# Second Century Ventures: portfolio, investments and team

> Second Century Ventures is a corporate vc based in United States. 103 investments on record, 8 in the last 12 months, latest Jul 2026.

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# Second Century Ventures

Last cheque observed Jul 2026; 103 cheques on record.

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Deploying now New fund $75M, Jul 2024 Corporate VC

Debt Growth Pre-IPO Real Estate Financial Insurance

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**42%** of best year **8** **cheques in 12 months**, 103 on record

Since the last cheque **122** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$4.4M** Cheque size, as they say **$1.0M – $7.0M** Rounds led **0 of 103** Sole investor **21 rounds** Exits **1 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 43%**

Pitch Second Century Ventures

## Second Century Ventures highlights

- 01 8 cheques in the last 12 months
- 02 Mostly Venture and Seed: 70% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 21 rounds, median $2.0M
- 04 1 exits from the portfolio

## What they do

> We are backed by the National Association of REALTORS® – a strong trade association with 100+ bilateral partnerships across 70+ countries. From their own website

- **Type:** Corporate VC
- **Cheque size:** $1.0M – $7.0M as they say
- **Stages:** Debt Growth Pre-IPO Pre-seed Seed Series A Series B
- **Sectors:** Real Estate Financial Insurance
- **Based in:** Chicago, United States
- **Cold pitches:** Accepted

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **103 appearances**

- **2026** 7 rounds
- **Jul** **[Notable](https://millionrounds.com/company/notable)** Series A · US **$2.0M** With 1 other
- **Jul** **[TaskHer](https://millionrounds.com/company/taskher)** Seed · GB **$868K** With 1 other
- **Jun** **[Trust Stamp](https://millionrounds.com/company/trust-stamp)** US **$5.5M** With 4 others
- **Apr** **[Bisly](https://millionrounds.com/company/bisly)** Grant · EE **$30K** With 1 other
- **Mar** **[Stake](https://millionrounds.com/company/stake)** US · TechStartups **$8.0M** With 6 others
- **Jan** **[Propi](https://millionrounds.com/company/propi)** Seed · SV **$4.0M** With 1 other
- **Jan** **[Propy](https://millionrounds.com/company/propy)** Debt · US **$100M** With 2 others
- **2025** 10 rounds
- **Dec** **[Prisidio](https://millionrounds.com/company/prisidio)** Venture · US **$14M** With 1 other
- **Oct** **[GXE](https://millionrounds.com/company/gxe)** Series A · AU · Startup Daily **$3.3M** With 4 others
- **Aug** **[Bisly](https://millionrounds.com/company/bisly)** Venture · EE **$5.0M** Sole investor
- **Jun** **[Factored](https://millionrounds.com/company/factored)** Debt · GB **$27M** With 4 others
- **Jun** **[Occupier](https://millionrounds.com/company/occupier)** Venture · US **$16M** With 2 others
- **Jun** **[Cove](https://millionrounds.com/company/cove)** Venture · SG **Undisclosed** With 1 other
- **May** **[HonestDoor](https://millionrounds.com/company/honestdoor)** Venture · CA **Undisclosed** With 3 others
- **Mar** **[BOOM! Power](https://millionrounds.com/company/boom-power)** Seed · AU **$1.4M** With 2 others
- **Mar** **[BombBomb](https://millionrounds.com/company/bombbomb)** Venture · US **$2.4M** With 1 other
- **Feb** **[Just Move In](https://millionrounds.com/company/just-move-in)** Series A · GB · TechCrunch **$8.0M** With 7 others
- **2024** 15 rounds
- **Dec** **[Trust Stamp](https://millionrounds.com/company/trust-stamp)** US **$3.0M** With 3 others
- **Nov** **[Hococo](https://millionrounds.com/company/hococo)** Venture · DK **Undisclosed** With 1 other
- **Sept** **[Unlock](https://millionrounds.com/company/unlock)** Series B · GB **$30M** With 2 others
- **Sept** **[Koggi](https://millionrounds.com/company/koggi)** Venture · CO **$3.1M** With 1 other
- **Jul** **[Prophia](https://millionrounds.com/company/prophia)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 3 others
- **Jul** **[Courted](https://millionrounds.com/company/courted)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 2 others
- **Jul** **[LeaseUp](https://millionrounds.com/company/leaseup)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 3 others
- **Jun** **[Pearl Certification](https://millionrounds.com/company/pearl-certification)** Venture · US **$6.7M** With 1 other
- **May** **[Propi](https://millionrounds.com/company/propi)** Venture · SV **Undisclosed** Sole investor
- **Apr** **[Aireavu](https://millionrounds.com/company/aireavu)** Venture · GB **Undisclosed** With 2 others
- **Mar** **[Leni](https://millionrounds.com/company/leni)** Seed · US **$4.0M** With 4 others
- **Jan** **[SearchSmartly](https://millionrounds.com/company/searchsmartly)** Venture · GB **Undisclosed** With 2 others
- **Jan** **[Downpayments](https://millionrounds.com/company/downpayments)** Debt · US **$32M** Sole investor
- **Jan** **[Adwerx](https://millionrounds.com/company/adwerx)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 1 other
- **Jan** **[Futurerent](https://millionrounds.com/company/futurerent)** Debt · AU **$34M** With 2 others
- **2023** 23 rounds
- **Dec** **[UnderTheDoormat](https://millionrounds.com/company/underthedoormat)** Venture · GB **Undisclosed** With 2 others
- **Dec** **[Kangaroo](https://millionrounds.com/company/kangaroo)** Venture · US **$1.0M** With 5 others
- **Nov** **[Soho](https://millionrounds.com/company/soho)** Series A · AU **$496K** Sole investor
- **Nov** **[Offr](https://millionrounds.com/company/offr)** Venture · IE **$2.3M** With 4 others
- **Nov** **[Proxima HQ](https://millionrounds.com/company/proxima-hq)** Venture · CA **Undisclosed** With 1 other
- **Nov** **[Fyma](https://millionrounds.com/company/fyma)** Seed · EE **$2.1M** With 3 others
- **Aug** **[Local Logic](https://millionrounds.com/company/local-logic)** Series B · CA **$13M** With 3 others
- **Jul** **[K4Connect](https://millionrounds.com/company/k4connect)** Series C · US **$9.0M** With 4 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 **3 named**

DG **Dave Garland** Managing Director of Second Century Ventures GP I, LLC, General Partner i Filing they signed

MB **Mark Birschbach** Managing Director of Second Century Ventures GP I, LLC, General Partner i Filing they signed

TT **Tyler Thompson** Managing Director of Second Century Ventures GP I, LLC, General Partner i Filing they signed

We also hold **11** 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 **1 in all**

**[Symform](https://millionrounds.com/company/symform)** Bought by [Quantum](https://millionrounds.com/fund/quantum) **Undisclosed** Jul 2014

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

New fund on file

**$75M**

raised in Jul 2024

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

## The cheque

Debt Growth Pre-IPO

Median round joined **$4.4M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$2.0M**

Led 0 of 103 rounds **0%**

- **Said size:** $1.0M – $7.0M
- **Sole investor:** 21 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Jul 2026
- **Exits:** 1 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Venture *48*
- Seed said *16*
- Series A said *14*
- Series B said *8*
- Debt said *6*
- Growth said *-*
- Pre-IPO said *-*

Cheques by month Led Joined

Nov 2023 Oct 2026

Often in the room with

- [Reach](https://millionrounds.com/fund/reach) 49
- [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) 5
- [Alumni Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/us-strategic-tech-fund-an-alumni-ventures-fund) 3
- [Greycroft](https://millionrounds.com/fund/greycroft) 3
- [Plug and Play](https://millionrounds.com/fund/plug-and-play) 3
- [Arca](https://millionrounds.com/fund/arca) 2

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## Who they invest alongside

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

[**Reach** VC firm **49** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/reach)[**Y Combinator** Accelerator **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator)[**Alumni Ventures** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/us-strategic-tech-fund-an-alumni-ventures-fund)[**Greycroft** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/greycroft)[**Plug and Play** Accelerator **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/plug-and-play)[**Arca** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/arca)[**BDC Capital** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bdc-venture-capital)[**Chicago Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/chicago-ventures)[**Commerce Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/commerce-ventures)[**Crowdcube** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/crowdcube)[**DMZ** Accelerator **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dmz-ventures)[**Drive Capital** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/drive-capital)

## Recently backed

The latest companies Second Century Ventures put money into.

[**Notable** $2.0M · Jul 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/notable)[**TaskHer** $868K · Jul 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/taskher)[**Trust Stamp** $5.5M · Jun 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/trust-stamp)[**Bisly** $30K · Apr 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/bisly)[**Propi** $4.0M · Jan 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/propi)[**Propy** $100M · Jan 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/propy)

## Quick answers about Second Century Ventures

### What does Second Century Ventures invest in?

Second Century Ventures invests most often at Venture and Seed (70% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Real Estate, Financial and Insurance.

### How active is Second Century Ventures?

103 investments on record, 8 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Jul 2026.

### What has Second Century Ventures invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Notable (Series A, Jul 2026), TaskHer (Seed, Jul 2026) and Trust Stamp (Undisclosed round, Jun 2026).

### How big are Second Century Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $4.4M. It says it writes cheques of $1.0M to $7.0M.

### Does Second Century Ventures lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 103 investments on record names it as the lead.

### Where does Second Century Ventures invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (43%), the United Kingdom (18%) and Australia (10%).

### Is Second Century Ventures investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 8 investments in the last 12 months.

### Who does Second Century Ventures invest alongside?

Most often Reach (49 rounds together), Y Combinator (5 rounds together) and Alumni Ventures (3 rounds together).

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