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Virgin Group

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

QuietPrivate equity

Pre-seedSeedSeries AFintechsMedtechFinserv

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 10 on record
Since the last cheque2715days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$25MCheque size, as they say$1.0M – $10MRounds led0 of 10Exits1 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 50%
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Virgin Group highlights

  1. 01

    10 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Series B and Series A: 78% of its rounds

  3. 03

    1 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Type
Private equity (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
$1.0M – $10M as they say
Stages
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BGrowth
Sectors
FintechsMedtechFinserv
Based in
New York, United Kingdom
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first10 appearances

  1. 2019

    1 round

  2. May
    Sofar SoundsGB · TechCrunch$25MWith 3 others
  3. 2018

    1 round

  4. Jul
    LoanSnapSeries A · US · FinSMEs$8.0MWith 5 others
  5. 2017

    1 round

  6. Jun
    BlockchainSeries B · GB · FinSMEs$40MWith 7 others
  7. 2015

    2 rounds

  8. Jun
    OneWebSeries A · GB$500MWith 7 others
  9. May
    Virgin PulseSeries B · US$92MWith 1 other
  10. 2012

    4 rounds

  11. Dec
    HailoSeries B · GB · techcrunch.com$31MWith 9 others
  12. Jun
    CodecademySeries B · US · techcrunch.com$10MWith 5 others
  13. May
    Virgin Mobile Latin AmericaSeries B · CO · finsmes.com$27MWith 3 others
  14. Mar
    MySocialCloud.comSeed · US · techcrunch.com$1.0MWith 2 others
  15. 2011

    1 round

  16. Dec
    SquareSeries C · US · techcrunch.com$3.0MWith 1 other

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 11 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 listed1 in all

MySocialCloud.comBought by Reputation.comUndisclosedJul 2013

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

Recently backed

The latest companies Virgin Group put money into.

Mentioned on podcasts

Episodes that name Virgin Group in their description, not their title.

Quick answers about Virgin Group

What does Virgin Group invest in?

Virgin Group invests most often at Series B and Series A (78% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Fintechs, Medtech and Finserv.

How active is Virgin Group?

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

What has Virgin Group invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Sofar Sounds (Undisclosed round, May 2019), LoanSnap (Series A, Jul 2018) and Blockchain (Series B, Jun 2017).

How big are Virgin Group's cheques?

The median round it joins is $25M. It says it writes cheques of $1.0M to $10M.

Does Virgin Group lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 10 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Virgin Group invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (50%), the United Kingdom (40%) and Colombia (10%).

Is Virgin Group investing now?

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

Who does Virgin Group invest alongside?

Most often Union Square Ventures (3 rounds together) and Insight Partners (2 rounds together).

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