# Steven Cox

> Steven Cox is a seed investor at TakeLessons (San Diego) backing Local and Music. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [TakeLessons](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/takelessons-com)
- Location: San Diego, United States
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: Jan 2013
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/stevencox
- Website: https://stevencox.com

Steven Cox is a seed investor at TakeLessons in San Diego focused on Local and Music. Steven Cox is the Founder and CEO at TakeLessons.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $200k–$1.8M |
| Series A | $4M–$6M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Local | 1 | 25% |
| Music | 1 | 25% |
| Video | 1 | 25% |
| EdTech | 1 | 25% |
| Software | 1 | 25% |

9 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 25% |
| Series A | 1 | 25% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| TakeLessons | TakeLessons is the trusted marketplace for finding online and local instructors and taking online classes across a wide array of subjects ranging foreign languages, math and photography to music, dance and acting. Instructors rely on TakeLessons to simplify marketing and manage their business with integrated scheduling, billing, payment, andcommunication tools that work seamlessly across desktop and mobile devices. | $4M | Series A | Jan 01, 2013 |  |
| TakeLessons | TakeLessons is the trusted marketplace for finding online and local instructors and taking online classes across a wide array of subjects ranging foreign languages, math and photography to music, dance and acting. Instructors rely on TakeLessons to simplify marketing and manage their business with integrated scheduling, billing, payment, andcommunication tools that work seamlessly across desktop and mobile devices. | $6M | Series A | Aug 03, 2011 |  |
| TakeLessons | TakeLessons is the trusted marketplace for finding online and local instructors and taking online classes across a wide array of subjects ranging foreign languages, math and photography to music, dance and acting. Instructors rely on TakeLessons to simplify marketing and manage their business with integrated scheduling, billing, payment, andcommunication tools that work seamlessly across desktop and mobile devices. | $1.8M | Seed | Oct 01, 2009 |  |
| TakeLessons | TakeLessons is the trusted marketplace for finding online and local instructors and taking online classes across a wide array of subjects ranging foreign languages, math and photography to music, dance and acting. Instructors rely on TakeLessons to simplify marketing and manage their business with integrated scheduling, billing, payment, andcommunication tools that work seamlessly across desktop and mobile devices. | $200K | Seed | Jul 01, 2006 |  |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Crosslink Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/crosslink-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Uncork Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/softtech-vc) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Shepherd Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/shepherd-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Triangle Peak Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/triangle-peak-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Wavemaker Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/wavemaker-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About TakeLessons

VC Fund · San Diego, United States

TakeLessons is the trusted marketplace for finding online and local instructors and taking online classes across a wide array of subjects ranging foreign languages, math and photography to music, dance and acting. Instructors rely on TakeLessons to simplify marketing and manage their business with integrated scheduling, billing, payment, andcommunication tools that work seamlessly across desktop and mobile devices.

5 contacts available at TakeLessons.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Steven Cox | Founder & CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/steven-cox |
| Brad McCrory | VP Revenue | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brad-mccrory |
| Jon Crim | VP Growth and Marketing | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jon-crim |
| Karen Baumbach | VP of Finance | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/karen-baumbach |
| Michelle Makowski | Vice President, Product | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/michelle-makowski |

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## FAQ

### What does Steven Cox invest in?

Steven Cox invests primarily in Local, Music and Video startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 4 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Steven Cox's check size?

Steven Cox typically joins rounds of $200k–$1.8M at Seed and $4M–$6M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Steven Cox participates in.

### When did Steven Cox last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Steven Cox closed in Jan 2013. Shizune tracks 4 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. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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