# Tim O'Reilly: angel investments and portfolio

> Tim O'Reilly is an angel. 8 investments on record, latest Mar 2014. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

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

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# Tim O'Reilly

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

Quiet Angel

Seed Series A

Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 8 on record

Since the last cheque **4603** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$2.2M** Rounds led **0 of 8** Sole investor **1 rounds** Exits **4 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 100%**

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## Tim O'Reilly highlights

- 01 8 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Seed and Series A: 100% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 1 rounds, median undisclosed
- 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 first **8 appearances**

- **2014** 2 rounds
- **Mar** **[Metabiota](https://millionrounds.com/company/metabiota)** Seed · US **$2.8M** With 9 others
- **Jan** **[Medium](https://millionrounds.com/company/medium)** Series A · US **$25M** With 16 others
- **2010** 1 round
- **Nov** **[POPVOX](https://millionrounds.com/company/popvox)** Seed · US · popvox.com **Undisclosed** Sole investor
- **2008** 1 round
- **Jul** **[GoodData](https://millionrounds.com/company/gooddata)** Seed · US · businesswire.com **$2.0M** With 2 others
- **2006** 1 round
- **Mar** **[Federated Media](https://millionrounds.com/company/federated-media)** Series A · US · blog.federatedmedia.net **$2.2M** With 5 others
- **2005** 3 rounds
- **Aug** **[Odeo](https://millionrounds.com/company/odeo)** Series A · US · odeo.com **Undisclosed** With 16 others
- **Jun** **[Federated Media](https://millionrounds.com/company/federated-media)** Seed · US · blog.federatedmedia.net **$750K** With 5 others
- **Apr** **[delicious](https://millionrounds.com/company/delicious)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **Undisclosed** With 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 listed **4 in all**

**[delicious](https://millionrounds.com/company/delicious)** Bought by [Science](https://millionrounds.com/fund/science) **Undisclosed** May 2014

**[delicious](https://millionrounds.com/company/delicious)** Bought by AVOS Systems **Undisclosed** Apr 2011

**[Odeo](https://millionrounds.com/company/odeo)** Bought by SonicMountain **$1.0M** May 2007

**[delicious](https://millionrounds.com/company/delicious)** Bought by [Yahoo!](https://millionrounds.com/fund/yahoo) **Undisclosed** Dec 2005

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

## The cheque

Seed Series A

Median round joined **$2.2M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **-**

Led 0 of 8 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** 1 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Mar 2014
- **Exits:** 4 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Seed *5*
- Series A *3*

Cheques by year Led Joined

2005 2014

Often in the room with

- [Mitch Kapor](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mitch-kapor) 3
- [Andrew Anker](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andrew-anker) 2
- [Esther Dyson](https://millionrounds.com/fund/esther-dyson) 2
- [First Round Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/first-round-capital) 2
- [James Hong](https://millionrounds.com/fund/james-hong) 2
- [Mike Homer](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mike-homer) 2

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## 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 Kapor** Angel **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mitch-kapor)[**Andrew Anker** Angel **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andrew-anker)[**Esther Dyson** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/esther-dyson)[**First Round Capital** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/first-round-capital)[**James Hong** Angel **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/james-hong)[**Mike Homer** Angel **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mike-homer)[**Omidyar Network** Family office **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/omidyar-network)[**Ron Conway** Angel **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ron-conway)[**The New York Times** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/the-new-york-times)

## Books by the people here

2 books written by people at Tim O'Reilly: [Tim O'Reilly](https://millionrounds.com/person/tim-o-reilly).

- WTF?: What's the Future and Why It's Up to Us [Tim O'Reilly](https://millionrounds.com/person/tim-o-reilly) · 2017 4.07 from 1,927 ratings on Goodreads About the book WTF? can be an expression of amazement or an expression of dismay. In today’s economy, we have far too much dismay along with our amazement, and technology bears some of the blame. In this combination of memoir, business strategy guide, and call to action, Tim O'Reilly, Silicon… On AmazonListen on Audible
- The Twitter Book [Tim O'Reilly](https://millionrounds.com/person/tim-o-reilly) · 2009 3.65 from 343 ratings on Goodreads About the book "Media organizations should take note of Twitter's power to quickly reach their target consumers." --Tim O'Reilly (@timoreilly), in a Los Angeles Times interview, March 2009 This practical guide will teach you everything you need to know to quickly become a Twitter power user.… On AmazonListen on Audible

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## On podcasts

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

- [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) 26 Jan 2018 · 1h 3m 155. Predicting Technology Shifts Before they Happen (Tim O'Reilly) Mentions [Tim O'Reilly](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tim-o-reilly) Apple PodcastsShow page

### Mentioned in

- [StrictlyVC Download](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/strictlyvc-download) 20 Jun 2020 · 33 min Tim O’Reilly: VC is Now Fundamentally Broken Apple Podcasts
- [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) 31 Oct 2018 · 9 min Investor Stories 98: The Strange & Unusual (Anderson, O'Reilly, Pascucci) Apple PodcastsShow page
- [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) 24 Apr 2018 · 11 min Investor Stories 84: Post Mortems (Zuberi, Ramanujem, O'Reilly) Apple PodcastsShow page
- [The a16z Show](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/a16z) 13 Oct 2017 · 34 min a16z Podcast: Platforming the Future Apple PodcastsShow page

## 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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