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Comcast

Last cheque observed Jan 2013. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

QuietAccelerator

Pre-seedSeedSeries ASportstechInteractive EntertainmentTelco

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 10 on record
Since the last cheque5029days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$14MRounds led0 of 10Sole investor1 roundsExits4 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 100%
Pitch Comcast

Comcast highlights

  1. 01

    10 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Series A and Series B: 57% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 1 rounds, median $11M

  4. 04

    4 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Type
Accelerator (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
Pre-seedSeedSeries A
Sectors
SportstechInteractive EntertainmentTelco
Based in
Philadelphia, United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first10 appearances

  1. 2013

    1 round

  2. Jan
    SnagFilmsVenture · US · techcrunch.com$6.0MWith 4 others
  3. 2011

    1 round

  4. Oct
    Kiwi CrateSeed · US · techcrunch.com$2.0MWith 11 others
  5. 2009

    3 rounds

  6. Dec
    Invite MediaSeries A · US · techcrunch.com$4.0MWith 4 others
  7. Nov
    ClearwireDebt · US · deals.venturebeat.com$920MWith 4 others
  8. Nov
    ClearwireUS · blogs.zdnet.com$1.5BWith 5 others
  9. 2008

    2 rounds

  10. May
    GridNetworksSeries B · US · thealarmclock.com$11MSole investor
  11. May
    ClearwireUS · techcrunch.com$3.2BWith 4 others
  12. 2007

    2 rounds

  13. Oct
    GridNetworksSeries A · US · americanventuremagazine.com$9.5MWith 2 others
  14. Jun
    BroadLogic Network TechnologiesSeries B · US · venturebeat.com$17MWith 3 others
  15. 2002

    1 round

  16. Sept
    MetaTVSeries D · US$21MWith 1 other

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 22 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.

What they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

12 of 60 we have independently watched raise

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Weaker than a round we watched, stronger than a list somebody sold us. A firm is far less willing to put a company on its own site that it never funded.

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed4 in all

BroadLogic Network TechnologiesBought by BroadcomUndisclosedJan 2013
ClearwireBought by Sprint Nextel$2.2BDec 2012
Invite MediaBought by Google$81MJun 2010
MetaTVBought by TV WorksUndisclosedJul 2005

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

Contingent Network ServicesUndisclosedSept 2015
Visible WorldUndisclosedJun 2015
PowerCloud SystemsUndisclosedJul 2014
FreeWheel$320MMar 2014
Time Warner Cable$45BFeb 2014
NBC UniversalUndisclosedFeb 2013
The700Level.comUndisclosedMar 2010
Radiance$5.0MOct 2008
DailyCandy$125MAug 2008
Plaxo$150MMay 2008
VehixUndisclosedFeb 2008
Fandango$200MApr 2007

Who they invest alongside

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

Warner MediaVC firm4rounds togetherIntelGrowth equity3rounds togetherBrightHouseInvestment firm2rounds togetherCiscoCorporate VC2rounds togetherEagle RiverHedge fund2rounds togetherFirst Round CapitalVC firm2rounds togetherGreat Oaks Venture CapitalVC firm2rounds togetherSprint NextelInvestment firm2rounds together

Quick answers about Comcast

What does Comcast invest in?

Comcast invests most often at Series A and Series B (57% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Sportstech, Interactive Entertainment and Telco.

How active is Comcast?

10 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Jan 2013.

How big are Comcast's cheques?

The median round it joins is $14M.

Does Comcast lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 10 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Comcast invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (100%).

Is Comcast investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Jan 2013.

Who does Comcast invest alongside?

Most often Warner Media (4 rounds together), Intel (3 rounds together) and BrightHouse (2 rounds together).

What kind of investor is Comcast?

Comcast is an accelerator based in Philadelphia, United States.

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