Overview

Number of Portfolio Companies 16
Number of Exits 
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  • Investor Type  Investment Partner, Individual/Angel
  • Investor Stage  Seed
  • Number of Exits 
Richard Branson is the Founder of Virgin Group. He attended Stowe School.

Personal Investments

Number of Investments 21
Richard Branson has made 21 investments. Their latest investment was Series A - Airly on Nov 10, 2022, when Airly raised
$5.5M
.
Announced Date  
Organization Name  
Lead Investor  
Funding Round  
Money Raised  
Nov 10, 2022
Airly
Series A - Airly
$5.5M
Feb 16, 2022
auticon
Venture Round - auticon
$4M
Jan 17, 2022
Wayve
Series B - Wayve
£147M
Nov 23, 2021
Rescale
Series C - Rescale
$55M
Nov 4, 2021
Waterplan
Seed Round - Waterplan
$2.6M
Jun 17, 2021
23andMe
Post-IPO Equity - 23andMe
$250M
Oct 2, 2020
Airly
Pre Seed Round - Airly
$2M
Aug 1, 2020
Wayve
Series A - Wayve
£15.2M
Jan 22, 2020
UPSIDE Foods
Series B - UPSIDE Foods
$161M
Jul 24, 2018
Rescale
Series B - Rescale
$32M

Partner Investments

Exits

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Richard Branson has exits. Their most notable exits are WiseTradesy, and Ring.
  • Wise Wise is an software devoloping company that provides money transfer services.
  • Tradesy Tradesy is the peer-to-peer luxury fashion resale platform in the US.
  • Ring Ring is an outdoor home security that provides homeowners a line of preventative security doorbells and cameras.
  • MySocialCloud MySocialCloud is an online web app that allows users to manage their online life in one cloud.
  • FREE NOW FREE NOW is one of the biggest ride-hailing apps in Europe and currently available in 11 countries.
  • Doctor On Demand Doctor On Demand is a mobile app that provides on-demand and scheduled visits with U.S.-licensed health care providers.
  • 23andMe 23andMe is a DNA testing technology company that enables its users to access their ancestry, genealogy, and inherited traits.

Jobs

Number of Current Jobs 2
Number of Past Jobs 1
Richard Branson has 2 current jobs as Partner at Metric Capital Partners and Founder at Virgin Group. Additionally, Richard Branson has had 1 past job as the Founder & Board Member at OneWeb.
Organization Name  
Title At Company  
Start Date  
End Date  
OneWeb
Founder & Board Member

Board and Advisor Roles

Number of Past Board & Advisor Roles 1
Organization Name  
Title At Company  
Start Date  
End Date  
Virgin Hyperloop
Board Chairman2017Oct 2018

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FundJun 12, 2023
Cal Henderson raised a new fund: Firstminute Capital Fund III (£80,000,000)
Funding RoundNov 10, 2022
Airly raised $5,500,000 / Series A from AENU and 8 other investors
Funding RoundFeb 16, 2022
Funding RoundJan 17, 2022
Wayve raised £147,000,000 / Series B from Baillie Gifford and 19 other investors
Funding RoundNov 23, 2021
Rescale raised $55,000,000 / Series C from DVC and 19 other investors
Funding RoundNov 4, 2021
Waterplan raised $2,600,000 / Seed from Climate Capital and 14 other investors