# Aol Ventures: portfolio, investments and team

> Aol Ventures is a corporate vc based in United States. 45 investments on record, latest Apr 2017. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/aol-ventures (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Aol Ventures

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

Dormant Corporate VC

Seed Series A Advertising E-Commerce PaaS

Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 45 on record

Since the last cheque **3491** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$8.0M** Rounds led **0 of 45** Sole investor **1 rounds** Exits **7 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 98%**

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## Aol Ventures highlights

- 01 45 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Seed and Series A: 67% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 1 rounds, median $7.1M
- 04 7 exits from the portfolio

## What they do

- **Type:** Corporate VC (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Stages:** Seed Series A
- **Sectors:** Advertising E-Commerce PaaS
- **Based in:** New York, United States
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **45 appearances**

- **2017** 1 round
- **Apr** **[The Wing](https://millionrounds.com/company/the-wing)** Series A · US · Forbes **$8.0M** With 2 others
- **2014** 4 rounds
- **Sept** **[MoviePass](https://millionrounds.com/company/moviepass)** Series A · US **$2.2M** With 14 others
- **Apr** **[Scoutmob](https://millionrounds.com/company/scoutmob)** Series B · US **$3.0M** With 4 others
- **Feb** **[Spree Commerce](https://millionrounds.com/company/spree-commerce)** Series A · US **$5.0M** With 4 others
- **Feb** **[Vungle](https://millionrounds.com/company/vungle)** Series B · US **$17M** With 5 others
- **2013** 8 rounds
- **Dec** **[Sailthru](https://millionrounds.com/company/sailthru)** Series C · US **$20M** With 5 others
- **Sept** **[ActionX](https://millionrounds.com/company/actionx)** Series A · US · pandodaily.com **$3.0M** With 5 others
- **Aug** **[Vungle](https://millionrounds.com/company/vungle)** Series A · US · techcrunch.com **$6.5M** With 7 others
- **Jun** **[Solve Media (An Adiant Company)](https://millionrounds.com/company/solve-media-an-adiant-company)** Series B · US · techcrunch.com **$7.0M** With 6 others
- **May** **[TrackMaven](https://millionrounds.com/company/trackmaven)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$1.3M** With 10 others
- **Apr** **[SocialFlow](https://millionrounds.com/company/socialflow)** Series B · US · finance.yahoo.com **$10M** With 6 others
- **Mar** **[TastemakerX](https://millionrounds.com/company/tastemakerx)** Series B · US · techcrunch.com **$1.3M** With 4 others
- **Feb** **[Sailthru](https://millionrounds.com/company/sailthru)** Series B · US · finsmes.com **$19M** With 3 others
- **2012** 6 rounds
- **May** **[Scoutmob](https://millionrounds.com/company/scoutmob)** Seed · US **$3.3M** With 1 other
- **May** **[Scoutmob](https://millionrounds.com/company/scoutmob)** Series B · US · allthingsd.com **$3.5M** With 3 others
- **May** **[Vungle](https://millionrounds.com/company/vungle)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$2.0M** With 16 others
- **Apr** **[Metamarkets](https://millionrounds.com/company/metamarkets)** Series B · US · finsmes.com **$15M** With 6 others
- **Mar** **[ActionX](https://millionrounds.com/company/actionx)** Seed · US **$2.0M** With 3 others
- **Feb** **[TastemakerX](https://millionrounds.com/company/tastemakerx)** Series A · US · techcrunch.com **$1.8M** With 4 others
- **2011** 13 rounds
- **Dec** **[appssavvy](https://millionrounds.com/company/appssavvy)** Series A · US · businessinsider.com **$7.1M** Sole investor
- **Nov** **[NewsCred](https://millionrounds.com/company/newscred)** Series A · BD · gigaom.com **$4.0M** With 3 others
- **Nov** **[Impermium](https://millionrounds.com/company/impermium)** Series A · US · freshnews.com **$8.0M** With 9 others
- **Oct** **[Spree Commerce](https://millionrounds.com/company/spree-commerce)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$1.5M** With 2 others
- **Sept** **[Sailthru](https://millionrounds.com/company/sailthru)** Series A · US · businessinsider.com **$8.0M** With 5 others
- **Jul** **[Crittercism](https://millionrounds.com/company/crittercism)** Seed · US · thealarmclock.com **$1.2M** With 5 others
- **Jun** **[Impermium](https://millionrounds.com/company/impermium)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$1.0M** With 9 others
- **Jun** **[DailyCred](https://millionrounds.com/company/dailycred)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$420K** With 5 others
- **May** **[Metamarkets](https://millionrounds.com/company/metamarkets)** Series A · US · allthingsd.com **$6.0M** With 5 others
- **May** **[OpenX](https://millionrounds.com/company/openx)** Series D · US · techcrunch.com **$20M** With 4 others
- **Apr** **[SocialFlow](https://millionrounds.com/company/socialflow)** Series A · US · techcrunch.com **$7.0M** With 6 others
- **Feb** **[MoviePass](https://millionrounds.com/company/moviepass)** Seed · US · businesswire.com **$1.5M** With 10 others
- **Jan** **[Crunched](https://millionrounds.com/company/crunched)** Seed · US · fis.dowjones.com **$1.4M** With 5 others
- **2010** 10 rounds
- **Oct** **[Bitly](https://millionrounds.com/company/bitly)** Series B · US · technews-vn.blogspot.com **$10M** With 9 others
- **Aug** **[20x200](https://millionrounds.com/company/20x200)** Series A · US **$2.0M** With 7 others
- **Aug** **[Schematic Labs](https://millionrounds.com/company/schematic-labs)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **Undisclosed** With 7 others
- **Jul** **[Sailthru](https://millionrounds.com/company/sailthru)** Seed · US · businessinsider.com **$1.0M** With 6 others
- **Jun** **[Open Places](https://millionrounds.com/company/open-places)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$1.1M** With 6 others
- **Jun** **[Metamarkets](https://millionrounds.com/company/metamarkets)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$2.5M** With 13 others
- **May** **[Solve Media (An Adiant Company)](https://millionrounds.com/company/solve-media-an-adiant-company)** Series A · US · articles.businessinsider.com **$4.0M** With 6 others
- **Apr** **[gdgt](https://millionrounds.com/company/gdgt)** Series A · US · blogs.wsj.com **$3.2M** With 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 listed **7 in all**

**[Spree Commerce](https://millionrounds.com/company/spree-commerce)** Bought by [First Data Corporation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/first-data) **Undisclosed** Sept 2015

**[Schematic Labs](https://millionrounds.com/company/schematic-labs)** Bought by Rhapsody **Undisclosed** Aug 2014

**[TastemakerX](https://millionrounds.com/company/tastemakerx)** Bought by Rdio **Undisclosed** Jul 2014

**[Impermium](https://millionrounds.com/company/impermium)** Bought by [Google](https://millionrounds.com/fund/google-assistant-investments) **Undisclosed** Jan 2014

**[Crunched](https://millionrounds.com/company/crunched)** Bought by [ClearSlide](https://millionrounds.com/fund/clearslide) **Undisclosed** Jul 2013

**[gdgt](https://millionrounds.com/company/gdgt)** Bought by [AOL](https://millionrounds.com/fund/aol) **Undisclosed** Feb 2013

**[Brightcove](https://millionrounds.com/company/brightcove)** Listed **Undisclosed** Feb 2012

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

## The cheque

Seed Series A

Median round joined **$8.0M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$7.1M**

Led 0 of 45 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** 1 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Apr 2017
- **Exits:** 7 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Seed said *15*
- Series A said *15*
- Series B *10*
- Series C *3*
- Series D *2*

Cheques by year Led Joined

2006 2017

Often in the room with

- [True Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/true-ventures) 10
- [RRE Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rre-ventures) 8
- [Accel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/accel) 6
- [Google Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gv) 6
- [Lerer Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lerer-ventures) 6
- [New Atlantic Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/new-atlantic-ventures) 6

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## 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 Ventures** VC firm **10** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/true-ventures)[**RRE Ventures** VC firm **8** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rre-ventures)[**Accel** VC firm **6** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/accel)[**Google Ventures** Corporate VC **6** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gv)[**Lerer Ventures** VC firm **6** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lerer-ventures)[**New Atlantic Ventures** VC firm **6** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/new-atlantic-ventures)[**SV Angel** VC firm **6** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sv-angel)[**Betaworks** VC firm **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/betaworks)[**AngelPad** Accelerator **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/angelpad)[**DFJ Gotham Ventures** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dfj-gotham-ventures)[**First Round Capital** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/first-round-capital)[**Founder Collective** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founder-collective)

## Recently backed

The latest companies Aol Ventures put money into.

[**The Wing** $8.0M · Apr 2017](https://millionrounds.com/company/the-wing)

## 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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