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CAA Ventures

Last cheque observed Nov 2018. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

QuietNew fund, Feb 2013Corporate VCNow at connectventures.com

GrowthSeedSeries A

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 48 on record
Since the last cheque2898days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$10MRounds led0 of 48Exits2 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 97%
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CAA Ventures highlights

  1. 01

    48 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Series A and Seed: 68% of its rounds

  3. 03

    2 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Type
Corporate VC (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
GrowthSeedSeries A
Based in
Los Angeles, United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first48 appearances

  1. 2018

    2 rounds

  2. Nov
    GeniesUS · Producthunt$10MWith 12 others
  3. May
    Neighborhood GoodsSeed · US · FinSMEs$5.8MWith 6 others
  4. 2017

    2 rounds

  5. Dec
    GenieUS · FinSMEs$3.0MWith 12 others
  6. Mar
    WayUpSeries B · US · FinSMEs$19MWith 8 others
  7. 2016

    1 round

  8. May
    Skydio$25MWith 2 others
  9. 2015

    5 rounds

  10. May
    MobcrushSeed · US$4.9MWith 14 others
  11. May
    Blend SystemsSeries A · US$6.3MWith 8 others
  12. Apr
    VULCUNSeries A · US$12MWith 11 others
  13. Mar
    MeerkatSeries B · US$14MWith 21 others
  14. Jan
    GiphySeries B · US$22MWith 6 others
  15. 2014

    16 rounds

  16. Dec
    HingeSeries A · US$12MWith 9 others
  17. Nov
    DSTLDSeries A · US$4.4MWith 9 others
  18. Jul
    Blend SystemsSeed · USUndisclosedWith 8 others
  19. Jul
    Bark & CoSeries B · US$15MWith 11 others
  20. Jul
    HingeUS$4.5MWith 7 others
  21. Jun
    PatreonSeries A · US$15MWith 13 others
  22. Jun
    DistractifySeries A · US$7.0MWith 2 others
  23. May
    ThatgamecompanySeries B · US$7.0MWith 1 other
  24. May
    WhisperSeries C · US$36MWith 5 others
  25. May
    GiphySeries A · US$2.4MWith 4 others
  26. May
    Darby SmartSeries A · US$6.3MWith 2 others
  27. Apr
    Blend SystemsSeed · US$2.7MWith 8 others
  28. Apr
    CrowdRiseSeries A · US$23MWith 6 others
  29. Apr
    JulepSeries C · US$30MWith 7 others
  30. Jan
    MediumSeries A · US$25MWith 16 others
  31. Jan
    CrowdpacSeed · US$2.1MWith 9 others
  32. 2013

    17 rounds

  33. Dec
    Plain VanillaSeries B · US$22MWith 8 others
  34. Nov
    MoonfryeSeed · US · pandodaily.com$1.1MWith 4 others
  35. Nov
    SeedlingSeed · US$1.1MWith 5 others
  36. Nov
    AugustSeries A · US · techcrunch.com$8.0MWith 9 others
  37. Nov
    CreativeLiveSeries B · US · techcrunch.com$22MWith 4 others
  38. Oct
    SparksSeed · US$2.3MWith 11 others
  39. Oct
    Beyond GamesVenture · US$800KWith 7 others
  40. Sept
    WhisperSeries B · US · techcrunch.com$21MWith 4 others
  41. Aug
    500pxSeries A · CA · techcrunch.com$8.8MWith 6 others
  42. Aug
    StorybirdSeries A · US$2.5MWith 6 others
  43. May
    BeautylishVenture · US · venturebeat.com$6.5MWith 1 other
  44. Apr
    Twenty JeansSeed · US · pevc.dowjones.com$1.0MWith 3 others
  45. Apr
    Plain VanillaSeries A · US · techcrunch.com$2.5MWith 10 others
  46. Apr
    DSTLDSeed · US$1.0MWith 7 others

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The team

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Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed2 in all

GiphyBought by Facebook$400MMay 2020
NomiBought by BrickstreamUndisclosedOct 2014

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 CAA Ventures. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Lerer HippeauVC firm9rounds togetherBoxGroupVC firm6rounds togetherGoogle VenturesCorporate VC6rounds togetherGreycroftVC firm6rounds togetherGreylockVC firm5rounds togetherIndex VenturesVC firm5rounds togetherMaveronVC firm5rounds togetherNew Enterprise AssociatesVC firm5rounds togetherSV AngelVC firm5rounds togetherSequoia CapitalVC firm5rounds togetherAndreessen HorowitzVC firm4rounds togetherCrunchFundVC firm4rounds together

Recently backed

The latest companies CAA Ventures put money into.

Genies$10M · Nov 2018Neighborhood Goods$5.8M · May 2018WayUp$19M · Mar 2017Skydio$25M · May 2016

Quick answers about CAA Ventures

What does CAA Ventures invest in?

CAA Ventures invests most often at Series A and Seed (68% of the rounds on record).

How active is CAA Ventures?

48 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Nov 2018.

What has CAA Ventures invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Genies (Undisclosed round, Nov 2018), Neighborhood Goods (Seed, May 2018) and Genie (Undisclosed round, Dec 2017).

How big are CAA Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $10M.

Does CAA Ventures lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 48 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does CAA Ventures invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (97%).

Is CAA Ventures investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Nov 2018.

Who does CAA Ventures invest alongside?

Most often Lerer Hippeau (9 rounds together), BoxGroup (6 rounds together) and Google Ventures (6 rounds together).

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