# Idea Bulb Ventures: portfolio, investments and team

> Idea Bulb Ventures is a vc firm. 8 investments on record, latest Jul 2016. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/idea-bulb-ventures (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Idea Bulb Ventures

Last cheque observed Jul 2016. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

Quiet VC firm

Seed Series A Series B

Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 8 on record

Since the last cheque **3742** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$20M** Rounds led **1 of 8** Sole investor **1 rounds** Mostly in **United States, 71%**

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## Idea Bulb Ventures highlights

- 01 8 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Seed and Series A: 71% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 1 rounds, median $5.0M

## What they do

- **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **8 appearances**

- **2016** 1 round
- **Jul** **[Wonder Workshop](https://millionrounds.com/company/wonder-workshop)** Series B · US · Zdnet **$20M** *Led*
- **2015** 4 rounds
- **Nov** **[Zhihu](https://millionrounds.com/company/zhihu)** Series C · CN **$55M** With 4 others
- **Jun** **[One Month](https://millionrounds.com/company/one-month)** Seed · US **$1.9M** With 9 others
- **Apr** **[Virtkick](https://millionrounds.com/company/virtkick)** Seed · US **$882K** With 17 others
- **Feb** **[Whisker Labs](https://millionrounds.com/company/whisker-labs)** US **Undisclosed** With 1 other
- **2014** 1 round
- **Sept** **[Flynn](https://millionrounds.com/company/flynn)** Seed **$1.3M** With 6 others
- **2013** 2 rounds
- **Oct** **[Securly](https://millionrounds.com/company/securly)** Seed · US · edsurge.com **$1.0M** With 4 others
- **Jul** **[Megvii Inc](https://millionrounds.com/company/megvii-inc)** Series A · CN **$5.0M** Sole investor

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 cheque

Seed Series A Series B

Median round joined **$20M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$5.0M**

Led 1 of 8 rounds **13%**

- **Sole investor:** 1 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Jul 2016

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Seed *4*
- Series A *1*
- Series B *1*
- Series C *1*

Cheques by year Led Joined

2013 2016

Often in the room with

- [Sinovation Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sinovation-ventures) 2
- [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) 2

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## Who they invest alongside

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

[**Sinovation Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sinovation-ventures)[**Y Combinator** Accelerator **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator)

## Recently backed

The latest companies Idea Bulb Ventures put money into.

[**Wonder Workshop** $20M · Jul 2016](https://millionrounds.com/company/wonder-workshop)

## Quick answers about Idea Bulb Ventures

### What does Idea Bulb Ventures invest in?

Idea Bulb Ventures invests most often at Seed and Series A (71% of the rounds on record).

### How active is Idea Bulb Ventures?

8 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 1. The most recent was in Jul 2016.

### What has Idea Bulb Ventures invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Wonder Workshop (Series B, Jul 2016).

### How big are Idea Bulb Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $20M.

### Does Idea Bulb Ventures lead rounds?

Sometimes: it led 1 of its 8 investments on record (13%).

### Where does Idea Bulb Ventures invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (71%) and China (29%).

### Is Idea Bulb Ventures investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Jul 2016.

### Who does Idea Bulb Ventures invest alongside?

Most often Sinovation Ventures (2 rounds together) and Y Combinator (2 rounds together).

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