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MergeLane

Last cheque observed Apr 2019. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

AcceleratorQuietLast fund $2.7M, Sept 2018

Pre-seedSeedSeries AWoman-leadImmigrant (1st Or 2nd Generation)Black

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 11 on record
Since the last cheque2749days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$3.2MCheque size, as they say$20K – $100KRounds led0 of 11Sole investor7 roundsMostly inUnited States, 100%
Pitch MergeLane

MergeLane highlights

  1. 01

    11 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed and Series A: 100% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 7 rounds, median $20K

What they do

A VC fund investing in authentic leaders and the companies they runFrom their own website
Type
Accelerator (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
$20K – $100K as they say
Stages
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries B
Sectors
Woman-leadImmigrant (1st Or 2nd Generation)Black
Based in
Boulder, United States
Cold pitches
Not accepted

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first11 appearances

  1. 2019

    1 round

  2. Apr
    PanaSeries A · US · TechCrunch$10MWith 3 others
  3. 2017

    2 rounds

  4. Mar
    KidizenSeries A · US · FinSMEs$3.2MWith 5 others
  5. Feb
    MylestoneSeed · US · FinSMEs$2.5MWith 7 others
  6. 2015

    8 rounds

  7. Feb
    Intelligent EyesSeed$20KSole investor
  8. Feb
    MapistrySeed · US$20KSole investor
  9. Feb
    QuickZip SheetSeed · US$20KSole investor
  10. Feb
    SugarwishSeed · US$20KSole investor
  11. Feb
    TomboyXSeed · US$20KSole investor
  12. Feb
    ZazaSeed · US$20KSole investor
  13. Feb
    HavenlySeed · US$20KWith 2 others
  14. Feb
    idaciti, Inc.Seed · US$20KSole 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

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration2 named

EKElizabeth KrausChief Investment OfficeriFiling they signed
SHSue HeilbronnerChief Executive OfficeriFiling they signed

We also hold 2 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)

21 of 34 we have independently watched raise

BallotreadyBazookatangoCondenseEvmatchFarmersfridgeFlipsidecryptoFrateHavenlyHelloHidratesparkHostfullyKidizenMapistryMentalhappyPanaQuickzipsheetShinestySoofaSoonaSugarwishTinyhoodAlchemClimatewellsGlobigHaspoaHealthiestHelperhelperHustlefundJoinpaladinPetersonventuresSpaceishareTousledTruewarriorTwofoldusa

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.

Recently backed

The latest companies MergeLane put money into.

Quick answers about MergeLane

What does MergeLane invest in?

MergeLane invests most often at Seed and Series A (100% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Woman-lead, Immigrant (1st Or 2nd Generation) and Black.

How active is MergeLane?

11 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Apr 2019.

What has MergeLane invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Pana (Series A, Apr 2019), Kidizen (Series A, Mar 2017) and Mylestone (Seed, Feb 2017).

How big are MergeLane's cheques?

The median round it joins is $3.2M. It says it writes cheques of $20K to $100K.

Does MergeLane lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 11 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does MergeLane invest?

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

Is MergeLane investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Apr 2019.

What kind of investor is MergeLane?

MergeLane is an accelerator based in Boulder, United States.

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