# Shawn Fanning: portfolio, investments and team > Shawn Fanning is a vc firm based in United States. 10 investments on record, latest Oct 2014. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team. Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/shawn-fanning (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Investor](https://millionrounds.com/investors) # Shawn Fanning Last cheque observed Oct 2014. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds. Quiet VC firm Seed Series A Debt Cheques on record **0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 10 on record Since the last cheque **4380** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec Median round **$2.6M** Rounds led **0 of 10** Exits **3 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 100%** Pitch Shawn Fanning ## Shawn Fanning highlights - 01 10 rounds on record - 02 Mostly Seed and Series A: 90% of its rounds - 03 3 exits from the portfolio ## What they do - **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified) - **Cheque size:** Not stated - **Based in:** United States - **Cold pitches:** Not stated ## The record Every round we can evidence, newest first **10 appearances** - **2014** 1 round - **Oct** **[uBeam](https://millionrounds.com/company/ubeam)** Series A · US **$10M** With 12 others - **2013** 4 rounds - **Nov** **[Helium](https://millionrounds.com/company/helium)** Seed · US **$2.8M** With 8 others - **Sept** **[Sproutling](https://millionrounds.com/company/sproutling)** Series A · US · techcrunch.com **$2.6M** With 6 others - **Sept** **[Sproutling](https://millionrounds.com/company/sproutling)** Seed · US **$2.6M** With 11 others - **Apr** **[uBeam](https://millionrounds.com/company/ubeam)** Debt · US · sec.gov **$985K** With 4 others - **2010** 3 rounds - **Oct** **[Uber](https://millionrounds.com/company/uber)** Seed · US · venturebeat.com **$1.3M** With 15 others - **Sept** **[BranchOut](https://millionrounds.com/company/branchout)** Series A · US · techcrunch.com **$6.0M** With 16 others - **Jul** **[Wavii](https://millionrounds.com/company/wavii)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$2.0M** With 10 others - **2009** 2 rounds - **Nov** **[SimpleGeo](https://millionrounds.com/company/simplegeo)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$1.5M** With 14 others - **Nov** **[Square](https://millionrounds.com/company/square)** Series A · US **$10M** With 18 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 **3 in all** **[BranchOut](https://millionrounds.com/company/branchout)** Bought by 1-Page **Undisclosed** Nov 2014 **[Wavii](https://millionrounds.com/company/wavii)** Bought by [Google](https://millionrounds.com/fund/google-assistant-investments) **$30M** Apr 2013 **[SimpleGeo](https://millionrounds.com/company/simplegeo)** Bought by Urban Airship **Undisclosed** Oct 2011 An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records. ## The cheque Seed Series A Debt Median round joined **$2.6M** the round, not its cheque Led 0 of 10 rounds **0%** - **Sole investor:** Never alone - **Last cheque:** Oct 2014 - **Exits:** 3 from the portfolio Rounds by stage said on their site - Seed *5* - Series A *4* - Debt *1* Cheques by year Led Joined 2009 2014 Often in the room with - [First Round Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/first-round-capital) 5 - [FirstMark](https://millionrounds.com/fund/firstmark) 3 - [SV Angel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sv-angel) 3 - [Accelerator Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/accelerator-ventures) 2 - [Ali Partovi](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ali-partovi) 2 - [BoxGroup](https://millionrounds.com/fund/boxgroup) 2 **Pitching Shawn Fanning?** 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 Shawn Fanning. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed. [**First Round Capital** VC firm **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/first-round-capital)[**FirstMark** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/firstmark)[**SV Angel** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sv-angel)[**Accelerator Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/accelerator-ventures)[**Ali Partovi** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ali-partovi)[**BoxGroup** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/boxgroup)[**CrunchFund** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/crunchfund-3)[**Dave Morin** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dave-morin)[**David Cohen** Angel **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/david-cohen)[**David Lee** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/david-lee)[**Forerunner Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/forerunner-ventures)[**Joshua Schachter** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/joshua-schachter) ## Quick answers about Shawn Fanning ### What does Shawn Fanning invest in? Shawn Fanning invests most often at Seed and Series A (90% of the rounds on record). ### How active is Shawn Fanning? 10 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Oct 2014. ### How big are Shawn Fanning's cheques? The median round it joins is $2.6M. ### Does Shawn Fanning lead rounds? Rarely, if at all: none of its 10 investments on record names it as the lead. ### Where does Shawn Fanning invest? Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (100%). ### Is Shawn Fanning investing now? No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Oct 2014. ### Who does Shawn Fanning invest alongside? Most often First Round Capital (5 rounds together), FirstMark (3 rounds together) and SV Angel (3 rounds together). ### What kind of investor is Shawn Fanning? Shawn Fanning is a VC firm based in United States. ## Raising now? Find the investors who back rounds like yours, and keep every conversation on one fundraising board. 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