# Virgin Group: portfolio, investments and team > Virgin Group is a private equity based in United Kingdom. 10 investments on record, latest May 2019. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team. Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/virgin (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United Kingdom · [Investor](https://millionrounds.com/investors) # Virgin Group Last cheque observed May 2019. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds. Quiet Private equity Pre-seed Seed Series A Fintechs Medtech Finserv Cheques on record **0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 10 on record Since the last cheque **2715** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec Median round **$25M** Cheque size, as they say **$1.0M – $10M** Rounds led **0 of 10** Exits **1 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 50%** Pitch Virgin Group ## Virgin Group highlights - 01 10 rounds on record - 02 Mostly Series B and Series A: 78% of its rounds - 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-seed Seed Series A Series B Growth - **Sectors:** Fintechs Medtech Finserv - **Based in:** New York, United Kingdom - **Cold pitches:** Not stated ## The record Every round we can evidence, newest first **10 appearances** - **2019** 1 round - **May** **[Sofar Sounds](https://millionrounds.com/company/sofar-sounds)** GB · TechCrunch **$25M** With 3 others - **2018** 1 round - **Jul** **[LoanSnap](https://millionrounds.com/company/loansnap)** Series A · US · FinSMEs **$8.0M** With 5 others - **2017** 1 round - **Jun** **[Blockchain](https://millionrounds.com/company/blockchain)** Series B · GB · FinSMEs **$40M** With 7 others - **2015** 2 rounds - **Jun** **[OneWeb](https://millionrounds.com/company/oneweb)** Series A · GB **$500M** With 7 others - **May** **[Virgin Pulse](https://millionrounds.com/company/virgin-pulse)** Series B · US **$92M** With 1 other - **2012** 4 rounds - **Dec** **Hailo** Series B · GB · techcrunch.com **$31M** With 9 others - **Jun** **[Codecademy](https://millionrounds.com/company/codecademy)** Series B · US · techcrunch.com **$10M** With 5 others - **May** **[Virgin Mobile Latin America](https://millionrounds.com/company/virgin-mobile-latin-america)** Series B · CO · finsmes.com **$27M** With 3 others - **Mar** **[MySocialCloud.com](https://millionrounds.com/company/mysocialcloud-com)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$1.0M** With 2 others - **2011** 1 round - **Dec** **[Square](https://millionrounds.com/company/square)** Series C · US · techcrunch.com **$3.0M** With 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 listed **1 in all** **[MySocialCloud.com](https://millionrounds.com/company/mysocialcloud-com)** Bought by Reputation.com **Undisclosed** Jul 2013 An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records. ## The cheque Pre-seed Seed Series A Median round joined **$25M** the round, not its cheque Led 0 of 10 rounds **0%** - **Said size:** $1.0M – $10M - **Sole investor:** Never alone - **Last cheque:** May 2019 - **Exits:** 1 from the portfolio Rounds by stage said on their site - Series B said *5* - Series A said *2* - Seed said *1* - Series C *1* - Pre-seed said *-* - Growth said *-* Cheques by year Led Joined 2011 2019 Often in the room with - [Union Square Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/union-square-ventures) 3 - [Insight Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/insight-venture-partners) 2 **Pitching Virgin Group?** 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 Virgin Group. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed. [**Union Square Ventures** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/union-square-ventures)[**Insight Partners** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/insight-venture-partners) ## Recently backed The latest companies Virgin Group put money into. [**LoanSnap** $8.0M · Jul 2018](https://millionrounds.com/company/loansnap) ## Mentioned on podcasts Episodes that name Virgin Group in their description, not their title. - [How I Built This](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/how-i-built-this) 8 May 2025 · 47 min Advice Line with Richard Branson of Virgin Mentions [Richard Branson](https://millionrounds.com/fund/richard-branson)[Virgin Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/virgin) Apple Podcasts - [Masters of Scale](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/masters-of-scale) 23 Feb 2021 · 36 min Virgin’s Sir Richard Branson: The secret to big leaps Mentions [Richard Branson](https://millionrounds.com/fund/richard-branson)[Virgin Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/virgin) Apple Podcasts ## 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? 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