# KPG Ventures: portfolio, investments and team

> KPG Ventures is a vc firm based in United States. 20 investments on record, latest Dec 2014. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

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# KPG Ventures

Last cheque observed Dec 2014. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

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Quiet VC firm

Seed Series A Series B Productivity Tools Collaboration Tools Subscription

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Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 20 on record

Since the last cheque **4336** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$4.3M** Rounds led **0 of 20** Sole investor **4 rounds** Exits **8 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 100%**

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## KPG Ventures highlights

- 01 20 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Series A and Series B: 60% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 4 rounds, median $1.3M
- 04 8 exits from the portfolio

## What they do

> Vince Vannelli has been an early stage software company investor for 15 years. From their own website

- **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Stages:** Seed Series A Series B Growth
- **Sectors:** Productivity Tools Collaboration Tools Subscription
- **Based in:** Lafayette, United States
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **20 appearances**

- **2014** 1 round
- **Dec** **[MindMeld](https://millionrounds.com/company/mindmeld)** Series A **$13M** With 12 others
- **2012** 1 round
- **Oct** **[MindMeld](https://millionrounds.com/company/mindmeld)** Venture · US · techcrunch.com **$2.4M** With 6 others
- **2011** 1 round
- **Aug** **[Jildy](https://millionrounds.com/company/jildy)** Seed · US · sec.gov **$650K** With 1 other
- **2010** 3 rounds
- **Sept** **[TuneUp](https://millionrounds.com/company/tuneup)** Series C · US · marketwire.com **$4.3M** With 2 others
- **Sept** **[TuneUp](https://millionrounds.com/company/tuneup)** Series C · US · marketwire.com **$6.3M** With 2 others
- **Feb** **[BrightRoll](https://millionrounds.com/company/brightroll)** Series B · US **$10M** With 3 others
- **2009** 6 rounds
- **Dec** **[Sociable Labs](https://millionrounds.com/company/sociable-labs)** Series A · US **Undisclosed** With 6 others
- **Jun** **[ORCA, Inc.](https://millionrounds.com/company/orca-inc)** Series A · US · techcrunch.com **$2.0M** With 2 others
- **May** **[TuneUp](https://millionrounds.com/company/tuneup)** Series A · US · bits.blogs.nytimes.com **$3.0M** Sole investor
- **Mar** **[Cake Financial](https://millionrounds.com/company/cake-financial)** Series B · US **Undisclosed** Sole investor
- **Mar** **[Lexy](https://millionrounds.com/company/lexy)** Seed · US · thealarmclock.com **$1.3M** Sole investor
- **Feb** **[Ludic Labs](https://millionrounds.com/company/ludic-labs)** Venture · paidcontent.org **$5.0M** With 1 other
- **2008** 3 rounds
- **Sept** **[Sportgenic](https://millionrounds.com/company/sportgenic)** Series B · US · sportgenic.com **$10M** With 3 others
- **Jul** **[Sportgenic](https://millionrounds.com/company/sportgenic)** Series A · US · sec.gov **$1.5M** With 2 others
- **Jun** **[NileGuide](https://millionrounds.com/company/nileguide)** Series B · US · techcrunch.com **$8.0M** With 3 others
- **2007** 4 rounds
- **Oct** **[SezWho](https://millionrounds.com/company/sezwho)** Series A · US · venturebeat.com **$1.0M** Sole investor
- **Aug** **[Doppelganger](https://millionrounds.com/company/doppelganger)** Series D · US · thealarmclock.com **$11M** With 5 others
- **Aug** **[BrightRoll](https://millionrounds.com/company/brightroll)** Series B · US **$5.0M** With 1 other
- **Jan** **[Sportgenic](https://millionrounds.com/company/sportgenic)** Seed · US · paidcontent.org **Undisclosed** With 2 others
- **2006** 1 round
- **Oct** **[Ribbit](https://millionrounds.com/company/ribbit)** Series A · US **$3.3M** With 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 **1** person 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)

**1** of 9 we have independently watched raise

[Screen Shot](https://millionrounds.com/company/nileguide) 1280px-Baidu Acquired by AOL Acquired by BT Acquired by Cisco Acquired by Genesys Acquired by Groupon Unknown Unknown-1

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 listed **8 in all**

**[BrightRoll](https://millionrounds.com/company/brightroll)** Bought by [Yahoo!](https://millionrounds.com/fund/yahoo) **$640M** Nov 2014

**[NileGuide](https://millionrounds.com/company/nileguide)** Bought by Travora Networks **Undisclosed** Apr 2012

**[ORCA, Inc.](https://millionrounds.com/company/orca-inc)** Bought by [Ingk Labs](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ingk-labs) **Undisclosed** Jan 2012

**[Ludic Labs](https://millionrounds.com/company/ludic-labs)** Bought by [Groupon](https://millionrounds.com/fund/groupon) **Undisclosed** Dec 2010

**[Sportgenic](https://millionrounds.com/company/sportgenic)** Bought by Mode Media (fka Glam Media) **Undisclosed** Jul 2010

**[Cake Financial](https://millionrounds.com/company/cake-financial)** Bought by [E*Trade Financial Corporation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/e-trade) **Undisclosed** Jan 2010

**[SezWho](https://millionrounds.com/company/sezwho)** Bought by [Echo](https://millionrounds.com/fund/echo-2) **Undisclosed** Mar 2009

**[Ribbit](https://millionrounds.com/company/ribbit)** Bought by British Telecom (BT) **$105M** Jul 2008

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

## The cheque

Seed Series A Series B

Median round joined **$4.3M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$1.3M**

Led 0 of 20 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** 4 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Dec 2014
- **Exits:** 8 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Series A said *7*
- Series B said *5*
- Seed said *3*
- Series C *2*
- Venture *2*
- Series D *1*
- Growth said *-*

Cheques by year Led Joined

2006 2014

Often in the room with

- [Alsop Louie Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alsop-louie) 4
- [IDG Ventures USA](https://millionrounds.com/fund/idg-ventures-usa) 4
- [Greycroft](https://millionrounds.com/fund/greycroft) 3
- [IDG Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/idg-ventures) 3
- [Quest Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/quest-venture-partners) 3
- [Adams Street Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/adams-street-partners) 2

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## Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as KPG Ventures. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

[**Alsop Louie Partners** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alsop-louie)[**IDG Ventures USA** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/idg-ventures-usa)[**Greycroft** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/greycroft)[**IDG Ventures** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/idg-ventures)[**Quest Venture Partners** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/quest-venture-partners)[**Adams Street Partners** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/adams-street-partners)[**Bessemer Venture Partners** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bessemer-venture-partners)[**DFJ** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dfj)[**Draper Richards** Investment firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/draper-richards)[**Google Ventures** Corporate VC **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gv)[**Greylock** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/greylock-partners)

## Quick answers about KPG Ventures

### What does KPG Ventures invest in?

KPG Ventures invests most often at Series A and Series B (60% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Productivity Tools, Collaboration Tools and Subscription.

### How active is KPG Ventures?

20 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Dec 2014.

### How big are KPG Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $4.3M.

### Does KPG Ventures lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 20 investments on record names it as the lead.

### Where does KPG Ventures invest?

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

### Is KPG Ventures investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Dec 2014.

### Who does KPG Ventures invest alongside?

Most often Alsop Louie Partners (4 rounds together), IDG Ventures USA (4 rounds together) and Greycroft (3 rounds together).

### What kind of investor is KPG Ventures?

KPG Ventures is a VC firm based in Lafayette, United States.

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