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Walden Venture Capital

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

QuietNew fund $55M, Feb 2015VC firm

SeedSeries ADigital MediaCloud ServicesConsumer

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 57 on record
Since the last cheque2634days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$24MRounds led1 of 57Sole investor5 roundsExits9 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 92%
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Walden Venture Capital highlights

  1. 01

    57 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Series A and Series B: 52% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 5 rounds, median $3.3M

  4. 04

    9 exits from the portfolio

What they do

We are typically lead investors in first or early institutional rounds of financing after a company has shown audacious progress on Angel or Seed capital.From their own website
Type
VC firm
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
SeedSeries A
Sectors
Digital MediaCloud ServicesConsumer
Based in
San Francisco, United States
Cold pitches
Not accepted

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first57 appearances

  1. 2019

    2 rounds

  2. Aug
    PathSpotSeed · US · Thespoon$2.0MLed
  3. Feb
    KompriseSeries C · US · FinSMEs$24MWith 2 others
  4. 2018

    2 rounds

  5. Oct
    Cnex LabsSeries D · US · FinSMEs$23MWith 3 others
  6. Oct
    TabSquareSeries B · SG · Tech in Asia$7.2MWith 2 others
  7. 2017

    3 rounds

  8. Dec
    ODM HuaQinSeries A · CN · Intelcapital$136MWith 5 others
  9. Jan
    SoundHoundUS · FinSMEs$75MWith 10 others
  10. Jan
    Huaqin TelecomSeries A · CN · FinSMEs$136MWith 5 others
  11. 2015

    1 round

  12. Mar
    ReadyPulseSeries A · US$5.0MWith 2 others
  13. 2014

    6 rounds

  14. Sept
    Food52Series B · US$6.0MWith 3 others
  15. Apr
    Scientific RevenueSeries A · US$2.5MSole investor
  16. Mar
    BandpageSeries C · US$9.3MWith 3 others
  17. Mar
    TouchBistroSeed · US$1.5MWith 1 other
  18. Mar
    Merchant AtlasSeries A · US$3.0MWith 1 other
  19. Jan
    BoombotixSeries A · US$4.0MWith 15 others
  20. 2013

    2 rounds

  21. May
    AarkiUS · angel.coUndisclosedWith 4 others
  22. Feb
    BlazentVenture · US$5.0MWith 1 other
  23. 2012

    4 rounds

  24. Jul
    BoombotixSeed · USUndisclosedSole investor
  25. Apr
    SugarCRMSeries E · US · businessinsider.com$14MWith 4 others
  26. Mar
    AarkiSeries A · US · bizjournals.comUndisclosedWith 1 other
  27. Feb
    LucidworksGrowth · US · sec.gov$6.0MWith 2 others
  28. 2011

    3 rounds

  29. Dec
    CloudabilitySeed · US · techcrunch.com$1.1MWith 8 others
  30. Oct
    SoundHound Inc.Series C · USUndisclosedWith 2 others
  31. Jun
    The ClymbSeries A · US · marketwire.com$2.0MWith 3 others
  32. 2010

    2 rounds

  33. Dec
    PowerCloud SystemsUS · finsmes.comUndisclosedWith 1 other
  34. Jun
    BlazentVenture · US · marketwire.com$10MWith 3 others
  35. 2009

    3 rounds

  36. Dec
    Genius.comSeries D · US · sanjose.bizjournals.com$6.5MWith 4 others
  37. Aug
    SoundHoundVenture · US · melodis.com$4.0MSole investor
  38. Jul
    Seed · deals.venturebeat.com$5.5MWith 20 others
  39. 2008

    6 rounds

  40. Nov
    AppteraVenture · US · startupmeme.com$11MWith 2 others
  41. May
    PalamidaSeries C · US · sec.gov$5.5MWith 2 others
  42. May
    SoundHound Inc.Series B · USUndisclosedWith 2 others
  43. Feb
    Comedy.comSeries A · US · venturebeat.comUndisclosedSole investor
  44. Feb
    Mode MediaSeries D · US · techcrunch.com$65MWith 6 others
  45. Jan
    SugarCRMSeries D · US · techcrunch.com$20MWith 2 others
  46. 2007

    3 rounds

  47. Sept
    MeeVeeSeries D · US · venturebeat.com$3.5MWith 5 others
  48. Apr
    TelekenexSeries A · US · deals.venturebeat.comUndisclosedSole investor
  49. Jan
    FunambolSeries B · US$5.3MWith 1 other
  50. 2006

    6 rounds

  51. Dec
    Mode MediaSeries C · US$19MWith 4 others
  52. Nov
    Real Girls Media NetworkSeries A · US · venturebeat.com$6.0MWith 1 other
  53. Jun
    PalamidaSeries B · US · news.cnet.com$8.0MWith 2 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

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration3 named

ASArthur S. BerlinerManaging DirectoriFiling they signed
LFLawrence F. MarcusManaging DirectoriFiling they signed
MRMatthew R. MillerManaging DirectoriFiling they signed

We also hold 9 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.

What they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

0 of 2 we have independently watched raise

ComedyGumps

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 listed9 in all

BandPageBought by GoogleUndisclosedFeb 2016
PowerCloud SystemsBought by ComcastUndisclosedJul 2014
AppteraBought by Soleo CommunicationsUndisclosedDec 2013
Pandora MediaListedUndisclosedDec 2011
Real Girls Media NetworkBought by Meredith Corporation$4.0MDec 2010
API CryptekBought by API NanotronicsUndisclosedJul 2009
MeeVeeBought by LiveUniverseUndisclosedMay 2008
SnocapBought by imeemUndisclosedFeb 2008
BlueLithiumBought by Yahoo!$300MSept 2007

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 Walden Venture Capital. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Recently backed

The latest companies Walden Venture Capital put money into.

Quick answers about Walden Venture Capital

What does Walden Venture Capital invest in?

Walden Venture Capital invests most often at Series A and Series B (52% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Digital Media, Cloud Services and Consumer.

How active is Walden Venture Capital?

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

What has Walden Venture Capital invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: PathSpot (Seed, Aug 2019), Komprise (Series C, Feb 2019) and Cnex Labs (Series D, Oct 2018).

How big are Walden Venture Capital's cheques?

The median round it joins is $24M.

Does Walden Venture Capital lead rounds?

Sometimes: it led 1 of its 57 investments on record (2%).

Where does Walden Venture Capital invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (92%) and China (5%).

Is Walden Venture Capital investing now?

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

Who does Walden Venture Capital invest alongside?

Most often DFJ (6 rounds together), Labrador Ventures (5 rounds together) and Accel (4 rounds together).

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