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Verizon Ventures

Last cheque observed Aug 2019. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

QuietCorporate VC

Pre-seedSeedSeries AVideogameVideogamesAudio/voice

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 71 on record
Since the last cheque2632days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$19MCheque size, as they say$100K – $50MRounds led1 of 71Sole investor10 roundsExits7 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 86%
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Verizon Ventures highlights

  1. 01

    71 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Series B and Series A: 49% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 10 rounds, median $2.0M

  4. 04

    7 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Type
Corporate VC (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
$100K – $50M as they say
Stages
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BGrowthPre-IPO
Sectors
VideogameVideogamesAudio/voice
Based in
Basking Ridge, United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first71 appearances

  1. 2019

    2 rounds

  2. Aug
    Light Field LabUS · VentureBeat$28MWith 11 others
  3. May
    VoomSeries A · IL · FinSMEs$5.0MWith 3 others
  4. 2018

    8 rounds

  5. Dec
    OptibusSeries B · IL · En$40MWith 4 others
  6. Oct
    YourMechanicSeries B · CA · Vator$10MWith 8 others
  7. Oct
    OmniSciSeries C · US · FinSMEs$55MWith 4 others
  8. Jun
    CloudBeesUS · FinSMEs$62MWith 5 others
  9. Jun
    Urban AirshipSeries F · US · FinSMEs$25MWith 5 others
  10. Mar
    AdstageUS · FinSMEs$3.0MWith 2 others
  11. Mar
    EdgybeesUS · TechCrunch$5.5MWith 4 others
  12. Jan
    PrecisionHawkUS · FinSMEs$75MWith 9 others
  13. 2017

    7 rounds

  14. Oct
    Urgent.lySeries B · US · FinSMEs$10MWith 2 others
  15. Jun
    PlaysightIL · Forbes$11MWith 1 other
  16. May
    Brit + CoUS · FinSMEs$15MSole investor
  17. Apr
    RenovoUS · Vcnewsdaily$10MSole investor
  18. Mar
    FilamentUS · FinSMEs$15MWith 9 others
  19. Mar
    MapD TechnologiesSeries B · US · FinSMEs$25MWith 2 others
  20. Feb
    8iSeries B · NZ · FinSMEs$27MWith 8 others
  21. 2016

    3 rounds

  22. Nov
    Veniam$22MLed
  23. Sept
    AdStageUS · VentureBeat$2.0MSole investor
  24. Jan
    YourMechanic$24MWith 54 others
  25. 2015

    16 rounds

  26. Nov
    Versa NetworksSeries B · US$43MWith 1 other
  27. Sept
    Urgent.lySeries A · US$7.0MWith 2 others
  28. Aug
    FilamentSeries A · US$5.0MWith 8 others
  29. Aug
    CENXSeries D · US$13MWith 4 others
  30. Jun
    Wise SystemsSeed$120KWith 3 others
  31. Jun
    Classics&ExoticsSeed$120KWith 2 others
  32. Jun
    Cosmos LabsSeed$120KWith 3 others
  33. Jun
    Elegus TechnologiesSeed · US$170KWith 3 others
  34. Jun
    RevioSeed · US$120KWith 2 others
  35. Jun
    Splitting Fares (SPLT)Seed · US$145KWith 2 others
  36. Jun
    SimplyTappUSUndisclosedSole investor
  37. Apr
    SkywardSeed · US$4.1MWith 6 others
  38. Feb
    CENXUSUndisclosedWith 5 others
  39. Feb
    Urban AirshipSeries D · US$9.0MWith 4 others
  40. Feb
    School YourselfGrant · US$250KSole investor
  41. Jan
    CloudBeesSeries D · US$24MWith 3 others
  42. 2014

    10 rounds

  43. Nov
    KiipVenture · USUndisclosedWith 1 other
  44. Nov
    DriversitiSeries A · US$5.0MWith 1 other
  45. Oct
    FlintSeries C · US$9.4MWith 4 others
  46. Sept
    KinveySeries B · US$11MWith 3 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 14 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 listed7 in all

ConteXtreamBought by HP SoftwareUndisclosedMay 2015
ZenvergeBought by Freescale SemiconductorUndisclosedDec 2014
RUNBought by Starcom MediaVest GroupUndisclosedOct 2014
Skyfire LabsBought by Opera$155MFeb 2013
CardStarBought by Constant ContactUndisclosedJan 2012
VideoSurfBought by Microsoft$100MNov 2011
Networks in MotionBought by TeleCommunication Systems$170MDec 2009

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 Verizon Ventures. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Recently backed

The latest companies Verizon Ventures put money into.

Quick answers about Verizon Ventures

What does Verizon Ventures invest in?

Verizon Ventures invests most often at Series B and Series A (49% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Videogame, Videogames and Audio/voice.

How active is Verizon Ventures?

71 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 1. The most recent was in Aug 2019.

What has Verizon Ventures invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Light Field Lab (Undisclosed round, Aug 2019), Voom (Series A, May 2019) and Optibus (Series B, Dec 2018).

How big are Verizon Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $19M. It says it writes cheques of $100K to $50M.

Does Verizon Ventures lead rounds?

Sometimes: it led 1 of its 71 investments on record (1%).

Where does Verizon Ventures invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (86%) and Israel (9%).

Is Verizon Ventures investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Aug 2019.

Who does Verizon Ventures invest alongside?

Most often Techstars (8 rounds together), Fontinalis Partners (6 rounds together) and DCM Ventures (5 rounds together).

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