# Richard Socher: angel investments and portfolio > Richard Socher is an angel. 4 investments on record, latest Dec 2019. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team. Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/richard-socher (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) [Investor](https://millionrounds.com/investors) # Richard Socher Last cheque observed Dec 2019. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds. Quiet Angel Series A Series C Cheques on record **0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 4 on record Since the last cheque **2506** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec Median round **$15M** Rounds led **0 of 4** Pitch Richard Socher ## Richard Socher highlights - 01 4 rounds on record - 02 Mostly Series A and Series C: 100% of its rounds ## What they do - **Type:** Angel (from a list, unverified) - **Cheque size:** Not stated - **Cold pitches:** Not stated ## The record Every round we can evidence, newest first **4 appearances** - **2019** 2 rounds - **Dec** **[Hugging Face](https://millionrounds.com/company/hugging-face)** US · TechCrunch **$15M** With 5 others - **May** **[Weights & Biases](https://millionrounds.com/company/weights-and-biases)** US · TechCrunch **$15M** With 2 others - **2018** 1 round - **Jun** **Zebra Medical Vision** Series C · IL · FinSMEs **$30M** With 9 others - **2017** 1 round - **Nov** **[Replika](https://millionrounds.com/company/replika)** Series A · US · FinSMEs **$6.5M** With 3 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 cheque Series A Series C Median round joined **$15M** the round, not its cheque Led 0 of 4 rounds **0%** - **Sole investor:** Never alone - **Last cheque:** Dec 2019 Rounds by stage said on their site - Series A *1* - Series C *1* Cheques by year Led Joined 2017 2019 Often in the room with - [Khosla Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/khosla-ventures) 2 **Pitching Richard Socher?** 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 Richard Socher. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed. [**Khosla Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/khosla-ventures) ## Recently backed The latest companies Richard Socher put money into. [**Hugging Face** $15M · Dec 2019](https://millionrounds.com/company/hugging-face)[**Weights & Biases** $15M · May 2019](https://millionrounds.com/company/weights-and-biases)[**Replika** $6.5M · Nov 2017](https://millionrounds.com/company/replika) ## On podcasts 5 episodes naming Richard Socher in the title, and 3 more that mention it. - [TBPN](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/tbpn) 13 May 2026 · 3h 6m Trump-Xi Summit, Inflation Fears, Space Data Centers | Max Levchin, Delian Asparouhov, Richard Socher, Brandon Hill, Nate Tepper, Joubin Mirzadegan, Roman Chernin With [Brandon Hill](https://millionrounds.com/person/brandon-hill)[Delian Asparouhov](https://millionrounds.com/person/delian-asparouhov) Mentions [Max Levchin](https://millionrounds.com/fund/max-levchin)[Richard Socher](https://millionrounds.com/fund/richard-socher) Apple PodcastsShow page - [TBPN](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/tbpn) 3 Sept 2025 · 3h 14m Google's Antitrust Victory | Aparna Chennapragada, Richard Socher, Pablo Palafox, Will Bryk, Charlie Wu With [Aparna Chennapragada](https://millionrounds.com/person/aparna-chennapragada) Mentions [Google](https://millionrounds.com/fund/google-assistant-investments)[Richard Socher](https://millionrounds.com/fund/richard-socher)[Ben Thompson](https://millionrounds.com/person/ben-thompson) Apple PodcastsShow page - [TBPN](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/tbpn) 9 Jul 2025 · 3h 15m Linda Yaccarino Steps Down as CEO of X, F1's Red Bull Fires Christian Horner | Ben Thompson, Scott Belsky, David Marcus, Nathan Lambert, Richard Socher, Naeem Talukdar With [Ben Thompson](https://millionrounds.com/person/ben-thompson) Mentions [David Marcus](https://millionrounds.com/fund/david-marcus)[Richard Socher](https://millionrounds.com/fund/richard-socher)[Scott Belsky](https://millionrounds.com/fund/scott-belsky) Apple PodcastsShow page - [Sourcery](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/sourcery) 25 Oct 2024 · 57 min Former Chief Scientist at Salesforce, Richard Socher | You.com, LLMs, AI Agents, Complex Work Mentions [Richard Socher](https://millionrounds.com/fund/richard-socher)[AIX Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/aix-ventures) Apple PodcastsShow page - [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) 18 Aug 2023 · 46 min 20VC: Does Value Accrue to Incumbents or Startups in the AI Race, Why Model Size Matters More Than Data Size, Why Artificial General Intelligence is Far Away, Why Carpenters Will Be Paid More Than Software Engineers & Future of Jobs with Richard Socher Mentions [Richard Socher](https://millionrounds.com/fund/richard-socher)[Marc Benioff](https://millionrounds.com/fund/marc-benioff) Apple PodcastsShow page ### Mentioned in - [How I Invest](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/how-i-invest) 15 Jan 2026 · 30 min E283: How AI will Affect Financial Markets Apple PodcastsShow page - [The Biotech Startups Podcast](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/biotech-startups) 8 Dec 2025 · 29 min 🧬 Controlled Chaos: Why Success Isn't Planned (And Doesn't Need To Be) | Krish Ramadurai (3/4) Apple PodcastsShow page - [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) 15 Sept 2023 · 31 min 20VC: The Biggest AI Leaders on What Matters More; Model Size or Data Size & Where Does The Value in AI Accrue; to Startups or to Incumbents Apple PodcastsShow page ## Quick answers about Richard Socher ### What does Richard Socher invest in? Richard Socher invests most often at Series A and Series C (100% of the rounds on record). ### How active is Richard Socher? 4 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Dec 2019. ### What has Richard Socher invested in recently? Its most recent investments on record: Hugging Face (Undisclosed round, Dec 2019), Weights & Biases (Undisclosed round, May 2019) and Zebra Medical Vision (Series C, Jun 2018). ### How big are Richard Socher's cheques? The median round it joins is $15M. ### Is Richard Socher investing now? No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Dec 2019. ### Who does Richard Socher invest alongside? Most often Khosla Ventures (2 rounds together). ### What kind of investor is Richard Socher? Richard Socher is an angel. ### Where does this information on Richard Socher come from? From 4 articles and filings naming it in a round, public registers and its own website, checked and rebuilt every night. ## Raising now? 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