United States · Investor

AT&T

Last cheque observed May 2019. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

QuietCompany

VentureSeries ASeries BWirelessInternetPhones

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 24 on record
Since the last cheque2715days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$3.2MRounds led0 of 24Sole investor2 roundsExits5 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 96%
Pitch AT&T

AT&T highlights

  1. 01

    24 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Venture and Series A: 58% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 2 rounds, median $93M

  4. 04

    5 exits from the portfolio

What they do

AT&T Official Site | Our Best Wireless & Internet ServiceFrom their own website
Type
Company
Cheque size
Not stated
Sectors
WirelessInternetPhones
Based in
Atlanta, United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first24 appearances

  1. 2019

    1 round

  2. May
    Unruly StudiosSeed · US · FinSMEs$1.8MWith 7 others
  3. 2018

    3 rounds

  4. Oct
    CaribuUS · FinSMEs$1.3MWith 1 other
  5. Mar
    CheddarSeries D · US · FinSMEs$22MWith 13 others
  6. Jan
    LearnPlatformUS · FinSMEs$3.2MWith 5 others
  7. 2017

    1 round

  8. Feb
    SnapRouteSeries A · US · FinSMEs$25MWith 2 others
  9. 2015

    2 rounds

  10. Jul
    LearnTrialsSeed · US$800KWith 4 others
  11. May
    Blue Danube SystemsSeries B · US$16MWith 2 others
  12. 2014

    1 round

  13. Apr
    Otter MediaVentureUndisclosedWith 1 other
  14. 2013

    3 rounds

  15. Dec
    OpenPeakVenture · US · sec.gov$93MSole investor
  16. Mar
    iStreamPlanetSeries A · US · istreamplanet.comUndisclosedWith 4 others
  17. Feb
    StartXVenture · US · techcrunch.com$400KWith 3 others
  18. 2009

    2 rounds

  19. Nov
    picoChipSeries E · GB · cellular-news.com$20MWith 7 others
  20. Sept
    VlingoUS · gigaom.comUndisclosedSole investor
  21. 2008

    3 rounds

  22. Sept
    ZventsSeries B · US · corporate.zvents.com$24MWith 4 others
  23. May
    SometricsSeries A · US · techcrunch.com$1.6MWith 2 others
  24. Feb
    AkimboSeries D · US · venturebeat.com$4.0MWith 4 others
  25. 2007

    5 rounds

  26. Nov
    VobileSeries A · US$10MWith 7 others
  27. Nov
    VobileSeries B · US$10MWith 7 others
  28. Nov
    On NetworksSeries B · US · techcrunch.com$12MWith 2 others
  29. Jan
    ServiceSourceVenture · US$66MWith 6 others
  30. Jan
    PathfireVenture · US$2.0MWith 4 others
  31. 2006

    2 rounds

  32. Nov
    On NetworksSeries A · US · techcrunch.com$4.0MWith 1 other
  33. Jun
    AkimboSeries C · US · blogs.zdnet.com$16MWith 2 others
  34. 2000

    1 round

  35. Jun
    OmniSkyVenture · US$90MWith 2 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.

The team

We hold 1 person 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 listed5 in all

iStreamPlanetBought by Turner BroadcastingUndisclosedAug 2015
picoChipBought by Mindspeed Technologies$77MJan 2012
VlingoBought by Nuance CommunicationsUndisclosedDec 2011
ZventsBought by StubHubUndisclosedDec 2011
SometricsBought by American Express$30MSept 2011

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

DIRECTV$49BJul 2015
Nextel Mexico$1.9BJan 2015
Iusacell$2.5BNov 2014
Leap Wireless$1.2BJul 2013
NextWave Wireless$50MAug 2012
Superclick Networks$15MSept 2011
T-Mobile$39BMar 2011
XanbooUndisclosedDec 2010
Centennial Communications Corp$944MNov 2009
PlusmoUndisclosedSept 2009
Sterling Commerce$3.9BFeb 2009
Wayport$275MNov 2008

Who they invest alongside

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

Austin VenturesVC firm2rounds togetherBlueprint VenturesVenture studio2rounds togetherBrian MulliganAngel2rounds togetherCiscoCorporate VC2rounds togetherDavid WargoAngel2rounds togetherEdovate CapitalVC firm2rounds togetherGideon YuVC firm2rounds togetherJarl MohnAngel2rounds togetherNicholas MooreAngel2rounds togetherSteamboat VenturesCorporate VC2rounds togetherTechstarsVC firm2rounds togetherVernon AltmanAngel2rounds together

Recently backed

The latest companies AT&T put money into.

Unruly Studios$1.8M · May 2019Caribu$1.3M · Oct 2018Cheddar$22M · Mar 2018LearnPlatform$3.2M · Jan 2018SnapRoute$25M · Feb 2017

Quick answers about AT&T

What does AT&T invest in?

AT&T invests most often at Venture and Series A (58% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Wireless, Internet and Phones.

How active is AT&T?

24 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in May 2019.

What has AT&T invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Unruly Studios (Seed, May 2019), Caribu (Undisclosed round, Oct 2018) and Cheddar (Series D, Mar 2018).

How big are AT&T's cheques?

The median round it joins is $3.2M.

Does AT&T lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 24 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does AT&T invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (96%).

Is AT&T investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in May 2019.

Who does AT&T invest alongside?

Most often Austin Ventures (2 rounds together), Blueprint Ventures (2 rounds together) and Brian Mulligan (2 rounds together).

Raising now?

Find the investors who back rounds like yours, and keep every conversation on one fundraising board.

Find similar investorsOpen your CRM

Built from the rounds we watched, its filings and its own website, refreshed every night. How we count · Report a correction · Is this your firm? Claim it