United States · Investor

Will Smith

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

QuietVC firm

Seed

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 12 on record
Since the last cheque2532days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$8.3MRounds led1 of 12Mostly inUnited States, 92%
Pitch Will Smith

Will Smith highlights

  1. 01

    12 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed and Series A: 67% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Led 1 rounds

What they do

Instagram Instagram TikTok TikTok YouTube YouTube Spotify Spotify Book Book View TrailerFrom their own website
Type
VC firm (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 first12 appearances

  1. 2019

    4 rounds

  2. Nov
    JinxUS · TechCrunch$5.7MWith 8 others
  3. Oct
    Sandbox VRUS · VentureBeat$11MWith 10 others
  4. Oct
    FlockjayUS · Fastcompany$3.0MLed
  5. Apr
    Gen. GUS · FinSMEs$46MWith 3 others
  6. 2018

    2 rounds

  7. Dec
    Oura HealthFI · FinSMEs$5.7MWith 5 others
  8. Jun
    EthosUS · FinSMEs$12MWith 5 others
  9. 2014

    1 round

  10. Apr
    JulepSeries C · US$30MWith 7 others
  11. 2013

    4 rounds

  12. Aug
    BioBeatsSeed · US · techcrunch.com$650KWith 7 others
  13. Jul
    FancySeries C · US · gigaom.com$53MWith 2 others
  14. May
    ChromatikSeries A · US · pandodaily.com$5.7MWith 5 others
  15. Feb
    Tuition.ioSeed · US · finsmes.com$1.0MWith 10 others
  16. 2011

    1 round

  17. Jul
    StanceSeries A · US$6.0MWith 12 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.

Who they invest alongside

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

ArriveVC firm2rounds togetherDreamers VCVC firm2rounds togetherKevin DurantVC firm2rounds together

Recently backed

The latest companies Will Smith put money into.

Sandbox VR$11M · Oct 2019Flockjay$3.0M · Oct 2019Ethos$12M · Jun 2018

Quick answers about Will Smith

What does Will Smith invest in?

Will Smith invests most often at Seed and Series A (67% of the rounds on record).

How active is Will Smith?

12 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 1. The most recent was in Nov 2019.

What has Will Smith invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Jinx (Undisclosed round, Nov 2019), Sandbox VR (Undisclosed round, Oct 2019) and Flockjay (Undisclosed round, Oct 2019).

How big are Will Smith's cheques?

The median round it joins is $8.3M.

Does Will Smith lead rounds?

Sometimes: it led 1 of its 12 investments on record (8%).

Where does Will Smith invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (92%) and Finland (8%).

Is Will Smith investing now?

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

Who does Will Smith invest alongside?

Most often Arrive (2 rounds together), Dreamers VC (2 rounds together) and Kevin Durant (2 rounds together).

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