# Idealab: portfolio, investments and team > Idealab is an accelerator based in United States. 53 investments on record, latest Jul 2015. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team. Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/idealab (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Investor](https://millionrounds.com/investors) # Idealab Last cheque observed Jul 2015. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds. Quiet New fund, Dec 2019 Accelerator Pre-seed Seed Series A Environment Climate Sustainable Cheques on record **0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 53 on record Since the last cheque **4135** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec Median round **$6.5M** Cheque size, as they say **$50K – $500K** Rounds led **0 of 53** Sole investor **12 rounds** Exits **12 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 95%** Pitch Idealab ## Idealab highlights - 01 53 rounds on record - 02 Mostly Seed and Series A: 56% of its rounds - 03 Sole investor in 12 rounds, median $450K - 04 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-seed Seed Series A Series B Growth - **Sectors:** Environment Climate Sustainable - **Based in:** Pasadena, United States - **Cold pitches:** Not accepted ## The record Every round we can evidence, newest first **53 appearances** - **2015** 2 rounds - **Jul** **[codeSpark](https://millionrounds.com/company/codespark)** Seed · US **$1.4M** With 4 others - **Mar** **[UCode](https://millionrounds.com/company/ucode)** Series A · US **$1.7M** With 5 others - **2014** 9 rounds - **Nov** **[GlanceAt](https://millionrounds.com/company/glanceat)** Seed **Undisclosed** Sole investor - **Oct** **[Idea Market](https://millionrounds.com/company/idea-market)** Seed · US **Undisclosed** Sole investor - **Sept** **[Gem](https://millionrounds.com/company/gem)** Seed · US **$2.0M** With 14 others - **Sept** **[Authy](https://millionrounds.com/company/authy)** Seed · US **$3.0M** With 12 others - **Jul** **[Nookster](https://millionrounds.com/company/nookster)** Seed · US **Undisclosed** With 1 other - **Jul** **[Knowzz](https://millionrounds.com/company/knowzz)** Seed · US **Undisclosed** Sole investor - **May** **[codeSpark](https://millionrounds.com/company/codespark)** Seed · US **$300K** Sole investor - **Apr** **[Enplug](https://millionrounds.com/company/enplug)** Seed · US **$2.5M** With 13 others - **Feb** **[New Matter](https://millionrounds.com/company/new-matter)** Seed · US **Undisclosed** Sole investor - **2013** 5 rounds - **Jul** **[Top10](https://millionrounds.com/company/top10)** Series A · GB **$900K** With 4 others - **Jun** **[GameMix](https://millionrounds.com/company/gamemix)** Seed · US **Undisclosed** Sole investor - **May** **[Sellbrite](https://millionrounds.com/company/sellbrite)** Seed · US **$600K** Sole investor - **Apr** **[Edisun Heliostats](https://millionrounds.com/company/edisun-heliostats)** Seed · US **Undisclosed** Sole investor - **Jan** **[Luxr](https://millionrounds.com/company/luxr)** Seed · US · finsmes.com **$600K** With 3 others - **2012** 4 rounds - **Aug** **[Nimble TV](https://millionrounds.com/company/nimble-tv)** Venture · US **$2.0M** With 4 others - **Aug** **[NiftyThrifty](https://millionrounds.com/company/niftythrifty)** Venture · US · techcrunch.com **$2.0M** With 6 others - **Apr** **[Teliportme](https://millionrounds.com/company/teliportme)** Seed · US · yourstory.in **Undisclosed** With 2 others - **Mar** **[Triptrotting](https://millionrounds.com/company/triptrotting)** Series A · US · techcrunch.com **$1.0M** With 5 others - **2011** 5 rounds - **Nov** **[Mingly](https://millionrounds.com/company/mingly)** Seed · US · finsmes.com **$500K** With 2 others - **Sept** **[Top10](https://millionrounds.com/company/top10)** Series A · GB · techcrunch.com **$3.5M** With 3 others - **Aug** **[Kaleo Software](https://millionrounds.com/company/kaleo-software)** Venture · US · sec.gov **$288K** Sole investor - **Jul** **[GoPollGo](https://millionrounds.com/company/gopollgo)** Seed · US · finsmes.com **$425K** With 1 other - **Jun** **[Viralheat](https://millionrounds.com/company/viralheat)** Seed · US **$2.5M** With 1 other - **2010** 3 rounds - **Dec** **[Triptrotting](https://millionrounds.com/company/triptrotting)** Seed · US · socaltech.com **$300K** With 2 others - **Mar** **[Perfect Market](https://millionrounds.com/company/perfect-market)** Series C · US · techcrunch.com **$6.0M** With 3 others - **Feb** **[Factual](https://millionrounds.com/company/factual)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$1.0M** With 13 others - **2009** 1 round - **May** **[X1 Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/x1-technologies)** US · socaltech.com **Undisclosed** Sole investor - **2008** 6 rounds - **Nov** **[Evolution Robotics](https://millionrounds.com/company/evolution-robotics)** Series B · US · evolution.com **$14M** With 2 others - **Jul** **[Aptera](https://millionrounds.com/company/aptera)** Series C · US · earth2tech.com **$24M** With 1 other - **Jul** **[Perfect Market](https://millionrounds.com/company/perfect-market)** Series A · US · paidcontent.org **$16M** With 3 others - **Apr** **[Infinia](https://millionrounds.com/company/infinia)** Series B · US · nwinnovation.com **$7.0M** With 7 others - **Apr** **[eSolar](https://millionrounds.com/company/esolar)** Series B · US · huffingtonpost.com **$130M** With 1 other - **Feb** **[Infinia](https://millionrounds.com/company/infinia)** Series B · US · nwinnovation.com **$50M** With 6 others - **2007** 2 rounds - **Aug** **[Compete](https://millionrounds.com/company/compete)** Series C · US · thealarmclock.com **$10M** With 4 others - **Jun** **[Infinia](https://millionrounds.com/company/infinia)** Series A · US · earth2tech.com **$9.5M** With 2 others - **2006** 2 rounds - **Jul** **[ClearMesh Networks](https://millionrounds.com/company/clearmesh-networks)** Series E **$5.0M** Sole investor - **Mar** **[Insider Pages](https://millionrounds.com/company/insider-pages)** Series A · US · insiderpages.com **$8.5M** With 2 others - **2005** 3 rounds - **Jul** **[Snap Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/snap-technologies)** Series A · US · blog.snap.com **$10M** 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 **2 named** AM **Allen Morgan** Manager i Filing they signed JC **Jonathan Cohen** Manager i Filing 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 Club](https://millionrounds.com/company/candy-club)[Carbon Capture](https://millionrounds.com/company/carboncapture)[Mighty Text](https://millionrounds.com/company/mightytext) 25-lessons Branch Lumin Papaya Payments X1 Discovery elementary robotics xosphere 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 listed **12 in all** **[Viralheat](https://millionrounds.com/company/viralheat)** Bought by Cision **Undisclosed** Mar 2015 **[Authy](https://millionrounds.com/company/authy)** Bought by [Twilio](https://millionrounds.com/fund/twilio-fund) **Undisclosed** Feb 2015 **[Nimble TV](https://millionrounds.com/company/nimble-tv)** Bought by Synacor **Undisclosed** Jan 2015 **[Perfect Market](https://millionrounds.com/company/perfect-market)** Bought by [Taboola](https://millionrounds.com/fund/taboola) **Undisclosed** Aug 2014 **[Infinia](https://millionrounds.com/company/infinia)** Bought by Qnergy **Undisclosed** Nov 2013 **[GoPollGo](https://millionrounds.com/company/gopollgo)** Bought by [Yahoo!](https://millionrounds.com/fund/yahoo) **Undisclosed** May 2013 **[Evolution Robotics](https://millionrounds.com/company/evolution-robotics)** Bought by [iRobot](https://millionrounds.com/fund/irobot) **$74M** Sept 2012 **[PeopleSupport](https://millionrounds.com/company/people-support)** Bought by Aegis USA **$250M** Aug 2008 **[Compete](https://millionrounds.com/company/compete)** Bought by Taylor Nelson Sofres **$150M** Mar 2008 **[Insider Pages](https://millionrounds.com/company/insider-pages)** Bought by [Citysearch](https://millionrounds.com/fund/citysearch) **$13M** Mar 2007 **[New.net](https://millionrounds.com/company/new-net)** Bought by EMG Connexus, Inc. ("Connexus") **Undisclosed** Sept 2004 **[New.net](https://millionrounds.com/company/new-net)** Bought by [Idealab](https://millionrounds.com/fund/idealab) **Undisclosed** Sept 2003 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.net](https://millionrounds.com/company/new-net)** **Undisclosed** Sept 2003 New fund on file **Raised** a new fund in Dec 2019 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 **$6.5M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$450K** Led 0 of 53 rounds **0%** - **Said size:** $50K – $500K - **Sole investor:** 12 rounds - **Last cheque:** Jul 2015 - **Exits:** 12 from the portfolio Rounds by stage said on their site - Seed said *20* - Series A said *9* - Series B said *8* - Series C *7* - Venture *6* - Series E *2* - Pre-seed said *-* Cheques by year Led Joined 1999 2015 Often in the room with - [Accel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/accel) 4 - [500 Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/500-startups) 3 - [Founder Collective](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founder-collective) 3 - [Khosla Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/khosla-ventures) 3 - [Vulcan Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/vulcan-capital) 3 - [CrunchFund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/crunchfund-3) 2 **Pitching Idealab?** 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 Idealab. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed. [**Accel** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/accel)[**500 Global** Angel **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/500-startups)[**Founder Collective** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founder-collective)[**Khosla Ventures** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/khosla-ventures)[**Vulcan Capital** Family office **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/vulcan-capital)[**CrunchFund** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/crunchfund-3)[**Dynafund Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dynafund-ventures)[**Equus Total Return,Inc.** Growth equity **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/equus-total-return-inc)[**First Round Capital** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/first-round-capital)[**Forrest Binkley and Brown** Growth equity **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/forrest-binkley-and-brown)[**Forward Partners** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/forward-partners)[**GLG Partners** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/glg-partners) ## Books by the people here One book written by people at Idealab: [Bill Gross](https://millionrounds.com/person/bill-gross). - Everything You've Heard About Investing Is Wrong!: How to Profit in the Coming Post-Bull Markets [Bill Gross](https://millionrounds.com/person/bill-gross) · 1997 3.29 from 31 ratings on Goodreads About the book One of today's best money managers heralds the onset of a new financial era, in which the rules for investors will be dramatically different. With wit and humor, Gross details recommended strategies, revealing where the markets are headed--and how to ride them to success. On AmazonListen on Audible[Author's Podcasts](https://millionrounds.com/person/bill-gross#podcasts) - Find the books for what you are building, or how you invest. [Open the Reading List](https://millionrounds.com/reading-list) As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases. ## Quick answers about Idealab ### 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. ### How active is Idealab? 53 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Jul 2015. ### How big are Idealab's cheques? The median round it joins is $6.5M. It says it writes cheques of $50K to $500K. ### Does Idealab lead rounds? Rarely, if at all: none of its 53 investments on record names it as the lead. ### Where does Idealab invest? Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (95%) and the United Kingdom (5%). ### Is Idealab investing now? No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Jul 2015. ### Who does Idealab invest alongside? Most often Accel (4 rounds together), 500 Global (3 rounds together) and Founder Collective (3 rounds together). ### What kind of investor is Idealab? Idealab is an accelerator based in Pasadena, United States. ## Raising now? Find the investors who back rounds like yours, and keep every conversation on one fundraising board. Find similar investorsOpen your CRM Built from the rounds we watched, its filings and its own website, refreshed every night. [How we count](https://millionrounds.com/methodology) · [Report a correction](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=idealab) · [Is this your firm? Claim it](https://millionrounds.com/claim?org=idealab)