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Facebook

Last cheque observed Jan 2015. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

QuietVC firm

SeedGrantBiotechnologyGenetics

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 4 on record
Since the last cheque4312days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$350KRounds led0 of 4Sole investor2 roundsExits1 from the portfolio
Pitch Facebook

Facebook highlights

  1. 01

    4 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed and Grant: 100% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 2 rounds, median $200K

  4. 04

    1 exits from the portfolio

What they do

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

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first4 appearances

  1. 2015

    1 round

  2. Jan
    HyreCarSeed$50KSole investor
  3. 2013

    1 round

  4. Nov
    Ocean's HaloSeed · US · finsmes.com$1.7MWith 5 others
  5. 2009

    1 round

  6. Feb
    LuckyCalSeed · US · marlenevergaraborquez.com$350KSole investor
  7. 2008

    1 round

  8. Dec
    WildfireGrant · USUndisclosedWith 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 8 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 listed1 in all

WildfireBought by Google$350MJul 2012

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

AI.ReverieUndisclosedOct 2021
Unit 2 GamesUndisclosedJun 2021
BigBox VRUndisclosedJun 2021
Downpour InteractiveUndisclosedApr 2021
Kustomer$1.0BNov 2020
Lemnis TechnologiesUndisclosedSept 2020
Ready at DawnUndisclosedJun 2020
MapillaryUndisclosedJun 2020
Giphy$400MMay 2020
Scape Technologies$40MFeb 2020
Sanzaru GamesUndisclosedFeb 2020
PlayGiga$70MDec 2019

Quick answers about Facebook

What does Facebook invest in?

Facebook invests most often at Seed and Grant (100% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Biotechnology and Genetics.

How active is Facebook?

4 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Jan 2015.

How big are Facebook's cheques?

The median round it joins is $350K.

Is Facebook investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Jan 2015.

What kind of investor is Facebook?

Facebook is a VC firm based in United States.

Where does this information on Facebook come from?

From 2 articles and filings naming it in a round, public registers and its own website, checked and rebuilt every night.

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