# CAA Ventures: portfolio, investments and team

> CAA Ventures is a corporate vc based in United States. 48 investments on record, latest Nov 2018. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

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

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# CAA Ventures

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

Quiet New fund, Feb 2013 Corporate VC Now at connectventures.com

Growth Seed Series A

Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 48 on record

Since the last cheque **2898** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$10M** Rounds led **0 of 48** Exits **2 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 97%**

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## CAA Ventures highlights

- 01 48 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Series A and Seed: 68% of its rounds
- 03 2 exits from the portfolio

## What they do

- **Type:** Corporate VC (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Stages:** Growth Seed Series A
- **Based in:** Los Angeles, United States
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **48 appearances**

- **2018** 2 rounds
- **Nov** **[Genies](https://millionrounds.com/company/genies)** US · Producthunt **$10M** With 12 others
- **May** **[Neighborhood Goods](https://millionrounds.com/company/neighborhood-goods)** Seed · US · FinSMEs **$5.8M** With 6 others
- **2017** 2 rounds
- **Dec** **[Genie](https://millionrounds.com/company/genie)** US · FinSMEs **$3.0M** With 12 others
- **Mar** **[WayUp](https://millionrounds.com/company/wayup)** Series B · US · FinSMEs **$19M** With 8 others
- **2016** 1 round
- **May** **[Skydio](https://millionrounds.com/company/skydio)** **$25M** With 2 others
- **2015** 5 rounds
- **May** **[Mobcrush](https://millionrounds.com/company/mobcrush)** Seed · US **$4.9M** With 14 others
- **May** **[Blend Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/blend-systems)** Series A · US **$6.3M** With 8 others
- **Apr** **[VULCUN](https://millionrounds.com/company/vulcun)** Series A · US **$12M** With 11 others
- **Mar** **[Meerkat](https://millionrounds.com/company/meerkat)** Series B · US **$14M** With 21 others
- **Jan** **[Giphy](https://millionrounds.com/company/giphy)** Series B · US **$22M** With 6 others
- **2014** 16 rounds
- **Dec** **[Hinge](https://millionrounds.com/company/hinge)** Series A · US **$12M** With 9 others
- **Nov** **[DSTLD](https://millionrounds.com/company/dstld)** Series A · US **$4.4M** With 9 others
- **Jul** **[Blend Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/blend-systems)** Seed · US **Undisclosed** With 8 others
- **Jul** **[Bark & Co](https://millionrounds.com/company/bark-and-co)** Series B · US **$15M** With 11 others
- **Jul** **[Hinge](https://millionrounds.com/company/hinge)** US **$4.5M** With 7 others
- **Jun** **[Patreon](https://millionrounds.com/company/patreon)** Series A · US **$15M** With 13 others
- **Jun** **[Distractify](https://millionrounds.com/company/distractify)** Series A · US **$7.0M** With 2 others
- **May** **[Thatgamecompany](https://millionrounds.com/company/thatgamecompany)** Series B · US **$7.0M** With 1 other
- **May** **[Whisper](https://millionrounds.com/company/whisper)** Series C · US **$36M** With 5 others
- **May** **[Giphy](https://millionrounds.com/company/giphy)** Series A · US **$2.4M** With 4 others
- **May** **[Darby Smart](https://millionrounds.com/company/darby-smart)** Series A · US **$6.3M** With 2 others
- **Apr** **[Blend Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/blend-systems)** Seed · US **$2.7M** With 8 others
- **Apr** **[CrowdRise](https://millionrounds.com/company/crowdrise)** Series A · US **$23M** With 6 others
- **Apr** **[Julep](https://millionrounds.com/company/julep)** Series C · US **$30M** With 7 others
- **Jan** **[Medium](https://millionrounds.com/company/medium)** Series A · US **$25M** With 16 others
- **Jan** **[Crowdpac](https://millionrounds.com/company/crowdpac)** Seed · US **$2.1M** With 9 others
- **2013** 17 rounds
- **Dec** **[Plain Vanilla](https://millionrounds.com/company/plain-vanilla)** Series B · US **$22M** With 8 others
- **Nov** **[Moonfrye](https://millionrounds.com/company/moonfrye)** Seed · US · pandodaily.com **$1.1M** With 4 others
- **Nov** **[Seedling](https://millionrounds.com/company/seedling)** Seed · US **$1.1M** With 5 others
- **Nov** **[August](https://millionrounds.com/company/august)** Series A · US · techcrunch.com **$8.0M** With 9 others
- **Nov** **[CreativeLive](https://millionrounds.com/company/creativelive)** Series B · US · techcrunch.com **$22M** With 4 others
- **Oct** **[Sparks](https://millionrounds.com/company/sparks)** Seed · US **$2.3M** With 11 others
- **Oct** **[Beyond Games](https://millionrounds.com/company/beyond-games)** Venture · US **$800K** With 7 others
- **Sept** **[Whisper](https://millionrounds.com/company/whisper)** Series B · US · techcrunch.com **$21M** With 4 others
- **Aug** **[500px](https://millionrounds.com/company/500px)** Series A · CA · techcrunch.com **$8.8M** With 6 others
- **Aug** **[Storybird](https://millionrounds.com/company/storybird)** Series A · US **$2.5M** With 6 others
- **May** **[Beautylish](https://millionrounds.com/company/beautylish)** Venture · US · venturebeat.com **$6.5M** With 1 other
- **Apr** **[Twenty Jeans](https://millionrounds.com/company/twenty-jeans)** Seed · US · pevc.dowjones.com **$1.0M** With 3 others
- **Apr** **[Plain Vanilla](https://millionrounds.com/company/plain-vanilla)** Series A · US · techcrunch.com **$2.5M** With 10 others
- **Apr** **[DSTLD](https://millionrounds.com/company/dstld)** Seed · US **$1.0M** With 7 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 listed **2 in all**

**[Giphy](https://millionrounds.com/company/giphy)** Bought by [Facebook](https://millionrounds.com/fund/facebook) **$400M** May 2020

**[Nomi](https://millionrounds.com/company/nomi)** Bought by Brickstream **Undisclosed** Oct 2014

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

New fund on file

**Raised**

a new fund in Feb 2013

From its SEC filing, not a journalist: a firm that has just raised has money to deploy.

## The cheque

Growth Seed Series A

Median round joined **$10M** the round, not its cheque

Led 0 of 48 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** Never alone
- **Last cheque:** Nov 2018
- **Exits:** 2 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Series A said *17*
- Seed said *13*
- Series B *9*
- Venture *3*
- Series C *2*
- Growth said *-*

Cheques by year Led Joined

2012 2018

Often in the room with

- [Lerer Hippeau](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lerer-hippeau) 9
- [BoxGroup](https://millionrounds.com/fund/boxgroup) 6
- [Google Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gv) 6
- [Greycroft](https://millionrounds.com/fund/greycroft) 6
- [Greylock](https://millionrounds.com/fund/greylock-partners) 5
- [Index Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/index-ventures) 5

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## 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 Hippeau** VC firm **9** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lerer-hippeau)[**BoxGroup** VC firm **6** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/boxgroup)[**Google Ventures** Corporate VC **6** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gv)[**Greycroft** VC firm **6** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/greycroft)[**Greylock** VC firm **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/greylock-partners)[**Index Ventures** VC firm **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/index-ventures)[**Maveron** VC firm **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/maveron)[**New Enterprise Associates** VC firm **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/new-enterprise-associates)[**SV Angel** VC firm **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sv-angel)[**Sequoia Capital** VC firm **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sequoia-capital)[**Andreessen Horowitz** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz)[**CrunchFund** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/crunchfund-3)

## Recently backed

The latest companies CAA Ventures put money into.

[**Genies** $10M · Nov 2018](https://millionrounds.com/company/genies)[**Neighborhood Goods** $5.8M · May 2018](https://millionrounds.com/company/neighborhood-goods)[**WayUp** $19M · Mar 2017](https://millionrounds.com/company/wayup)[**Skydio** $25M · May 2016](https://millionrounds.com/company/skydio)

## 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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