# LaunchTime: portfolio, investments and team

> LaunchTime is an accelerator based in United States. 10 investments on record, latest May 2014. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

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

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# LaunchTime

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

Quiet Accelerator

Seed Series A Series B Media Entertainment Audio/voice

Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 10 on record

Since the last cheque **4534** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$1.4M** Rounds led **0 of 10** Exits **3 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 90%**

Pitch LaunchTime

## LaunchTime highlights

- 01 10 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Series A and Seed: 80% of its rounds
- 03 3 exits from the portfolio

## What they do

- **Type:** Accelerator (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Stages:** Seed Series A Series B
- **Sectors:** Media Entertainment Audio/voice
- **Based in:** New York, United States
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **10 appearances**

- **2014** 1 round
- **May** **[Coupang](https://millionrounds.com/company/coupang)** Venture · KR **$100M** With 7 others
- **2013** 3 rounds
- **Aug** **[Guest of a Guest](https://millionrounds.com/company/guest-of-a-guest)** Debt · US · sec.gov **$560K** With 4 others
- **Jun** **[Bounce Exchange](https://millionrounds.com/company/bounce-exchange)** Series A · US · sec.gov **$1.5M** With 4 others
- **Mar** **[Derby Games](https://millionrounds.com/company/derby-games)** Seed · US **Undisclosed** With 3 others
- **2011** 2 rounds
- **Aug** **[Thinknear](https://millionrounds.com/company/thinknear)** Series A · US · finsmes.com **$1.6M** With 14 others
- **Jan** **[Jump Ramp Games](https://millionrounds.com/company/jump-ramp-games)** Seed · US **Undisclosed** With 4 others
- **2010** 4 rounds
- **Sept** **[HowAboutWe](https://millionrounds.com/company/howaboutwe)** Series A · US · businessinsider.com **$3.1M** With 7 others
- **Jun** **[Yipit](https://millionrounds.com/company/yipit)** Series A · US · businessinsider.com **$1.3M** With 11 others
- **Apr** **[Upsight, Inc.](https://millionrounds.com/company/upsight-inc)** Seed · US **$1.0M** With 8 others
- **Feb** **[DoodleDeals Inc.](https://millionrounds.com/company/doodledeals-inc)** Series A · US **$1.3M** With 16 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 listed **3 in all**

**[HowAboutWe](https://millionrounds.com/company/howaboutwe)** Bought by [IAC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/iac) **Undisclosed** Jul 2014

**[Thinknear](https://millionrounds.com/company/thinknear)** Bought by [Telenav](https://millionrounds.com/fund/telenav) **Undisclosed** Oct 2012

**[DoodleDeals Inc.](https://millionrounds.com/company/doodledeals-inc)** Bought by Plum District **Undisclosed** Dec 2011

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 **$1.4M** the round, not its cheque

Led 0 of 10 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** Never alone
- **Last cheque:** May 2014
- **Exits:** 3 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Series A said *5*
- Seed said *3*
- Debt *1*
- Venture *1*
- Series B said *-*

Cheques by year Led Joined

2010 2014

Often in the room with

- [Boldstart Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/boldstart-ventures) 3
- [Ben Sun](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ben-sun) 2
- [BoxGroup](https://millionrounds.com/fund/boxgroup) 2
- [David Tisch](https://millionrounds.com/fund/david-tisch) 2
- [Founder Collective](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founder-collective) 2
- [IA Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ia-ventures) 2

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## Who they invest alongside

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

[**Boldstart Ventures** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/boldstart-ventures)[**Ben Sun** Angel **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ben-sun)[**BoxGroup** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/boxgroup)[**David Tisch** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/david-tisch)[**Founder Collective** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founder-collective)[**IA Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ia-ventures)[**James Hong** Angel **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/james-hong)[**Jason Finger** Angel **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jason-finger)[**RRE Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rre-ventures)[**Thrive Capital** Family office **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/thrive-capital-2)[**ff Venture Capital** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ff-venture-capital)

## Quick answers about LaunchTime

### What does LaunchTime invest in?

LaunchTime invests most often at Series A and Seed (80% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Media, Entertainment and Audio/voice.

### How active is LaunchTime?

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

### How big are LaunchTime's cheques?

The median round it joins is $1.4M.

### Does LaunchTime lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 10 investments on record names it as the lead.

### Where does LaunchTime invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (90%) and South Korea (10%).

### Is LaunchTime investing now?

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

### Who does LaunchTime invest alongside?

Most often Boldstart Ventures (3 rounds together), Ben Sun (2 rounds together) and BoxGroup (2 rounds together).

### What kind of investor is LaunchTime?

LaunchTime is an accelerator based in New York, United States.

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