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KPG Ventures

North America, California, United States, Lafayette

Description

Seed Early stage software venture firm

Investor Profile

KPG Ventures has backed more than 19 startups, with 0 new investments in the last 12 months alone. The firm has led 3 rounds, about 16% of its total and boasts 10 exits across its portfolio.

Investment Focus Highlights

  • Concentrates on Series A, Series B, Seed rounds (top funding stages).
  • Majority of deals are located in United States, Canada.
  • Strong thematic focus on Social Media, Software, Mobile.

Stage Focus

  • Series A (37%)
  • Series B (21%)
  • Seed (21%)
  • Series Unknown (11%)
  • Series C (5%)
  • Series D (5%)

Country Focus

  • United States (95%)
  • Canada (5%)

Industry Focus

  • Social Media
  • Software
  • Mobile
  • Advertising
  • Music
  • Ad Targeting
  • Sports
  • Artificial Intelligence (Ai)
  • Machine Learning
  • Semantic Search
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Who does KPG Ventures frequently co-invest with?

Google Ventures
North America, California, United States, Mountain View
Co-Investments: 2
The Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation
North America, California, United States, Menlo Park
Co-Investments: 2
Alsop Louie Partners
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Co-Investments: 4
Austin Ventures
North America, Texas, United States, Austin
Co-Investments: 1
Greycroft
North America, New York, United States, New York
Co-Investments: 3
Quest Venture Partners
North America, California, United States, Palo Alto
Co-Investments: 3
Adams Street Partners
North America, Illinois, United States, Chicago
Co-Investments: 1
Bessemer Venture Partners
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Co-Investments: 2
Greylock
North America, California, United States, Menlo Park
Co-Investments: 2
Ridge Ventures
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Co-Investments: 3

Which angels does KPG Ventures often collaborate with?

MB
North America, Massachusetts, United States, Boston
Shared Deals: 1
MB
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 1
RF
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 1
PS
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 1
JP
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 1
AH
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 1
BG
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 1
CS
North America, Washington, United States, Kirkland
Shared Deals: 1
JE
North America, California, United States, Menlo Park
Shared Deals: 1
MB
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 1

What are some of recent deals done by KPG Ventures?

Sendbloom

San Francisco, California, United States

Tailored outbound messaging for sales

B2BMarketingSales Automation
SeedJan 15, 2015
Amount Raised: $1,300,000
MindMeld

San Francisco, California, United States

MindMeld is an advanced AI platform powering a new generation of intelligent conversational interfaces.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Machine LearningMobileSemantic SearchSoftware
Series ADec 18, 2014
Amount Raised: $13,000,000
MindMeld

San Francisco, California, United States

MindMeld is an advanced AI platform powering a new generation of intelligent conversational interfaces.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Machine LearningMobileSemantic SearchSoftware
Series UnknownOct 4, 2012
Amount Raised: $2,400,000
Jildy

Palo Alto, California, United States

Jildy offers a mobile application that filters social data, allowing users to get a summarized overview of their social newsfeed.

AndroidAppsiOSMobileSearch EngineSocial Media
SeedAug 1, 2011
Amount Raised: $650,000
TuneUp

San Francisco, California, United States

TuneUp Media is a platform creating a better digital music experience for music lovers.

Media and EntertainmentMusicSocial MediaSoftware
Series CSep 15, 2010
Amount Raised: $4,300,000
Sociable Labs

Montréal, Quebec, Canada

Sociable Labs is a software-as-a-service provider of social and viral marketing solutions.

Digital MediaE-CommerceEnterprise SoftwareMarketing AutomationSaaSSoftware
Series ADec 31, 2009
ORCA, Inc.

New York, New York, United States

ORCA provides a payment processing alternative for social networks and online games to accept payments, and send marketing messages.

E-CommerceFinTech
Series AJun 21, 2009
Amount Raised: $2,000,000
TuneUp

San Francisco, California, United States

TuneUp Media is a platform creating a better digital music experience for music lovers.

Media and EntertainmentMusicSocial MediaSoftware
Series AMay 19, 2009
Amount Raised: $3,000,000
Cake Financial

San Francisco, California, United States

Cake Financial is a social investment service that allows individuals to track all their investments in one online portfolio.

FinanceFinTech
Series BMar 10, 2009
Lexy

San Francisco, California, United States

Lexy is an audio content creation and distribution platform.

AudioMobileMusic
SeedMar 10, 2009
Amount Raised: $1,250,000