# Peter Read > Peter Read is a seed investor at Read Investments (Berkeley) backing Toys and Content. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026. - Type: Angel Investor - Fund: [Read Investments](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/read-investments) - Location: Berkeley, United States - Total investments: 2 - Last investment: May 2013 - Lead investor: 0% - Last updated: Aug 2026 - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/peter-read-14b94463 Peter Read is a seed investor at Read Investments in Berkeley focused on Toys and Content. Peter is a partner of Read Investments, specializing in commercial real estate acquisitions and development. He is the former Co-Owner of Grocery Outlet Inc., a family-owned retail grocery business with 140 stores located throughout the western states.Mr. Read’s strong affinity with the SF SPCA stems from its progressive and humane commitment tothe lives of dogs and cats, and the example it demonstrates to other animal hospitals and shelters. His animal volunteer background follows in the footsteps of his dear departed wife, Carol Ann Read, through her longtime involvement with the Lindsey Wildlife Museum and the Marine Mammal Center. He is now joined by his two daughters in serving these wonderful causes.Mr. Read has an economics degree from the University of San Francisco. He joined the Board of Directors in 2000. ## Round sizes | Stage | Round size | | --- | --- | | Seed | $1M–$1.5M | ## Investment focus ### Industry | Industry | Investments | Share | | --- | --- | --- | | Toys | 1 | 50% | | Content | 1 | 50% | | E-Commerce | 1 | 50% | | Publishing | 1 | 50% | | Digital Marketing | 1 | 50% | ### Country | Country | Investments | Share | | --- | --- | --- | | Germany | 1 | 50% | | United Kingdom | 1 | 50% | ## Investments | Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Quill | Quill has merged with Jellyfish to become their global Ecommerce Content capability, delivering multi-language content solutions that support Jellyfish’s cutting-edge digital transformation services | $1.5M | Seed | May 27, 2013 | | | Wummelkiste | Wummelkiste manufactures and provides subscription-based arts and craft products for kids. | $1M | Seed | May 18, 2012 | | 2 of 2 investments shown. ## Co-investors - [Ariadne Capital Limited](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ariadne-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together - [Blumberg Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/blumberg-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together - [Team Global](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/team-europe-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together ## About Read Investments VC Fund 1 contacts available at Read Investments. | Name | Title | Profile | | --- | --- | --- | | Peter Read | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/peter-read-2 | ## Similar investors ### Similar industry - [SOSV](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sosv) — VC Fund - [Right Side Capital Management](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/right-side-capital-management) — VC Fund - [Alumni Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alumni-ventures-group) — VC Fund ### Similar stage - [Antler](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/antler-be9c) — VC Fund - [Alumni Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alumni-ventures-group) — VC Fund - [Right Side Capital Management](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/right-side-capital-management) — VC Fund ### Similar country - [HTGF (High-Tech Gruenderfonds)](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/high-tech-gr%C3%BCnderfonds) — VC Fund - [HV Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/holtzbrinck-ventures) — VC Fund - [IBB Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ibb) — VC Fund ## Featured in investor lists - [Consumer Angel Investors in Germany](https://shizune.co/investors/consumer-angel-investors-germany) - [Publishing Investors in United Kingdom](https://shizune.co/investors/publishing-investors-united-kingdom) ## FAQ ### What does Peter Read invest in? Peter Read invests primarily in Toys, Content and E-Commerce startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Germany. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio. ### What is Peter Read's check size? Peter Read typically joins rounds of $1M–$1.5M at Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Peter Read participates in. ### When did Peter Read last invest? The most recent investment recorded for Peter Read closed in May 2013. Shizune tracks 2 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly. ### Is Shizune's investor data accurate? Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. 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