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IDEA Fund Partners

Last cheque observed Mar 2026; 30 cheques on record.

Deploying nowNew fund $600K, Jun 2026VC firm

Pre-seedSeedSeries AAppsB2BB2C

Deploying now
100%of best year1cheques in 12 months, 30 on record
Since the last cheque220days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$4.3MRounds led1 of 30Sole investor5 roundsExits4 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 100%
Pitch IDEA Fund Partners

IDEA Fund Partners highlights

  1. 01

    1 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Series A and Seed: 60% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 5 rounds, median $550K

  4. 04

    4 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Traditionally, VC has overlooked many great companies because of faulty pattern matchingFrom their own website
Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BGrowthPre-IPO
Sectors
AppsB2BB2C
Based in
Durham, United States
Cold pitches
Accepted

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first30 appearances

  1. 2026

    1 round

  2. Mar
    Lucid BotsSeries B · US · TechCrunch$20MLed
  3. 2019

    1 round

  4. Apr
    QoreboardSeed · US · FinSMEs$1.6MSole investor
  5. 2016

    1 round

  6. Sept
    PayzerSeries B · US · FinSMEs$4.3MWith 2 others
  7. 2015

    5 rounds

  8. Oct
    PendoSeries A · US$11MWith 4 others
  9. Sept
    CanopySeed · US$1.5MWith 3 others
  10. Jul
    Reveal MobileSeed · US$750KWith 4 others
  11. Jun
    Distil NetworksSeries B · US$21MWith 6 others
  12. May
    CloudTagsSeries A · US$2.0MWith 2 others
  13. 2014

    7 rounds

  14. Dec
    WedPicsSeries B · US$4.3MWith 12 others
  15. Oct
    Royalty ExchangeVenture · US$550KSole investor
  16. Aug
    Windsor CircleSeries B · US$5.3MWith 3 others
  17. Jun
    Automated InsightsSeries B · US$5.5MWith 5 others
  18. Jun
    71lbsSeed · US$2.0MSole investor
  19. May
    Distil NetworksSeries A · US · Foundry Group$10MWith 6 others
  20. Mar
    WedPicsSeries A · US$1.5MWith 4 others
  21. 2013

    2 rounds

  22. Nov
    Windsor CircleSeries A · US · finsmes.com$950KWith 2 others
  23. Jan
    Distil NetworksSeed · US · techcrunch.com$1.8MWith 4 others
  24. 2012

    1 round

  25. Jan
    Distil NetworksDebt · US · ideafundpartners.com$400KWith 3 others
  26. 2011

    2 rounds

  27. Sept
    StatSheetVenture · US · prweb.com$4.0MWith 2 others
  28. Sept
    Automated InsightsSeries A · US · prweb.com$4.0MWith 2 others
  29. 2010

    4 rounds

  30. Oct
    Argyle SocialSeed · US · argylesocial.com$325KSole investor
  31. Aug
    StatSheetSeries A · US · techcrunch.com$1.3MWith 2 others
  32. Aug
    Automated InsightsSeries A · US$1.3MWith 3 others
  33. Aug
    Automated InsightsSeed · US · techcrunch.com$1.3MWith 2 others
  34. 2009

    2 rounds

  35. Apr
    RadarFindSeries C · US · localtechwire.com$2.0MWith 1 other
  36. Feb
    Social SolutionsSeries B · US$6.5MWith 2 others
  37. 2008

    2 rounds

  38. Sept
    BrightDoor SystemsVenture · US · triangle.bizjournals.com$2.0MWith 1 other
  39. Jun
    Social SolutionsSeries A · US · localtechwire.com$2.8MWith 1 other
  40. 2007

    1 round

  41. Jun
    iContactSeries A · US · ryanallis.com$5.3MWith 1 other
  42. 2006

    1 round

  43. May
    iContactSeed · US · prleap.com$500KSole 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 team

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration2 named

JCJohn CambierManaging Partner of General PartneriFiling they signed
LDLister DelgadoManaging Partner of General PartneriFiling they signed

We also 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.

What the register says

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

$77Mgross assets of its fundsOct 2026
Exemptreporting adviserventure or small private funds
Legal name
IDEA Fund Partners, LLC
SEC number
CRD 222528

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed4 in all

Argyle SocialBought by Gravity4UndisclosedDec 2014
Social SolutionsBought by Vista Equity PartnersUndisclosedJul 2014
iContactBought by Vocus$169MFeb 2012

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

Who they invest alongside

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

Recently backed

The latest companies IDEA Fund Partners put money into.

Quick answers about IDEA Fund Partners

What does IDEA Fund Partners invest in?

IDEA Fund Partners invests most often at Series A and Seed (60% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Apps, B2B and B2C.

How active is IDEA Fund Partners?

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

What has IDEA Fund Partners invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Lucid Bots (Series B, Mar 2026), Qoreboard (Seed, Apr 2019) and Payzer (Series B, Sept 2016).

How big are IDEA Fund Partners's cheques?

The median round it joins is $4.3M.

Does IDEA Fund Partners lead rounds?

Sometimes: it led 1 of its 30 investments on record (3%).

Where does IDEA Fund Partners invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (100%).

Is IDEA Fund Partners investing now?

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

Who does IDEA Fund Partners invest alongside?

Most often OCA Ventures (4 rounds together), Court Square Ventures (3 rounds together) and David Tisch (3 rounds together).

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