# Best Buy: portfolio, investments and team

> Best Buy is a corporate vc based in United States. 4 investments on record, latest May 2012. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

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

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# Best Buy

Last cheque observed May 2012. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

Quiet Corporate VC

Seed Series A Series C Artificial Intelligence STEM Education E-commerce

Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 4 on record

Since the last cheque **5291** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$15M** Rounds led **0 of 4** Sole investor **3 rounds** Exits **1 from the portfolio**

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## Best Buy highlights

- 01 4 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Seed and Series A: 67% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 3 rounds, median undisclosed
- 04 1 exits from the portfolio

## What they do

- **Type:** Corporate VC (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Sectors:** Artificial Intelligence STEM Education E-commerce
- **Based in:** Richfield, United States
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **4 appearances**

- **2012** 1 round
- **May** **[Zubie](https://millionrounds.com/company/zubie)** Seed · US **Undisclosed** Sole investor
- **2010** 1 round
- **Jan** **[SiBEAM](https://millionrounds.com/company/sibeam)** US · pr-inside.com **Undisclosed** Sole investor
- **2007** 2 rounds
- **Oct** **[Mydeo](https://millionrounds.com/company/mydeo)** Series A · GB · techcrunch.com **Undisclosed** Sole investor
- **Sept** **[Avnera](https://millionrounds.com/company/avnera)** Series C · US · bizjournals.com **$15M** With 9 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 **12** 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 **1 in all**

**[SiBEAM](https://millionrounds.com/company/sibeam)** Bought by Silicon Image **$26M** Apr 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

**[mindSHIFT Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/mindshift-technologies)** **$167M** Nov 2011

**Five Star Appliance** **$180M** Feb 2009

**Napster** **$121M** Sept 2008

**[Speakeasy](https://millionrounds.com/company/speakeasy)** **$97M** Mar 2007

**Geek Squad** **Undisclosed** Oct 2002

**Magnolia Hi-Fi** **$87M** Dec 2000

## The cheque

Seed Series A Series C

Median round joined **$15M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **-**

Led 0 of 4 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** 3 rounds
- **Last cheque:** May 2012
- **Exits:** 1 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Seed *1*
- Series A *1*
- Series C *1*

Cheques by year Led Joined

2007 2012

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## Mentioned on podcasts

Episodes that name Best Buy in their description, not their title.

- [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) 5 Mar 2026 · 1h 23m 20VC: Anthropic vs The Pentagon: Who Wins | OpenAI's $110BN Mega Round | Cursor Hits $2BN in ARR | Block's 40% Headcount Reduction: AI or Overhiring Mentions [Best Buy](https://millionrounds.com/fund/best-buy)[Elon Musk](https://millionrounds.com/fund/elon-musk)[Sam Altman](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sam-altman) Apple PodcastsShow page

## Quick answers about Best Buy

### What does Best Buy invest in?

Best Buy invests most often at Seed and Series A (67% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Artificial Intelligence, STEM Education and E-commerce.

### How active is Best Buy?

4 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in May 2012.

### How big are Best Buy's cheques?

The median round it joins is $15M.

### Is Best Buy investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in May 2012.

### What kind of investor is Best Buy?

Best Buy is a corporate VC based in Richfield, United States.

### When was Best Buy founded?

Best Buy was founded in 1966.

### Where does this information on Best Buy come from?

From 3 articles and filings naming it in a round, public registers and its own website, checked and rebuilt every night.

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