Investor

Tim O'Reilly

Last cheque observed Mar 2014. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

QuietAngel

SeedSeries A

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 8 on record
Since the last cheque4603days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$2.2MRounds led0 of 8Sole investor1 roundsExits4 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 100%
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Tim O'Reilly highlights

  1. 01

    8 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed and Series A: 100% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 1 rounds, median undisclosed

  4. 04

    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 first8 appearances

  1. 2014

    2 rounds

  2. Mar
    MetabiotaSeed · US$2.8MWith 9 others
  3. Jan
    MediumSeries A · US$25MWith 16 others
  4. 2010

    1 round

  5. Nov
    POPVOXSeed · US · popvox.comUndisclosedSole investor
  6. 2008

    1 round

  7. Jul
    GoodDataSeed · US · businesswire.com$2.0MWith 2 others
  8. 2006

    1 round

  9. Mar
    Federated MediaSeries A · US · blog.federatedmedia.net$2.2MWith 5 others
  10. 2005

    3 rounds

  11. Aug
    OdeoSeries A · US · odeo.comUndisclosedWith 16 others
  12. Jun
    Federated MediaSeed · US · blog.federatedmedia.net$750KWith 5 others
  13. Apr
    deliciousSeed · US · techcrunch.comUndisclosedWith 9 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 listed4 in all

deliciousBought by ScienceUndisclosedMay 2014
deliciousBought by AVOS SystemsUndisclosedApr 2011
OdeoBought by SonicMountain$1.0MMay 2007
deliciousBought by Yahoo!UndisclosedDec 2005

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 Tim O'Reilly. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Mitch KaporAngel3rounds togetherAndrew AnkerAngel2rounds togetherEsther DysonVC firm2rounds togetherFirst Round CapitalVC firm2rounds togetherJames HongAngel2rounds togetherMike HomerAngel2rounds togetherOmidyar NetworkFamily office2rounds togetherRon ConwayAngel2rounds togetherThe New York TimesVC firm2rounds together

Books by the people here

2 books written by people at Tim O'Reilly: Tim O'Reilly.

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On podcasts

1 episode naming Tim O'Reilly in the title, and 4 more that mention it.

Mentioned in

Quick answers about Tim O'Reilly

What does Tim O'Reilly invest in?

Tim O'Reilly invests most often at Seed and Series A (100% of the rounds on record).

How active is Tim O'Reilly?

8 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Mar 2014.

How big are Tim O'Reilly's cheques?

The median round it joins is $2.2M.

Does Tim O'Reilly lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 8 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Tim O'Reilly invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (100%).

Is Tim O'Reilly investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Mar 2014.

Who does Tim O'Reilly invest alongside?

Most often Mitch Kapor (3 rounds together), Andrew Anker (2 rounds together) and Esther Dyson (2 rounds together).

What kind of investor is Tim O'Reilly?

Tim O'Reilly is an angel.

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