# Kevin Rose, Partner

> Kevin Rose, Partner. 23 investments on record. The rounds they were named in and the filings that name them, each with its source.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/person/kevin-rose-2 (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

Los Angeles, US · Partner

# Kevin Rose

Partner at [True Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/true-ventures)

Latest rounds

- **Steven.com** Round Oct 2025
- **Solana** Series A · $20M Jul 2019
- **Algolia** Series A · $19.4M May 2015

Backs *AI* *Media* *Consumer Apps* *Cleantech*

Profile summary

- **Rounds named:** 23 last Jul 2019
- **Filings:** 2 with regulators

What this record rests on

- ✓ **Named in rounds** 23 rounds name them
- ✓ **On filings** 2 filings with a regulator
- ✓ **Linked to a firm** At True Ventures
- **Claimed** Not claimed yet

Titles come from filings their firm signed.

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## The firm

[**True Ventures** VC firm · US **0** cheques in 12 months **212** all time **0** led quiet](https://millionrounds.com/fund/true-ventures)

## Rounds they were named in

- **Rounds:** 24
- **Led:** 0
- **Disclosed:** $202M
- **Active:** 2007–25

2025

- [Steven.com](https://millionrounds.com/company/steven-com) *Round* *GB* Oct 2025 Joined · +11 investors

2019

- [Solana](https://millionrounds.com/company/solana) *Series A* **$20M** *US* Jul 2019 Joined · +11 investors

2015

- [Algolia](https://millionrounds.com/company/algolia) *Series A* **$19.4M** *US* May 2015 Joined · +8 investors · historical
- [Shyp](https://millionrounds.com/company/shyp) *Series B* **$50M** *US* Apr 2015 Joined · +6 investors · historical

2014

- [Strut](https://millionrounds.com/company/strut) *Seed* **$1.5M** *US* Aug 2014 Joined · +18 investors · historical
- [Unbabel](https://millionrounds.com/company/unbabel) *Seed* **$1.5M** *PT* Jul 2014 Joined · +16 investors · historical
- [Wealthfront](https://millionrounds.com/company/wealthfront) *Series C* **$35M** *US* Apr 2014 Joined · +15 investors · historical

2013

- [imgix](https://millionrounds.com/company/imgix) *Series A* **$5M** *US* May 2013 Joined · +9 investors · historical

2012

- [FOBO](https://millionrounds.com/company/fobo) *Seed* **$1.6M** *US* Oct 2012 Joined · +18 investors · historical
- [BufferBox](https://millionrounds.com/company/bufferbox) *Seed* **$1M** *CA* Aug 2012 Joined · +7 investors · historical

2011

- [Treehouse](https://millionrounds.com/company/treehouse) *Seed* **$600k** *US* Oct 2011 Joined · +6 investors · historical
- [Fab](https://millionrounds.com/company/fab) *Series A* **$7.7M** *US* Aug 2011 Joined · +18 investors · historical

By stage

- Seed **11**
- Series A **6**
- Series B **4**
- Round **2**
- Series C **1**

What they backed

AI **3** Media **2** Consumer Apps **2** Cleantech **1** Community **1** Delivery **1**

Alongside

- [SV Angel *3*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sv-angel)
- [Slow Ventures *3*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/slow-ventures)
- [Greylock Partners *2*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/greylock-partners)
- [Index Ventures *2*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/index-ventures)
- [Owen Van Natta *2*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/prefix-capital)
- [SK Ventures *2*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sk-ventures)
- [Timothy Ferriss *2*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/timothy-ferriss)
- [Y Combinator *2*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator)

The latest 12 of 24. 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

- [9GAG](https://millionrounds.com/startup/9gag)
- [Algolia](https://millionrounds.com/company/algolia)
- [AngelList](https://millionrounds.com/startup/angellist)
- [Blockstack](https://millionrounds.com/company/blockstack)
- [BufferBox](https://millionrounds.com/startup/bufferbox)
- [Buttercoin](https://millionrounds.com/startup/buttercoin)
- [Chomp](https://millionrounds.com/startup/chomp-4)
- [Clever](https://millionrounds.com/startup/clever)
- [Cluster](https://millionrounds.com/company/cluster)
- [Cozy](https://millionrounds.com/startup/cozy-2)
- [Dailybooth](https://millionrounds.com/startup/dailybooth)
- [Digg](https://millionrounds.com/startup/digg)
- [Endel](https://millionrounds.com/startup/endel)
- [FOBO](https://millionrounds.com/startup/fobo)
- [Fab](https://millionrounds.com/startup/fab)
- [Fflick](https://millionrounds.com/startup/fflick)
- [Foodzie](https://millionrounds.com/startup/foodzie)
- [Formspring](https://millionrounds.com/startup/formspring)
- [Foursquare](https://millionrounds.com/company/foursquare)
- [Gowalla](https://millionrounds.com/startup/gowalla-incorporated)
- [HONK](https://millionrounds.com/company/honk)
- [Instamotor](https://millionrounds.com/startup/instamotor)
- [Jour](https://millionrounds.com/company/jour)
- [Le Tote](https://millionrounds.com/startup/le-tote)
- [Nextdoor](https://millionrounds.com/startup/nextdoor-2)
- [Ngmoco](https://millionrounds.com/startup/ngmoco)
- [NoRedink](https://millionrounds.com/startup/noredink)
- [OMGPOP](https://millionrounds.com/startup/omgpop)
- [Path](https://millionrounds.com/startup/path-5)
- [Pendulum Therapeutics](https://millionrounds.com/startup/pendulum-therapeutics)
- [ProducePay](https://millionrounds.com/company/producepay)
- [Rally](https://millionrounds.com/startup/rally-corp)
- [SV Angel](https://millionrounds.com/startup/sv-angel)
- [Shyp](https://millionrounds.com/startup/shyp)
- [SimpleGeo](https://millionrounds.com/startup/simplegeo)
- [Six Apart](https://millionrounds.com/startup/six-apart-ltd)

36 of 57 companies.

## Where they are named on record

Filings

- SEC Form D · Company raising **Forward Human Inc.** Director since 2019
- SEC Form D · Company raising **NuePath 2, LLC** Executive Officer since 2010

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

## Also at True Ventures

- [**Dave Balter** Venture Partner *5 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/dave-balter)
- [**Jon Callaghan** Founder, Managing Partner *5 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/jon-callaghan)
- [**Om Malik** Partner Emeritus *2 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/om-malik)
- [**Tony Conrad** Partner *2 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/tony-conrad)
- [**Amy Errett** Partner *1 round*](https://millionrounds.com/person/amy-errett)
- [**Rohit Sharma** Partner *1 round*](https://millionrounds.com/person/rohit-sharma-4)
- [**Adam D'Augelli** Partner *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/adam-d-augelli)
- [**Adam D?Eaugelli** Partner *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/adam-d-eaugelli)

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