# IDG Ventures USA: portfolio, investments and team

> IDG Ventures USA is a vc firm based in United States. 86 investments on record, latest Apr 2016. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/idg-ventures-usa (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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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.

Quiet New fund $65M, Jun 2015 VC firm

Series A Seed Venture

Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 86 on record

Since the last cheque **3856** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$20M** Rounds led **0 of 86** Sole investor **12 rounds** Exits **11 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 88%**

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## IDG Ventures USA highlights

- 01 86 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Series A and Seed: 54% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 12 rounds, median $2.1M
- 04 11 exits from the portfolio

## What they do

> Filed 1 private fund offering with the SEC, the most recent in 2015-06 From 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 first **86 appearances**

- **2016** 3 rounds
- **Apr** **[Appboy](https://millionrounds.com/company/appboy)** **$20M** With 13 others
- **Mar** **[uSens](https://millionrounds.com/company/usens)** **$20M** With 14 others
- **Jan** **[Trifacta](https://millionrounds.com/company/trifacta)** **$35M** With 13 others
- **2015** 7 rounds
- **Jul** **[Survata](https://millionrounds.com/company/survata)** Series A · US **$6.0M** With 3 others
- **Jul** **[RevCascade](https://millionrounds.com/company/revcascade)** Venture **Undisclosed** Sole investor
- **May** **[AlphaDraft](https://millionrounds.com/company/alphadraft)** Seed · US **$5.0M** With 12 others
- **May** **[Vouch Financial](https://millionrounds.com/company/vouch-financial)** Series A **$6.0M** With 7 others
- **Mar** **[Tempered Networks](https://millionrounds.com/company/tempered-networks)** Series A · US **$15M** With 1 other
- **Feb** **[Soothe](https://millionrounds.com/company/soothe)** Seed · US **$1.7M** With 5 others
- **Jan** **[The League](https://millionrounds.com/company/the-league)** Seed · US **$2.1M** With 12 others
- **2014** 21 rounds
- **Dec** **[MindMeld](https://millionrounds.com/company/mindmeld)** Series A **$13M** With 12 others
- **Dec** **[Splitwise](https://millionrounds.com/company/splitwise)** Seed · US **$1.4M** With 7 others
- **Nov** **[Course Hero](https://millionrounds.com/company/course-hero)** Series A · US **$15M** With 7 others
- **Nov** **[UpLift](https://millionrounds.com/company/uplift)** Series A · US **$8.2M** With 2 others
- **Oct** **[Appboy](https://millionrounds.com/company/appboy)** Series B · US **$15M** With 5 others
- **Oct** **[Freeform Development](https://millionrounds.com/company/freeform-development)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** Sole investor
- **Oct** **[UpOut](https://millionrounds.com/company/upout)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 3 others
- **Sept** **[Fastly](https://millionrounds.com/company/fastly)** Series C · US **$40M** With 4 others
- **Aug** **[Datanyze](https://millionrounds.com/company/datanyze)** Seed · US **$2.0M** With 9 others
- **Aug** **[OnBeep](https://millionrounds.com/company/onbeep)** Series A · US **$6.3M** With 16 others
- **Aug** **[Phoenix Labs](https://millionrounds.com/company/phoenix-labs)** Venture · CA **Undisclosed** Sole investor
- **Jun** **[Krux](https://millionrounds.com/company/krux)** Series B · US **$35M** With 8 others
- **Jun** **[Loup](https://millionrounds.com/company/loup)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** Sole investor
- **May** **[Beauty Noted](https://millionrounds.com/company/beauty-noted)** Seed · US **$2.2M** With 3 others
- **May** **[Simply Hired](https://millionrounds.com/company/simply-hired)** Series E · US **$12M** With 2 others
- **Apr** **[Chubbies Shorts](https://millionrounds.com/company/chubbies-shorts)** Venture · US **$4.0M** With 6 others
- **Mar** **[GuideSpark](https://millionrounds.com/company/guidespark)** Series B · US **$15M** With 3 others
- **Feb** **[Midverse Studios](https://millionrounds.com/company/midverse-studios)** Venture · US **$6.5M** With 2 others
- **Feb** **[UXPin](https://millionrounds.com/company/uxpin)** Seed · US **$1.6M** With 9 others
- **Jan** **[Next Games](https://millionrounds.com/company/next-games)** Series A · FI **$6.0M** With 7 others
- **Jan** **[Vidible](https://millionrounds.com/company/vidible)** Series A · US **$3.4M** With 4 others
- **2013** 18 rounds
- **Dec** **[Plain Vanilla](https://millionrounds.com/company/plain-vanilla)** Series B · US **$22M** With 8 others
- **Nov** **[Markkit](https://millionrounds.com/company/markkit)** Seed · US **Undisclosed** With 4 others
- **Nov** **[Hammer & Chisel](https://millionrounds.com/company/hammer-and-chisel)** Series A · US · allthingsd.com **$8.2M** With 6 others
- **Nov** **[Plain Vanilla](https://millionrounds.com/company/plain-vanilla)** Series A · US · finsmes.com **$2.0M** With 4 others
- **Nov** **[Yesware](https://millionrounds.com/company/yesware)** Series B · US · finsmes.com **$1.2M** With 5 others
- **Nov** **[HDmessaging](https://millionrounds.com/company/hdmessaging)** Series A · US · finsmes.com **$3.0M** With 4 others
- **Nov** **[Appboy](https://millionrounds.com/company/appboy)** Series A · US · techcrunch.com **$7.6M** With 10 others
- **Oct** **[UXPin](https://millionrounds.com/company/uxpin)** Seed · PL · goaleurope.com **$700K** With 6 others
- **Oct** **[BlueBox Group](https://millionrounds.com/company/bluebox-group)** Series A · IT **$1.5M** With 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 registration **3 named**

AR **Alexander Rosen** Managing Member of General Partner i Filing they signed

PK **Patrick Kenealy** Managing Member of General Partner i Filing they signed

PS **Philip Sanderson** Managing Member of General Partner i Filing 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 listed **11 in all**

**[BandPage](https://millionrounds.com/company/bandpage)** Bought by [Google](https://millionrounds.com/fund/google-assistant-investments) **Undisclosed** Feb 2016

**[AlphaDraft](https://millionrounds.com/company/alphadraft)** Bought by FanDuel **Undisclosed** Sept 2015

**[ParkMe, Inc.](https://millionrounds.com/company/parkme-inc)** Bought by INRIX **Undisclosed** Sept 2015

**[Vidible](https://millionrounds.com/company/vidible)** Bought by [AOL](https://millionrounds.com/fund/aol) **$50M** Dec 2014

**[Flowdock](https://millionrounds.com/company/flowdock)** Bought by Rally Software **Undisclosed** Feb 2013

**[Funzio](https://millionrounds.com/company/funzio)** Bought by [GREE](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gree) **$210M** May 2012

**[SocialMedia.com](https://millionrounds.com/company/socialmedia-com)** Bought by [LivingSocial](https://millionrounds.com/fund/livingsocial) **$3.0M** Apr 2011

**[Quova](https://millionrounds.com/company/quova)** Bought by Neustar **$22M** Nov 2010

**[Vaultus Mobile](https://millionrounds.com/company/vaultus-mobile)** Bought by Antenna Software **Undisclosed** Apr 2010

**[BabyCenter](https://millionrounds.com/company/babycenter)** Bought by [Johnson & Johnson](https://millionrounds.com/fund/johnson-and-johnson) **$10M** Mar 2001

**[Service Metrics](https://millionrounds.com/company/service-metrics)** Bought by [Exodus Communications](https://millionrounds.com/fund/exodus-communications) **Undisclosed** Oct 1999

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

New fund on file

**$65M**

raised in Jun 2015

From its SEC filing, not a journalist: a firm that has just raised has money to deploy.

## The cheque

Series A Seed Venture

Median round joined **$20M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$2.1M**

Led 0 of 86 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** 12 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Apr 2016
- **Exits:** 11 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Series A *27*
- Seed *16*
- Venture *15*
- Series B *10*
- Series C *9*
- Series E *2*

Cheques by year Led Joined

1996 2016

Often in the room with

- [IDG Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/idg-ventures) 31
- [Phil Sanderson](https://millionrounds.com/fund/phil-sanderson) 8
- [Google Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gv) 7
- [Accel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/accel) 5
- [Gil Penchina](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gil-penchina) 5
- [Greycroft](https://millionrounds.com/fund/greycroft) 5

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## 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 Ventures** VC firm **31** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/idg-ventures)[**Phil Sanderson** Angel **8** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/phil-sanderson)[**Google Ventures** Corporate VC **7** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gv)[**Accel** VC firm **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/accel)[**Gil Penchina** VC firm **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gil-penchina)[**Greycroft** VC firm **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/greycroft)[**Greylock** VC firm **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/greylock-partners)[**Alex Rosen** Angel **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alex-rosen)[**Andreessen Horowitz** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz)[**Battery Ventures** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/battery-ventures)[**KPG Ventures** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kpg-ventures)[**Boldstart Ventures** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/boldstart-ventures)

## Recently backed

The latest companies IDG Ventures USA put money into.

[**uSens** $20M · Mar 2016](https://millionrounds.com/company/usens)

## 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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