# Rough Draft Ventures: portfolio, investments and team

> Rough Draft Ventures is a vc firm based in United States. 46 investments on record, latest Jan 2018. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

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

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# Rough Draft Ventures

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

Quiet VC firm Now at generalcatalyst.com

Pre-seed Seed Series A Student University Graduate

Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 46 on record

Since the last cheque **3219** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$1.4M** Cheque size, as they say **$25K – $2.0M** Rounds led **0 of 46** Sole investor **30 rounds** Mostly in **United States, 100%**

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## Rough Draft Ventures highlights

- 01 46 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Seed and Venture: 100% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 30 rounds, median $20K

## What they do

- **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** $25K – $2.0M as they say
- **Stages:** Pre-seed Seed Series A Series B
- **Sectors:** Student University Graduate
- **Based in:** United States
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **46 appearances**

- **2018** 1 round
- **Jan** **[Aunt Flow](https://millionrounds.com/company/aunt-flow)** Seed · US · Linkedin **$1.5M** With 16 others
- **2017** 1 round
- **Jun** **[Krypt.co](https://millionrounds.com/company/krypt-co)** Seed · US · FinSMEs **$1.2M** With 3 others
- **2015** 15 rounds
- **Sept** **[Cloudstitch](https://millionrounds.com/company/cloudstitch)** Seed · US **$800K** Sole investor
- **Jun** **[Virgent Realty](https://millionrounds.com/company/virgent-realty)** Seed · US **Undisclosed** Sole investor
- **Jun** **[Instabase](https://millionrounds.com/company/instabase)** Seed · US **$20K** Sole investor
- **Jun** **[Cymbal](https://millionrounds.com/company/cymbal)** Seed · US **Undisclosed** With 4 others
- **Jun** **[TetraScience, Inc.](https://millionrounds.com/company/tetrascience-inc)** Seed **Undisclosed** Sole investor
- **Jun** **[MobileSuites](https://millionrounds.com/company/mobilesuites)** Seed · US **Undisclosed** Sole investor
- **May** **[OnboardIQ](https://millionrounds.com/company/onboardiq)** Seed · US **$3.3M** With 21 others
- **May** **[Smarking](https://millionrounds.com/company/smarking)** Seed · US **$3.0M** With 15 others
- **Apr** **[PracticeGigs](https://millionrounds.com/company/practicegigs)** Seed · US **Undisclosed** With 1 other
- **Apr** **[TVision Insights](https://millionrounds.com/company/tvision-insights)** Seed · US **$400K** Sole investor
- **Mar** **[Dash Electric](https://millionrounds.com/company/dash-electric)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** Sole investor
- **Feb** **[Knyplex](https://millionrounds.com/company/knyplex)** Seed · US **Undisclosed** Sole investor
- **Feb** **[Sonabos Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/sonabos-technologies)** Seed **Undisclosed** Sole investor
- **Jan** **[dyli](https://millionrounds.com/company/dyli)** Seed · US **Undisclosed** Sole investor
- **Jan** **[Fresco News](https://millionrounds.com/company/fresco-news)** Seed · US **$85K** Sole investor
- **2014** 19 rounds
- **Dec** **[Gifyoutube](https://millionrounds.com/company/gifyoutube)** Seed **Undisclosed** Sole investor
- **Nov** **[Downtyme](https://millionrounds.com/company/downtyme)** US **Undisclosed** Sole investor
- **Oct** **[Valued Investing](https://millionrounds.com/company/valued-investing)** Seed **Undisclosed** Sole investor
- **Oct** **[Bowery](https://millionrounds.com/company/bowery)** Seed · US **$1.5M** With 3 others
- **Oct** **[Downtyme](https://millionrounds.com/company/downtyme)** US **$10K** Sole investor
- **Oct** **[Sand Hill Exchange](https://millionrounds.com/company/sand-hill-exchange)** Seed · US **Undisclosed** Sole investor
- **Sept** **[Charitweet](https://millionrounds.com/company/charitweet)** Seed **Undisclosed** Sole investor
- **Sept** **[PegaSense](https://millionrounds.com/company/pegasense)** Seed · US **Undisclosed** Sole investor
- **Aug** **[Mercaux](https://millionrounds.com/company/mercaux)** Seed · US **Undisclosed** Sole investor
- **Aug** **[Smarking](https://millionrounds.com/company/smarking)** Seed · US **Undisclosed** Sole investor
- **Aug** **[Strut](https://millionrounds.com/company/strut)** Seed · US **$1.5M** With 18 others
- **Aug** **[Vaska Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/vaska-technologies)** Seed · US **Undisclosed** Sole investor
- **Aug** **[Pluto Mail](https://millionrounds.com/company/pluto-mail)** Seed · US **Undisclosed** Sole investor
- **Jul** **[Parable Health](https://millionrounds.com/company/parable-health)** Seed **Undisclosed** With 2 others
- **Jun** **[Barnacle](https://millionrounds.com/company/barnacle)** Seed · US **$7.0M** Sole investor
- **May** **[Grove Labs](https://millionrounds.com/company/grove-labs)** Seed · US **$2.0M** With 5 others
- **Apr** **[indico data solutions](https://millionrounds.com/company/indico-data-solutions)** US **$20K** Sole investor
- **Feb** **[Bowery](https://millionrounds.com/company/bowery)** Seed · US **$50K** With 1 other
- **Jan** **[Local Lift](https://millionrounds.com/company/local-lift)** Seed · US **$40K** With 1 other
- **2013** 10 rounds
- **Nov** **[Technical Machine](https://millionrounds.com/company/technical-machine)** Venture · US · sec.gov **$1.0M** With 4 others
- **Nov** **[Beepi](https://millionrounds.com/company/beepi)** Seed · US **$1.3M** With 5 others
- **Sept** **[Grove Labs](https://millionrounds.com/company/grove-labs)** Venture · US **$20K** Sole investor
- **Aug** **[Side](https://millionrounds.com/company/side)** Seed **Undisclosed** Sole investor

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 **3** 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.

## The cheque

Pre-seed Seed Series A

Median round joined **$1.4M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$20K**

Led 0 of 46 rounds **0%**

- **Said size:** $25K – $2.0M
- **Sole investor:** 30 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Jan 2018

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Seed said *40*
- Venture *3*
- Pre-seed said *-*
- Series A said *-*
- Series B said *-*

Cheques by year Led Joined

2013 2018

Often in the room with

- [Slow Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/slow-ventures) 4
- [Dorm Room Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dorm-room-fund) 3
- [SV Angel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sv-angel) 3
- [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) 3
- [General Catalyst](https://millionrounds.com/fund/general-catalyst) 2
- [Khosla Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/khosla-ventures) 2

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## Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Rough Draft Ventures. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

[**Slow Ventures** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/slow-ventures)[**Dorm Room Fund** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dorm-room-fund)[**SV Angel** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sv-angel)[**Y Combinator** Accelerator **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator)[**General Catalyst** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/general-catalyst)[**Khosla Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/khosla-ventures)[**Steve Jang** Angel **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/steve-jang)

## Mentioned on podcasts

Episodes that name Rough Draft Ventures in their description, not their title.

- [BRAVE Southeast Asia Tech](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/brave-southeast-asia) 30 Jul 2020 · 31 min Frederick Daso on Profiling 100 Startups at Forbes, Authentic Thought Leadership and Achievement vs Exploration - E15 With [Frederick Daso](https://millionrounds.com/person/frederick-daso) Mentions [Accel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/accel)[Draft Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/draft-ventures)[Rough Draft Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rough-draft-ventures) Apple PodcastsShow page
- [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) 30 Dec 2016 · 29 min 20VC: How AI Can Enhance Not Replace Humans? What Will Differentiate Between The Winners & The Losers In AI? Why AGI Is Further Away Than We Think with Nitesh Banta, Founder & CEO @ B12 With [Nitesh Banta](https://millionrounds.com/person/nitesh-banta) Mentions [Draft Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/draft-ventures)[Founder Collective](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founder-collective)[Rough Draft Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rough-draft-ventures) *+1* Apple PodcastsShow page
- [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) 29 Jul 2016 · 29 min 97. Student-Focused VC Funds, Part 2 (Peter Boyce II) With [Peter Boyce](https://millionrounds.com/person/peter-boyce) Mentions [Draft Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/draft-ventures)[Rough Draft Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rough-draft-ventures) Apple PodcastsShow page
- [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) 28 Jul 2016 · 29 min 96. Student-Focused VC Funds, Part 1 (Peter Boyce II) With [Peter Boyce](https://millionrounds.com/person/peter-boyce) Mentions [Draft Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/draft-ventures)[Rough Draft Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rough-draft-ventures) Apple PodcastsShow page

## Quick answers about Rough Draft Ventures

### What does Rough Draft Ventures invest in?

Rough Draft Ventures invests most often at Seed and Venture (100% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Student, University and Graduate.

### How active is Rough Draft Ventures?

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

### What has Rough Draft Ventures invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Aunt Flow (Seed, Jan 2018) and Krypt.co (Seed, Jun 2017).

### How big are Rough Draft Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $1.4M. It says it writes cheques of $25K to $2.0M.

### Does Rough Draft Ventures lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 46 investments on record names it as the lead.

### Where does Rough Draft Ventures invest?

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

### Is Rough Draft Ventures investing now?

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

### Who does Rough Draft Ventures invest alongside?

Most often Slow Ventures (4 rounds together), Dorm Room Fund (3 rounds together) and SV Angel (3 rounds together).

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