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Tony Hsieh

Last cheque observed Jan 2019. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

QuietAngel

Seed

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 26 on record
Since the last cheque2853days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$7.0MRounds led0 of 26Sole investor4 roundsExits7 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 100%
Pitch Tony Hsieh

Tony Hsieh highlights

  1. 01

    26 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed and Series A: 71% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 4 rounds, median $5.0M

  4. 04

    7 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Type
Angel (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
Seed
Based in
Las Vegas, United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first26 appearances

  1. 2019

    1 round

  2. Jan
    Vengo LabsSeries B · US · FinSMEs$7.0MWith 11 others
  3. 2015

    1 round

  4. May
    SwapboxSeed · US$2.2MWith 4 others
  5. 2014

    9 rounds

  6. Dec
    Beep NetworksSeed · US$4.0MWith 15 others
  7. Oct
    uBeamSeries A · US$10MWith 12 others
  8. Oct
    OrderWithMeSeries B · US$28MWith 6 others
  9. Jun
    Beep NetworksSeed · US$1.6MWith 7 others
  10. May
    FactorliSeries A · US$10MWith 1 other
  11. May
    ShiftSeries A · US$10MSole investor
  12. Apr
    MovelineSeries A · US$3.0MWith 3 others
  13. Feb
    MeetupUSUndisclosedWith 2 others
  14. Jan
    PrimeloopSeed · US$300KWith 6 others
  15. 2013

    9 rounds

  16. Dec
    MovelineSeries A · USUndisclosedWith 3 others
  17. Oct
    OrderWithMeSeries B · US · finsmes.com$6.0MWith 7 others
  18. Sept
    ShiftVenture · US$3.0MWith 1 other
  19. Jun
    PrimeloopUS$175KWith 3 others
  20. May
    PandoDailySeed · US · pevc.dowjones.com$3.0MWith 19 others
  21. May
    Tech CocktailSeed · US · venturebeat.com$2.5MSole investor
  22. Apr
    Iora HealthSeries B · US · finsmes.com$14MWith 4 others
  23. Mar
    ShiftVenture · US$550KSole investor
  24. Jan
    ZirtualSeed · US · techcrunch.com$2.0MWith 2 others
  25. 2012

    2 rounds

  26. Jul
    uBeamSeed · US · pandodaily.com$750KWith 12 others
  27. Feb
    RumgrSeed · US · techcrunch.com$500KWith 3 others
  28. 2011

    3 rounds

  29. Dec
    ecomomSeries A · US · techcrunch.com$4.0MWith 18 others
  30. Oct
    NSFW CorporationSeed · US · techcrunch.comUndisclosedWith 1 other
  31. Apr
    MilkSeed · US · techcrunch.com$1.5MWith 24 others
  32. 2002

    1 round

  33. May
    ZapposSeries C · US$7.5MSole investor

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 listed7 in all

ZirtualBought by FundableUndisclosedOct 2015
SHIFTBought by Brand Networks$50MMay 2015
RumgrBought by eBayUndisclosedOct 2014
NSFW CorporationBought by PandoDailyUndisclosedNov 2013
ecomomBought by GreenCupboardsUndisclosedApr 2013
MilkBought by GoogleUndisclosedMar 2012
ZapposBought by Amazon$1.2BJul 2009

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

VegasTechFundPrivate equity8rounds togetherCrunchFundVC firm5rounds togetherFounders FundVC firm3rounds togetherY CombinatorAccelerator3rounds together500 GlobalAngel2rounds togetherAldo ManziniAngel2rounds togetherAlexis OhanianAngel2rounds togetherAndreessen HorowitzVC firm2rounds togetherAtom FactoryVC firm2rounds togetherBase VenturesVC firm2rounds togetherBaseVCGrowth equity2rounds togetherBenchmarkVC firm2rounds together

Books by the people here

One book written by people at Tony Hsieh: Tony Hsieh.

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On podcasts

4 episodes naming Tony Hsieh in the title, and 3 more that mention it.

Mentioned in

Quick answers about Tony Hsieh

What does Tony Hsieh invest in?

Tony Hsieh invests most often at Seed and Series A (71% of the rounds on record).

How active is Tony Hsieh?

26 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Jan 2019.

What has Tony Hsieh invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Vengo Labs (Series B, Jan 2019).

How big are Tony Hsieh's cheques?

The median round it joins is $7.0M.

Does Tony Hsieh lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 26 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Tony Hsieh invest?

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

Is Tony Hsieh investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Jan 2019.

Who does Tony Hsieh invest alongside?

Most often VegasTechFund (8 rounds together), CrunchFund (5 rounds together) and Founders Fund (3 rounds together).

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