CVC  Verizon Ventures

http://www.verizonventures.com/





     Office Locations:

One Verizon Way
Basking Ridge, NJ 07920

 

Stages:

  • Early
  • Growth
  • Seed


 

Industries:

  • Communications & Networking
  • Information Technology
  • Software & Internet

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    Description:

    Verizon Ventures seeks and invests in promising entrepreneurial companies to drive innovation in Verizon Communications. Verizon Ventures' portfolio focuses on new products, technologies, applications and services that complement Verizon networks, service platforms and distribution channels. Since 1990 Verizon Ventures has invested in more than two dozen companies covering a range of industries, technologies and market segments. Deal size ranges from seed capital to $5 million depending on the needs and opportunities. Verizon Ventures often co-invests with other venture firms and strategic partners. It undertakes an in-depth due diligence process and typically requires board observer rights.



    Investment Firm Key

       VC = Venture Capital
       PE = Private Equity
       A = Angel
       I = Incubator
       MB = Merchant Bank
       VD = Venture Debt
       FI = Family Investment Office
       FOF = Fund of Funds
       ED = Economic Development Office   
       TT = Technology Transfer Office
       CVC = Corporate Venture Capital
       SEC = Secondary Purchaser
       HF = Hedge Fund/Mutual Fund
       
       
       
    COMPANY STAGEREVENUE
    Venture Capital
    Seed Stage
    (includes "pre-seed," or
    concept stage)
    No Revenue
    Early StageMinimal
    Revenue
    Growth Stage
    (also called Mid-stage)
    $2M-$7M
    Expansion Stage
    (also called Late-stage)
    $7M and greater
    Private Equity
    Lower Middle Market$10M-$249M
    Middle Market$250M-$499M
    Upper Middle Market$500M-$1B
    Large Cap>$1B
       
       
     

    Investment Team:


    Name   Title
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    Jeffrey Black Managing Director
    Kristina Serafim Managing Director
    Michelle Russey McCarthy Managing Director
    Tammy Mahn Managing Director

     

    Recent Funding Events (trailing 12 months):


      Date


      Name


      State


      Amount


      Stage


      12/12/2023


      Origin AI


      MD


      $15,900,000


      Series B Extension


      10/10/2023


      TileDB


      MA


      $34,000,000


      Series B


     

    Portfolio companies include:


      AdStage
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      AdTheorent
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      AIFI


      Apio Systems
        web link


      Brit + Co
        web link


      Cellwize Wireless
        web link


      CENX
        web link


      Civis Analytics
        web link


      CloudBees


      Community
        web link


      Cooler Screens
        web link


      Crunchbase
        web link


      Fan Controlled Football
        web link


      Filament
        web link


      Flint Mobile
        web link


      Funnely
        web link


      Glympse


      HaptX


      Home365
        web link


      Iris Automation
        web link


      ItsOn
        web link


      Jana Mobile
        web link


      Kinvey
        web link


      Light Field Lab
        web link


      LocalResponse
        web link


      Lumina Networks
        web link


      Map-D
        web link


      MobileRQ
        web link


      Newlans
        web link


      OmniSci
        web link


      Origin AI
        web link


      Origin Wireless
        web link


      Payfone
        web link


      PrecisionHawk
        web link


      Renovo Motors
        web link


      Rounds
        web link


      RUN
        web link


      Securonix
        web link


      SimplyTapp
        web link


      Skyfire


      Skyward
        web link


      SkyWatch


      SparkCognition
        web link


      StatusPRO
        web link


      Streamroot
        web link


      TileDB
        web link


      Urban Airship
        web link


      Urgent.ly
        web link


      Veniam
        web link


      Verdigris
        web link


      VOOM
        web link


      Yourmechanic
        web link


      Zenverge
        web link


     

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