# AOL: portfolio, investments and team > AOL is a growth equity based in United States. 9 investments on record, latest Nov 2005. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team. Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/aol (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Investor](https://millionrounds.com/investors) # AOL Last cheque observed Nov 2005. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds. Quiet Growth equity Series B Series A Growth FinTech Finance Advertising Platforms Cheques on record **0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 9 on record Since the last cheque **7665** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec Median round **$16M** Rounds led **0 of 9** Sole investor **2 rounds** Exits **7 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 100%** Pitch AOL ## AOL highlights - 01 9 rounds on record - 02 Mostly Series B and Series A: 67% of its rounds - 03 Sole investor in 2 rounds, median $1.8M - 04 7 exits from the portfolio ## What they do - **Type:** Growth equity (from a list, unverified) - **Cheque size:** Not stated - **Sectors:** FinTech Finance Advertising Platforms - **Based in:** New York, United States - **Cold pitches:** Not stated ## The record Every round we can evidence, newest first **9 appearances** - **2005** 1 round - **Nov** **[Brightcove](https://millionrounds.com/company/brightcove)** Series B · US · techcrunch.com **$16M** With 5 others - **2004** 2 rounds - **Dec** **[KAYAK](https://millionrounds.com/company/kayak)** Series B · US · wp.kayak.com **$7.0M** With 2 others - **Jan** **[KAYAK](https://millionrounds.com/company/kayak)** Series A · US · wp.kayak.com **$8.5M** With 1 other - **2003** 1 round - **Jul** **[Mozilla](https://millionrounds.com/company/mozilla)** Venture · US · aol.com **$2.0M** Sole investor - **2001** 1 round - **Dec** **[SkyPilot Networks](https://millionrounds.com/company/skypilot-networks)** Series B · US **$24M** With 7 others - **2000** 1 round - **Oct** **[Expand Networks](https://millionrounds.com/company/expand-networks)** Series C · US **$25M** With 2 others - **1999** 2 rounds - **Dec** **[Equinix](https://millionrounds.com/company/equinix)** Growth · US **$80M** With 15 others - **Sept** **[Ancestry](https://millionrounds.com/company/ancestry)** Series B · US · findarticles.com **$33M** With 3 others - **1996** 1 round - **Jan** **[XO Group, Inc.](https://millionrounds.com/company/xo-group-inc)** Series A · US · xogroupinc.com **$1.6M** Sole investor 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. ## The team We hold **2** people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them. ## Exits from the portfolio Companies it backed that were later bought or listed **7 in all** **[KAYAK](https://millionrounds.com/company/kayak)** Bought by Priceline **Undisclosed** Nov 2012 **[KAYAK](https://millionrounds.com/company/kayak)** Listed **Undisclosed** Aug 2012 **[Brightcove](https://millionrounds.com/company/brightcove)** Listed **Undisclosed** Feb 2012 **[Expand Networks](https://millionrounds.com/company/expand-networks)** Bought by [Riverbed Technology](https://millionrounds.com/fund/riverbed-technology) **$10M** Dec 2011 **[Ancestry](https://millionrounds.com/company/ancestry)** Listed **Undisclosed** Nov 2009 **[SkyPilot Networks](https://millionrounds.com/company/skypilot-networks)** Bought by Trilliant **Undisclosed** Jun 2009 **[Equinix](https://millionrounds.com/company/equinix)** Listed **Undisclosed** Aug 2000 An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records. ## Companies it bought Acquisitions by the firm itself **[Millennial Media](https://millionrounds.com/company/millennial-media)** **$238M** Sept 2015 **[Kanvas Labs](https://millionrounds.com/company/kanvas-labs)** **Undisclosed** Aug 2015 **velos** **Undisclosed** Jun 2015 **[Vidible](https://millionrounds.com/company/vidible)** **$50M** Dec 2014 **[PrecisionDemand](https://millionrounds.com/company/precisiondemand)** **Undisclosed** May 2014 **[Convertro](https://millionrounds.com/company/convertro)** **$101M** May 2014 **[Gravity](https://millionrounds.com/company/gravity)** **$91M** Jan 2014 **Adap.tv** **$405M** Aug 2013 **[Adap.tv, now a part of ONE by AOL](https://millionrounds.com/company/adap-tv-now-a-part-of-one-by-aol)** **$405M** Aug 2013 **Aiguarentacar** **Undisclosed** Jun 2013 **[gdgt](https://millionrounds.com/company/gdgt)** **Undisclosed** Feb 2013 **[Certify Data Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/certify-data-systems)** **Undisclosed** Nov 2012 ## The cheque Series B Series A Growth Median round joined **$16M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$1.8M** Led 0 of 9 rounds **0%** - **Sole investor:** 2 rounds - **Last cheque:** Nov 2005 - **Exits:** 7 from the portfolio Rounds by stage said on their site - Series B *4* - Series A *2* - Growth *1* - Series C *1* - Venture *1* Cheques by year Led Joined 1996 2005 Often in the room with - [General Catalyst](https://millionrounds.com/fund/general-catalyst) 3 **Pitching AOL?** Put them on your fundraising board with this record on the card, and follow them to hear when they write a new cheque. Add to your CRM *→* ## Who they invest alongside The investors most often in the same rounds as AOL. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed. [**General Catalyst** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/general-catalyst) ## Quick answers about AOL ### What does AOL invest in? AOL invests most often at Series B and Series A (67% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as FinTech, Finance and Advertising Platforms. ### How active is AOL? 9 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Nov 2005. ### How big are AOL's cheques? The median round it joins is $16M. ### Does AOL lead rounds? Rarely, if at all: none of its 9 investments on record names it as the lead. ### Where does AOL invest? Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (100%). ### Is AOL investing now? No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Nov 2005. ### Who does AOL invest alongside? 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