Gary Vaynerchuk

Investment Partner , Angel

Overview

Gender
male
Investor Type
Investment Partner,Angel
Investor Stage
Seed

Gary Vaynerchuk is the Chairman of VaynerX, a modern-day media and communications holding company, and the active CEO of VaynerMedia, a full-service advertising agency servicing Fortune 100 clients across the company’s 4 locations.
In the late 90s, after identifying “the internet” as a land-grab opportunity, Gary transitioned his father’s local liquor store into one of the first wine e-commerce platforms resulting in growing the family business from $3-60MM in sales during a 5-year period.


During his time in the family business, Vaynerchuk also started one of the first long-form episodic video shows on YouTube in 2006 called WineLibraryTV, filming 1,000 episodes over a 5-year window. Gary’s wine knowledge, charisma, and uncanny ability to engage with his community landed him appearances on national television with Ellen Degeneres and Conan O’Brien, as well as establishing him as one of the most followed people on social media during its nascent years.

Not only did Gary leverage content creation and the rise of social media for his personal brand, but it was the seed which would become the pillar to his now 9-year old advertising agency VaynerMedia, servicing brands with an ever-expanding variety of offerings.

Outside of being the Chairman and CEO of his own companies, Gary is a highly sought after public speaker, a 5-time New York Times bestselling author, as well as a prolific angel investor with early investments in companies such as Facebook,Twitter, Tumblr, Venmo, and Uber.

Gary is currently the subject of DailyVee, an online documentary series highlighting what it’s like to be a CEO and public figure in today’s digital world, as well the host of The GaryVee Audio Experience, a top 50 global podcast, and host of #AskGaryVee, a business and advice Q&A show which can be found on both YouTube and Facebook.

Gary also appeared as judge in Apple’s first original series “Planet of the Apps” alongside Gwyneth Paltrow, Jessica Alba and Will.i.am on

In addition to VaynerMedia, VaynerX also houses The Gallery, a new publishing company started after acquiring leading women’s lifestyle property PureWow in January 2017. In addition to running VaynerMedia, Gary also serves as a partner in the athlete representation agency VaynerSports and restaurant reservations app Resy.

Gary is a board/advisory member of Ad Council and Pencils of Promise, and is a longtime Well Member of Charity:Water.

Personal Investments

Number of Investments
12
Gary Vaynerchuk has made 12 investments. Their most recent investment was on May 7, 2014, when Delectable raised $7M.
Date Company Name Round Money Raised Industry
Dec 13, 2021 thirdweb Seed $5M Blockchain Detail
Oct 28, 2021 nft42 Seed $3.50M Art Detail
Sep 28, 2021 Roll Series A $10M Apps Detail
Sep 13, 2021 RECUR Series A $50M Blockchain Detail
Apr 15, 2021 Pearpop Seed $6M Internet Detail
Mar 25, 2021 RECUR Seed $5M Blockchain Detail
Feb 25, 2021 Sorare Series A €40M Blockchain Detail
Jun 20, 2019 Roll Seed $1.70M Apps Detail
May 28, 2014 Bindo Seed $1.80M E-Commerce Detail
May 7, 2014 Delectable Seed $7M Mobile Detail
Oct 27, 2010 Birchbox Seed $1.40M Beauty Detail
Oct 15, 2010 Uber Angel $1.25M Logistics Detail

Jobs

Number of Current Jobs
4
Gary Vaynerchuk has 4 current jobs including Creator & Founder at VeeFriends , Co-Founder at VCR Group and Garage Sales Negotiator & Advisor at Shitqoin .
Organization Name Title At Company Start Date End Date
VeeFriends Creator & Founder May 1, 2021 Detail
VCR Group Co-Founder Jan 1, 2021 Detail
Shitqoin Garage Sales Negotiator & Advisor Detail
VCR Group Chairman Detail