Richard Branson Overview
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Angel
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Active
- Professionals
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1
- Investments
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65
- Portfolio
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22
- Exits
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26
Richard Branson General Information
Description
Mr. Richard Branson is the Founder of Virgin StartUp. He co-founded Carbon War Room. He is the Founder and President of Virgin (London) and Virgin Atlantic Airways. He is a Co-Founder of Virgin Experience Days, VG Acquisition, and Precision Cellular Storage. He is also the Co-Founder of Virgin Active, Virgin America, Virgin Books, Virgin Galactic, Virgin Megastores North America, and Virgin StartUp. He is the Founder and Co-Owner of Virgin Voyages. He also is a Co-Founder of eFOLDi. He founded and served as Chairman at Domino Songs. He was the owner of The Roof Gardens. He founded Virgin Orbit. He served as an Investor at Breakthrough Energy. He is a Co-founder of Virgin Group. an Executive at Virgin Limited Edition and a Board Member at The Rise Fund and E2Exchange. He served as a Partner at Metric Capital Partners, Board Member at OneWeb, and Chairman at Virgin Hyperloop. He also founded Virgin Money and co-founded Virgin Sport.
Business Details
Investor Status
Primary Investor Type
Corporate Office
- Necker Island
- British Virgin Islands
Richard Branson Investments (65)
| Company Name | Deal Date | Deal Type | Deal Size | Industry | Company Stage | Lead Partner |
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| Magic AI (Hardware) | 20-Jul-2023 | Early Stage VC | Other Hardware | Generating Revenue | ||
| Waterplan | 23-May-2023 | Business/Productivity Software | Generating Revenue | |||
| Airly (Electronic Equipment and Instruments) | 09-Nov-2022 | Electronic Equipment and Instruments | Generating Revenue | |||
| UPSIDE Foods | 21-Apr-2022 | Food Products | Generating Revenue | |||
| Lightyear (Financial Software) | 05-Apr-2022 | Financial Software | Generating Revenue | |||
| Rescale | 21-Nov-2021 | Business/Productivity Software | Generating Revenue | |||
| Allosense | 19-Jul-2021 | Electronic Equipment and Instruments | Generating Revenue | |||
| 23andMe | 16-Jun-2021 | Laboratory Services (Healthcare) | Generating Revenue/Not Profitable | |||
| Airly (Electronic Equipment and Instruments) | 22-Mar-2021 | Seed Round | Electronic Equipment and Instruments | Generating Revenue | ||
| Airly (Electronic Equipment and Instruments) | 02-Oct-2020 | Seed Round | Electronic Equipment and Instruments | Generating Revenue |
Richard Branson Exits (26)
| Company Name | Exit Date | Exit Type | Exit Size |
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| 23andMe | 24-Mar-2025 | Bankruptcy: Admin/Reorg | |
| Tens (Accessories) | 14-Jun-2024 | ||
| Locker Board | 01-Jun-2024 | ||
| Expa | 01-Jan-2024 | ||
| Hyperloop One | 22-Dec-2023 | ||
| Codecademy | 04-Apr-2022 | ||
| Tradesy | 15-Mar-2022 | ||
| Fourex | 01-Feb-2022 | ||
| CreativeLive | 01-Oct-2021 | Merger/Acquisition | |
| Wise (Financial Software) | 07-Jul-2021 | IPO |
Richard Branson Investments by Industry, Year, and Region
Investments by Industry
Investments by Year
Investments by Region
Richard Branson Co-Investors (134)
| Name | With | Exits | Lead Partner | Series | Industry |
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| Climate Capital | 2 |
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Richard Branson FAQs
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Who is Richard Branson?
Richard Branson is an angel Investor who has made 65 investments.
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What kind of investor is Richard Branson?
Richard Branson is an angel investor.
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What does Richard Branson do?
As an angel investor, Richard Branson invests personal money into promising companies, typically in exchange for equity.
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How many board seats does Richard Branson hold?
Richard Branson holds a board seat in E2Exchange.
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What has Richard Branson invested in?
Richard Branson has made numerous investments in companies like Magic AI (Hardware), Waterplan, and Airly (Electronic Equipment and Instruments) within the Hardware, Business/Productivity Software, and Electronic Equipment and Instruments industries.
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What has Richard Branson invested in recently?
Richard Branson's latest investment was on 20-Jul-2023 in Magic AI (Hardware), a company within the Hardware industry.
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