United States · Investor

Travis Kalanick

Last cheque observed Mar 2018. 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, 15 on record
Since the last cheque3142days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$150MRounds led0 of 15Sole investor1 roundsExits3 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 100%
Pitch Travis Kalanick

Travis Kalanick highlights

  1. 01

    15 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed and Series A: 71% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 1 rounds, median $150M

  4. 04

    3 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 first15 appearances

  1. 2018

    1 round

  2. Mar
    City Storage SystemsUS · Recode$150MSole investor
  3. 2015

    1 round

  4. Jul
    KareoSeries G · US$55MWith 7 others
  5. 2011

    3 rounds

  6. Oct
    LivefyreSeries B · US · gigaom.com$4.5MWith 8 others
  7. Oct
    KareoSeries D · US · fis.dowjones.com$10MWith 3 others
  8. Jul
    StyleSeatSeed · US · techcrunch.com$700KWith 9 others
  9. 2010

    7 rounds

  10. Oct
    Honestly.comVenture · US · techcrunch.com$1.2MWith 5 others
  11. Sept
    ExpensifySeries A · US · dailyfinance.com$5.7MWith 3 others
  12. Aug
    FlowtownSeed · US · techcrunch.com$750KWith 8 others
  13. Jul
    LivefyreSeries A · US · social.venturebeat.com$800KWith 7 others
  14. Mar
    FormspringSeries A · US · bits.blogs.nytimes.com$2.5MWith 10 others
  15. Jan
    CrowdFlowerSeries A · US · crowdflower.com$5.0MWith 9 others
  16. Jan
    Blippy Social CommerceSeed · US · techcrunch.com$1.7MWith 9 others
  17. 2009

    3 rounds

  18. Aug
    UberSeed · US$200KWith 1 other
  19. May
    ExpensifySeed · US · venturebeat.com$1.0MWith 3 others
  20. Mar
    CrowdFlowerSeed · US$1.2MWith 11 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 listed3 in all

LivefyreBought by AdobeUndisclosedMay 2016
FormspringBought by Spring.meUndisclosedJan 2013
FlowtownBought by DemandforceUndisclosedOct 2011

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

HillsvenVC firm4rounds togetherSV AngelVC firm4rounds togetherBaseline VenturesVC firm3rounds togetherFounders FundVC firm3rounds together500 GlobalAngel2rounds togetherAuren HoffmanVC firm2rounds togetherCRVVC firm2rounds togetherCue BallVC firm2rounds togetherDave MorinVC firm2rounds togetherFelicisVC firm2rounds togetherFreestyle CapitalVC firm2rounds togetherGarrett CampVenture studio2rounds together

Recently backed

The latest companies Travis Kalanick put money into.

City Storage Systems$150M · Mar 2018

On podcasts

6 episodes naming Travis Kalanick in the title, and 4 more that mention it.

Mentioned in

Quick answers about Travis Kalanick

What does Travis Kalanick invest in?

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

How active is Travis Kalanick?

15 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Mar 2018.

What has Travis Kalanick invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: City Storage Systems (Undisclosed round, Mar 2018).

How big are Travis Kalanick's cheques?

The median round it joins is $150M.

Does Travis Kalanick lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 15 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Travis Kalanick invest?

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

Is Travis Kalanick investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Mar 2018.

Who does Travis Kalanick invest alongside?

Most often Hillsven (4 rounds together), SV Angel (4 rounds together) and Baseline Ventures (3 rounds together).

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