# Joe Speiser, Co-Founder

> Joe Speiser, Co-Founder. 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/joe-speiser (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

New York City, US · Angel

# Joe Speiser

Co-Founder

Latest rounds

- **DietBetter** Seed · $1.9M May 2013
- **WayBetter** Seed · $1M Sept 2011

Backs *Gaming*

Profile summary

- **Rounds named:** 2 last May 2013
- **Filings:** - with regulators
- **Podcasts:** 1 +1 mentions

What this record rests on

- ✓ **Named in rounds** 2 rounds name them
- **On filings** No filing names them
- **Linked to a firm** No firm on record
- **Claimed** Not claimed yet

Titles come from the investor lists this database was built from, so read them as of their date.

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## Rounds they were named in

- **Rounds:** 2
- **Led:** 0
- **Disclosed:** $2.9M
- **Active:** 2011–13

2013

- [DietBetter](https://millionrounds.com/company/dietbetter) *Seed* **$1.9M** *US* May 2013 Joined · +24 investors · historical

2011

- [WayBetter](https://millionrounds.com/company/waybetter) *Seed* **$1M** *US* Sept 2011 Joined · +4 investors · historical

By stage

- Seed **2**

What they backed

Gaming **1**

Alongside

- [Alex Zhardanovsky *2*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alex-zhardanovsky)
- [Suraj Sani *2*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/suraj-sani)
- [Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati *2*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/wilson-sonsini-goodrich-and-rosati)
- [Avi Savar *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/avi-savar)
- Barron Collier Family *1*
- Brett Janis *1*
- Charles Nottebohm *1*
- [Chris Burch *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/burch-creative-capital)

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

- [Consensus](https://millionrounds.com/startup/consensus)
- [CourseHorse](https://millionrounds.com/startup/coursehorse)
- [Paytient](https://millionrounds.com/startup/paytient)
- [The Fascination](https://millionrounds.com/startup/the-fascination)
- [The Hustle](https://millionrounds.com/startup/the-hustle)
- [Voyajoy](https://millionrounds.com/startup/voyajoy)
- [WayBetter](https://millionrounds.com/startup/waybetter)

## Hear them before you pitch them

- [This Week in Startups](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/this-week-in-startups) · 3 Mar 2022 · 48 min Apple pauses RU sales, Ford splits-off EVs + How Facebook killed Joe Speiser's $100M business | E1398 With [Joe Speiser](https://millionrounds.com/person/joe-speiser) Mentions [Tim Cook](https://millionrounds.com/person/tim-cook) About this episode First, we talk about Apple pausing all sales in Russia and other actions they're taking (1:47). Then, we cover Ford splitting its EV business off from its ICE business (15:57). Then, Joe Speiser from Hampton VC joins to talk about how being too reliant on Facebook killed his media company Little… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page

### Mentioned in

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

- [VC10X](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/vc10x) · 11 Jan 2024 · 40 min VC10X - Scaling the angel syndicate to 10,000+ LPs - Alex Pattis, General Partner, Riverside Ventures With [Alex Pattis](https://millionrounds.com/person/alex-pattis) Mentions [Joe Speiser](https://millionrounds.com/person/joe-speiser)[Sam Parr](https://millionrounds.com/person/sam-parr) About this episode Alex Pattis is a General Partner at Riverside Ventures. A venture fund & angel syndicate with over 10,000+ LPs & $200 Million+ in assets under management. Alex has also been a founding team member at Hampton, a private & vetted community of founders & CEOs by Sam Parr & Joe Speiser. Alex also… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page

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