# IA Ventures: portfolio, investments and team

> IA Ventures is a vc firm based in United States. 125 investments on record, 2 in the last 12 months, latest Oct 2026. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

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# IA Ventures

Last cheque observed Oct 2026; 125 cheques on record.

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Deploying now New fund $21M, Dec 2024 VC firm

Pre-seed Seed Series A AI & Machine Learning AI/ML Advertising (AdTech)

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**100%** of best year **2** **cheques in 12 months**, 125 on record

Since the last cheque **11** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$14M** Cheque size, as they say **$1.0M – $3.0M** Rounds led **3 of 125** Sole investor **8 rounds** Exits **22 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 89%**

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## IA Ventures highlights

- 01 2 cheques in the last 12 months
- 02 Mostly Series A and Seed: 74% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 8 rounds, median $500K
- 04 22 exits from the portfolio

## What they do

> Filed 1 private fund offering with the SEC, the most recent in 2023-03 From their own website

- **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** $1.0M – $3.0M as they say
- **Stages:** Pre-seed Seed Series A
- **Sectors:** AI & Machine Learning AI/ML Advertising (AdTech)
- **Based in:** New York, United States
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **125 appearances**

- **2026** 2 rounds
- **Oct** **[Qualitate](https://millionrounds.com/company/qualitate)** Series A · US · Google News search **$25M** With 2 others
- **Apr** **[Qualitate](https://millionrounds.com/company/qualitate)** Seed · US · AlleyWatch **$7.0M** *Led*
- **2024** 1 round
- **Dec** **[Ethyca](https://millionrounds.com/company/ethyca)** Series A · US · AlleyWatch **$10M** With 6 others
- **2019** 1 round
- **Jul** **[Ethyca](https://millionrounds.com/company/ethyca)** US · TechCrunch **$4.2M** *Led*
- **2018** 1 round
- **Jul** **[Lygos](https://millionrounds.com/company/lygos)** Series B · US · FinSMEs **$16M** With 1 other
- **2016** 7 rounds
- **Dec** **[Lygos](https://millionrounds.com/company/lygos)** Series A · US · TechCrunch **$13M** *Led*
- **Dec** **[Alluvium](https://millionrounds.com/company/alluvium)** Seed · US · FinSMEs **$2.5M** With 2 others
- **Nov** **[DataRobot](https://millionrounds.com/company/datarobot)** **$33M** With 8 others
- **Aug** **[Kepler](https://millionrounds.com/company/kepler)** Seed · US · BetaKit: funding **$5.0M** Sole investor
- **Jul** **[X.ai](https://millionrounds.com/company/xai)** **$23M** With 9 others
- **Jun** **[MemSQL](https://millionrounds.com/company/memsql)** **$36M** With 24 others
- **Jan** **[Datadog](https://millionrounds.com/company/datadog)** **$95M** With 15 others
- **2015** 11 rounds
- **Oct** **[Verge Genomics](https://millionrounds.com/company/verge-genomics)** Seed · US **$4.0M** With 5 others
- **Sept** **[Vectra Networks](https://millionrounds.com/company/vectra-networks)** Series D · US **$35M** With 6 others
- **Sept** **[Mighty](https://millionrounds.com/company/mighty)** Series A · US **$5.3M** With 8 others
- **Jun** **[Signifyd](https://millionrounds.com/company/signifyd)** Series A · US **$7.0M** With 6 others
- **May** **[Direct Match](https://millionrounds.com/company/direct-match)** Seed · US **$3.0M** With 7 others
- **Apr** **[Recorded Future](https://millionrounds.com/company/recorded-future)** Series D · US **$12M** With 6 others
- **Feb** **[Metamarkets](https://millionrounds.com/company/metamarkets)** Series C · US **$15M** With 7 others
- **Feb** **[Transcriptic](https://millionrounds.com/company/transcriptic)** Series A · US **$8.5M** With 6 others
- **Feb** **[Sight Machine](https://millionrounds.com/company/sight-machine)** Series A · US **$5.0M** With 6 others
- **Jan** **[TransferWise](https://millionrounds.com/company/transferwise)** Series C · GB **$58M** With 6 others
- **Jan** **[x.ai](https://millionrounds.com/company/xai)** Series A · US **$9.2M** With 5 others
- **2014** 13 rounds
- **Aug** **[DataRobot](https://millionrounds.com/company/datarobot)** Series A · US **$21M** With 3 others
- **Aug** **[Vectra Networks](https://millionrounds.com/company/vectra-networks)** Series C · US **$25M** With 5 others
- **Jul** **[Hometeam](https://millionrounds.com/company/hometeam)** Series A · US **$11M** With 2 others
- **Jun** **[TransferWise](https://millionrounds.com/company/transferwise)** Series B · GB **$25M** With 5 others
- **May** **[x.ai](https://millionrounds.com/company/xai)** Seed · US **$2.1M** With 3 others
- **Apr** **[Updater](https://millionrounds.com/company/updater)** Series A · US **$8.0M** With 3 others
- **Mar** **[DigitalOcean](https://millionrounds.com/company/digitalocean)** Series A · US **$37M** With 2 others
- **Feb** **[The Trade Desk](https://millionrounds.com/company/the-trade-desk)** Series B · US **$20M** With 2 others
- **Feb** **[Transcriptic](https://millionrounds.com/company/transcriptic)** Seed · US **$2.8M** With 3 others
- **Feb** **[PlaceIQ](https://millionrounds.com/company/placeiq)** Series C · US **$15M** With 4 others
- **Feb** **[Datadog](https://millionrounds.com/company/datadog)** Series B · US **$15M** With 7 others
- **Jan** **[NewsCred](https://millionrounds.com/company/newscred)** Series C · BD **$25M** With 3 others
- **Jan** **[Twice](https://millionrounds.com/company/twice)** Series B · US **$19M** With 7 others
- **2013** 12 rounds
- **Dec** **[DataSift](https://millionrounds.com/company/datasift)** Series C · GB · techcrunch.com **$42M** With 5 others
- **Sept** **[DataRobot](https://millionrounds.com/company/datarobot)** Seed · US **$3.3M** With 2 others
- **Aug** **[TraceVector](https://millionrounds.com/company/tracevector)** Series B · US **$12M** With 1 other
- **Aug** **[Vectra Networks](https://millionrounds.com/company/vectra-networks)** Series B · US **$12M** With 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

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration **4 named**

BG **Brad Gillespie** Managing Member i Filing they signed

BW **Bradford Wilson Gillespie** Managing Member i Form ADV

JA **Jesse Alexander Beyroutey** Managing Member i Form ADV

RE **Roger Ehrenberg** Managing Member of General Partner i Filing they signed

We also hold **3** 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 the register says

From the firm's own filings with the SEC, which it must file accurately by law

**$1.8B** gross assets of its funds Oct 2026

**Exempt** reporting adviser venture or small private funds

- **Legal name:** IA Capital Advisors, LLC
- **SEC number:** CRD 161772

Who backs their funds

## 1 LP on record in IA Ventures's funds

- **Funds:** 1

The institutions that put money into its funds, which the firm then invests in companies. Source: an LP list.

- [**Cendana Capital** 1 fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cendana-capital) Fund Vintage Committed IA Ventures - -

## Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed **22 in all**

**[TubeMogul](https://millionrounds.com/company/tubemogul)** Bought by [Adobe](https://millionrounds.com/fund/adobe) **$540M** Nov 2016

**[Ticketfly](https://millionrounds.com/company/ticketfly)** Bought by Pandora Media **$450M** Oct 2015

**[BillGuard](https://millionrounds.com/company/billguard)** Bought by [Prosper](https://millionrounds.com/fund/prosper) **Undisclosed** Sept 2015

**[Twice](https://millionrounds.com/company/twice)** Bought by [eBay](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ebay) **Undisclosed** Jul 2015

**[Next Big Sound](https://millionrounds.com/company/next-big-sound)** Bought by Pandora Media **Undisclosed** May 2015

**[Covestor](https://millionrounds.com/company/covestor)** Bought by [Interactive Brokers Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/interactive-brokers-group) **Undisclosed** Apr 2015

**[Consumr](https://millionrounds.com/company/consumr)** Bought by Purch **Undisclosed** Mar 2015

**[DataPop](https://millionrounds.com/company/datapop)** Bought by Criteo **Undisclosed** Feb 2015

**[Simple](https://millionrounds.com/company/simple)** Bought by [Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria](https://millionrounds.com/fund/banco-bilbao-vizcaya-argentaria) **$117M** Feb 2014

**[Mashery](https://millionrounds.com/company/mashery)** Bought by [Intel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/intel) **Undisclosed** Apr 2013

**[Lore](https://millionrounds.com/company/lore)** Bought by Noodle **Undisclosed** Mar 2013

**[Visual Revenue](https://millionrounds.com/company/visual-revenue)** Bought by Outbrain **Undisclosed** Mar 2013

**[Thinknear](https://millionrounds.com/company/thinknear)** Bought by [Telenav](https://millionrounds.com/fund/telenav) **Undisclosed** Oct 2012

**[Clickable](https://millionrounds.com/company/clickable)** Bought by Syncapse **Undisclosed** Jun 2012

**[Salesforce Buddy Media](https://millionrounds.com/company/salesforce-buddy-media)** Bought by Salesforce **$689M** Jun 2012

**[oneforty](https://millionrounds.com/company/oneforty)** Bought by HubSpot **Undisclosed** Aug 2011

**[TweetDeck](https://millionrounds.com/company/tweetdeck)** Bought by [Twitter](https://millionrounds.com/fund/twitter) **$40M** May 2011

**[TweetDeck](https://millionrounds.com/company/tweetdeck)** Bought by UberMedia **Undisclosed** Feb 2011

**[Standout Jobs](https://millionrounds.com/company/standout-jobs)** Bought by Talent Technology **Undisclosed** Oct 2010

**[Lookery](https://millionrounds.com/company/lookery)** Bought by Adknowledge **Undisclosed** Nov 2008

The latest 20 here. An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.

New fund on file

**$21M**

raised in Dec 2024

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

## The cheque

Pre-seed Seed Series A

Median round joined **$14M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$500K**

Led 3 of 125 rounds **2%**

- **Said size:** $1.0M – $3.0M
- **Sole investor:** 8 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Oct 2026
- **Exits:** 22 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Series A said *46*
- Seed said *41*
- Series B *20*
- Series C *8*
- Series D *2*
- Pre-seed said *-*

Cheques by month Led Joined

Nov 2023 Oct 2026

Often in the room with

- [Founder Collective](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founder-collective) 12
- [SV Angel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sv-angel) 12
- [Neu Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/neu-venture-capital) 11
- [FirstMark](https://millionrounds.com/fund/firstmark) 9
- [Khosla Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/khosla-ventures) 9
- [RRE Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rre-ventures) 9

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## Who they invest alongside

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

[**Founder Collective** VC firm **12** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founder-collective)[**SV Angel** VC firm **12** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sv-angel)[**Neu Venture Capital** VC firm **11** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/neu-venture-capital)[**FirstMark** VC firm **9** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/firstmark)[**Khosla Ventures** VC firm **9** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/khosla-ventures)[**RRE Ventures** VC firm **9** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rre-ventures)[**Howard Lindzon** VC firm **8** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/howard-lindzon)[**DCVC** VC firm **7** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/data-collective)[**Google Ventures** Corporate VC **7** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gv)[**Index Ventures** VC firm **7** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/index-ventures)[**Village Ventures** VC firm **7** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/village-ventures)[**Betaworks** VC firm **6** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/betaworks)

## Recently backed

The latest companies IA Ventures put money into.

[**Qualitate** $25M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/qualitate)[**Ethyca** $10M · Dec 2024](https://millionrounds.com/company/ethyca)[**Alluvium** $2.5M · Dec 2016](https://millionrounds.com/company/alluvium)[**DataRobot** $33M · Nov 2016](https://millionrounds.com/company/datarobot)[**X.ai** $23M · Jul 2016](https://millionrounds.com/company/xai)[**MemSQL** $36M · Jun 2016](https://millionrounds.com/company/memsql)

## On podcasts

4 episodes naming IA Ventures in the title, and 4 more that mention it.

- [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) 31 Jan 2022 · 45 min 20VC: How Startup Valuations, Fund Deployment Cycles, M&A and IPO Markets Will All Change in This New Market, Where Will The Biggest Crunch Be, When Is The Right Time To Be Aggressive vs Conservative with Roger Ehrenberg, Founding Partner @ IA Ventures Mentions [IA Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ia-ventures)[Roger Ehrenberg](https://millionrounds.com/fund/roger-ehrenberg) Apple PodcastsShow page
- [Venture Unlocked](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/venture-unlocked) 13 Oct 2020 · 36 min Roger Ehrenberg of IA Ventures on the craft of building a top-decile firm - Venture Unlocked 003 Mentions [IA Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ia-ventures)[Roger Ehrenberg](https://millionrounds.com/fund/roger-ehrenberg)[Citibank](https://millionrounds.com/fund/citi) *+1* Apple PodcastsShow page
- [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) 22 Jul 2019 · 36 min 20VC: IA Ventures' Jesse Beyroutey on Game Theory and How It Impacts Investor Mindset, How To Avoid "The Pressure To Deploy" Today In Venture & Why Ownership Is The Single Most Important Parameter When Investing With [Jesse Beyroutey](https://millionrounds.com/person/jesse-beyroutey) Mentions [IA Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ia-ventures) Apple PodcastsShow page
- [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) 1 Mar 2017 · 28 min 20VC: The Power Of A Concentrated Seed Portfolio, Why Operational Value Add Models At Seed Do Not Make Sense & Why We Will See A Shakeout Of Growth Stage Investors with Roger Ehrenberg, Founder & Managing Partner @ IA Ventures Mentions [IA Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ia-ventures)[Roger Ehrenberg](https://millionrounds.com/fund/roger-ehrenberg)[Deutsche Bank](https://millionrounds.com/fund/deutsche-bank) *+1* Apple PodcastsShow page

### Mentioned in

- [The Peel](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/the-peel) 6 Nov 2025 · 1h 31m Roger Ehrenberg | Investing in Sports, 10x Funds, Traits of Top Founders, Current Seed Stage Market, Investing in Detroit Apple PodcastsShow page
- [Growth Investor](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/growth-investor) 9 Apr 2025 · 25 min Powering Specialty Lending: Octane’s Jason Guss Apple PodcastsShow page
- [Venture Unlocked](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/venture-unlocked) 1 Aug 2024 · 1h 3m Investing in USV Fund I, lessons learned as a LP, and why Emerging Managers are so important Apple PodcastsShow page
- [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) 19 Feb 2024 · 1h 11m 20VC: Why VC Returns Will Get Worse, Why LP Incentive Structures are so Broken, What is the Answer to Liquidity with No M&A or IPOs, When to Sell vs Hold Your Winners & Turning $5M into $250M with The Trade Desk | Roger Ehrenberg, Eberg Capital Apple PodcastsShow page

## Quick answers about IA Ventures

### What does IA Ventures invest in?

IA Ventures invests most often at Series A and Seed (74% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as AI & Machine Learning, AI/ML and Advertising (AdTech).

### How active is IA Ventures?

125 investments on record, 2 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 3. The most recent was in Oct 2026.

### What has IA Ventures invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Qualitate (Series A, Oct 2026), Ethyca (Series A, Dec 2024) and Lygos (Series B, Jul 2018).

### How big are IA Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $14M. It says it writes cheques of $1.0M to $3.0M.

### Does IA Ventures lead rounds?

Sometimes: it led 3 of its 125 investments on record (2%).

### Where does IA Ventures invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (89%) and the United Kingdom (8%).

### Is IA Ventures investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 2 investments in the last 12 months.

### Who does IA Ventures invest alongside?

Most often Founder Collective (12 rounds together), SV Angel (12 rounds together) and Neu Venture Capital (11 rounds together).

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