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Tusk Ventures

Last cheque observed Jul 2021. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

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Corporate VCQuiet

Pre-seedSeedSeries ARegulatoryTechnologyTransportation

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 7 on record
Since the last cheque1927days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$33MRounds led0 of 7Mostly inUnited States, 100%
Pitch Tusk Ventures

Tusk Ventures highlights

  1. 01

    7 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Series A and Seed: 50% of its rounds

What they do

We launched the only early-stage venture fund that understands regulatory risk and helps portfolio companies execute against those risks.From their own website
Type
Corporate VC
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
Pre-seedSeedSeries A
Sectors
RegulatoryTechnologyTransportation
Based in
New York, United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first7 appearances

  1. 2021

    1 round

  2. Jul
    DibbsSeries A · US · Foundry GroupUndisclosedWith 10 others
  3. 2016

    1 round

  4. Feb
    Lemonade$33MWith 10 others
  5. 2015

    3 rounds

  6. Jul
    FanDuelSeries E · US$275MWith 11 others
  7. May
    Booster FuelsSeed · US$3.1MWith 2 others
  8. May
    RippleSeries A · US$28MWith 10 others
  9. 2014

    1 round

  10. Nov
    ZendriveVenture · USUndisclosedWith 4 others
  11. 2011

    1 round

  12. Dec
    UberSeries B · US · techcrunch.com$37MWith 11 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

We 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.

Who they invest alongside

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

Expansion Venture CapitalVC firm2rounds together

Recently backed

The latest companies Tusk Ventures put money into.

Lemonade$33M · Feb 2016

Quick answers about Tusk Ventures

What does Tusk Ventures invest in?

Tusk Ventures invests most often at Series A and Seed (50% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Regulatory, Technology and Transportation.

How active is Tusk Ventures?

7 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Jul 2021.

What has Tusk Ventures invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Dibbs (Series A, Jul 2021) and Lemonade (Feb 2016).

How big are Tusk Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $33M.

Does Tusk Ventures lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 7 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Tusk Ventures invest?

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

Is Tusk Ventures investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Jul 2021.

Who does Tusk Ventures invest alongside?

Most often Expansion Venture Capital (2 rounds together).

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