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Prehype

Last cheque observed Jul 2019. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

QuietVC firm

Pre-seedSeedSeries ACannabisFinancial ServicesHardware

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 5 on record
Since the last cheque2653days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$14MCheque size, as they say$60K – $2.0MRounds led0 of 5Exits1 from the portfolio
Pitch Prehype

Prehype highlights

  1. 01

    5 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed and Series A: 100% of its rounds

  3. 03

    1 exits from the portfolio

What they do

No text provided.From their own website
Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
$60K – $2.0M as they say
Stages
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries B
Sectors
CannabisFinancial ServicesHardware
Based in
New York, United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first5 appearances

  1. 2019

    1 round

  2. Jul
    Flower Co.Seed · CA · TechCrunch$2.8MWith 5 others
  3. 2016

    1 round

  4. Jan
    Q (Managed by Q)$25MWith 31 others
  5. 2015

    1 round

  6. Apr
    AmberjackSeed · US$500KWith 7 others
  7. 2014

    2 rounds

  8. Aug
    Managed by QSeed · US$1.6MWith 15 others
  9. Jul
    SunriseSeries A · US$6.0MWith 6 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

We hold 19 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.

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed1 in all

SunriseBought by Microsoft$100MFeb 2015

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

Who they invest alongside

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

Josh AbramsonAngel4rounds togetherSlow VenturesVC firm4rounds togetherAlex ZubillagaVC firm2rounds togetherBenchmarkVC firm2rounds togetherBoxGroupVC firm2rounds togetherDave MorinVC firm2rounds togetherHomebrewVC firm2rounds togetherJay LivingstonAngel2rounds togetherLightspeed Venture PartnersVC firm2rounds togetherMax BurgerAngel2rounds togetherRRE VenturesVC firm2rounds togetherSV AngelVC firm2rounds together

Books by the people here

One book written by people at Prehype: Henrik Werdelin.

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Quick answers about Prehype

What does Prehype invest in?

Prehype invests most often at Seed and Series A (100% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Cannabis, Financial Services and Hardware.

How active is Prehype?

5 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Jul 2019.

What has Prehype invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Flower Co. (Seed, Jul 2019) and Q (Managed by Q) (Jan 2016).

How big are Prehype's cheques?

The median round it joins is $14M. It says it writes cheques of $60K to $2.0M.

Does Prehype lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 5 investments on record names it as the lead.

Is Prehype investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Jul 2019.

Who does Prehype invest alongside?

Most often Josh Abramson (4 rounds together), Slow Ventures (4 rounds together) and Alex Zubillaga (2 rounds together).

What kind of investor is Prehype?

Prehype is a VC firm based in New York, United States.

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