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K5 Ventures

Last cheque observed Dec 2018. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

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QuietAccelerator

Pre-seedSeedSeries AMarketingMarket-techVehicle

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 50 on record
Since the last cheque2888days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$3.0MCheque size, as they say$25K – $2.0MRounds led0 of 50Sole investor9 roundsExits2 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 76%
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K5 Ventures highlights

  1. 01

    50 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed and Series A: 86% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 9 rounds, median $150K

  4. 04

    2 exits from the portfolio

What they do

K5 Ventures | Early Stage Technology Venture CapitalFrom their own website
Type
Accelerator (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
$25K – $2.0M as they say
Stages
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries B
Sectors
MarketingMarket-techVehicle
Based in
Newport Beach, United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first50 appearances

  1. 2018

    2 rounds

  2. Dec
    BIOSSeed · GB · TechCrunch$4.5MWith 5 others
  3. Aug
    myLAB BoxSeed · US · FinSMEs$1.6MWith 4 others
  4. 2015

    4 rounds

  5. Jul
    myLABSeed$500KWith 2 others
  6. Jun
    VisageSeed · US$2.1MWith 3 others
  7. Jun
    ConnectifierSeries A · US$4.1MWith 7 others
  8. Jan
    DigsySeed · USUndisclosedWith 2 others
  9. 2014

    13 rounds

  10. Sept
    Orange GladSeedUndisclosedSole investor
  11. Jul
    Wonder TechnologiesSeed · US$796KWith 7 others
  12. Jun
    Repsly Inc.Seed · US$1.2MWith 2 others
  13. May
    CoinSeries A · US$16MWith 5 others
  14. Apr
    AuraLifeSeed · USUndisclosedWith 1 other
  15. Apr
    Curb CallSeed · USUndisclosedSole investor
  16. Mar
    TrueVaultSeed · US$2.5MWith 7 others
  17. Mar
    JavelinVenture$1.5MWith 5 others
  18. Mar
    SquareOneVenture · US$200KWith 8 others
  19. Mar
    ImmediatelySeed · US$400KWith 11 others
  20. Feb
    CrowdfunderSeed · US$1.0MWith 12 others
  21. Jan
    Cloud 66Seed · GB$350KWith 9 others
  22. Jan
    AirPairSeed · USUndisclosedWith 3 others
  23. 2013

    17 rounds

  24. Dec
    Startup Compass Inc.Venture · US$700KWith 9 others
  25. Oct
    datapineSeries A · DEUndisclosedWith 4 others
  26. Oct
    qLearningSeries A · DEUndisclosedWith 2 others
  27. Sept
    okay.comSeries A · HKUndisclosedWith 1 other
  28. Sept
    PogoseatSeed · US$750KWith 16 others
  29. Aug
    BioBeatsSeed · US · techcrunch.com$650KWith 7 others
  30. Jun
    ExperimentUS$1.2MWith 23 others
  31. May
    InfobittSeed · US$300KWith 4 others
  32. Apr
    StrikinglySeed · US · finsmes.com$1.5MWith 10 others
  33. Apr
    mascotsecretSeed · US$60KWith 1 other
  34. Mar
    YorxsSeries A · DEUndisclosedWith 1 other
  35. Mar
    YorxsSeed · DE · finsmes.comUndisclosedWith 1 other
  36. Mar
    PlasmydSeed · US$15KSole investor
  37. Mar
    datapineSeed · DEUndisclosedWith 4 others
  38. Feb
    RaynforestSeed · US$300KWith 4 others
  39. Jan
    TredSeed · US · techcrunch.com$1.7MWith 9 others
  40. Jan
    NextlandingSeed · US · k5launch.com$20KSole investor
  41. 2012

    10 rounds

  42. Nov
    Momentum MachinesSeed · USUndisclosedSole investor
  43. Nov
    Happy KidzSeries A · DEUndisclosedWith 4 others
  44. Nov
    SubmittableVenture · US · pandodaily.com$750KWith 6 others
  45. Nov
    ConductricsSeed · US$210KSole investor

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

We hold 10 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)

10 of 16 we have independently watched raise

ConductricsExperimentFlipagramHoneybookScreenshotScreenshotSubmittableindinerotalkabletruevaultCurebitSignNowbodymattercarrosimply breadsleepwatch

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 listed2 in all

PlasmydBought by Academia.eduUndisclosedOct 2013
CudaSignBought by Barracuda NetworksUndisclosedMay 2013

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 K5 Ventures. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Amir BanifatemiAngel10rounds together500 GlobalAngel5rounds togetherY CombinatorAccelerator4rounds togetherFundersClubVC firm3rounds togetherKima VenturesVC firm3rounds togetherAdam BrecklerAngel2rounds togetherAndy PiggottAngel2rounds togetherCavalry VenturesVC firm2rounds togetherChina Rock CapitalVC firm2rounds togetherChris YehVC firm2rounds togetherDavid UlevitchAngel2rounds togetherFirestartrVC firm2rounds together

Recently backed

The latest companies K5 Ventures put money into.

BIOS$4.5M · Dec 2018myLAB Box$1.6M · Aug 2018

Quick answers about K5 Ventures

What does K5 Ventures invest in?

K5 Ventures invests most often at Seed and Series A (86% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Marketing, Market-tech and Vehicle.

How active is K5 Ventures?

50 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Dec 2018.

What has K5 Ventures invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: BIOS (Seed, Dec 2018) and myLAB Box (Seed, Aug 2018).

How big are K5 Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $3.0M. It says it writes cheques of $25K to $2.0M.

Does K5 Ventures lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 50 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does K5 Ventures invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (76%), Germany (16%) and the United Kingdom (5%).

Is K5 Ventures investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Dec 2018.

Who does K5 Ventures invest alongside?

Most often Amir Banifatemi (10 rounds together), 500 Global (5 rounds together) and Y Combinator (4 rounds together).

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