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Cox Enterprises

Last cheque observed Apr 2026; 15 cheques on record.

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Deploying nowVC firm

Series BSeries CSeedBiotechnologyService IndustryAdvertising

Deploying now
25%of best year1cheques in 12 months, 15 on record
Since the last cheque208days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$66MRounds led3 of 15Sole investor2 roundsMostly inUnited States, 87%
Pitch Cox Enterprises

Cox Enterprises highlights

  1. 01

    1 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Series B and Series C: 55% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 2 rounds, median $33M

What they do

Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Sectors
BiotechnologyService IndustryAdvertising
Based in
Atlanta, United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first15 appearances

  1. 2026

    1 round

  2. Apr
    HermeusUS · TechCrunch$350MWith 10 others
  3. 2025

    3 rounds

  4. Oct
    Bending SpoonsGrowth · IT · Silicon Canals$710MWith 6 others
  5. Sept
    You.comSeries C · US · TechStartups$100MLed
  6. Jun
    Gecko RoboticsSeries D · US · TechStartups$125MLed
  7. 2019

    3 rounds

  8. Dec
    MotivoSeed · US · FinSMEs$2.2MLed
  9. Jun
    Carbon LightouseUS · FinSMEs$33MSole investor
  10. Mar
    FarmcrowdySeed · NG · Techcityng$1.0MWith 2 others
  11. 2017

    1 round

  12. Oct
    VlipsySeed · US · FinSMEs$1.3MWith 2 others
  13. 2015

    1 round

  14. Apr
    RimidiDebt · USUndisclosedSole investor
  15. 2014

    3 rounds

  16. Sept
    UdacitySeries C · US$35MWith 8 others
  17. Aug
    Dynamic SignalSeries C · US$12MWith 4 others
  18. Apr
    ScoutmobSeries B · US$3.0MWith 4 others
  19. 2012

    2 rounds

  20. Jul
    Dynamic SignalSeries B · US · finsmes.com$13MWith 3 others
  21. May
    ScoutmobSeries B · US · allthingsd.com$3.5MWith 3 others
  22. 2011

    1 round

  23. Feb
    Dynamic SignalSeries A · US · sec.gov$8.0MWith 5 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 39 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.

Companies it bought

Acquisitions by the firm itself

ExperienceUndisclosedSept 2014
Adify$300MApr 2008

Who they invest alongside

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

Trinity VenturesVC firm3rounds togetherVenrockVC firm3rounds togetherAol VenturesCorporate VC2rounds togetherBen LererAngel2rounds togetherFounders FundVC firm2rounds togetherNew Atlantic VenturesVC firm2rounds togetherTechstarsVC firm2rounds togetherWarner MediaVC firm2rounds together

Recently backed

The latest companies Cox Enterprises put money into.

Hermeus$350M · Apr 2026Bending Spoons$710M · Oct 2025You.com$100M · Sept 2025Gecko Robotics$125M · Jun 2025Motivo$2.2M · Dec 2019Farmcrowdy$1.0M · Mar 2019

On podcasts

1 episode naming Cox Enterprises in the title, and 2 more that mention it.

Mentioned in

Quick answers about Cox Enterprises

What does Cox Enterprises invest in?

Cox Enterprises invests most often at Series B and Series C (55% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Biotechnology, Service Industry and Advertising.

How active is Cox Enterprises?

15 investments on record, 1 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 3. The most recent was in Apr 2026.

What has Cox Enterprises invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Hermeus (Undisclosed round, Apr 2026), Bending Spoons (Growth, Oct 2025) and You.com (Series C, Sept 2025).

How big are Cox Enterprises's cheques?

The median round it joins is $66M.

Does Cox Enterprises lead rounds?

Yes: it led 3 of its 15 investments on record (20%).

Where does Cox Enterprises invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (87%), Italy (7%) and Nigeria (7%).

Is Cox Enterprises investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 1 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does Cox Enterprises invest alongside?

Most often Trinity Ventures (3 rounds together), Venrock (3 rounds together) and Aol Ventures (2 rounds together).

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