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Richard Branson portfolio
Richard Branson has 3 portfolio companies on record at Recent Funding.
About this page
It is an angel investor. Its most recent investment on record is Wayve's $200M Series B+ round in January 2022, alongside Moore Strategic Ventures, Eclipse, Rosemary Leith and 7 others. By category, its portfolio leans toward Robotics and hardware (1) and Education (1). It has co-invested with Virgin Group, Sam Altman and Peter Thiel, most often Virgin Group (3 rounds).
What Richard Branson invests in
- Robotics and hardware · 1 · 33%
- Education · 1 · 33%
- Logistics and mobility · 1 · 33%
- AI infrastructure and compute · 1 · 33%
- Developer tools and cloud · 1 · 33%
- Commerce and retail · 1 · 33%
Richard Branson recent investments
| Company | Round | Date | Alongside |
|---|---|---|---|
| Series B+ · $200M | Moore Strategic Ventures, Eclipse (lead), Rosemary Leith +7 | ||
| Series B+ | R136 Ventures, Sam Altman, Trajectory Ventures +6 | ||
| Series B+ · $32M | Two Roads Group, Sam Altman, Peter Thiel +6 | ||
| Series B+ · $30M | Grant Gittlin, Kleiner Perkins (lead), Virgin Group +3 | ||
| Series B+ | Red Swan Ventures, Riverwood Capital, Kleiner Perkins (lead) +5 |
How Richard Branson invests
| Stage | Deals | Capital in rounds |
|---|---|---|
| Series B+ | 5 100% | $262M |
Richard Branson portfolio companies
| Company | Round with Richard Branson | Total raised | Latest raise |
|---|---|---|---|
Robotics and hardware |
Series B+ · $200M | $1.28B | Apr 15, 2026 Series B+ |
AI infrastructure and compute |
Series B+ | $203.4M | Oct 11, 2025 Series B+ |
Commerce and retail |
Series B+ · $30M | $128.5M | Sep 16, 2021 round |
Most frequent co-investors
VVirgin Group3 shared rounds · last Jan 18, 2022
SSam Altman2 shared rounds · last Nov 23, 2021
PPeter Thiel2 shared rounds · last Nov 23, 2021
KKleiner Perkins2 shared rounds · last Jan 28, 2015
BBee Partners2 shared rounds · last Jan 28, 2015
RRincon Venture Partners2 shared rounds · last Jan 28, 2015
MMoore Strategic Ventures1 shared round · last Jan 18, 2022
EEclipse1 shared round · last Jan 18, 2022
NNecessary Ventures1 shared round · last Jan 18, 2022
- RReference Capital SA1 shared round · last Jan 18, 2022
- RRosemary Leith1 shared round · last Jan 18, 2022
PPieter Abbeel1 shared round · last Jan 18, 2022
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Investors whose portfolios on Recent Funding center on the same category (Robotics and hardware).
How this is counted
Share is of the 5 rounds on Recent Funding that name Richard Branson. Rounds with no announced date are left out of the year split, and "round" is a round whose stage is not on file.
Portfolio companies are the companies on Recent Funding with a round that lists Richard Branson, which is a subset of its real portfolio. API: /api/v1/investors/richard-branson (get a free API key). More: the most active VC firms and new venture capital funds.
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