# IDEO: portfolio, investments and team > IDEO is a private equity based in United States. 7 investments on record, latest Jun 2015. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team. Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/ideo (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Investor](https://millionrounds.com/investors) # IDEO Last cheque observed Jun 2015. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds. Quiet New fund $23M, May 2022 Private equity Series A Venture Seed Cheques on record **0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 7 on record Since the last cheque **4154** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec Median round **$1.3M** Rounds led **0 of 7** Exits **2 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 100%** Pitch IDEO ## IDEO highlights - 01 7 rounds on record - 02 Mostly Series A and Venture: 71% of its rounds - 03 2 exits from the portfolio ## What they do > Filed 2 private fund offerings with the SEC, the most recent in 2022-05 From their own website - **Type:** Private equity (from a list, unverified) - **Cheque size:** Not stated - **Based in:** San Francisco, United States - **Cold pitches:** Not stated ## The record Every round we can evidence, newest first **7 appearances** - **2015** 1 round - **Jun** **[Catalia Health](https://millionrounds.com/company/catalia-health)** Seed · US **$1.3M** With 4 others - **2013** 2 rounds - **Sept** **[Food Genius](https://millionrounds.com/company/food-genius)** Series A · US **$1.0M** With 7 others - **Jul** **[PillPack](https://millionrounds.com/company/pillpack)** Series A · US **$3.5M** With 10 others - **2012** 1 round - **Sept** **[Food Genius](https://millionrounds.com/company/food-genius)** Series A · US · chicagobusiness.com **$1.2M** With 6 others - **2010** 1 round - **Sept** **[ShopWell](https://millionrounds.com/company/shopwell)** Venture · US · venturebeat.com **$1.1M** With 1 other - **2002** 2 rounds - **Sept** **[Zinio](https://millionrounds.com/company/zinio)** Venture · US **$8.4M** With 5 others - **Jan** **[Arena Solutions](https://millionrounds.com/company/arena-solutions)** Series B · US **$5.0M** 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 **3 named** DH **Daniel Hodd** Execution and Operations of IDEO CoLab Ventures GP LLC i Filing they signed IL **Ian Lee** Managing Director of IDEO CoLab Ventures GP LLC. i Filing they signed JG **Joe Gerber** Managing Director of IDEO CoLab Ventures GP LLC. i Filing they signed We also hold **15** 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 **2 in all** **[PillPack](https://millionrounds.com/company/pillpack)** Bought by [Amazon](https://millionrounds.com/fund/amazon) **$753M** Jun 2018 **[ShopWell](https://millionrounds.com/company/shopwell)** Bought by HarvestMark **Undisclosed** May 2013 An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records. New fund on file **$23M** raised in May 2022 From its SEC filing, not a journalist: a firm that has just raised has money to deploy. ## The cheque Series A Venture Seed Median round joined **$1.3M** the round, not its cheque Led 0 of 7 rounds **0%** - **Sole investor:** Never alone - **Last cheque:** Jun 2015 - **Exits:** 2 from the portfolio Rounds by stage said on their site - Series A *3* - Venture *2* - Seed *1* - Series B *1* Cheques by year Led Joined 2002 2015 Often in the room with - [Amicus Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/amicus-capital-l-p) 2 - [Chicago Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/chicago-ventures) 2 - [Hyde Park Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hyde-park-venture-partners) 2 - [Pritzker Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pritzker-group) 2 **Pitching IDEO?** 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 IDEO. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed. [**Amicus Capital** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/amicus-capital-l-p)[**Chicago Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/chicago-ventures)[**Hyde Park Venture Partners** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hyde-park-venture-partners)[**Pritzker Group** Private equity **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pritzker-group) ## Quick answers about IDEO ### What does IDEO invest in? IDEO invests most often at Series A and Venture (71% of the rounds on record). ### How active is IDEO? 7 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Jun 2015. ### How big are IDEO's cheques? The median round it joins is $1.3M. ### Does IDEO lead rounds? Rarely, if at all: none of its 7 investments on record names it as the lead. ### Where does IDEO invest? Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (100%). ### Is IDEO investing now? No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Jun 2015. ### Who does IDEO invest alongside? Most often Amicus Capital (2 rounds together), Chicago Ventures (2 rounds together) and Hyde Park Venture Partners (2 rounds together). ### What kind of investor is IDEO? IDEO is a private equity firm based in San Francisco, 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=ideo) · [Is this your firm? Claim it](https://millionrounds.com/claim?org=ideo)