# Unusual: portfolio, investments and team > Unusual is a venture studio based in United Kingdom. 7 investments on record, latest Apr 2019. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team. Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/unusual (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United Kingdom · [Investor](https://millionrounds.com/investors) # Unusual Last cheque observed Apr 2019. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds. Email Quiet Venture studio Pre-seed Seed AI Quantum Biotech Follow Unusual and see its new cheques in your feed. [Start following](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&why=follow&next=%2Ffund%2Funusual) Cheques on record **0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 7 on record Since the last cheque **2748** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec Median round **$17M** Rounds led **0 of 7** Mostly in **United States, 100%** Pitch Unusual ## Unusual highlights - 01 7 rounds on record - 02 Mostly Seed and Series A: 67% of its rounds ## What they do > We conceptualise and co-build deeptech companies with scientific entrepreneurs and inventive engineers From their own website - **Type:** Venture studio - **Cheque size:** Not stated - **Stages:** Pre-seed Seed - **Sectors:** AI Quantum Biotech - **Based in:** Cambridge, United Kingdom - **Cold pitches:** Not accepted ## The record Every round we can evidence, newest first **7 appearances** - **2019** 3 rounds - **Apr** **[Harness](https://millionrounds.com/company/harness)** Series B · US · FinSMEs **$60M** With 4 others - **Mar** **[Transposit](https://millionrounds.com/company/transposit)** Series A · US · FinSMEs **$12M** With 2 others - **Feb** **[Ordr](https://millionrounds.com/company/ordr)** Series A · US · VentureBeat **$17M** With 2 others - **2018** 4 rounds - **Oct** **[Artic Wold Networks](https://millionrounds.com/company/artic-wold-networks)** Series C · US · FinSMEs **$45M** With 5 others - **Oct** **[Shujinko](https://millionrounds.com/company/shujinko)** Seed · US · TechCrunch **$2.8M** With 4 others - **Sept** **[Illumix](https://millionrounds.com/company/illumix)** Seed · US · FinSMEs **$8.6M** With 3 others - **Jun** **[CloudBees](https://millionrounds.com/company/cloudbees)** US · FinSMEs **$62M** With 5 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 cheque Pre-seed Seed Median round joined **$17M** the round, not its cheque Led 0 of 7 rounds **0%** - **Sole investor:** Never alone - **Last cheque:** Apr 2019 Rounds by stage said on their site - Seed said *2* - Series A *2* - Series B *1* - Series C *1* - Pre-seed said *-* Cheques by year Led Joined 2018 2019 Often in the room with - [Lightspeed Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lightspeed-venture-partners) 2 **Pitching Unusual?** Put them on your fundraising board with this record on the card, and follow them to hear when they write a new cheque. Add to your CRM *→* ## Who they invest alongside The investors most often in the same rounds as Unusual. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed. [**Lightspeed Venture Partners** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lightspeed-venture-partners) ## Recently backed The latest companies Unusual put money into. [**Transposit** $12M · Mar 2019](https://millionrounds.com/company/transposit)[**Ordr** $17M · Feb 2019](https://millionrounds.com/company/ordr)[**Shujinko** $2.8M · Oct 2018](https://millionrounds.com/company/shujinko)[**Illumix** $8.6M · Sept 2018](https://millionrounds.com/company/illumix)[**CloudBees** $62M · Jun 2018](https://millionrounds.com/company/cloudbees) ## Quick answers about Unusual ### What does Unusual invest in? Unusual invests most often at Seed and Series A (67% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as AI, Quantum and Biotech. ### How active is Unusual? 7 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Apr 2019. ### What has Unusual invested in recently? Its most recent investments on record: Harness (Series B, Apr 2019), Transposit (Series A, Mar 2019) and Ordr (Series A, Feb 2019). ### How big are Unusual's cheques? The median round it joins is $17M. ### Does Unusual lead rounds? Rarely, if at all: none of its 7 investments on record names it as the lead. ### Where does Unusual invest? Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (100%). ### Is Unusual investing now? No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Apr 2019. ### Who does Unusual invest alongside? Most often Lightspeed Venture Partners (2 rounds together). ## Raising now? Find the investors who back rounds like yours, and keep every conversation on one fundraising board. 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