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Village Ventures

No cheque observed since Feb 2015, after 90 earlier cheques, and the website is dead.

DormantNew fund $89M, Sept 2009VC firm

Series ASeries BVentureBroadcastingSoftwareVideo

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 90 on record
Since the last cheque4262days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$5.0MRounds led0 of 90Sole investor4 roundsExits19 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 100%
Pitch Village Ventures

Village Ventures highlights

  1. 01

    90 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Series A and Series B: 63% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 4 rounds, median $1.3M

  4. 04

    19 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Sectors
BroadcastingSoftwareVideo
Based in
New York, United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first90 appearances

  1. 2015

    1 round

  2. Feb
    MetamarketsSeries C · US$15MWith 7 others
  3. 2014

    4 rounds

  4. Sept
    DwollaSeries D · US$9.7MWith 3 others
  5. Jul
    SimpleReachSeries A · US$9.0MWith 5 others
  6. Apr
    GojiVenture · US$14MWith 3 others
  7. Jan
    GutCheckSeries C · US$4.0MWith 5 others
  8. 2013

    5 rounds

  9. Aug
    ZipmarkSeed · US · finsmes.com$1.5MWith 4 others
  10. Jul
    BlueTarp FinancialGrowth · US · finsmes.com$15MWith 4 others
  11. Jul
    SuliaSeries B · US · allthingsd.com$6.0MWith 4 others
  12. Jun
    GutCheckSeries B · US · finsmes.com$4.0MWith 3 others
  13. May
    DwollaSeries C · US · techcrunch.com$17MWith 3 others
  14. 2012

    5 rounds

  15. Jun
    SimpleReachSeed · US · pevc.dowjones.com$1.6MWith 2 others
  16. Apr
    MetamarketsSeries B · US · finsmes.com$15MWith 6 others
  17. Feb
    SimpleReachVenture · US · venturebeat.com$1.5MWith 1 other
  18. Feb
    DwollaSeries B · US · techcrunch.com$5.0MWith 5 others
  19. Feb
    PerfectServeSeries C · US · finsmes.com$11MWith 5 others
  20. 2011

    8 rounds

  21. Dec
    ZipmarkSeed · US · prweb.com$2.0MWith 5 others
  22. Nov
    StyleCasterSeries A · US · venturebeat.com$1.0MWith 5 others
  23. Sept
    PurchSeries B · US · businesswire.com$33MWith 2 others
  24. Aug
    OpenLogicVenture · US · finsmes.com$2.0MWith 4 others
  25. Aug
    NativeEnergyUS · s3.amazonaws.comUndisclosedWith 1 other
  26. Jun
    Health Guru Media Inc.Series D · US · techcrunch.com$6.0MWith 3 others
  27. May
    MetamarketsSeries A · US · allthingsd.com$6.0MWith 5 others
  28. Jan
    OnDeckSeries C · US · techcrunch.com$25MWith 3 others
  29. 2010

    9 rounds

  30. Dec
    SuliaSeries A · US · allthingsd.com$3.5MWith 4 others
  31. Oct
    TxViaSeries D · US · businesswire.com$28MWith 3 others
  32. Sept
    SimpleSeries A · US · techcrunch.com$2.9MWith 8 others
  33. Jun
    Extreme ReachSeries B · US · venturebeat.com$9.0MWith 2 others
  34. Jun
    TrefisSeries A · US · techcrunch.com$1.6MSole investor
  35. Jun
    MetamarketsSeed · US · techcrunch.com$2.5MWith 13 others
  36. May
    BabbleSeries B · US · deals.venturebeat.com$3.0MWith 3 others
  37. Apr
    QuirkySeries A · US · techcrunch.com$6.0MWith 3 others
  38. Jan
    PurchSeries A · US · eon.businesswire.com$1.5MWith 1 other
  39. 2009

    6 rounds

  40. Dec
    Outside.inSeries B · US · dealipedia.com$7.0MWith 4 others
  41. Oct
    Health Guru Media Inc.Series C · US · techcrunch.com$3.2MWith 5 others
  42. Oct
    Vico SoftwareSeries B · US · vicosoftware.com$3.6MWith 2 others
  43. Jul
    TxViaSeries C · US · freshnews.com$16MWith 4 others
  44. Feb
    BabbleSeries A · US · paidcontent.org$2.0MSole investor
  45. Jan
    Extreme ReachSeries A · US · venturebeat.com$1.5MWith 2 others
  46. 2008

    10 rounds

  47. Nov
    Series E · pewnews.com$20MWith 5 others
  48. Jul
    TopTenREVIEWSSeries A · US · thealarmclock.com$6.0MWith 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.

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed19 in all

StyleCasterBought by SheKnows MediaUndisclosedAug 2014
SimpleBought by Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria$117MFeb 2014
Health Guru Media Inc.Bought by Kitara MediaUndisclosedDec 2013
HandmarkBought by Sprint NextelUndisclosedMay 2013
GetWellNetwork, Inc.Bought by Welsh, Carson, Anderson & StoweUndisclosedJan 2013
Makeover SolutionsBought by StyleCasterUndisclosedNov 2012
TxViaBought by GoogleUndisclosedApr 2012
Persystent TechnologiesBought by Utopic SoftwareUndisclosedJan 2012
VoodooVoxBought by Call GenieUndisclosedDec 2011
BabbleBought by The Walt Disney Company$40MNov 2011
Spirus MedicalBought by Olympus CorporationUndisclosedJul 2011
EatingWellBought by Meredith CorporationUndisclosedJun 2011
Outside.inBought by AOLUndisclosedMar 2011
CarefxBought by HarrisUndisclosedFeb 2011
KlusterBought by QuirkyUndisclosedJan 2009
CellzDirectBought by Invitrogen$57MJan 2008
MophieBought by KlusterUndisclosedSept 2007
Pump AudioBought by Getty Images$42MJun 2007
Medical Metrx SolutionsBought by AIG Altaris Health Partners$20MJan 2005

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

Highway 12 VenturesVC firm16rounds togetherGreycroftVC firm9rounds togetherHigh Peaks Venture PartnersInvestment bank8rounds togetherFreshTracks CapitalVC firm7rounds togetherIA VenturesVC firm7rounds togetherLong River VenturesVC firm7rounds togetherInflexion ManagementGrowth equity6rounds togetherUnion Square VenturesVC firm6rounds togetherBorealis VenturesVC firm5rounds togetherContour Venture PartnersVC firm5rounds togetherNew York City Investment FundGrowth equity5rounds togetherAnthemisVC firm4rounds together

Quick answers about Village Ventures

What does Village Ventures invest in?

Village Ventures invests most often at Series A and Series B (63% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Broadcasting, Software and Video.

How active is Village Ventures?

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

How big are Village Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $5.0M.

Does Village Ventures lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 90 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Village Ventures invest?

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

Is Village Ventures investing now?

It looks quiet: no investment on record since Feb 2015.

Who does Village Ventures invest alongside?

Most often Highway 12 Ventures (16 rounds together), Greycroft (9 rounds together) and High Peaks Venture Partners (8 rounds together).

What kind of investor is Village Ventures?

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

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