# Rothenberg Ventures: portfolio, investments and team

> Rothenberg Ventures is a vc firm based in United States. 85 investments on record, latest Oct 2016. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

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

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# Rothenberg Ventures

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

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Quiet New fund $17M, May 2016 VC firm Website unconfirmed

Seed Series A Artificial Intelligence Spatial Computing Bio-convergence

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Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 85 on record

Since the last cheque **3680** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$1.9M** Rounds led **0 of 85** Sole investor **7 rounds** Exits **6 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 95%**

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## Rothenberg Ventures highlights

- 01 85 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Seed and Series A: 87% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 7 rounds, median $175K
- 04 6 exits from the portfolio

## What they do

- **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Stages:** Seed Series A
- **Sectors:** Artificial Intelligence Spatial Computing Bio-convergence
- **Based in:** San Francisco, United States
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

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## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **85 appearances**

- **2016** 2 rounds
- **Oct** **[VRChat](https://millionrounds.com/company/vrchat)** Seed · US · FinSMEs **$1.2M** With 2 others
- **Aug** **[TheWaveVR](https://millionrounds.com/company/thewavevr)** Seed · US · VentureBeat **$2.5M** With 2 others
- **2015** 22 rounds
- **Nov** **[Hullabalu](https://millionrounds.com/company/hullabalu)** Seed · US **$2.5M** With 10 others
- **Nov** **[SweetIQ Analytics](https://millionrounds.com/company/sweetiq-analytics)** Series A · CA **$4.2M** With 4 others
- **Oct** **[Emergent VR](https://millionrounds.com/company/emergent-vr)** Seed · US **$2.2M** With 2 others
- **Oct** **[8i](https://millionrounds.com/company/8i)** Series A **$14M** With 16 others
- **Oct** **[RELOAD STUDIOS](https://millionrounds.com/company/reload-studios)** Series A · US **$4.0M** With 1 other
- **Sept** **[Retinad](https://millionrounds.com/company/retinad)** Seed · CA **Undisclosed** Sole investor
- **Sept** **[Rival Theory](https://millionrounds.com/company/rival-theory)** US **Undisclosed** With 2 others
- **Sept** **[GeoCV](https://millionrounds.com/company/geocv)** **$100K** Sole investor
- **Aug** **[Inverse](https://millionrounds.com/company/inverse)** Seed · US **Undisclosed** With 4 others
- **Aug** **[Clique](https://millionrounds.com/company/clique)** Series B · US **$8.0M** With 8 others
- **Aug** **[Payable](https://millionrounds.com/company/payable)** Seed · US **$2.1M** With 9 others
- **Jul** **[AltspaceVR](https://millionrounds.com/company/altspacevr)** Series A · US **$10M** With 10 others
- **Jul** **[AffinityLive](https://millionrounds.com/company/affinitylive)** Seed · US **$2.0M** With 2 others
- **Jun** **[BloomThat](https://millionrounds.com/company/bloomthat)** Series A · US **$5.5M** With 4 others
- **Jun** **[Rinse](https://millionrounds.com/company/rinse)** Seed · US **$3.5M** With 18 others
- **May** **[The Virtual Reality Company](https://millionrounds.com/company/the-virtual-reality-company)** Seed · US **$2.1M** With 1 other
- **Apr** **[Nearpod](https://millionrounds.com/company/nearpod)** Series A · US **Undisclosed** With 12 others
- **Apr** **[DroneBase](https://millionrounds.com/company/dronebase)** Seed · US **Undisclosed** With 3 others
- **Mar** **[Man Crates](https://millionrounds.com/company/man-crates)** Seed · US **$3.1M** With 6 others
- **Mar** **[Jopwell](https://millionrounds.com/company/jopwell)** Seed · US **$1.0M** With 1 other
- **Jan** **[FOVE](https://millionrounds.com/company/fove)** Seed **$100K** With 1 other
- **Jan** **[Tuition.io](https://millionrounds.com/company/tuition-io)** Seed · US **$1.3M** With 5 others
- **2014** 18 rounds
- **Dec** **[Bustle](https://millionrounds.com/company/bustle)** Series C · US **$16M** With 4 others
- **Dec** **[Chat Sports](https://millionrounds.com/company/chat-sports)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 1 other
- **Oct** **[Luxe](https://millionrounds.com/company/luxe)** Seed · US **$5.5M** With 14 others
- **Oct** **[ShipHawk](https://millionrounds.com/company/shiphawk)** Series A · US **$5.0M** With 5 others
- **Oct** **[Tile](https://millionrounds.com/company/tile)** Series A · US **$9.5M** With 10 others
- **Sept** **[Andela](https://millionrounds.com/company/andela)** Seed · US **$3.0M** With 12 others
- **Sept** **[Augmate](https://millionrounds.com/company/augmate)** Seed · US **$2.8M** With 10 others
- **Sept** **[Hello Giggles](https://millionrounds.com/company/hello-giggles)** Seed · US **$1.2M** With 5 others
- **Sept** **[Expii, Inc.](https://millionrounds.com/company/expii-inc)** Seed · US **$1.3M** With 3 others
- **Sept** **[AltspaceVR](https://millionrounds.com/company/altspacevr)** Seed · US **$5.2M** With 14 others
- **Jul** **[Matterport](https://millionrounds.com/company/matterport)** Series B · US **$16M** With 10 others
- **Jul** **[Partnered](https://millionrounds.com/company/partnered)** Seed · US **$850K** With 5 others
- **Apr** **[Sols](https://millionrounds.com/company/sols)** Series A · US **$6.4M** With 7 others
- **Apr** **[Tuition.io](https://millionrounds.com/company/tuition-io)** Seed · US **$900K** With 4 others
- **Apr** **[Chubbies Shorts](https://millionrounds.com/company/chubbies-shorts)** Venture · US **$4.0M** With 6 others
- **Feb** **[AuditFile](https://millionrounds.com/company/auditfile)** Venture · US **$3.0M** With 26 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.

## The team

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration **1 named**

MR **Michael Rothenberg** Manager of the Manager of the respective General Partner i Filing 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.

## Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed **6 in all**

**[AltspaceVR](https://millionrounds.com/company/altspacevr)** Bought by [Microsoft](https://millionrounds.com/fund/microsoft) **Undisclosed** Oct 2017

**[Booshaka](https://millionrounds.com/company/booshaka)** Bought by Sprinklr **Undisclosed** Nov 2015

**[Hello Giggles](https://millionrounds.com/company/hello-giggles)** Bought by [Time Inc.](https://millionrounds.com/fund/time-inc) **$30M** Oct 2015

**[Open Me](https://millionrounds.com/company/open-me)** Bought by Rowl **Undisclosed** May 2015

**[Propeller](https://millionrounds.com/company/propeller)** Bought by [Palantir Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/fund/palantir-technologies) **Undisclosed** Jul 2014

**[Swing by Swing](https://millionrounds.com/company/swing-by-swing)** Bought by Back9 Network **Undisclosed** May 2014

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

New fund on file

**$17M**

raised in May 2016

From its SEC filing, not a journalist: a firm that has just raised has money to deploy.

## The cheque

Seed Series A

Median round joined **$1.9M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$175K**

Led 0 of 85 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** 7 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Oct 2016
- **Exits:** 6 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Seed said *50*
- Series A said *18*
- Series B *5*
- Venture *4*
- Series C *1*

Cheques by year Led Joined

2012 2016

Often in the room with

- [SV Angel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sv-angel) 8
- [Google Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gv) 7
- [500 Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/500-startups) 6
- [Founders Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founders-fund) 6
- [Lux Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lux-capital) 6
- [Expansion Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/expansion-venture-capital) 5

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## Who they invest alongside

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

[**SV Angel** VC firm **8** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sv-angel)[**Google Ventures** Corporate VC **7** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gv)[**500 Global** Angel **6** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/500-startups)[**Founders Fund** VC firm **6** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founders-fund)[**Lux Capital** VC firm **6** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lux-capital)[**Expansion Venture Capital** VC firm **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/expansion-venture-capital)[**Great Oaks Venture Capital** VC firm **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/great-oaks-venture-capital)[**Michael Liou** Angel **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/michael-liou)[**Rick Marini** VC firm **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rick-marini)[**Atlas Venture** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/atlas-venture)[**BDMI** Corporate VC **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/1745-ventures)[**Felicis** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/felicis-ventures)

## Recently backed

The latest companies Rothenberg Ventures put money into.

[**VRChat** $1.2M · Oct 2016](https://millionrounds.com/company/vrchat)

## Quick answers about Rothenberg Ventures

### What does Rothenberg Ventures invest in?

Rothenberg Ventures invests most often at Seed and Series A (87% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Artificial Intelligence, Spatial Computing and Bio-convergence.

### How active is Rothenberg Ventures?

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

### What has Rothenberg Ventures invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: VRChat (Seed, Oct 2016) and TheWaveVR (Seed, Aug 2016).

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

The median round it joins is $1.9M.

### Does Rothenberg Ventures lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 85 investments on record names it as the lead.

### Where does Rothenberg Ventures invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (95%) and Canada (5%).

### Is Rothenberg Ventures investing now?

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

### Who does Rothenberg Ventures invest alongside?

Most often SV Angel (8 rounds together), Google Ventures (7 rounds together) and 500 Global (6 rounds together).

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