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XG Ventures

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

QuietVC firm

Pre-seedSeedSeries ASustainabilityStreamingB-to-c

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 87 on record
Since the last cheque2587days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$7.8MCheque size, as they say$25K – $600KRounds led1 of 87Sole investor17 roundsExits11 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 100%
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XG Ventures highlights

  1. 01

    87 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed and Series A: 88% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 17 rounds, median $1.0M

  4. 04

    11 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
$25K – $600K as they say
Stages
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries B
Sectors
SustainabilityStreamingB-to-c
Based in
Menlo Park, United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first87 appearances

  1. 2019

    1 round

  2. Sept
    BooksySeries B · US · FinSMEs$29MLed
  3. 2018

    1 round

  4. Dec
    QwickUS · FinSMEs$1.3MWith 4 others
  5. 2017

    2 rounds

  6. Mar
    BakerUS · TechCrunch$3.5MWith 4 others
  7. Jan
    BluesmartSeries A · US · Lavca$12MWith 2 others
  8. 2015

    1 round

  9. Aug
    GameOnSeed · US$1.5MWith 5 others
  10. 2014

    14 rounds

  11. Dec
    KamcordSeries B · US$15MWith 11 others
  12. Nov
    ShiftSeries A · US$24MWith 7 others
  13. Sept
    ChobolabsSeed · US$1.3MWith 8 others
  14. Aug
    ZuliSeed · US$1.6MWith 8 others
  15. Aug
    RockbotSeed · US$1.2MWith 4 others
  16. Jul
    PredictionIOSeed$2.5MWith 7 others
  17. Jul
    Blend SystemsSeed · USUndisclosedWith 8 others
  18. Jul
    mNectarSeries A · US$8.0MWith 4 others
  19. Jul
    PogoseatSeed · US$2.3MWith 11 others
  20. May
    OLSETSeed · US$600KWith 6 others
  21. May
    KamcordSeries A · US$7.1MWith 8 others
  22. Apr
    Blend SystemsSeed · US$2.7MWith 8 others
  23. Apr
    ZestySeed · US$3.7MWith 38 others
  24. Jan
    ApptimizeSeed · US$2.1MWith 29 others
  25. 2013

    22 rounds

  26. Dec
    OLSETSeed · US$450KWith 13 others
  27. Dec
    nWaySeries A · US · techcrunch.com$5.0MWith 6 others
  28. Nov
    WizelineSeed · US$1.7MWith 4 others
  29. Oct
    Keen IOSeed · US · techcrunch.com$2.4MWith 10 others
  30. Sept
    ShypSeed · US · techcrunch.com$2.1MWith 24 others
  31. Sept
    ZuliSeed · USUndisclosedWith 2 others
  32. Sept
    ApiarySeed · US · pandodaily.com$1.6MWith 3 others
  33. Sept
    ApptimizeUSUndisclosedWith 1 other
  34. Sept
    PogoseatSeed · US$750KWith 16 others
  35. Aug
    Cardinal Blue SoftwareSeed · US · pevc.dowjones.com$2.3MWith 5 others
  36. Aug
    PicCollageSeed · pehub.com$2.3MWith 4 others
  37. Aug
    eSharesSeed · US · techcrunch.com$1.8MWith 11 others
  38. Aug
    ThirdLoveSeed · US · techcrunch.com$5.6MWith 20 others
  39. May
    KloudlessVenture · USUndisclosedSole investor
  40. May
    LuvocracySeries A · US · techcrunch.com$11MWith 11 others
  41. May
    Science ExchangeSeries A · US · finsmes.com$4.0MWith 13 others
  42. May
    DealflicksSeed · US · thewrap.comUndisclosedWith 6 others
  43. May
    PogoseatSeed · US · techcrunch.com$60KWith 1 other
  44. Apr
    TynkerVenture · US · techcrunch.com$3.3MWith 6 others
  45. Mar
    AdStageSeed · US · techcrunch.com$1.4MWith 12 others
  46. Jan
    HotelzillaSeed · US · sec.gov$198KWith 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 2 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)

14 of 27 we have independently watched raise

BooksyCartaCerbyCodesignalGeniesGentlyGoshareNoredinkOrgorgOutlastRappiShotsThirdloveVectorshiftFacecakeFathomhealthGetairhelpGetraiseKlozeaiKochitolabsMetoroMisaludOnbeaconPatternaiPic-collageTokenringVogent

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 listed11 in all

SHIFTBought by Brand Networks$50MMay 2015
LuvocracyBought by WalmartLabsUndisclosedJul 2014
CrocodocBought by BoxUndisclosedMay 2013
A Bit LuckyBought by ZyngaUndisclosedSept 2012
MobSmithBought by Rubicon ProjectUndisclosedMay 2012
PosterousBought by Twitter$10MMar 2012
AdkuBought by GrouponUndisclosedFeb 2012
JustSpottedBought by GoogleUndisclosedJul 2011
Scoopler, Inc.Bought by GoogleUndisclosedJul 2011
Chai LabsBought by Facebook$10MAug 2010
TapulousBought by The Walt Disney CompanyUndisclosedJul 2010

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

SV AngelVC firm10rounds together500 GlobalAngel7rounds togetherFelicisVC firm7rounds togetherPlug and PlayAccelerator7rounds togetherY CombinatorAccelerator6rounds togetherMerus CapitalVC firm5rounds togetherQuest Venture PartnersVC firm5rounds togetherDigital Garage (TSE: 4819)Corporate VC4rounds togetherJoshua SchachterVC firm4rounds togetherKima VenturesVC firm4rounds togetherNew Enterprise AssociatesVC firm4rounds togetherPaul BuchheitAngel4rounds together

Recently backed

The latest companies XG Ventures put money into.

Booksy$29M · Sept 2019Qwick$1.3M · Dec 2018Bluesmart$12M · Jan 2017

Quick answers about XG Ventures

What does XG Ventures invest in?

XG Ventures invests most often at Seed and Series A (88% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Sustainability, Streaming and B-to-c.

How active is XG Ventures?

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

What has XG Ventures invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Booksy (Series B, Sept 2019), Qwick (Undisclosed round, Dec 2018) and Baker (Undisclosed round, Mar 2017).

How big are XG Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $7.8M. It says it writes cheques of $25K to $600K.

Does XG Ventures lead rounds?

Sometimes: it led 1 of its 87 investments on record (1%).

Where does XG Ventures invest?

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

Is XG Ventures investing now?

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

Who does XG Ventures invest alongside?

Most often SV Angel (10 rounds together), 500 Global (7 rounds together) and Felicis (7 rounds together).

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