# Steve Chen: angel investments and portfolio > Steve Chen is an angel. 20 investments on record, latest Dec 2019. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team. Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/steve-chen (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) [Investor](https://millionrounds.com/investors) # Steve Chen Last cheque observed Dec 2019. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds. Quiet Angel Seed Series A Series B Cheques on record **0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 20 on record Since the last cheque **2508** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec Median round **$4.0M** Rounds led **0 of 20** Exits **4 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 85%** Pitch Steve Chen ## Steve Chen highlights - 01 20 rounds on record - 02 Mostly Seed and Series A: 89% of its rounds - 03 4 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 first **20 appearances** - **2019** 3 rounds - **Dec** **[Bluespace.ai](https://millionrounds.com/company/bluespace-ai)** Seed · US · FinSMEs **$3.5M** With 9 others - **Jun** **[Cityfurnish](https://millionrounds.com/company/cityfurnish)** IN · Crazyaboutstartups **$5.0M** With 6 others - **Feb** **[HitRecord](https://millionrounds.com/company/hitrecord)** Series A · US · TechCrunch **$4.6M** With 4 others - **2017** 1 round - **Feb** **[Fossa](https://millionrounds.com/company/fossa)** Seed · US · FinSMEs **$2.2M** With 4 others - **2015** 2 rounds - **Oct** **[honestbee](https://millionrounds.com/company/honestbee)** Series A · SG **$15M** With 4 others - **Aug** **[myKnowtions](https://millionrounds.com/company/myknowtions)** CA **Undisclosed** With 4 others - **2014** 1 round - **Apr** **[Zesty](https://millionrounds.com/company/zesty)** Seed · US **$3.7M** With 38 others - **2013** 1 round - **Jan** **[Spikes Security](https://millionrounds.com/company/spikes-security)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$2.4M** With 4 others - **2012** 2 rounds - **Jun** **[DramaFever](https://millionrounds.com/company/dramafever)** Series B · US · hollywoodreporter.com **$6.0M** With 11 others - **Jan** **[Spool](https://millionrounds.com/company/spool)** Venture · US · gigaom.com **$1.0M** With 4 others - **2011** 4 rounds - **Sept** **[Beautylish](https://millionrounds.com/company/beautylish)** Seed · US **$1.0M** With 5 others - **Apr** **[Road Hero](https://millionrounds.com/company/road-hero)** Seed · US **$300K** With 1 other - **Mar** **[ContextLogic](https://millionrounds.com/company/contextlogic)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$1.7M** With 11 others - **Feb** **[Hearsay Social](https://millionrounds.com/company/hearsay-social)** Series A · US · allthingsd.com **$3.0M** With 9 others - **2010** 6 rounds - **Oct** **[ReadyForZero](https://millionrounds.com/company/readyforzero)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$260K** With 4 others - **Oct** **[Wish](https://millionrounds.com/company/wish)** Seed · US **$1.7M** With 21 others - **Jul** **[Course Hero](https://millionrounds.com/company/course-hero)** Seed · US **$1.5M** With 8 others - **Apr** **[RethinkDB](https://millionrounds.com/company/rethinkdb)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$1.2M** With 10 others - **Apr** **[Crocodoc](https://millionrounds.com/company/crocodoc)** Seed · US · xconomy.com **Undisclosed** With 6 others - **Mar** **[Optimizely](https://millionrounds.com/company/optimizely)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$1.2M** With 20 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 listed **4 in all** **[ReadyForZero](https://millionrounds.com/company/readyforzero)** Bought by Avant **Undisclosed** Mar 2015 **[DramaFever](https://millionrounds.com/company/dramafever)** Bought by [SoftBank](https://millionrounds.com/fund/softbank) **Undisclosed** Oct 2014 **[Crocodoc](https://millionrounds.com/company/crocodoc)** Bought by [Box](https://millionrounds.com/fund/box) **Undisclosed** May 2013 **[Spool](https://millionrounds.com/company/spool)** Bought by [Facebook](https://millionrounds.com/fund/facebook) **Undisclosed** Jul 2012 An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records. ## The cheque Seed Series A Series B Median round joined **$4.0M** the round, not its cheque Led 0 of 20 rounds **0%** - **Sole investor:** Never alone - **Last cheque:** Dec 2019 - **Exits:** 4 from the portfolio Rounds by stage said on their site - Seed *13* - Series A *3* - Series B *1* - Venture *1* Cheques by year Led Joined 2010 2019 Often in the room with - [Nils Johnson](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nils-johnson) 6 - [Paul Buchheit](https://millionrounds.com/fund/paul-buchheit) 5 - [SV Angel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sv-angel) 5 - [Felicis](https://millionrounds.com/fund/felicis-ventures) 4 - [Ron Conway](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ron-conway) 4 - [Raymond Tonsing](https://millionrounds.com/fund/raymond-tonsing) 3 **Pitching Steve Chen?** 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 Steve Chen. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed. [**Nils Johnson** VC firm **6** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nils-johnson)[**Paul Buchheit** Angel **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/paul-buchheit)[**SV Angel** VC firm **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sv-angel)[**Felicis** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/felicis-ventures)[**Ron Conway** Angel **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ron-conway)[**Raymond Tonsing** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/raymond-tonsing)[**XG Ventures** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/xg-ventures)[**500 Global** Angel **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/500-startups)[**Ali Partovi** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ali-partovi)[**Andrew Boszhardt, Jr.** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andrew-boszhardt-jr)[**Andy Rankin** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andy-rankin)[**CRV** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/crv) ## Recently backed The latest companies Steve Chen put money into. [**Bluespace.ai** $3.5M · Dec 2019](https://millionrounds.com/company/bluespace-ai)[**Cityfurnish** $5.0M · Jun 2019](https://millionrounds.com/company/cityfurnish)[**HitRecord** $4.6M · Feb 2019](https://millionrounds.com/company/hitrecord) ## On podcasts 2 episodes naming Steve Chen in the title. - [Crucible Moments](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/crucible-moments) 5 Dec 2024 · 49 min YouTube ft. Steve Chen - 18 Months That Changed the Internet Mentions [Steve Chen](https://millionrounds.com/fund/steve-chen)[Google](https://millionrounds.com/fund/google-assistant-investments)[Jawed Karim](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jawed-karim) *+1* Apple Podcasts - [EU-Startups Podcast](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/eu-startups) 3 Oct 2024 · 36 min Episode 89: Steve Chen - Co-Founder & former CTO of YouTube - Lessons Learned From Building YouTube Mentions [Steve Chen](https://millionrounds.com/fund/steve-chen)[Google](https://millionrounds.com/fund/google-assistant-investments) Apple PodcastsShow page ## Quick answers about Steve Chen ### What does Steve Chen invest in? Steve Chen invests most often at Seed and Series A (89% of the rounds on record). ### How active is Steve Chen? 20 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Dec 2019. ### What has Steve Chen invested in recently? Its most recent investments on record: Bluespace.ai (Seed, Dec 2019), Cityfurnish (Undisclosed round, Jun 2019) and HitRecord (Series A, Feb 2019). ### How big are Steve Chen's cheques? The median round it joins is $4.0M. ### Does Steve Chen lead rounds? Rarely, if at all: none of its 20 investments on record names it as the lead. ### Where does Steve Chen invest? Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (85%), India (5%) and Singapore (5%). ### Is Steve Chen investing now? No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Dec 2019. ### Who does Steve Chen invest alongside? Most often Nils Johnson (6 rounds together), Paul Buchheit (5 rounds together) and SV Angel (5 rounds together). ## Raising now? Find the investors who back rounds like yours, and keep every conversation on one fundraising board. Find similar investorsOpen your CRM Built from the rounds we watched, its filings and its own website, refreshed every night. 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