# Village Ventures: portfolio, investments and team

> Village Ventures is a vc firm based in United States. 90 investments on record, latest Feb 2015. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/village-ventures (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Village Ventures

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

Dormant New fund $89M, Sept 2009 VC firm

Series A Series B Venture Broadcasting Software Video

Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 90 on record

Since the last cheque **4262** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$5.0M** Rounds led **0 of 90** Sole investor **4 rounds** Exits **19 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 100%**

Pitch Village Ventures

## Village Ventures highlights

- 01 90 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Series A and Series B: 63% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 4 rounds, median $1.3M
- 04 19 exits from the portfolio

## What they do

- **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Sectors:** Broadcasting Software Video
- **Based in:** New York, United States
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **90 appearances**

- **2015** 1 round
- **Feb** **[Metamarkets](https://millionrounds.com/company/metamarkets)** Series C · US **$15M** With 7 others
- **2014** 4 rounds
- **Sept** **[Dwolla](https://millionrounds.com/company/dwolla)** Series D · US **$9.7M** With 3 others
- **Jul** **[SimpleReach](https://millionrounds.com/company/simplereach)** Series A · US **$9.0M** With 5 others
- **Apr** **[Goji](https://millionrounds.com/company/goji)** Venture · US **$14M** With 3 others
- **Jan** **[GutCheck](https://millionrounds.com/company/gutcheck)** Series C · US **$4.0M** With 5 others
- **2013** 5 rounds
- **Aug** **[Zipmark](https://millionrounds.com/company/zipmark)** Seed · US · finsmes.com **$1.5M** With 4 others
- **Jul** **[BlueTarp Financial](https://millionrounds.com/company/bluetarp-financial)** Growth · US · finsmes.com **$15M** With 4 others
- **Jul** **[Sulia](https://millionrounds.com/company/sulia)** Series B · US · allthingsd.com **$6.0M** With 4 others
- **Jun** **[GutCheck](https://millionrounds.com/company/gutcheck)** Series B · US · finsmes.com **$4.0M** With 3 others
- **May** **[Dwolla](https://millionrounds.com/company/dwolla)** Series C · US · techcrunch.com **$17M** With 3 others
- **2012** 5 rounds
- **Jun** **[SimpleReach](https://millionrounds.com/company/simplereach)** Seed · US · pevc.dowjones.com **$1.6M** With 2 others
- **Apr** **[Metamarkets](https://millionrounds.com/company/metamarkets)** Series B · US · finsmes.com **$15M** With 6 others
- **Feb** **[SimpleReach](https://millionrounds.com/company/simplereach)** Venture · US · venturebeat.com **$1.5M** With 1 other
- **Feb** **[Dwolla](https://millionrounds.com/company/dwolla)** Series B · US · techcrunch.com **$5.0M** With 5 others
- **Feb** **[PerfectServe](https://millionrounds.com/company/perfectserve)** Series C · US · finsmes.com **$11M** With 5 others
- **2011** 8 rounds
- **Dec** **[Zipmark](https://millionrounds.com/company/zipmark)** Seed · US · prweb.com **$2.0M** With 5 others
- **Nov** **[StyleCaster](https://millionrounds.com/company/stylecaster)** Series A · US · venturebeat.com **$1.0M** With 5 others
- **Sept** **[Purch](https://millionrounds.com/company/purch)** Series B · US · businesswire.com **$33M** With 2 others
- **Aug** **[OpenLogic](https://millionrounds.com/company/openlogic)** Venture · US · finsmes.com **$2.0M** With 4 others
- **Aug** **[NativeEnergy](https://millionrounds.com/company/nativeenergy)** US · s3.amazonaws.com **Undisclosed** With 1 other
- **Jun** **[Health Guru Media Inc.](https://millionrounds.com/company/health-guru-media-inc)** Series D · US · techcrunch.com **$6.0M** With 3 others
- **May** **[Metamarkets](https://millionrounds.com/company/metamarkets)** Series A · US · allthingsd.com **$6.0M** With 5 others
- **Jan** **[OnDeck](https://millionrounds.com/company/ondeck)** Series C · US · techcrunch.com **$25M** With 3 others
- **2010** 9 rounds
- **Dec** **[Sulia](https://millionrounds.com/company/sulia)** Series A · US · allthingsd.com **$3.5M** With 4 others
- **Oct** **[TxVia](https://millionrounds.com/company/txvia)** Series D · US · businesswire.com **$28M** With 3 others
- **Sept** **[Simple](https://millionrounds.com/company/simple)** Series A · US · techcrunch.com **$2.9M** With 8 others
- **Jun** **[Extreme Reach](https://millionrounds.com/company/extreme-reach)** Series B · US · venturebeat.com **$9.0M** With 2 others
- **Jun** **[Trefis](https://millionrounds.com/company/trefis)** Series A · US · techcrunch.com **$1.6M** Sole investor
- **Jun** **[Metamarkets](https://millionrounds.com/company/metamarkets)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$2.5M** With 13 others
- **May** **[Babble](https://millionrounds.com/company/babble)** Series B · US · deals.venturebeat.com **$3.0M** With 3 others
- **Apr** **[Quirky](https://millionrounds.com/company/quirky)** Series A · US · techcrunch.com **$6.0M** With 3 others
- **Jan** **[Purch](https://millionrounds.com/company/purch)** Series A · US · eon.businesswire.com **$1.5M** With 1 other
- **2009** 6 rounds
- **Dec** **[Outside.in](https://millionrounds.com/company/outside-in)** Series B · US · dealipedia.com **$7.0M** With 4 others
- **Oct** **[Health Guru Media Inc.](https://millionrounds.com/company/health-guru-media-inc)** Series C · US · techcrunch.com **$3.2M** With 5 others
- **Oct** **[Vico Software](https://millionrounds.com/company/vico-software)** Series B · US · vicosoftware.com **$3.6M** With 2 others
- **Jul** **[TxVia](https://millionrounds.com/company/txvia)** Series C · US · freshnews.com **$16M** With 4 others
- **Feb** **[Babble](https://millionrounds.com/company/babble)** Series A · US · paidcontent.org **$2.0M** Sole investor
- **Jan** **[Extreme Reach](https://millionrounds.com/company/extreme-reach)** Series A · US · venturebeat.com **$1.5M** With 2 others
- **2008** 10 rounds
- **Nov** Series E · pewnews.com **$20M** With 5 others
- **Jul** **[TopTenREVIEWS](https://millionrounds.com/company/toptenreviews)** Series A · US · thealarmclock.com **$6.0M** With 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 listed **19 in all**

**[StyleCaster](https://millionrounds.com/company/stylecaster)** Bought by SheKnows Media **Undisclosed** Aug 2014

**[Simple](https://millionrounds.com/company/simple)** Bought by [Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria](https://millionrounds.com/fund/banco-bilbao-vizcaya-argentaria) **$117M** Feb 2014

**[Health Guru Media Inc.](https://millionrounds.com/company/health-guru-media-inc)** Bought by Kitara Media **Undisclosed** Dec 2013

**[Handmark](https://millionrounds.com/company/handmark)** Bought by [Sprint Nextel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sprint-nextel) **Undisclosed** May 2013

**[GetWellNetwork, Inc.](https://millionrounds.com/company/getwellnetwork-inc)** Bought by [Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe](https://millionrounds.com/fund/welsh-carson-anderson-and-stowe) **Undisclosed** Jan 2013

**[Makeover Solutions](https://millionrounds.com/company/makeover-solutions)** Bought by StyleCaster **Undisclosed** Nov 2012

**[TxVia](https://millionrounds.com/company/txvia)** Bought by [Google](https://millionrounds.com/fund/google-assistant-investments) **Undisclosed** Apr 2012

**[Persystent Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/persystent-technologies)** Bought by Utopic Software **Undisclosed** Jan 2012

**[VoodooVox](https://millionrounds.com/company/voodoovox)** Bought by Call Genie **Undisclosed** Dec 2011

**[Babble](https://millionrounds.com/company/babble)** Bought by [The Walt Disney Company](https://millionrounds.com/fund/the-walt-disney-company) **$40M** Nov 2011

**[Spirus Medical](https://millionrounds.com/company/spirus-medical)** Bought by Olympus Corporation **Undisclosed** Jul 2011

**[EatingWell](https://millionrounds.com/company/eatingwell)** Bought by Meredith Corporation **Undisclosed** Jun 2011

**[Outside.in](https://millionrounds.com/company/outside-in)** Bought by [AOL](https://millionrounds.com/fund/aol) **Undisclosed** Mar 2011

**[Carefx](https://millionrounds.com/company/carefx)** Bought by Harris **Undisclosed** Feb 2011

**[Kluster](https://millionrounds.com/company/kluster)** Bought by Quirky **Undisclosed** Jan 2009

**[CellzDirect](https://millionrounds.com/company/cellzdirect)** Bought by Invitrogen **$57M** Jan 2008

**[Mophie](https://millionrounds.com/company/mophie)** Bought by [Kluster](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kluster) **Undisclosed** Sept 2007

**[Pump Audio](https://millionrounds.com/company/pump-audio)** Bought by [Getty Images](https://millionrounds.com/fund/getty-images) **$42M** Jun 2007

**[Medical Metrx Solutions](https://millionrounds.com/company/medical-metrx-solutions)** Bought by AIG Altaris Health Partners **$20M** Jan 2005

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

New fund on file

**$89M**

raised in Sept 2009

From its SEC filing, not a journalist: a firm that has just raised has money to deploy.

## The cheque

Series A Series B Venture

Median round joined **$5.0M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$1.3M**

Led 0 of 90 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** 4 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Feb 2015
- **Exits:** 19 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Series A *31*
- Series B *23*
- Venture *10*
- Seed *10*
- Series C *8*
- Series D *4*

Cheques by year Led Joined

2001 2015

Often in the room with

- [Highway 12 Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/highway-12-ventures) 16
- [Greycroft](https://millionrounds.com/fund/greycroft) 9
- [High Peaks Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/high-peaks-venture-partners) 8
- [FreshTracks Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/freshtracks-capital) 7
- [IA Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ia-ventures) 7
- [Long River Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/long-river-ventures) 7

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## 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 Ventures** VC firm **16** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/highway-12-ventures)[**Greycroft** VC firm **9** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/greycroft)[**High Peaks Venture Partners** Investment bank **8** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/high-peaks-venture-partners)[**FreshTracks Capital** VC firm **7** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/freshtracks-capital)[**IA Ventures** VC firm **7** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ia-ventures)[**Long River Ventures** VC firm **7** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/long-river-ventures)[**Inflexion Management** Growth equity **6** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/inflexion-management)[**Union Square Ventures** VC firm **6** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/union-square-ventures)[**Borealis Ventures** VC firm **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/borealis-ventures)[**Contour Venture Partners** VC firm **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/contour-venture-partners)[**New York City Investment Fund** Growth equity **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/new-york-city-investment-fund)[**Anthemis** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/anthemis-group)

## 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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