# Vayner/RSE: portfolio, investments and team

> Vayner/RSE is a vc firm based in United States. 65 investments on record, latest Jul 2016. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

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

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# Vayner/RSE

Last cheque observed Jul 2016. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

Quiet VC firm

Seed Series A Series B Enterprise Software Information Technology Mobile

Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 65 on record

Since the last cheque **3767** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$28M** Rounds led **0 of 65** Exits **1 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 89%**

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## Vayner/RSE highlights

- 01 65 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Seed and Series A: 88% of its rounds
- 03 1 exits from the portfolio

## What they do

- **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Sectors:** Enterprise Software Information Technology Mobile
- **Based in:** New York, United States
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **65 appearances**

- **2016** 3 rounds
- **Jul** **[Luxe](https://millionrounds.com/company/luxe)** **$50M** With 38 others
- **Feb** **[Curalate](https://millionrounds.com/company/curalate)** **$28M** With 2 others
- **Jan** **[Q (Managed by Q)](https://millionrounds.com/company/q-managed-by-q)** **$25M** With 31 others
- **2015** 24 rounds
- **Nov** **[Heaps](https://millionrounds.com/company/heaps)** Seed · DK **Undisclosed** With 4 others
- **Nov** **[Hullabalu](https://millionrounds.com/company/hullabalu)** Seed · US **$2.5M** With 10 others
- **Oct** **[Stem Disintermedia](https://millionrounds.com/company/stem-disintermedia)** Seed **Undisclosed** With 15 others
- **Oct** **[Canva](https://millionrounds.com/company/canva)** Series A · AU **$15M** With 5 others
- **Sept** **[Envoy - helloenvoy.com](https://millionrounds.com/company/envoy-helloenvoy-com)** Seed · US **$3.0M** With 11 others
- **Jul** **[Beme](https://millionrounds.com/company/beme)** Seed · US **$2.0M** With 1 other
- **Jul** **[Homer Logistics](https://millionrounds.com/company/homer-logistics)** Seed · US **$2.0M** With 5 others
- **Jul** **[Omaze](https://millionrounds.com/company/omaze)** Series A · US **$9.0M** With 9 others
- **Jul** **[Spoon University](https://millionrounds.com/company/spoon-university)** Seed · US **$2.0M** With 10 others
- **Jul** **[LOLA](https://millionrounds.com/company/lola)** Seed · US **$1.2M** With 6 others
- **Jun** **[Littlstar](https://millionrounds.com/company/littlstar)** Seed · US **$750K** With 3 others
- **May** **[Brandtale](https://millionrounds.com/company/brandtale)** Seed · US **Undisclosed** With 1 other
- **May** **[PureWow](https://millionrounds.com/company/purewow)** Seed · US **$2.5M** With 9 others
- **Apr** **[PlateJoy](https://millionrounds.com/company/platejoy)** Seed · US **$1.7M** With 7 others
- **Mar** **[Meerkat](https://millionrounds.com/company/meerkat)** Series B · US **$14M** With 21 others
- **Mar** **[Binti](https://millionrounds.com/company/binti)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 10 others
- **Mar** **[A Plus](https://millionrounds.com/company/a-plus)** US **$3.5M** With 1 other
- **Mar** **[Namely](https://millionrounds.com/company/namely)** Venture · US **$11M** With 4 others
- **Feb** **[Luxe](https://millionrounds.com/company/luxe)** Series A · US **$20M** With 20 others
- **Jan** **[Button](https://millionrounds.com/company/button)** Series A · US **$12M** With 7 others
- **Jan** **[Coinbase](https://millionrounds.com/company/coinbase)** Series C · US **$75M** With 9 others
- **Jan** **[North Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/north-technologies)** Seed · US **$5.0M** With 7 others
- **Jan** **[LawnStarter](https://millionrounds.com/company/lawnstarter)** Seed · US **$1.0M** With 4 others
- **Jan** **[MikMak](https://millionrounds.com/company/mikmak)** Seed **$1.5M** With 3 others
- **2014** 33 rounds
- **Dec** **[Foap AB](https://millionrounds.com/company/foap-ab)** Seed · SE **$2.3M** With 4 others
- **Oct** **[SnowShoe Stamp](https://millionrounds.com/company/snowshoe-stamp)** Seed · US **$2.2M** With 3 others
- **Oct** **[Planted](https://millionrounds.com/company/planted)** Debt · US **Undisclosed** With 4 others
- **Oct** **[Lynxsy](https://millionrounds.com/company/lynxsy)** US **Undisclosed** With 4 others
- **Sept** **[Food52](https://millionrounds.com/company/food52)** Series B · US **$6.0M** With 3 others
- **Sept** **[Moment](https://millionrounds.com/company/moment)** Seed · US **$1.5M** With 10 others
- **Sept** **[Breather](https://millionrounds.com/company/breather)** Series A · CA **$6.0M** With 2 others
- **Sept** **[Cord Project](https://millionrounds.com/company/cord-project)** Seed · US **$1.8M** With 18 others
- **Aug** **[Hightower](https://millionrounds.com/company/hightower)** Series A · US **$6.5M** With 7 others
- **Aug** **[Product Hunt](https://millionrounds.com/company/product-hunt)** Seed · US **$880K** With 15 others
- **Aug** **[Stowaway Cosmetics](https://millionrounds.com/company/stowaway-cosmetics)** Seed · US **$1.5M** With 7 others
- **Jul** **[Resy Network](https://millionrounds.com/company/resy-network)** Seed · US **$2.0M** With 5 others
- **Jul** **[Button](https://millionrounds.com/company/button)** Seed · US **$2.3M** With 15 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 team

We hold **3** people 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 listed **1 in all**

**[Niche](https://millionrounds.com/company/niche)** Bought by [Twitter](https://millionrounds.com/fund/twitter) **$50M** Feb 2015

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

## The cheque

Seed Series A Series B

Median round joined **$28M** the round, not its cheque

Led 0 of 65 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** Never alone
- **Last cheque:** Jul 2016
- **Exits:** 1 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Seed *39*
- Series A *13*
- Series B *4*
- Venture *2*
- Debt *1*

Cheques by year Led Joined

2013 2016

Often in the room with

- [Slow Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/slow-ventures) 14
- [Gary Vaynerchuk](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gary-vaynerchuk) 10
- [Lerer Hippeau](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lerer-hippeau) 10
- [SV Angel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sv-angel) 10
- [BoxGroup](https://millionrounds.com/fund/boxgroup) 9
- [Kevin Colleran](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kevin-colleran) 9

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## Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Vayner/RSE. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

[**Slow Ventures** VC firm **14** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/slow-ventures)[**Gary Vaynerchuk** VC firm **10** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gary-vaynerchuk)[**Lerer Hippeau** VC firm **10** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lerer-hippeau)[**SV Angel** VC firm **10** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sv-angel)[**BoxGroup** VC firm **9** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/boxgroup)[**Kevin Colleran** VC firm **9** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kevin-colleran)[**Great Oaks Venture Capital** VC firm **8** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/great-oaks-venture-capital)[**Melo7 Tech Partners** VC firm **8** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/melo7-tech-partners)[**Google Ventures** Corporate VC **7** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gv)[**David Tisch** VC firm **6** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/david-tisch)[**Greycroft** VC firm **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/greycroft)[**Joanne Wilson** Angel **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/joanne-wilson)

## Recently backed

The latest companies Vayner/RSE put money into.

[**Luxe** $50M · Jul 2016](https://millionrounds.com/company/luxe)[**Curalate** $28M · Feb 2016](https://millionrounds.com/company/curalate)

## Quick answers about Vayner/RSE

### What does Vayner/RSE invest in?

Vayner/RSE invests most often at Seed and Series A (88% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Enterprise Software, Information Technology and Mobile.

### How active is Vayner/RSE?

65 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Jul 2016.

### What has Vayner/RSE invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Luxe (Jul 2016), Curalate (Feb 2016) and Q (Managed by Q) (Jan 2016).

### How big are Vayner/RSE's cheques?

The median round it joins is $28M.

### Does Vayner/RSE lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 65 investments on record names it as the lead.

### Where does Vayner/RSE invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (89%).

### Is Vayner/RSE investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Jul 2016.

### Who does Vayner/RSE invest alongside?

Most often Slow Ventures (14 rounds together), Gary Vaynerchuk (10 rounds together) and Lerer Hippeau (10 rounds together).

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