Angel investor based in United States. 15 companies backed across 21 recorded rounds, Feb 2013 – Sep 2022.
Sectors of the companies in the portfolio, by company count.
Head-office city of the companies in the portfolio.
Rounds by stage.
Total size of the rounds they joined — an angel's own cheque is a share of this, and is not disclosed.
Every company Richard Branson appears as an investor in, most recent round first.
| Company | City | Sectors | Latest round | Rounds | Round value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SatRev | Wroclaw | Space TechSatellite Imagery Services | Angel Sep 2022 | 1 | $5M |
| Wayve | London | Autonomous VehiclesComputer VisionArtificial Intelligence | Series B Jan 2022 | 1 | $235.2M |
| Rescale | San Francisco | Cloud InfrastructureHigh Performance ComputingIaaS | Series C Nov 2021 | 2 | $137M |
| DMC | Boulder | Chemicals TechGreen Chemicals | Seed Oct 2018 | 1 | — |
| Doctor On Demand | San Francisco | Healthcare Booking PlatformsEmployee Health ITHRTech | Series C Apr 2018 | 2 | $98.2M |
| Upside Foods | Berkeley | Food TechNovel FoodsCultivated Meat | Series A Aug 2017 | 1 | $21.9M |
| Blockchain | London | CryptocurrenciesCrypto ExchangesFinTech | Series B Jun 2017 | 2 | $70M |
| CreativeLive | Seattle | Continued LearningOnline CoursesContinued Learning for Professionals | Series B May 2017 | 1 | $25M |
| Wise | Shoreditch | Digital RemittanceFinTech | Series E+ Apr 2017 | 2 | $338.1M |
| Ring Labs | Santa Monica | Smart HomesSecurity & Surveillance TechnologyConsumer Internet of Things | Series D Jan 2017 | 3 | $198.2M |
| OneWeb | London | Telecom OperatorsSpace TechSatellite Communication Services | Series C Dec 2016 | 1 | $1.2B |
| Sofar Sounds | London | Event Management Services | Angel Jul 2016 | 1 | $9.3M |
| Tradesy | Santa Monica | Fashion TechB2C E-CommerceB2C Fashion E-Commerce | Series B Jan 2015 | 1 | $30M |
| Change LED | Services for Nonprofits | Series C Dec 2014 | 1 | $25M | |
| Mytaxi | Hamburg | Road Transport TechCab Ride-HailingGig Employers | Series B Feb 2013 | 1 | $30.6M |
Investors that appear in the same rounds. Two names in one round is what "invested together" means here — it is not a claim about a relationship off the cap table.
| Investor | Type | Based | Shared rounds | Shared companies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virgin | Firm | London | 5 | 4 |
| Bill Gates | Angel | Seattle | 3 | 3 |
| a16z | Firm | New York City | 3 | 2 |
| Sam Altman | Angel | San Francisco | 3 | 2 |
| Qualcomm Ventures | Firm | San Diego | 2 | 2 |
| Seedcamp | Firm | London | 2 | 1 |
| Mosaic Ventures | Firm | London | 2 | 1 |
| Venrock | Firm | Palo Alto | 2 | 1 |
| Shasta Ventures | Firm | Portola Valley | 2 | 1 |
| World Innovation Lab | Firm | Palo Alto | 2 | 2 |
| M12 | Firm | San Francisco | 2 | 1 |
| Initialized Capital | Firm | San Francisco | 2 | 1 |
| Peter Thiel | Angel | San Francisco | 2 | 1 |
| True Ventures | Firm | Palo Alto | 2 | 1 |
| Google Ventures | Firm | Mountain View | 2 | 2 |
| Paul Graham | Angel | Pittsburgh | 2 | 1 |
| Future Perfect Ventures | Firm | New York City | 2 | 1 |
| Jeff Bezos | Angel | Albuquerque | 2 | 1 |
| Baillie Gifford | Firm | Edinburgh | 2 | 2 |
| Keen Venture Partners | Firm | London | 2 | 1 |