# Prehype: portfolio, investments and team > Prehype is a vc firm based in United States. 5 investments on record, latest Jul 2019. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team. Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/prehype (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Investor](https://millionrounds.com/investors) # Prehype Last cheque observed Jul 2019. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds. Quiet VC firm Pre-seed Seed Series A Cannabis Financial Services Hardware Cheques on record **0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 5 on record Since the last cheque **2654** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec Median round **$14M** Cheque size, as they say **$60K – $2.0M** Rounds led **0 of 5** Exits **1 from the portfolio** Pitch Prehype ## Prehype highlights - 01 5 rounds on record - 02 Mostly Seed and Series A: 100% of its rounds - 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-seed Seed Series A Series B - **Sectors:** Cannabis Financial Services Hardware - **Based in:** New York, United States - **Cold pitches:** Not stated ## The record Every round we can evidence, newest first **5 appearances** - **2019** 1 round - **Jul** **[Flower Co.](https://millionrounds.com/company/flower-co)** Seed · CA · TechCrunch **$2.8M** With 5 others - **2016** 1 round - **Jan** **[Q (Managed by Q)](https://millionrounds.com/company/q-managed-by-q)** **$25M** With 31 others - **2015** 1 round - **Apr** **[Amberjack](https://millionrounds.com/company/amberjack)** Seed · US **$500K** With 7 others - **2014** 2 rounds - **Aug** **[Managed by Q](https://millionrounds.com/company/managed-by-q)** Seed · US **$1.6M** With 15 others - **Jul** **[Sunrise](https://millionrounds.com/company/sunrise)** Series A · US **$6.0M** With 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 listed **1 in all** **[Sunrise](https://millionrounds.com/company/sunrise)** Bought by [Microsoft](https://millionrounds.com/fund/microsoft) **$100M** Feb 2015 An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records. ## The cheque Pre-seed Seed Series A Median round joined **$14M** the round, not its cheque Led 0 of 5 rounds **0%** - **Said size:** $60K – $2.0M - **Sole investor:** Never alone - **Last cheque:** Jul 2019 - **Exits:** 1 from the portfolio Rounds by stage said on their site - Seed said *3* - Series A said *1* - Pre-seed said *-* - Series B said *-* Cheques by year Led Joined 2014 2019 Often in the room with - [Josh Abramson](https://millionrounds.com/fund/josh-abramson) 4 - [Slow Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/slow-ventures) 4 - [Alex Zubillaga](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alex-zubillaga) 2 - [Benchmark](https://millionrounds.com/fund/benchmark) 2 - [BoxGroup](https://millionrounds.com/fund/boxgroup) 2 - [Dave Morin](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dave-morin) 2 **Pitching Prehype?** 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 Prehype. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed. [**Josh Abramson** Angel **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/josh-abramson)[**Slow Ventures** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/slow-ventures)[**Alex Zubillaga** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alex-zubillaga)[**Benchmark** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/benchmark)[**BoxGroup** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/boxgroup)[**Dave Morin** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dave-morin)[**Homebrew** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/homebrew)[**Jay Livingston** Angel **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jay-livingston)[**Lightspeed Venture Partners** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lightspeed-venture-partners)[**Max Burger** Angel **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/max-burger)[**RRE Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rre-ventures)[**SV Angel** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sv-angel) ## Books by the people here One book written by people at Prehype: [Henrik Werdelin](https://millionrounds.com/person/henrik-werdelin). - The Acorn Method: How Companies Get Growing Again [Henrik Werdelin](https://millionrounds.com/person/henrik-werdelin) · 2020 4.26 from 50 ratings on Goodreads About the book If you’re responsible for the growth of your organization, as a founder, C-suite executive, or a change agent, you know the landscape is changing. Mature companies invest 10x more than VCs but are growing slower than before. To create real, lasting growth, you’ll need a new… On AmazonListen on Audible[Author's Podcasts](https://millionrounds.com/person/henrik-werdelin#podcasts) - Find the books for what you are building, or how you invest. [Open the Reading List](https://millionrounds.com/reading-list) As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases. ## 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. ## 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=prehype) · [Is this your firm? Claim it](https://millionrounds.com/claim?org=prehype)