# Tikhon Bernstam: angel investments and portfolio

> Tikhon Bernstam is an angel based in United States. 20 investments on record, 1 in the last 12 months, latest Jul 2026.

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

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# Tikhon Bernstam

Last cheque observed Jul 2026; 20 cheques on record.

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Deploying now New fund $521K, Dec 2015 Angel

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**100%** of best year **1** **cheques in 12 months**, 20 on record

Since the last cheque **107** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$27M** Rounds led **0 of 20** Exits **4 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 89%**

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## Tikhon Bernstam highlights

- 01 1 cheques in the last 12 months
- 02 Mostly Seed and Series A: 95% of its rounds
- 03 4 exits from the portfolio

## What they do

- **Type:** Angel (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 first **20 appearances**

- **2026** 1 round
- **Jul** **[Aina](https://millionrounds.com/company/aina)** Seed · IN · TechCrunch **$5.5M** With 9 others
- **2016** 1 round
- **Jan** **[LendUp](https://millionrounds.com/company/lendup)** **$48M** With 28 others
- **2015** 7 rounds
- **Sept** **[Triplebyte](https://millionrounds.com/company/triplebyte)** Venture · US **$3.0M** With 29 others
- **Aug** **[Wake](https://millionrounds.com/company/wake)** Seed · US **$1.9M** With 8 others
- **Aug** **[Fig](https://millionrounds.com/company/fig)** Seed · US **Undisclosed** With 2 others
- **May** **[Yhat](https://millionrounds.com/company/yhat)** Seed · US **$1.5M** With 10 others
- **May** **[The Ticket Fairy](https://millionrounds.com/company/the-ticket-fairy)** Seed **$485K** With 9 others
- **Mar** **[Razorpay](https://millionrounds.com/company/razorpay)** Seed · IN **$2.6M** With 19 others
- **Jan** **[Egomotion](https://millionrounds.com/company/egomotion)** Seed · US **$250K** With 4 others
- **2014** 3 rounds
- **Nov** **[WeMail](https://millionrounds.com/company/wemail)** Seed · US **$1.0M** With 4 others
- **Oct** **[Checkr](https://millionrounds.com/company/checkr)** Series A · US **$9.0M** With 17 others
- **Jan** **[Cruise](https://millionrounds.com/company/cruise)** Seed · US **$4.3M** With 19 others
- **2013** 4 rounds
- **Aug** **[LE TOTE](https://millionrounds.com/company/le-tote)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$1.8M** With 17 others
- **Aug** **[Swiftype](https://millionrounds.com/company/swiftype)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$1.7M** With 14 others
- **Mar** **[Namo Media](https://millionrounds.com/company/namo-media)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$1.9M** With 13 others
- **Jan** **[RolePoint](https://millionrounds.com/company/rolepoint)** Seed · US · angel.co **$5.0M** With 26 others
- **2012** 3 rounds
- **Jun** **[Citus Data](https://millionrounds.com/company/citus-data)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$1.6M** With 10 others
- **May** **[Exec](https://millionrounds.com/company/exec)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$3.3M** With 15 others
- **May** **[Tilt](https://millionrounds.com/company/tilt)** Seed · US · pevc.dowjones.com **$2.1M** With 15 others
- **2011** 1 round
- **Nov** **[Freshplum](https://millionrounds.com/company/freshplum)** Seed · US **$1.4M** With 12 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**

**[Citus Data](https://millionrounds.com/company/citus-data)** Bought by [Microsoft](https://millionrounds.com/fund/microsoft) **Undisclosed** Jan 2019

**[Freshplum](https://millionrounds.com/company/freshplum)** Bought by [TellApart](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tellapart) **Undisclosed** Jul 2014

**[Namo Media](https://millionrounds.com/company/namo-media)** Bought by [Twitter](https://millionrounds.com/fund/twitter) **$50M** Jun 2014

**[Exec](https://millionrounds.com/company/exec)** Bought by Handy **Undisclosed** Jan 2014

An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.

New fund on file

**$521K**

raised in Dec 2015

From its SEC filing, not a journalist: a firm that has just raised has money to deploy.

## The cheque

Seed

Median round joined **$27M** the round, not its cheque

Led 0 of 20 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** Never alone
- **Last cheque:** Jul 2026
- **Exits:** 4 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Seed said *17*
- Series A *1*
- Venture *1*

Cheques by month Led Joined

Nov 2023 Oct 2026

Often in the room with

- [SV Angel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sv-angel) 10
- [Paul Buchheit](https://millionrounds.com/fund/paul-buchheit) 8
- [Justin Kan](https://millionrounds.com/fund/justin-kan) 7
- [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) 7
- [Google Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gv) 6
- [DCVC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/data-collective) 5

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## Who they invest alongside

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

[**SV Angel** VC firm **10** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sv-angel)[**Paul Buchheit** Angel **8** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/paul-buchheit)[**Justin Kan** VC firm **7** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/justin-kan)[**Y Combinator** Accelerator **7** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator)[**Google Ventures** Corporate VC **6** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gv)[**DCVC** VC firm **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/data-collective)[**Alexis Ohanian** Angel **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alexis-ohanian)[**Andreessen Horowitz** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz)[**CrunchFund** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/crunchfund-3)[**Emmett Shear** Angel **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/emmett-shear)[**Initialized Capital** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/initialized-capital)[**Sam Altman** Angel **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sam-altman)

## Recently backed

The latest companies Tikhon Bernstam put money into.

[**LendUp** $48M · Jan 2016](https://millionrounds.com/company/lendup)

## Quick answers about Tikhon Bernstam

### What does Tikhon Bernstam invest in?

Tikhon Bernstam invests most often at Seed and Series A (95% of the rounds on record).

### How active is Tikhon Bernstam?

20 investments on record, 1 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Jul 2026.

### What has Tikhon Bernstam invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Aina (Seed, Jul 2026) and LendUp (Jan 2016).

### How big are Tikhon Bernstam's cheques?

The median round it joins is $27M.

### Does Tikhon Bernstam lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 20 investments on record names it as the lead.

### Where does Tikhon Bernstam invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (89%) and India (11%).

### Is Tikhon Bernstam investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 1 investments in the last 12 months.

### Who does Tikhon Bernstam invest alongside?

Most often SV Angel (10 rounds together), Paul Buchheit (8 rounds together) and Justin Kan (7 rounds together).

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