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Karlin Ventures

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

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SeedSeries ASeries BCollaboration ToolsRecurringSaaS

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 41 on record
Since the last cheque2927days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$20MCheque size, as they say$250K – $2.0MRounds led0 of 41Sole investor4 roundsExits4 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 97%
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Karlin Ventures highlights

  1. 01

    41 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed and Series A: 86% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 4 rounds, median $2.1M

  4. 04

    4 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Karlin Ventures is an early-stage venture capital fund based in Los Angeles.From their own website
Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
$250K – $2.0M as they say
Stages
SeedSeries ASeries B
Sectors
Collaboration ToolsRecurringSaaS
Based in
Los Angeles, United States
Cold pitches
Not accepted

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first41 appearances

  1. 2018

    1 round

  2. Oct
    PathmaticsUS · FinSMEs$3.0MWith 6 others
  3. 2017

    1 round

  4. May
    PolicyGeniusSeries C · US · FinSMEs$30MWith 6 others
  5. 2016

    1 round

  6. Jun
    Laurel & Wolf$20MWith 23 others
  7. 2015

    8 rounds

  8. Dec
    BrightFunnelSeries A · US$6.0MWith 6 others
  9. Oct
    Verge GenomicsSeed · US$4.0MWith 5 others
  10. Jul
    PreactVenture · US$5.1MWith 4 others
  11. Jun
    PolicyGeniusSeries A · US$5.3MWith 4 others
  12. Mar
    HONKSeries A · US$12MWith 6 others
  13. Feb
    Laurel & WolfSeries A · US$4.4MWith 4 others
  14. Jan
    True Link FinancialSeed · US$3.4MWith 7 others
  15. Jan
    BridgSeries A · USUndisclosedWith 2 others
  16. 2014

    10 rounds

  17. Nov
    HONKSeed · US$1.3MWith 12 others
  18. Oct
    BrightFunnelSeed · US$2.5MWith 5 others
  19. Oct
    ShipHawkSeries A · US$5.0MWith 5 others
  20. Sept
    3TEN8Seed · US$1.0MWith 5 others
  21. Jun
    VictoriousVenture · US$23MWith 12 others
  22. May
    The Noun ProjectSeed · US$2.0MWith 8 others
  23. May
    CirroSecureSeed · US$1.6MWith 2 others
  24. Apr
    PreactSeed · US$4.6MWith 4 others
  25. Mar
    BitiumSeries A · US$6.5MWith 7 others
  26. Jan
    Amplify.LASeries B · US$8.1MWith 15 others
  27. 2013

    16 rounds

  28. Dec
    PrevotyVenture · US$2.4MSole investor
  29. Nov
    MarkkitSeed · USUndisclosedWith 4 others
  30. Sept
    GyftSeries A · US · techcrunch.com$5.0MWith 9 others
  31. Sept
    StrikeAdSeries A · US · finsmes.com$7.0MWith 10 others
  32. Sept
    True Link FinancialSeed · USUndisclosedWith 1 other
  33. Aug
    GameMixUSUndisclosedSole investor
  34. Aug
    NearWooSeed · US · karlinvc.com$1.2MWith 3 others
  35. Aug
    Amplify.LAUSUndisclosedWith 3 others
  36. Jul
    FIGSSeed · US · socaltech.com$2.0MWith 6 others
  37. Jul
    Kaleo SoftwareSeed · US · finsmes.com$1.5MWith 4 others
  38. Apr
    EcinitySeries A · US$1.8MSole investor
  39. Apr
    BitiumSeed · US · pandodaily.com$2.4MWith 12 others
  40. Mar
    WaveMaker LabsSGUndisclosedSole investor
  41. Jan
    ChowNowSeries A · US · techcrunch.com$3.0MWith 4 others
  42. Jan
    PathmaticsSeed · US · pandodaily.com$1.7MWith 10 others
  43. Jan
    VictoriousSeed · US$1.8MWith 6 others
  44. 2012

    4 rounds

  45. Nov
    Invested.inSeed · US · pandodaily.com$830KWith 16 others
  46. Aug
    Wallaby FinancialSeed · US · techcrunch.com$1.1MWith 9 others
  47. Aug
    SaygentSeries A · US · karlinvc.com$1.0MWith 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

We hold 3 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 listed4 in all

BitiumBought by GoogleUndisclosedSept 2017
StrikeAdBought by Sizmek$12MMay 2015
Wallaby FinancialBought by BankrateUndisclosedDec 2014
GyftBought by First Data Corporation$7.5MJul 2014

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

Canyon Creek CapitalVC firm6rounds togetherDouble M PartnersVC firm6rounds togetherWavemaker PartnersVC firm5rounds togetherBDMICorporate VC4rounds togetherAdvancit CapitalVC firm3rounds togetherArena VenturesVC firm3rounds togetherDaher CapitalFamily office3rounds togetherDraper AssociatesVC firm3rounds togetherLaunchpad LAAccelerator3rounds togetherLowercase CapitalVC firm3rounds togetherMucker CapitalVC firm3rounds togetherRob GlaserAngel3rounds together

Recently backed

The latest companies Karlin Ventures put money into.

Pathmatics$3.0M · Oct 2018Laurel & Wolf$20M · Jun 2016

On podcasts

1 episode naming Karlin Ventures in the title, and 1 more that mention it.

Mentioned in

Quick answers about Karlin Ventures

What does Karlin Ventures invest in?

Karlin Ventures invests most often at Seed and Series A (86% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Collaboration Tools, Recurring and SaaS.

How active is Karlin Ventures?

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

What has Karlin Ventures invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Pathmatics (Undisclosed round, Oct 2018), PolicyGenius (Series C, May 2017) and Laurel & Wolf (Jun 2016).

How big are Karlin Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $20M. It says it writes cheques of $250K to $2.0M.

Does Karlin Ventures lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 41 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Karlin Ventures invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (97%).

Is Karlin Ventures investing now?

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

Who does Karlin Ventures invest alongside?

Most often Canyon Creek Capital (6 rounds together), Double M Partners (6 rounds together) and Wavemaker Partners (5 rounds together).

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