Investor

Steve Blank

Last cheque observed Feb 2017. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

QuietAngel

SeedSeries ASeries B

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 10 on record
Since the last cheque3531days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$4.5MRounds led0 of 10Sole investor1 roundsExits2 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 90%
Pitch Steve Blank

Steve Blank highlights

  1. 01

    10 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed and Series A: 60% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 1 rounds, median undisclosed

  4. 04

    2 exits from the portfolio

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 first10 appearances

  1. 2017

    1 round

  2. Feb
    GamalonSeed · US · FinSMEs$4.5MWith 8 others
  3. 2014

    2 rounds

  4. Jul
    Neon LabsSeries A · US$4.1MWith 2 others
  5. May
    EdSurgeSeries A · US$960KWith 4 others
  6. 2013

    1 round

  7. Apr
    Neon LabsSeed · US · cmu.edu$625KWith 3 others
  8. 2012

    2 rounds

  9. Oct
    UdacitySeries B · US · techcrunch.com$15MWith 2 others
  10. Sept
    Blue River TechnologyVenture · US$245KWith 2 others
  11. 2011

    2 rounds

  12. Nov
    BlaastSeed · FI · talouselama.fiUndisclosedSole investor
  13. Mar
    EgnyteSeries B · US · bizjournals.com$10MWith 2 others
  14. 2010

    2 rounds

  15. Sept
    VotizenVenture · US · techcrunch.com$1.5MWith 11 others
  16. Sept
    inDineroSeed · US · techcrunch.com$1.2MWith 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.

What they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

11 of 56 we have independently watched raise

AnthropicGranolaListen LabsListen LabsLockheed MartinLong Term Stock ExchangeLovablePerplexityTwinmindVercelthe Boring Company20+ in the UKAES-GCMAFTTP 3-32.34v3Agile Combat EmploymentAmerica’s Frontier FundAnthropic MythosArmy Corps of EngineersArmy's Modular ProtectiveChuck EesleyClaude CodeClaude SkillsCommon Mission ProjectCristobal GarciaCsrcDoresearchEntrepreneur & Innovation ExchangeEric VolmarGermanyGet the PodcastsGordian Knot CenterHacking for DefenseHacking for DiplomacyHon Marise PayneJennifer CarolanJeremy WeinsteinJoe FelterJoe FelterLeanlaunchpadMar HershensonMike BrownMissile Defense AgencyMovieLabsNational Institutes of HealthNational Science FoundationNational Science Foundation I-CorpsOpenClawOwen WestPoets and QuantsSbirTHAADThe Cipher BriefViewpoints AIacquired by John Deerebusiness modelv0

Weaker than a round we watched, stronger than a list somebody sold us. A firm is far less willing to put a company on its own site that it never funded.

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed2 in all

VotizenBought by BrigadeUndisclosedJun 2014
VotizenBought by CausesUndisclosedJan 2013

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

Recently backed

The latest companies Steve Blank put money into.

Books by the people here

3 books written by people at Steve Blank: Steve Blank.

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On podcasts

6 episodes naming Steve Blank in the title, and 4 more that mention it.

Mentioned in

Quick answers about Steve Blank

What does Steve Blank invest in?

Steve Blank invests most often at Seed and Series A (60% of the rounds on record).

How active is Steve Blank?

10 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Feb 2017.

What has Steve Blank invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Gamalon (Seed, Feb 2017).

How big are Steve Blank's cheques?

The median round it joins is $4.5M.

Does Steve Blank lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 10 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Steve Blank invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (90%) and Finland (10%).

Is Steve Blank investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Feb 2017.

Who does Steve Blank invest alongside?

Most often 500 Global (2 rounds together), Felicis (2 rounds together) and Mohr Davidow Ventures (2 rounds together).

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