About Richard Branson
Richard Branson is an entrepreneur and an angel investor based out of United States. Their journey in the startup ecosystem started in 1970 through Virgin. Richard Branson has founded 9 companies. They are currently acting as the founder of Virgin, Virgin Media, Virgin Atlantic and 5 more, and as the co-founder of The B Team. As an angel investor, Richard Branson has a portfolio of 20 companies, focusing primarily on sectors like High Tech, Enterprise Applications and 19 more sectors. They invest in companies across United States, United Kingdom and 3 more. Their most notable investments include companies like Wise and Blockchain. In the past, they have acted as a board member of Virgin Media.
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Richard Branson's Investments
Richard Branson has invested in 20 companies. Their most recent investment was in SatRev (Angel Round) on Sep 11, 2022. Their investments are primarily in High Tech, Enterprise Applications and 19 more sectors. Their investment portfolio include companies in United States, United Kingdom and 3 more.Here is the list of recent investments by Richard Branson:
Date | Company | Round | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Sep 11, 2022 | Angel | $5M | - | |
May 27, 2022 | Seed | $3.8M | ||
Jan 17, 2022 | Series B | $235M | ||
Nov 23, 2021 | Series C | $105M |
Richard Branson's Portfolio Exits
Here is the list of top portfolio exits by Richard Branson:
Company | Description | Location | Total Funding | Founded Year | Exit Type | Exit Date |
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Provider of international money transfer and multi-currency | Shoreditch (United Kingdom) | $397M | 2011 | IPO | Jul 09, 2021 | |
Provider of home security systems, cameras, alarms, and doorbells | Santa Monica (United States) | $208M | 2012 | Acquisition | Feb 27, 2018 | |
P2P online marketplace for designer clothing items | Santa Monica (United States) | $147M | 2012 | Acquisition | Mar 15, 2022 | |
Provider of online platform offering coding and technical skill development | New York City (United States) | $87.5M | 2011 | Acquisition | Dec 22, 2021 |
Richard Branson's Portfolio Unicorns
Richard Branson has 3 unicorns in the portfolio including Blockchain, Wayve and 1 more.
Here is the list of top portfolio unicorns by Richard Branson:
Company | Short Description | Total Funding | Founded Year | Current Stage | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
App-based platform for exchange and trading solutions for cryptocurrency | $700M | 2011 | Series E | London | |
Platform offering AI-enabled software for autonomous driving | $2.61B | 2017 | Series D | London |
Richard Branson's Founded Companies
Here is the list of top founded companies by Richard Branson:
Company | Short Description | Total Funding | Founded Year | Current Stage | Location |
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Investment and holding company | $118M | 1970 | Acquired | London | |
Provider of fiber broadband internet and television services for residential & commercial sectors | - | 2006 | Acquired | Hook | |
Provider of air travel services and related products | $299M | 1984 | Series D | Crawley |
Richard Branson's Board Memberships
Richard Branson has 1 past board membership in Virgin Media.Here is the detail of this board membership:
Company | Description | Total Funding | Current Stage | Membership Status | Appointment Date | Cessation Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Provider of fiber broadband internet and television services for residential & commercial sectors | - | Acquired | PAST | Aug 09, 1999 | Jul 20, 2004 |
Richard Branson's Top News
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Aleph Farms Secures US$12MPR Newswire•May 14, 2019•Aleph Farms, VisVires New Protein, Cargill, Strauss Group and 13 others
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BRIEF-Doctor On Demand Announces $74 Million Series C FinancingReuters•Apr 25, 2018•Doctor On Demand, Princeville Global, Goldman Sachs Investment Partners, Venrock and 12 others
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Five Cultured Meat Startups Raise Funding as Fledgling Industry Comes into FocusAgFunderNews•Apr 23, 2018•SuperMeat, Wild Earth, Justforall, Finless Foods and 33 others
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