Investments
70Portfolio Exits
12Funds
5About Seraph Group
Seraph Group is a super angel fund that invests between $50,000 and $1,000,000 in high-growth start-ups, bridging the funding 'gap' left by individual angels and institutional VCs. Its growing network of 180 members offers an unparalleled breadth of expertise and a unified passion for helping founders build great companies.
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Latest Seraph Group News
Jun 13, 2022
Share Raises undisclosed seed round from Jason’s Calacanis’ LAUNCH, The Syndicate, Seraph Group, Textline CEO Alan Braverman, and others Paul Bloch and Ken Miller, co-founders of Fathom.fm, are announcing the closing of their Seed round of financing and the launch of the Fathom podcast player on the Apple App Store. Fathom is a first-of-its-kind podcast streaming platform that uses AI to comprehend entire podcasts. This means that users can ask natural language questions (via search) and get actual answers in the form of 30-second podcast highlights, as if podcasters and their guests were answering them. Jason Calacanis called Fathom “the future of podcast search.” Fathom also utilizes the latest advancements in AI algorithms to provide remarkable, nuanced podcast episode recommendations. Since Fathom actually understands the concepts that are being discussed within a podcast, it’s able to recommend podcasts that are uniquely and deeply relevant to the listener. “Now that we’ve secured this round of financing we’re ready to continue the next phase of our development and create some great products. We have a lot of amazing AI-first features on the way that will transform the way people engage with podcasts,” Paul Bloch, co-founder and Chief Design Officer says. “Fathom started as an AI-powered search engine for podcasts and we’re really thrilled to see it evolve into a complete podcast listening experience that will surpass anything available today. We’re excited about the support and enthusiasm we’ve seen from users and investors, and are ready for the future.” With Fathom, you can: Discover new podcasts based on the actual ideas discussed inside the podcasts you already love. Listen to podcast highlights showcasing what’s most interesting in an episode, based on your interests. …and of course, follow and save episodes like you would any other major podcast player. PR Newswire, a Cision company, is the premier global provider of multimedia platforms and distribution that marketers, corporate communicators, sustainability officers, public affairs and investor relations officers leverage to engage key audiences. Having pioneered the commercial news distribution industry over 60 years ago, PR Newswire today provides end-to- end solutions to produce, optimize and target content -- and then distribute and measure results. Combining the world's largest multi-channel, multi-cultural content distribution and optimization network with comprehensive workflow tools and platforms, PR Newswire powers the stories of organizations around the world. PR Newswire serves tens of thousands of clients from offices in the Americas, Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia-Pacific regions. Prev Post
Seraph Group Investments
70 Investments
Seraph Group has made 70 investments. Their latest investment was in Flywheel as part of their Series D on June 6, 2023.
Seraph Group Investments Activity
Date | Round | Company | Amount | New? | Co-Investors | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6/3/2023 | Series D | Flywheel | $54M | No | 2 | |
3/29/2023 | Seed - III | Autio | $5.9M | No | 2 | |
3/13/2023 | Series A | Pinpoint Predictive | $6.65M | Yes | ||
6/10/2022 | Seed | |||||
5/5/2022 | Seed VC |
Date | 6/3/2023 | 3/29/2023 | 3/13/2023 | 6/10/2022 | 5/5/2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round | Series D | Seed - III | Series A | Seed | Seed VC |
Company | Flywheel | Autio | Pinpoint Predictive | ||
Amount | $54M | $5.9M | $6.65M | ||
New? | No | No | Yes | ||
Co-Investors | |||||
Sources | 2 | 2 |
Seraph Group Portfolio Exits
12 Portfolio Exits
Seraph Group has 12 portfolio exits. Their latest portfolio exit was Lucira Health on February 05, 2021.
Date | Exit | Companies | Valuation Valuations are submitted by companies, mined from state filings or news, provided by VentureSource, or based on a comparables valuation model. | Acquirer | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2/5/2021 | IPO | Public | 16 | ||
1/31/2020 | Acquired | 1 | |||
1/15/2020 | Merger | 1 | |||
Date | 2/5/2021 | 1/31/2020 | 1/15/2020 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Exit | IPO | Acquired | Merger | ||
Companies | |||||
Valuation | |||||
Acquirer | Public | ||||
Sources | 16 | 1 | 1 |
Seraph Group Fund History
5 Fund Histories
Seraph Group has 5 funds, including Seraph Partners VI.
Closing Date | Fund | Fund Type | Status | Amount | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6/26/2014 | Seraph Partners VI | Early-Stage Venture Capital | Open | $3.56M | 1 |
Seraph Partners IV | |||||
Seraph Partners X | |||||
Seraph Long Beach I LP Fund | |||||
Seraph Hub Fuel Fund |
Closing Date | 6/26/2014 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fund | Seraph Partners VI | Seraph Partners IV | Seraph Partners X | Seraph Long Beach I LP Fund | Seraph Hub Fuel Fund |
Fund Type | Early-Stage Venture Capital | ||||
Status | Open | ||||
Amount | $3.56M | ||||
Sources | 1 |
Seraph Group Team
2 Team Members
Seraph Group has 2 team members, including current Chief Executive Officer, Tuff Yen.
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