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Aol Ventures

No cheque observed since Apr 2017, after 45 earlier cheques, and the website is dead.

DormantCorporate VC

SeedSeries AAdvertisingE-CommercePaaS

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 45 on record
Since the last cheque3491days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$8.0MRounds led0 of 45Sole investor1 roundsExits7 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 98%
Pitch Aol Ventures

Aol Ventures highlights

  1. 01

    45 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed and Series A: 67% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 1 rounds, median $7.1M

  4. 04

    7 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Type
Corporate VC (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
SeedSeries A
Sectors
AdvertisingE-CommercePaaS
Based in
New York, United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first45 appearances

  1. 2017

    1 round

  2. Apr
    The WingSeries A · US · Forbes$8.0MWith 2 others
  3. 2014

    4 rounds

  4. Sept
    MoviePassSeries A · US$2.2MWith 14 others
  5. Apr
    ScoutmobSeries B · US$3.0MWith 4 others
  6. Feb
    Spree CommerceSeries A · US$5.0MWith 4 others
  7. Feb
    VungleSeries B · US$17MWith 5 others
  8. 2013

    8 rounds

  9. Dec
    SailthruSeries C · US$20MWith 5 others
  10. Sept
    ActionXSeries A · US · pandodaily.com$3.0MWith 5 others
  11. Aug
    VungleSeries A · US · techcrunch.com$6.5MWith 7 others
  12. Jun
    Solve Media (An Adiant Company)Series B · US · techcrunch.com$7.0MWith 6 others
  13. May
    TrackMavenSeed · US · techcrunch.com$1.3MWith 10 others
  14. Apr
    SocialFlowSeries B · US · finance.yahoo.com$10MWith 6 others
  15. Mar
    TastemakerXSeries B · US · techcrunch.com$1.3MWith 4 others
  16. Feb
    SailthruSeries B · US · finsmes.com$19MWith 3 others
  17. 2012

    6 rounds

  18. May
    ScoutmobSeed · US$3.3MWith 1 other
  19. May
    ScoutmobSeries B · US · allthingsd.com$3.5MWith 3 others
  20. May
    VungleSeed · US · techcrunch.com$2.0MWith 16 others
  21. Apr
    MetamarketsSeries B · US · finsmes.com$15MWith 6 others
  22. Mar
    ActionXSeed · US$2.0MWith 3 others
  23. Feb
    TastemakerXSeries A · US · techcrunch.com$1.8MWith 4 others
  24. 2011

    13 rounds

  25. Dec
    appssavvySeries A · US · businessinsider.com$7.1MSole investor
  26. Nov
    NewsCredSeries A · BD · gigaom.com$4.0MWith 3 others
  27. Nov
    ImpermiumSeries A · US · freshnews.com$8.0MWith 9 others
  28. Oct
    Spree CommerceSeed · US · techcrunch.com$1.5MWith 2 others
  29. Sept
    SailthruSeries A · US · businessinsider.com$8.0MWith 5 others
  30. Jul
    CrittercismSeed · US · thealarmclock.com$1.2MWith 5 others
  31. Jun
    ImpermiumSeed · US · techcrunch.com$1.0MWith 9 others
  32. Jun
    DailyCredSeed · US · techcrunch.com$420KWith 5 others
  33. May
    MetamarketsSeries A · US · allthingsd.com$6.0MWith 5 others
  34. May
    OpenXSeries D · US · techcrunch.com$20MWith 4 others
  35. Apr
    SocialFlowSeries A · US · techcrunch.com$7.0MWith 6 others
  36. Feb
    MoviePassSeed · US · businesswire.com$1.5MWith 10 others
  37. Jan
    CrunchedSeed · US · fis.dowjones.com$1.4MWith 5 others
  38. 2010

    10 rounds

  39. Oct
    BitlySeries B · US · technews-vn.blogspot.com$10MWith 9 others
  40. Aug
    20x200Series A · US$2.0MWith 7 others
  41. Aug
    Schematic LabsSeed · US · techcrunch.comUndisclosedWith 7 others
  42. Jul
    SailthruSeed · US · businessinsider.com$1.0MWith 6 others
  43. Jun
    Open PlacesSeed · US · techcrunch.com$1.1MWith 6 others
  44. Jun
    MetamarketsSeed · US · techcrunch.com$2.5MWith 13 others
  45. May
    Solve Media (An Adiant Company)Series A · US · articles.businessinsider.com$4.0MWith 6 others
  46. Apr
    gdgtSeries A · US · blogs.wsj.com$3.2MWith 5 others

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed7 in all

Spree CommerceBought by First Data CorporationUndisclosedSept 2015
Schematic LabsBought by RhapsodyUndisclosedAug 2014
TastemakerXBought by RdioUndisclosedJul 2014
ImpermiumBought by GoogleUndisclosedJan 2014
CrunchedBought by ClearSlideUndisclosedJul 2013
gdgtBought by AOLUndisclosedFeb 2013
BrightcoveListedUndisclosedFeb 2012

An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Aol Ventures. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

True VenturesVC firm10rounds togetherRRE VenturesVC firm8rounds togetherAccelVC firm6rounds togetherGoogle VenturesCorporate VC6rounds togetherLerer VenturesVC firm6rounds togetherNew Atlantic VenturesVC firm6rounds togetherSV AngelVC firm6rounds togetherBetaworksVC firm5rounds togetherAngelPadAccelerator4rounds togetherDFJ Gotham VenturesVC firm4rounds togetherFirst Round CapitalVC firm4rounds togetherFounder CollectiveVC firm4rounds together

Recently backed

The latest companies Aol Ventures put money into.

The Wing$8.0M · Apr 2017

Quick answers about Aol Ventures

What does Aol Ventures invest in?

Aol Ventures invests most often at Seed and Series A (67% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Advertising, E-Commerce and PaaS.

How active is Aol Ventures?

45 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Apr 2017.

What has Aol Ventures invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: The Wing (Series A, Apr 2017).

How big are Aol Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $8.0M.

Does Aol Ventures lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 45 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Aol Ventures invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (98%).

Is Aol Ventures investing now?

It looks quiet: no investment on record since Apr 2017.

Who does Aol Ventures invest alongside?

Most often True Ventures (10 rounds together), RRE Ventures (8 rounds together) and Accel (6 rounds together).

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