United States · Investor

Richard Branson

Last cheque observed Jul 2018. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

QuietAngel

Seed

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 24 on record
Since the last cheque3015days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$31MRounds led0 of 24Exits1 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 71%
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Richard Branson highlights

  1. 01

    24 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Series B and Series C: 63% of its rounds

  3. 03

    1 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Type
Angel (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
Seed
Based in
United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first24 appearances

  1. 2018

    1 round

  2. Jul
    RescaleSeries B · US · FinSMEs$32MWith 6 others
  3. 2017

    3 rounds

  4. Nov
    TransferWiseSeries E · GB · FinSMEs$280MWith 6 others
  5. Jun
    BlockchainSeries B · GB · FinSMEs$40MWith 7 others
  6. May
    CreativeLiveUS · FinSMEs$25MWith 5 others
  7. 2016

    2 rounds

  8. Nov
    Codecademy$30MWith 30 others
  9. Sept
    Tradesy$30MWith 22 others
  10. 2015

    6 rounds

  11. Aug
    RingSeries B$28MWith 2 others
  12. Jul
    Doctor on DemandSeries B · US$63MWith 12 others
  13. Jul
    RescaleSeed · US$6.4MWith 6 others
  14. Jul
    ZOZISeries C · US$30MWith 5 others
  15. Jan
    TradesySeries B · US$30MWith 4 others
  16. Jan
    TransferWiseSeries C · GB$58MWith 6 others
  17. 2014

    11 rounds

  18. Dec
    Change.orgSeries C · US$25MWith 20 others
  19. Oct
    BlockchainSeries A · GB$31MWith 8 others
  20. Sept
    3D RoboticsSeries C · US$50MWith 10 others
  21. Sept
    SidecarSeries C · US$15MWith 2 others
  22. Aug
    Doctor on DemandSeries A · US$21MWith 3 others
  23. Jun
    TransferWiseSeries B · GB$25MWith 5 others
  24. May
    IndiegogoUSUndisclosedWith 4 others
  25. May
    TradesySeries B · US$13MWith 7 others
  26. May
    BitPaySeries A · US$30MWith 9 others
  27. Mar
    ExpaVenture · US$50MWith 15 others
  28. Feb
    BlazeSeed · GB$500KWith 2 others
  29. 2013

    1 round

  30. Sept
    ClinkleSeries A · US$5.0MWith 1 other

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 1 person 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

RingBought by Amazon$839MFeb 2018

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

Index VenturesVC firm5rounds togetherKleiner Perkins Caufield & ByersVC firm4rounds togetherBee PartnersVC firm3rounds togetherRincon Venture PartnersVC firm3rounds together500 GlobalAngel2rounds togetherAndreessen HorowitzVC firm2rounds togetherChris DixonVC firm2rounds togetherIA VenturesVC firm2rounds togetherJeff BezosAngel2rounds togetherKevin ColleranVC firm2rounds togetherLightspeed Venture PartnersVC firm2rounds togetherNorthgate CapitalFamily office2rounds together

Recently backed

The latest companies Richard Branson put money into.

Rescale$32M · Jul 2018CreativeLive$25M · May 2017Codecademy$30M · Nov 2016Tradesy$30M · Sept 2016

Books by the people here

6 books written by people at Richard Branson: Richard Branson.

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On podcasts

6 episodes naming Richard Branson in the title, and 4 more that mention it.

Mentioned in

Quick answers about Richard Branson

What does Richard Branson invest in?

Richard Branson invests most often at Series B and Series C (63% of the rounds on record).

How active is Richard Branson?

24 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Jul 2018.

What has Richard Branson invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Rescale (Series B, Jul 2018), TransferWise (Series E, Nov 2017) and Blockchain (Series B, Jun 2017).

How big are Richard Branson's cheques?

The median round it joins is $31M.

Does Richard Branson lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 24 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Richard Branson invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (71%) and the United Kingdom (29%).

Is Richard Branson investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Jul 2018.

Who does Richard Branson invest alongside?

Most often Index Ventures (5 rounds together), Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers (4 rounds together) and Bee Partners (3 rounds together).

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