United States · Investor

Spencer Rascoff

Last cheque observed Jan 2025. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

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VC firmQuiet

Seed

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 11 on record
Since the last cheque650days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$50MRounds led0 of 11Exits1 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 91%
Pitch Spencer Rascoff

Spencer Rascoff highlights

  1. 01

    11 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed and Series A: 82% of its rounds

  3. 03

    1 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Type
VC firm (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 first11 appearances

  1. 2025

    1 round

  2. Jan
    BatonSeries A · US · AlleyWatch$10MWith 9 others
  3. 2019

    1 round

  4. Oct
    Relativity SpaceSeries C · US · FinSMEs$140MWith 10 others
  5. 2018

    1 round

  6. Nov
    VOI TechnologySeries A · SE · TechCrunch$50MWith 9 others
  7. 2014

    2 rounds

  8. Aug
    ChairishSeries A · US$4.0MWith 12 others
  9. Jun
    TurnKey Vacation RentalsSeed · US$3.0MWith 12 others
  10. 2013

    6 rounds

  11. Nov
    Wire LabsSeed · US · techcrunch.com$1.8MWith 11 others
  12. Sept
    LiftopiaSeries D · US · finsmes.com$5.0MWith 11 others
  13. Sept
    VacatiaSeed · US · techcrunch.com$5.0MWith 8 others
  14. Jul
    VamoSeed · US · techcrunch.com$1.6MWith 24 others
  15. Mar
    PointsHoundSeed · US · finsmes.com$425KWith 3 others
  16. Jan
    WireSeed · US$2.3MWith 11 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 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

VamoBought by AirbnbUndisclosedSept 2015

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

Erik BlachfordVC firm6rounds togetherAli PartoviVC firm3rounds togetherHank VigilVC firm3rounds togetherBrent HillAngel2rounds togetherBrian MaAngel2rounds togetherBruce JaffeAngel2rounds togetherKarl PetersonAngel2rounds togetherMike SladeAngel2rounds togetherPrefix CapitalVC firm2rounds togetherRick DalzellAngel2rounds togetherRudy GadreVC firm2rounds togetherVulcan CapitalFamily office2rounds together

Recently backed

The latest companies Spencer Rascoff put money into.

Relativity Space$140M · Oct 2019VOI Technology$50M · Nov 2018

Books by the people here

One book written by people at Spencer Rascoff: Spencer Rascoff.

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On podcasts

4 episodes naming Spencer Rascoff in the title, and 2 more that mention it.

Mentioned in

Quick answers about Spencer Rascoff

What does Spencer Rascoff invest in?

Spencer Rascoff invests most often at Seed and Series A (82% of the rounds on record).

How active is Spencer Rascoff?

11 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Jan 2025.

What has Spencer Rascoff invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Baton (Series A, Jan 2025), Relativity Space (Series C, Oct 2019) and VOI Technology (Series A, Nov 2018).

How big are Spencer Rascoff's cheques?

The median round it joins is $50M.

Does Spencer Rascoff lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 11 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Spencer Rascoff invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (91%) and Sweden (9%).

Is Spencer Rascoff investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Jan 2025.

Who does Spencer Rascoff invest alongside?

Most often Erik Blachford (6 rounds together), Ali Partovi (3 rounds together) and Hank Vigil (3 rounds together).

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