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Quire

Last cheque observed Jan 2015. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

QuietVC firm

SeedSeries ASeries BInsuranceSportsAdvice

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 6 on record
Since the last cheque4288days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$2.1MRounds led0 of 6Exits1 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 100%
Pitch Quire

Quire highlights

  1. 01

    6 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed and Series A: 67% of its rounds

  3. 03

    1 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Sectors
InsuranceSportsAdvice
Based in
New York City, United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first6 appearances

  1. 2015

    1 round

  2. Jan
    GiphySeries B · US$22MWith 6 others
  3. 2014

    5 rounds

  4. Dec
    Playdots, Inc.Series A · US$10MWith 5 others
  5. Nov
    Gimlet MediaSeed · US$1.5MWith 3 others
  6. Jun
    QuibbSeed · US$800KWith 7 others
  7. May
    GiphySeries A · US$2.4MWith 4 others
  8. Mar
    SeeMeVenture · US$1.9MWith 5 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 listed1 in all

GiphyBought by Facebook$400MMay 2020

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 Quire. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

BetaworksVC firm4rounds togetherCAA VenturesCorporate VC2rounds togetherLerer HippeauVC firm2rounds togetherRRE VenturesVC firm2rounds togetherSlow VenturesVC firm2rounds together

Quick answers about Quire

What does Quire invest in?

Quire invests most often at Seed and Series A (67% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Insurance, Sports and Advice.

How active is Quire?

6 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Jan 2015.

How big are Quire's cheques?

The median round it joins is $2.1M.

Does Quire lead rounds?

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

Where does Quire invest?

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

Is Quire investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Jan 2015.

Who does Quire invest alongside?

Most often Betaworks (4 rounds together), CAA Ventures (2 rounds together) and Lerer Hippeau (2 rounds together).

What kind of investor is Quire?

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

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