# Bill Gross, Chairman at Angel

> Bill Gross, Chairman at Angel. 2 investments on record. The rounds they were named in and the filings that name them, each with its source.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/person/bill-gross (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

Pasadena, US · Angel

# Bill Gross

Chairman at [Idealab](https://millionrounds.com/fund/idealab)

Latest rounds

- **Enplug** Seed · $2.5M Apr 2014
- **Triptrotting** Series A · $1M Mar 2012

Backs *Advertising & Adtech* *IT Services*

Profile summary

- **Rounds named:** 2 last Apr 2014
- **Filings:** 17 with regulators
- **Podcasts:** 2 +4 mentions
- **Books:** 1 written

What this record rests on

- ✓ **Named in rounds** 2 rounds name them
- ✓ **On filings** 17 filings with a regulator
- ✓ **Linked to a firm** At Idealab
- **Claimed** Not claimed yet

Titles come from filings their firm signed.

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## The firm

[**Idealab** Accelerator · US **0** cheques in 12 months **53** all time **0** led quiet](https://millionrounds.com/fund/idealab)

## Rounds they were named in

- **Rounds:** 2
- **Led:** 0
- **Disclosed:** $3.5M
- **Active:** 2012–14

2014

- [Enplug](https://millionrounds.com/company/enplug) *Seed* **$2.5M** *US* Apr 2014 Joined · +13 investors · historical

2012

- [Triptrotting](https://millionrounds.com/company/triptrotting) *Series A* **$1M** *US* Mar 2012 Joined · +5 investors · historical

By stage

- Seed **1**
- Series A **1**

What they backed

Advertising & Adtech **1** IT Services **1**

Alongside

- [500 Startups *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/500-startups)
- [Amidi Group *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/amidi-group)
- [David Cohen *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/david-cohen)
- [DominateFund *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dominatefund)
- [Eric Chen *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eric-chen)
- [Golden Seeds *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/golden-seeds)
- [Google Ventures *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gv)
- [Hossein Eslambolchi *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hossein-eslambolchi)

Rounds where a report named this person rather than a firm, matched on name: read it as a strong hint, not proof, since people share names.

## Companies they are listed as backing

Portfolio

- [Enplug](https://millionrounds.com/startup/enplug)
- [Perfect Market](https://millionrounds.com/startup/perfect-market)
- [Teliportme](https://millionrounds.com/startup/teliportme)
- [Triptrotting](https://millionrounds.com/startup/triptrotting)
- X1 Technologies

## Where they are named on record

Filings

- SEC Form D · Company raising **Launchpad Build, Inc.** Director since 2022
- SEC Form D · Company raising **Carbon Capture, Inc.** Director since 2021
- SEC Form D · Company raising **FN-X Inc.** Director since 2019
- SEC Form D · Company raising **Edisun Microgrids, Inc.** Executive Officer, Director since 2018
- SEC Form D · Company raising **CodeSpark, Inc.** Director since 2016
- SEC Form D · Company raising **Closer Mobile, Inc.** Director on 2 filings · since 2016
- SEC Form D · Company raising **UCode, Inc.** Director since 2016
- SEC Form D · Company raising **Edisun Heliostats, Inc.** Executive Officer, Director since 2016
- SEC Form D · Company raising **Quick.ly, Inc.** Executive Officer, Director since 2015
- SEC Form D · Company raising **PhotoKharma, Inc.** Director since 2015
- SEC Form D · Company raising **New Matter, Inc.** Director since 2014
- SEC Form D · Company raising **X1 Discovery, Inc.** Director since 2014
- SEC Form D · Company raising **Edisun Heliostats, Inc.** Director on 4 filings · since 2013
- SEC Form D · Company raising **TweetUp, Inc.** Executive Officer, Director since 2010
- SEC Form D · Company raising **Perfect Market, Inc.** Director on 2 filings · since 2010
- SEC Form D · Company raising **Infinia CORP** Director since 2009
- SEC Form D · Company raising **eSolar, Inc.** Executive Officer, Director on 2 filings · since 2009

Each row is a document a firm filed with a regulator: somebody signed it, and it carries a date.

## Also at Idealab

- [**Allen Morgan** Visiting Fellow *23 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/allen-morgan)
- [**Tom Hughes** Co-Founder *4 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/tom-hughes)
- [**Renee LaBran** Adjunct Professor *1 round*](https://millionrounds.com/person/renee-labran)

## Their book

- Everything You've Heard About Investing Is Wrong!: How to Profit in the Coming Post-Bull Markets Bill Gross · 1997 3.29 from 31 ratings on Goodreads About the book One of today's best money managers heralds the onset of a new financial era, in which the rules for investors will be dramatically different. With wit and humor, Gross details recommended strategies, revealing where the markets are headed--and how to ride them to success. On AmazonListen on Audible
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## Hear them before you pitch them

- [Upfront Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/upfront-ventures) · 13 Mar 2024 · 17 min Bill Gross on Applying 50 Years of Entrepreneurial Learning to Climate and AI | 2024 Upfront Summit With [Bill Gross](https://millionrounds.com/person/bill-gross) Their book [Everything You've Heard About Investing Is Wrong!](https://millionrounds.com/person/bill-gross#books) About this episode Bill Gross of IdeaLab shares 7 key takeaways he's learned from 50 years of entrepreneurship, including failures along the way that turned out to be valuable lessons and why it is now the best time for climate and AI to change the world. Recorded Feb 28, 2024 at the Upfront Summit. More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [Upfront Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/upfront-ventures) · 25 Feb 2020 · 25 min Bill Gross on How Technology Can Solve the Climate Crisis | Upfront Summit 2020 With [Bill Gross](https://millionrounds.com/person/bill-gross) Their book [Everything You've Heard About Investing Is Wrong!](https://millionrounds.com/person/bill-gross#books) About this episode Founder & Chairman of Idealab Bill Gross shares his plan for how technology can solve the climate crisis, why it's so urgent, and what solutions exist today. More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page

### Mentioned in

Episodes that name Bill Gross in their description, which is not the same as being on them.

- [Inevitable](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/inevitable) · 27 Mar 2023 · 54 min Robert Piconi, Energy Vault Mentions [Bill Gross](https://millionrounds.com/person/bill-gross) About this episode Today's guest is Robert Piconi, CEO and co-founder at Energy Vault, which develops and deploys utility-scale energy storage solutions. The company's offerings include proprietary gravity, battery, and green hydrogen energy storage hardware technologies supported by a technology-agnostic energy… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [Capital Allocators](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/capital-allocators) · 28 Dec 2020 · 1h 1m [REPLAY] Gregory Zuckerman – Decoding Renaissance Medallion (Capital Allocators, EP.119) Mentions [Revolution](https://millionrounds.com/fund/revolution)[Bill Gross](https://millionrounds.com/person/bill-gross)[Jim Simons](https://millionrounds.com/person/jim-simons) About this episode Gregory Zuckerman is a special writer at the Wall Street Journal and the author of five books, including his most recent, The Man Who Solved the Market: How Jim Simons Launched the Quant Revolution. Greg joined the Journal in 1996 and writes about big financial trades, firms, and personalities.… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [Capital Allocators](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/capital-allocators) · 6 Jan 2020 · 1h 1m Gregory Zuckerman – Decoding Renaissance Medallion (Capital Allocators, EP.119) Mentions [Revolution](https://millionrounds.com/fund/revolution)[Bill Gross](https://millionrounds.com/person/bill-gross)[Jim Simons](https://millionrounds.com/person/jim-simons) About this episode Gregory Zuckerman is a special writer at the Wall Street Journal and the author of five books, including his most recent, The Man Who Solved the Market: How Jim Simons Launched the Quant Revolution. Greg joined the Journal in 1996 and writes about big financial trades, firms, and personalities.… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [Acquired](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/acquired) · 13 Mar 2017 · 1h 26m Overture (with the Internet History Podcast!) Mentions [Google](https://millionrounds.com/fund/google-assistant-investments)[Bill Gross](https://millionrounds.com/person/bill-gross) About this episode Episode 33: Overture (with the Internet History Podcast!) Ben & David dive deep into the early days of internet search, with the help of the best in the internet history business: Brian McCullough from the Internet History Podcast! We are huge fans of IHP at Acquired, so this was a real treat… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page

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