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IDG Ventures USA

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

QuietNew fund $65M, Jun 2015VC firm

Series ASeedVenture

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 86 on record
Since the last cheque3856days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$20MRounds led0 of 86Sole investor12 roundsExits11 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 88%
Pitch IDG Ventures USA

IDG Ventures USA highlights

  1. 01

    86 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Series A and Seed: 54% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 12 rounds, median $2.1M

  4. 04

    11 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Filed 1 private fund offering with the SEC, the most recent in 2015-06From their own website
Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Based in
United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first86 appearances

  1. 2016

    3 rounds

  2. Apr
    Appboy$20MWith 13 others
  3. Mar
    uSens$20MWith 14 others
  4. Jan
    Trifacta$35MWith 13 others
  5. 2015

    7 rounds

  6. Jul
    SurvataSeries A · US$6.0MWith 3 others
  7. Jul
    RevCascadeVentureUndisclosedSole investor
  8. May
    AlphaDraftSeed · US$5.0MWith 12 others
  9. May
    Vouch FinancialSeries A$6.0MWith 7 others
  10. Mar
    Tempered NetworksSeries A · US$15MWith 1 other
  11. Feb
    SootheSeed · US$1.7MWith 5 others
  12. Jan
    The LeagueSeed · US$2.1MWith 12 others
  13. 2014

    21 rounds

  14. Dec
    MindMeldSeries A$13MWith 12 others
  15. Dec
    SplitwiseSeed · US$1.4MWith 7 others
  16. Nov
    Course HeroSeries A · US$15MWith 7 others
  17. Nov
    UpLiftSeries A · US$8.2MWith 2 others
  18. Oct
    AppboySeries B · US$15MWith 5 others
  19. Oct
    Freeform DevelopmentVenture · USUndisclosedSole investor
  20. Oct
    UpOutVenture · USUndisclosedWith 3 others
  21. Sept
    FastlySeries C · US$40MWith 4 others
  22. Aug
    DatanyzeSeed · US$2.0MWith 9 others
  23. Aug
    OnBeepSeries A · US$6.3MWith 16 others
  24. Aug
    Phoenix LabsVenture · CAUndisclosedSole investor
  25. Jun
    KruxSeries B · US$35MWith 8 others
  26. Jun
    LoupVenture · USUndisclosedSole investor
  27. May
    Beauty NotedSeed · US$2.2MWith 3 others
  28. May
    Simply HiredSeries E · US$12MWith 2 others
  29. Apr
    Chubbies ShortsVenture · US$4.0MWith 6 others
  30. Mar
    GuideSparkSeries B · US$15MWith 3 others
  31. Feb
    Midverse StudiosVenture · US$6.5MWith 2 others
  32. Feb
    UXPinSeed · US$1.6MWith 9 others
  33. Jan
    Next GamesSeries A · FI$6.0MWith 7 others
  34. Jan
    VidibleSeries A · US$3.4MWith 4 others
  35. 2013

    18 rounds

  36. Dec
    Plain VanillaSeries B · US$22MWith 8 others
  37. Nov
    MarkkitSeed · USUndisclosedWith 4 others
  38. Nov
    Hammer & ChiselSeries A · US · allthingsd.com$8.2MWith 6 others
  39. Nov
    Plain VanillaSeries A · US · finsmes.com$2.0MWith 4 others
  40. Nov
    YeswareSeries B · US · finsmes.com$1.2MWith 5 others
  41. Nov
    HDmessagingSeries A · US · finsmes.com$3.0MWith 4 others
  42. Nov
    AppboySeries A · US · techcrunch.com$7.6MWith 10 others
  43. Oct
    UXPinSeed · PL · goaleurope.com$700KWith 6 others
  44. Oct
    BlueBox GroupSeries A · IT$1.5MWith 2 others

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 registration3 named

ARAlexander RosenManaging Member of General PartneriFiling they signed
PKPatrick KenealyManaging Member of General PartneriFiling they signed
PSPhilip SandersonManaging Member of General PartneriFiling they signed

We also hold 2 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 listed11 in all

BandPageBought by GoogleUndisclosedFeb 2016
AlphaDraftBought by FanDuelUndisclosedSept 2015
ParkMe, Inc.Bought by INRIXUndisclosedSept 2015
VidibleBought by AOL$50MDec 2014
FlowdockBought by Rally SoftwareUndisclosedFeb 2013
FunzioBought by GREE$210MMay 2012
SocialMedia.comBought by LivingSocial$3.0MApr 2011
QuovaBought by Neustar$22MNov 2010
Vaultus MobileBought by Antenna SoftwareUndisclosedApr 2010
BabyCenterBought by Johnson & Johnson$10MMar 2001
Service MetricsBought by Exodus CommunicationsUndisclosedOct 1999

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 IDG Ventures USA. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

IDG VenturesVC firm31rounds togetherPhil SandersonAngel8rounds togetherGoogle VenturesCorporate VC7rounds togetherAccelVC firm5rounds togetherGil PenchinaVC firm5rounds togetherGreycroftVC firm5rounds togetherGreylockVC firm5rounds togetherAlex RosenAngel4rounds togetherAndreessen HorowitzVC firm4rounds togetherBattery VenturesVC firm4rounds togetherKPG VenturesVC firm4rounds togetherBoldstart VenturesVC firm3rounds together

Recently backed

The latest companies IDG Ventures USA put money into.

uSens$20M · Mar 2016

Quick answers about IDG Ventures USA

What does IDG Ventures USA invest in?

IDG Ventures USA invests most often at Series A and Seed (54% of the rounds on record).

How active is IDG Ventures USA?

86 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Apr 2016.

What has IDG Ventures USA invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Appboy (Apr 2016), uSens (Mar 2016) and Trifacta (Jan 2016).

How big are IDG Ventures USA's cheques?

The median round it joins is $20M.

Does IDG Ventures USA lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 86 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does IDG Ventures USA invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (88%).

Is IDG Ventures USA investing now?

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

Who does IDG Ventures USA invest alongside?

Most often IDG Ventures (31 rounds together), Phil Sanderson (8 rounds together) and Google Ventures (7 rounds together).

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