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Valence Ventures

Last cheque observed Aug 2015. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

QuietVC firm

SeedSeries ASeries BSoftwareEnterprise

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 10 on record
Since the last cheque4099days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$1.5MRounds led0 of 10Sole investor3 roundsExits1 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 100%
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Valence Ventures highlights

  1. 01

    10 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed and Series A: 100% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 3 rounds, median $3.5M

  4. 04

    1 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Valence Ventures is an early stage investment fund based in New York City. We invest early in the life cycle of companies often at the seed stage of development.From their own website
Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
SeedSeries ASeries BGrowth
Sectors
SoftwareEnterprise
Based in
New York, United States
Cold pitches
Not accepted

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first10 appearances

  1. 2015

    3 rounds

  2. Aug
    JetaportSeed · US$3.5MSole investor
  3. May
    VadioSeries A · US$7.5MWith 5 others
  4. Mar
    SplashThatSeries A · US$6.0MWith 15 others
  5. 2014

    3 rounds

  6. Nov
    RxDataSeries A · USUndisclosedSole investor
  7. Aug
    FocusMotionSeed · USUndisclosedWith 1 other
  8. Mar
    SplashThatSeed · US$1.5MWith 12 others
  9. 2013

    2 rounds

  10. Dec
    Artemis HealthSeed · US$1.2MWith 2 others
  11. Sept
    iMedicareSeed · US$400KWith 1 other
  12. 2012

    2 rounds

  13. Nov
    VadioSeed · US · gigaom.com$750KWith 11 others
  14. Aug
    ViewfinderSeed · USUndisclosedSole 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

We hold 1 person 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)

9 of 15 we have independently watched raise

Artemis HealthCventInitRxDataSkipperTravoUrbanStemsVadioViewfinderArtemis HealthEdra US AcquiresFlowthingsFocusMotion HealthSplashiMedicare

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.

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed1 in all

ViewfinderBought by SquareUndisclosedDec 2013

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

Who they invest alongside

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

Quick answers about Valence Ventures

What does Valence Ventures invest in?

Valence Ventures invests most often at Seed and Series A (100% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Software and Enterprise.

How active is Valence Ventures?

10 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Aug 2015.

How big are Valence Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $1.5M.

Does Valence Ventures lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 10 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Valence Ventures invest?

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

Is Valence Ventures investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Aug 2015.

Who does Valence Ventures invest alongside?

Most often BoxGroup (2 rounds together), Great Oaks Venture Capital (2 rounds together) and Kevin Colleran (2 rounds together).

What kind of investor is Valence Ventures?

Valence Ventures is a VC firm based in New York, United States.

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