# Tony Hawk, Skater

> Tony Hawk, Skater. 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/tony-hawk (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

Cherkasy, UA · Angel

# Tony Hawk

Skater

Latest rounds

- **Blue Bottle Coffee** Series C · $70M Jun 2015
- **Blue Bottle Coffee** Series A · $20M Jan 2012

Backs *Food & Beverage*

Profile summary

- **Rounds named:** 2 last Jun 2015
- **Filings:** - with regulators
- **Podcasts:** 5 mentions
- **Books:** 1 written

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:** $90M
- **Active:** 2012–15

2015

- [Blue Bottle Coffee](https://millionrounds.com/company/blue-bottle-coffee) *Series C* **$70M** *US* Jun 2015 Joined · +10 investors · historical

2012

- [Blue Bottle Coffee](https://millionrounds.com/company/blue-bottle-coffee) *Series A* **$20M** *US* Jan 2012 Joined · +8 investors · historical

By stage

- Series A **1**
- Series C **1**

What they backed

Food & Beverage **2**

Alongside

- [Index Ventures *2*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/index-ventures)
- [Kevin Systrom *2*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kevin-systrom)
- [True Ventures *2*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/true-ventures-2)
- [Aspiration Growth *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/aspiration-growth)
- [Chris Sacca *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/chris-sacca)
- [Evan Williams *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/evan-williams)
- [Fidelity Management & Research *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fidelity)
- [Google Ventures *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gv)

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.

## Their book

- How Did I Get Here?: The Ascent of an Unlikely CEO Tony Hawk · 2010 3.65 from 157 ratings on Goodreads About the book The most famous skateboarder ever shares the business secrets to his success! He's the man who put skateboarding on the map. He's the first to land a 900 (two and a half full rotations). He's also among the richest pitchmen in any sport. And, in a sport that's especially… On AmazonListen on Audible
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## Hear them before you pitch them

### Mentioned in

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

- [Grit](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/grit) · 10 Feb 2025 · 1h 52m #229 Former CEO Activision Blizzard, Bobby Kotick w/ Bing Gordon: Change the Game With [Bing Gordon](https://millionrounds.com/person/bing-gordon) Mentions [Satya Nadella](https://millionrounds.com/person/satya-nadella)[Steve Wynn](https://millionrounds.com/person/steve-wynn)[Tony Hawk](https://millionrounds.com/person/tony-hawk) About this episode Guest: Bobby Kotick, former CEO of Activision Blizzard; and Bing Gordon, Advisor at Kleiner Perkins In 2020, when President Trump signed the executive order that would ban TikTok in the U.S., Bobby Kotick called his old friend Steven Mnuchin. The former Secretary of the Treasury told him that, if… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [This Week in Fintech](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/this-week-in-fintech) · 23 Oct 2024 · 47 min 🎧 Public CEO & Co-Founder Leif Abraham: Fixed income, AI investing, and taking a gamble on the "Public.com" domain With [Leif Abraham](https://millionrounds.com/person/leif-abraham) Mentions [Tony Hawk](https://millionrounds.com/person/tony-hawk) About this episode Welcome back – this week we're sitting down today with Leif Abraham, the cofounder and Co-CEO of investing platform Public.com! Public is an investing platform that lets members invest in stocks, ETFs, crypto, Treasury bills, and alternative assets – and recently launched fractional investing in… Listen on Apple Podcasts
- [Grit](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/grit) · 1 Jan 2024 · 1h 13m #171 Founder & Former CEO Drift, David Cancel: Never Trapped Mentions [David Cancel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/david-cancel)[Brian Halligan](https://millionrounds.com/fund/brian-halligan)[Shlomo Kramer](https://millionrounds.com/fund/shlomo-kramer)[Tony Hawk](https://millionrounds.com/person/tony-hawk) About this episode Guest: David Cancel, founder and former CEO of Drift; founder of Rey After HubSpot acquired his company Performable in 2011, David Cancel became his acquirer’s Chief Product Officer, and didn’t give any thought to how long he’d be in that role. When he started eyeing the exit a few years later,… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) · 20 Jan 2023 · 47 min 20VC: Turning Canned Water into a $700M Media and Health Company, What Makes Truly Great Brands, How Founders Can Build Their Brand From Day 1 Today & How to Create Viral Content with Little to No Budget with Mike Cessario, Founder and CEO @ Liquid Death With [Mike Cessario](https://millionrounds.com/person/mike-cessario) Mentions [Michael Dubin](https://millionrounds.com/fund/michael-dubin)[Jen Rubio](https://millionrounds.com/person/jen-rubio)[Tony Hawk](https://millionrounds.com/person/tony-hawk) About this episode Mike Cessario is the Founder and CEO @ Liquid Death, the man hacking the healthy beverage market with the first hilarious water brand. It is working, Liquid Death's latest valuation was over a staggering $700M and Mike has raised over $200M since founding the company from the likes of Science Inc.… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [This Much I Know](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/this-much-i-know) · 14 Apr 2021 · 45 min Precious on Community: The Business of Community Mentions [Google](https://millionrounds.com/fund/google-assistant-investments)[Tony Hawk](https://millionrounds.com/person/tony-hawk) About this episode "If you try to grow too quickly, you miss a really critical opportunity to create the foundation of community and figure out a model that works really well and is repeatable. Don't try to do too much too quickly." David Spinks, Co-Founder @ CMX A decade ago, the term 'community' didn't strike most… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page

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