# WPP Ventures: portfolio, investments and team

> WPP Ventures is a corporate vc based in United Kingdom. 7 investments on record, latest Aug 2019. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

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# WPP Ventures

No cheque observed since Aug 2019, after 7 earlier cheques, and the website is dead.

Dormant Corporate VC

Seed Series A Biotechnology Dental

Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 7 on record

Since the last cheque **2614** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$6.5M** Rounds led **0 of 7** Sole investor **3 rounds** Mostly in **United States, 86%**

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## WPP Ventures highlights

- 01 7 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Series A and Seed: 60% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 3 rounds, median $6.5M

## What they do

- **Type:** Corporate VC (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Stages:** Seed Series A
- **Sectors:** Biotechnology Dental
- **Based in:** United Kingdom
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **7 appearances**

- **2019** 1 round
- **Aug** **Anzu** Series A · IL · FinSMEs **$6.5M** With 2 others
- **2017** 3 rounds
- **Jun** **[Mic](https://millionrounds.com/company/mic)** US · FinSMEs **$6.5M** Sole investor
- **Jun** **[Celtra](https://millionrounds.com/company/celtra)** US · FinSMEs **$15M** With 1 other
- **Feb** **[SubVRsive](https://millionrounds.com/company/subvrsive)** Series A · US · FinSMEs **$4.0M** Sole investor
- **2016** 1 round
- **Jun** **[Woven Digital](https://millionrounds.com/company/woven-digital)** Series B · US · Wsj **$19M** Sole investor
- **2013** 1 round
- **Jun** **[Muzy](https://millionrounds.com/company/muzy)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$4.4M** With 4 others
- **2007** 1 round
- **Dec** **[INVIDI Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/invidi-technologies)** Series C · US · invidi.com **$25M** With 5 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 cheque

Seed Series A

Median round joined **$6.5M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$6.5M**

Led 0 of 7 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** 3 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Aug 2019

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Series A said *2*
- Seed said *1*
- Series B *1*
- Series C *1*

Cheques by year Led Joined

2007 2019

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## Recently backed

The latest companies WPP Ventures put money into.

[**Mic** $6.5M · Jun 2017](https://millionrounds.com/company/mic)[**Celtra** $15M · Jun 2017](https://millionrounds.com/company/celtra)[**SubVRsive** $4.0M · Feb 2017](https://millionrounds.com/company/subvrsive)

## Quick answers about WPP Ventures

### What does WPP Ventures invest in?

WPP Ventures invests most often at Series A and Seed (60% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Biotechnology and Dental.

### How active is WPP Ventures?

7 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Aug 2019.

### What has WPP Ventures invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Anzu (Series A, Aug 2019), Mic (Undisclosed round, Jun 2017) and Celtra (Undisclosed round, Jun 2017).

### How big are WPP Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $6.5M.

### Does WPP Ventures lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 7 investments on record names it as the lead.

### Where does WPP Ventures invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (86%) and Israel (14%).

### Is WPP Ventures investing now?

It looks quiet: no investment on record since Aug 2019.

### What kind of investor is WPP Ventures?

WPP Ventures is a corporate VC based in United Kingdom.

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