# IAC: portfolio, investments and team > IAC is an investment firm based in United States. 14 investments on record, latest Oct 2019. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team. Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/iac (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Investor](https://millionrounds.com/investors) # IAC Last cheque observed Oct 2019. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds. Quiet Investment firm Series A Series B Series C Industrial Mobile Cheques on record **0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 14 on record Since the last cheque **2568** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec Median round **$15M** Rounds led **1 of 14** Sole investor **5 rounds** Exits **4 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 100%** Pitch IAC ## IAC highlights - 01 14 rounds on record - 02 Mostly Series A and Series B: 86% of its rounds - 03 Sole investor in 5 rounds, median $20M - 04 4 exits from the portfolio ## What they do - **Type:** Investment firm (from a list, unverified) - **Cheque size:** Not stated - **Sectors:** Industrial Mobile - **Based in:** New York, United States - **Cold pitches:** Not stated ## The record Every round we can evidence, newest first **14 appearances** - **2019** 1 round - **Oct** **[Thimble](https://millionrounds.com/company/thimble)** Series A · US · TechCrunch **$22M** *Led* - **2018** 2 rounds - **Sept** **[LiveSafe](https://millionrounds.com/company/livesafe)** Series B · US · FinSMEs **$11M** With 4 others - **Feb** **[Honcker](https://millionrounds.com/company/honcker)** Series A · US · TechCrunch **$15M** Sole investor - **2015** 1 round - **Dec** **[LiveSafe](https://millionrounds.com/company/livesafe)** Series B · US **$4.0M** With 2 others - **2014** 2 rounds - **Mar** **[LiveSafe](https://millionrounds.com/company/livesafe)** Series A · US **$6.5M** Sole investor - **Jan** **[Aereo](https://millionrounds.com/company/aereo)** Series C · US **$34M** With 4 others - **2013** 1 round - **Jan** **[Aereo](https://millionrounds.com/company/aereo)** Series B · US · techcrunch.com **$38M** With 3 others - **2012** 1 round - **Feb** **[Aereo](https://millionrounds.com/company/aereo)** Series A · US · finsmes.com **$21M** With 4 others - **2008** 1 round - **Jan** **[HealthCentral](https://millionrounds.com/company/healthcentral)** Series A · US · paidcontent.org **$50M** With 3 others - **2007** 3 rounds - **Sept** **[MerchantCircle](https://millionrounds.com/company/merchantcircle)** Series B · US **$10M** With 4 others - **Sept** **[InstantAction](https://millionrounds.com/company/instantaction)** Series A · US **$50M** Sole investor - **Jan** **[Brightcove](https://millionrounds.com/company/brightcove)** Series C · US · paidcontent.org **$60M** With 10 others - **2006** 1 round - **Aug** **[CollegeHumor](https://millionrounds.com/company/collegehumor)** Series A · US · publications.mediapost.com **$20M** Sole investor - **2005** 1 round - **Nov** **[Brightcove](https://millionrounds.com/company/brightcove)** Series B · US · techcrunch.com **$16M** With 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 **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 listed **4 in all** **[Brightcove](https://millionrounds.com/company/brightcove)** Listed **Undisclosed** Feb 2012 **[HealthCentral](https://millionrounds.com/company/healthcentral)** Bought by Remedy Health Media **Undisclosed** Nov 2011 **[MerchantCircle](https://millionrounds.com/company/merchantcircle)** Bought by BuyerLink **$60M** Jun 2011 **[CollegeHumor](https://millionrounds.com/company/collegehumor)** Bought by [IAC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/iac) **Undisclosed** Aug 2006 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 **Apalon** **Undisclosed** Nov 2014 **The Princeton Review** **Undisclosed** Jul 2014 **[HowAboutWe](https://millionrounds.com/company/howaboutwe)** **Undisclosed** Jul 2014 **[Tutor](https://millionrounds.com/company/tutor)** **Undisclosed** Jan 2013 **Massive Media** **$30M** Dec 2012 **CraftJack** **Undisclosed** Nov 2012 **About.com** **$300M** Aug 2012 **Urbanspoon** **Undisclosed** Apr 2009 **Emma Entertainment** **Undisclosed** May 2007 **Frontline Management** **Undisclosed** May 2007 **NetClub** **Undisclosed** Mar 2007 **Edodo Interactive** **Undisclosed** Mar 2007 ## The cheque Series A Series B Series C Median round joined **$15M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$20M** Led 1 of 14 rounds **7%** - **Sole investor:** 5 rounds - **Last cheque:** Oct 2019 - **Exits:** 4 from the portfolio Rounds by stage said on their site - Series A *7* - Series B *5* - Series C *2* Cheques by year Led Joined 2005 2019 Often in the room with - [Hearst Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hearst-ventures) 4 - [FirstMark](https://millionrounds.com/fund/firstmark) 3 - [Highland Capital Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/highland-capital-partners) 3 - [Accel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/accel) 2 - [Allen & Company](https://millionrounds.com/fund/allen-and-company) 2 - [General Catalyst](https://millionrounds.com/fund/general-catalyst) 2 **Pitching IAC?** Put them on your fundraising board with this record on the card, and follow them to hear when they write a new cheque. Add to your CRM *→* ## Who they invest alongside The investors most often in the same rounds as IAC. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed. [**Hearst Ventures** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hearst-ventures)[**FirstMark** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/firstmark)[**Highland Capital Partners** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/highland-capital-partners)[**Accel** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/accel)[**Allen & Company** Wealth manager **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/allen-and-company)[**General Catalyst** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/general-catalyst) ## Recently backed The latest companies IAC put money into. [**Thimble** $22M · Oct 2019](https://millionrounds.com/company/thimble)[**LiveSafe** $11M · Sept 2018](https://millionrounds.com/company/livesafe) ## Quick answers about IAC ### What does IAC invest in? IAC invests most often at Series A and Series B (86% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Industrial and Mobile. ### How active is IAC? 14 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 1. The most recent was in Oct 2019. ### What has IAC invested in recently? Its most recent investments on record: Thimble (Series A, Oct 2019), LiveSafe (Series B, Sept 2018) and Honcker (Series A, Feb 2018). ### How big are IAC's cheques? The median round it joins is $15M. ### Does IAC lead rounds? Sometimes: it led 1 of its 14 investments on record (7%). ### Where does IAC invest? Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (100%). ### Is IAC investing now? No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Oct 2019. ### Who does IAC invest alongside? 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