 12 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** Never alone
- **Last cheque:** Aug 2013
- **Exits:** 1 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Seed *11*
- Venture *1*

Cheques by year Led Joined

2012 2013

Often in the room with

- [Passion Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/passion-capital) 4
- [Eric Wahlforss](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eric-wahlforss) 3
- [Index Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/index-ventures) 3
- [Alexander Ljung](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alexander-ljung) 2
- [Felix Petersen](https://millionrounds.com/fund/felix-petersen) 2
- [Wellington Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/wellington-partners) 2

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## Who they invest alongside

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

[**Passion Capital** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/passion-capital)[**Eric Wahlforss** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eric-wahlforss)[**Index Ventures** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/index-ventures)[**Alexander Ljung** Angel **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alexander-ljung)[**Felix Petersen** Angel **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/felix-petersen)[**Wellington Partners** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/wellington-partners)

## Quick answers about Peter Read

### What does Peter Read invest in?

Peter Read invests most often at Seed and Venture (100% of the rounds on record).

### How active is Peter Read?

12 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Aug 2013.

### How big are Peter Read's cheques?

The median round it joins is $870K.

### Does Peter Read lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 12 investments on record names it as the lead.

### Where does Peter Read invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United Kingdom (36%), Sweden (27%) and Germany (27%).

### Is Peter Read investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Aug 2013.

### Who does Peter Read invest alongside?

Most often Passion Capital (4 rounds together), Eric Wahlforss (3 rounds together) and Index Ventures (3 rounds together).

### What kind of investor is Peter Read?

Peter Read is an angel.

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