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What does Idealab invest in?
Idealab invests most often at Seed and Series A (56% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Environment, Climate and Sustainable.
Idealab highlights
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53 rounds on record
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Mostly Seed and Series A: 56% of its rounds
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Sole investor in 12 rounds, median $450K
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12 exits from the portfolio
What they do
Founded in 1996, Idealab is the longest running technology incubator.From their own website
- Type
- Accelerator (from a list, unverified)
- Cheque size
- $50K – $500K as they say
- Stages
- Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BGrowth
- Sectors
- EnvironmentClimateSustainable
- Based in
- Pasadena, United States
- Cold pitches
- Not accepted
The record
Every round we can evidence, newest first53 appearances
- 2015
2 rounds
- Jul
- Mar
- 2014
9 rounds
- Nov
- Oct
- Sept
- Sept
- Jul
- Jul
- May
- Apr
- Feb
- 2013
5 rounds
- Jul
- Jun
- May
- Apr
- Jan
- 2012
4 rounds
- Aug
- Aug
- Apr
- Mar
- 2011
5 rounds
- Nov
- Sept
- Aug
- Jul
- Jun
- 2010
3 rounds
- Dec
- Mar
- Feb
- 2009
1 round
- May
- 2008
6 rounds
- Nov
- Jul
- Jul
- Apr
- Apr
- Feb
- 2007
2 rounds
- Aug
- Jun
- 2006
2 rounds
- Jul
- Mar
- 2005
3 rounds
- Jul
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
AMAllen MorganManageriFiling they signed
JCJonathan CohenManageriFiling they signed
We also hold 5 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 they claim to have backed
From their own portfolio page (on their website)
3 of 10 we have independently watched raise
Candy ClubCarbon CaptureMighty Text25-lessonsBranchLuminPapaya PaymentsX1 Discoveryelementary roboticsxosphere
Weaker than a round we watched, stronger than a list somebody sold us. A firm is far less willing to put a company on its own site that it never funded.
Exits from the portfolio
Companies it backed that were later bought or listed12 in all
ViralheatBought by CisionUndisclosedMar 2015
Nimble TVBought by SynacorUndisclosedJan 2015
Perfect MarketBought by TaboolaUndisclosedAug 2014
InfiniaBought by QnergyUndisclosedNov 2013
Evolution RoboticsBought by iRobot$74MSept 2012
PeopleSupportBought by Aegis USA$250MAug 2008
CompeteBought by Taylor Nelson Sofres$150MMar 2008
Insider PagesBought by Citysearch$13MMar 2007
New.netBought by EMG Connexus, Inc. ("Connexus")UndisclosedSept 2004
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
New.netUndisclosedSept 2003