# Quire: portfolio, investments and team

> Quire is a vc firm based in United States. 6 investments on record, latest Jan 2015. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

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

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# Quire

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

Quiet VC firm

Seed Series A Series B Insurance Sports Advice

Cheques on record

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

Since the last cheque **4288** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$2.1M** Rounds led **0 of 6** Exits **1 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 100%**

Pitch Quire

## Quire highlights

- 01 6 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Seed and Series A: 67% of its rounds
- 03 1 exits from the portfolio

## What they do

- **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Sectors:** Insurance Sports Advice
- **Based in:** New York City, United States
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **6 appearances**

- **2015** 1 round
- **Jan** **[Giphy](https://millionrounds.com/company/giphy)** Series B · US **$22M** With 6 others
- **2014** 5 rounds
- **Dec** **[Playdots, Inc.](https://millionrounds.com/company/playdots-inc)** Series A · US **$10M** With 5 others
- **Nov** **[Gimlet Media](https://millionrounds.com/company/gimlet-media)** Seed · US **$1.5M** With 3 others
- **Jun** **[Quibb](https://millionrounds.com/company/quibb)** Seed · US **$800K** With 7 others
- **May** **[Giphy](https://millionrounds.com/company/giphy)** Series A · US **$2.4M** With 4 others
- **Mar** **[SeeMe](https://millionrounds.com/company/seeme)** Venture · US **$1.9M** With 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 listed **1 in all**

**[Giphy](https://millionrounds.com/company/giphy)** Bought by [Facebook](https://millionrounds.com/fund/facebook) **$400M** May 2020

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

## The cheque

Seed Series A Series B

Median round joined **$2.1M** the round, not its cheque

Led 0 of 6 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** Never alone
- **Last cheque:** Jan 2015
- **Exits:** 1 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Seed *2*
- Series A *2*
- Series B *1*
- Venture *1*

Cheques by year Led Joined

2014 2015

Often in the room with

- [Betaworks](https://millionrounds.com/fund/betaworks) 4
- [CAA Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/caa-ventures) 2
- [Lerer Hippeau](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lerer-hippeau) 2
- [RRE Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rre-ventures) 2
- [Slow Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/slow-ventures) 2

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## 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.

[**Betaworks** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/betaworks)[**CAA Ventures** Corporate VC **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/caa-ventures)[**Lerer Hippeau** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lerer-hippeau)[**RRE Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rre-ventures)[**Slow Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/slow-ventures)

## 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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