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Kohlberg Ventures

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

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QuietFamily office

Pre-seedSeedSeries ADigital_mediaConsumer_productsCleantech

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 16 on record
Since the last cheque3618days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$10MRounds led0 of 16Sole investor6 roundsExits2 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 100%
Pitch Kohlberg Ventures

Kohlberg Ventures highlights

  1. 01

    16 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Series A and Venture: 62% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 6 rounds, median $4.5M

  4. 04

    2 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Since we’re investing our own capital, we’re equipped to remain active in all market cyclesFrom their own website
Type
Family office
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
Pre-seedSeedSeries A
Sectors
Digital_mediaConsumer_productsCleantech
Based in
Portola Valley, United States
Cold pitches
Accepted

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first16 appearances

  1. 2016

    1 round

  2. Dec
    SocialChorusUS · FinSMEs$10MSole investor
  3. 2014

    1 round

  4. Sept
    SocialChorusSeries B · US$7.5MSole investor
  5. 2013

    2 rounds

  6. Aug
    SocialChorusSeries A · US · techcrunch.com$2.5MWith 1 other
  7. Aug
    Open Road Integrated MediaSeries C · US · finsmes.com$11MWith 3 others
  8. 2012

    2 rounds

  9. Dec
    WordlockVenture · US · marketbrief.com$520KWith 1 other
  10. Jan
    WordlockVenture · US$300KWith 1 other
  11. 2011

    3 rounds

  12. Sept
    Vintner's AllianceSeries A · US · finsmes.com$1.3MSole investor
  13. Aug
    ClearEdge PowerSeries E · US · finsmes.com$74MWith 2 others
  14. May
    Open Road Integrated MediaSeries B · US · pehub.com$8.0MWith 2 others
  15. 2010

    3 rounds

  16. Nov
    RealGravitySeries A · US · finsmes.com$3.2MWith 3 others
  17. Jul
    Business InsiderSeries D · US · paidcontent.org$3.0MWith 5 others
  18. Jun
    OpenRoad Integrated MediaVenture · US · mediabistro.com$4.0MSole investor
  19. 2009

    2 rounds

  20. Aug
    AkademosVenture · US · paidcontent.org$2.5MSole investor
  21. Feb
    SocialChorusSeries A · US · socialchorus.com$5.0MSole investor
  22. 2008

    1 round

  23. Aug
    Silicon Alley MediaSeedUndisclosedWith 2 others
  24. 2006

    1 round

  25. Nov
    Seed · paidcontent.org$1.0MWith 18 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.

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed2 in all

Business InsiderBought by Axel Springer$343MSept 2015
RealGravityBought by Scripps Networks InteractiveUndisclosedJan 2012

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

Azure Capital PartnersVC firm2rounds togetherGolden SeedsAngel network2rounds together

Recently backed

The latest companies Kohlberg Ventures put money into.

SocialChorus$10M · Dec 2016

Quick answers about Kohlberg Ventures

What does Kohlberg Ventures invest in?

Kohlberg Ventures invests most often at Series A and Venture (62% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Digital_media, Consumer_products and Cleantech.

How active is Kohlberg Ventures?

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

What has Kohlberg Ventures invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: SocialChorus (Undisclosed round, Dec 2016).

How big are Kohlberg Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $10M.

Does Kohlberg Ventures lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 16 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Kohlberg Ventures invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (100%).

Is Kohlberg Ventures investing now?

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

Who does Kohlberg Ventures invest alongside?

Most often Azure Capital Partners (2 rounds together) and Golden Seeds (2 rounds together).

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