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Thayer Ventures

Filed with the SEC to raise a fund in Nov 2025, closing $7M. Last cheque observed Nov 2024.

VC firmQuietNew fund $7.3M, Nov 2025

SeedSeries ASeries BTraveltechRestaurantHospitality

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 21 on record
Since the last cheque723days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$13MRounds led2 of 21Sole investor1 roundsMostly inUnited States, 95%
Pitch Thayer Ventures

Thayer Ventures highlights

  1. 01

    21 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Series A and Series B: 79% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 1 rounds, median $3.2M

What they do

Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
SeedSeries ASeries BGrowth
Sectors
TraveltechRestaurantHospitality
Based in
San Francisco, United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first21 appearances

  1. 2024

    2 rounds

  2. Nov
    BounceSeries B · US · TechCrunch$19MWith 8 others
  3. Nov
    CruiseboundSeries B · US · AlleyWatch$13MLed
  4. 2019

    1 round

  5. Sept
    BeekeeperSeries B · CH · FinSMEs$45MLed
  6. 2016

    2 rounds

  7. Sept
    SonderUS · FinSMEs$10MWith 3 others
  8. Aug
    ViridisSeries A · US · FinSMEs$3.2MSole investor
  9. 2015

    3 rounds

  10. Apr
    Assured LaborSeries B · US$6.8MWith 3 others
  11. Mar
    Options AwaySeries A · US$3.5MWith 2 others
  12. Feb
    BookingPalSeries B · US$5.0MWith 4 others
  13. 2014

    3 rounds

  14. Nov
    UpLiftSeries A · US$8.2MWith 2 others
  15. Aug
    Social TablesSeries A · US$8.0MWith 5 others
  16. May
    PosiqSeries A · US$3.2MWith 1 other
  17. 2013

    6 rounds

  18. Oct
    Sphere (Spherical, Inc.)Seed · US$525KWith 1 other
  19. Sept
    LiftopiaSeries D · US · finsmes.com$5.0MWith 11 others
  20. Sept
    TraxoSeries A · US · sec.gov$4.2MWith 2 others
  21. Jul
    Groupize.comSeries A · US · finsmes.com$2.0MWith 4 others
  22. Jun
    ID90TSeries B · US · pehub.com$3.0MWith 3 others
  23. Feb
    ADARASeries B · US · marketwired.com$20MWith 4 others
  24. 2012

    4 rounds

  25. Dec
    Sphere (Spherical, Inc.)Seed · US · venturebeat.com$1.8MWith 6 others
  26. Dec
    DuettoSeries A · US · finance.yahoo.com$10MWith 5 others
  27. Oct
    SwitchflySeries C · US · finsmes.com$2.8MWith 3 others
  28. Oct
    Spark MobileVenture$1.3MWith 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

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration6 named

CRChris R. HemmeterManaging DirectoriForm ADV
CHChristopher HemmeterManaging MemberiFiling they signed
JMJeffery M. JacksonManaging DirectoriForm ADV
MEMark Ewoldt FarrellManaging DirectoriForm ADV
MAMichael Alexander ScottManaging MemberiFiling they signed
ZTZachary Tyler CarricoManaging MemberiFiling they signed

We also hold 8 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 the register says

From the firm's own filings with the SEC, which it must file accurately by law

$165Mgross assets of its fundsOct 2026
Exemptreporting adviserventure or small private funds
Legal name
Thayer Ventures Management Company, L.L.C.
SEC number
CRD 285321

Who they invest alongside

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

Recently backed

The latest companies Thayer Ventures put money into.

Quick answers about Thayer Ventures

What does Thayer Ventures invest in?

Thayer Ventures invests most often at Series A and Series B (79% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Traveltech, Restaurant and Hospitality.

How active is Thayer Ventures?

21 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 2. The most recent was in Nov 2024.

What has Thayer Ventures invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Bounce (Series B, Nov 2024), Cruisebound (Series B, Nov 2024) and Beekeeper (Series B, Sept 2019).

How big are Thayer Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $13M.

Does Thayer Ventures lead rounds?

Sometimes: it led 2 of its 21 investments on record (10%).

Where does Thayer Ventures invest?

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

Is Thayer Ventures investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Nov 2024.

Who does Thayer Ventures invest alongside?

Most often General Catalyst (3 rounds together), PAR Capital Ventures (3 rounds together) and Marc Benioff (2 rounds together).

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