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(Figure 2) \u00a0Angel Investors: VCs that invested in rounds under $1M in Social Business Software
\n<\/strong><\/strong>We found 18 investors that invested in Social Business Software cateogry under 1 million, while many are individual angel investors, there are a few firms involved, and even Facebook’s fund which invested in early startups to grow the application platform. \u00a0I often have observed that some of these CEOs have self-invested in their own companies. \u00a0These investors often provide key advice to helping entrepreneurs launch their company. None of them invested more than once in under a 1 milion round, per public records. \u00a0<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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\n\n\n<\/colgroup>\n\n\nVC Firm or Individual<\/strong><\/td>\nRounds involved in under $1M<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n| Colin Evans<\/td>\n | 1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n| Diego Canoso<\/td>\n | 1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n| Eden Ventures<\/td>\n | 1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n| fbFund<\/td>\n | 1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n| ff Venture Capital<\/td>\n | 1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n| Hillsven Capital<\/td>\n | 1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n| Joe Lonsdale<\/td>\n | 1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n| John Levinson<\/td>\n | 1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n| Joshua Stylman<\/td>\n | 1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n| Lightbank<\/td>\n | 1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n| Mayynard Webb<\/td>\n | 1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n| Paige Craig<\/td>\n | 1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n| Peter Hershberg<\/td>\n | 1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n| Seedcamp<\/td>\n | 1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n| Shane Spitzer<\/td>\n | 1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n| Travis Kalanick<\/td>\n | 1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n| Vince Broady<\/td>\n | 1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n| Zelkova Ventures<\/td>\n | 1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n \n
\n (Figure 3) \u00a0Early Stage Investors: VCs that invested multiple times in $1-5m rounds in Social Business Software<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\nThese early stage, post-seed\/angel helps companies to get their proof of concept to the market by hiring additional engineers, operations, sales, and account teams. \u00a0Austin Ventures, First Round, Floodgate, was involved in a number of early stage investments. \u00a0Often these rounds involved multiple VC firms in each round for a startup.<\/div>\n \n \n\n\n<\/colgroup>\n\n\nVC Firm<\/strong><\/td>\nRounds involved in $1M – $5M<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n| Austin Ventures<\/td>\n | 4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n| First Round Capital<\/td>\n | 3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n| Floodgate<\/td>\n | 3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n| Adobe Ventures<\/td>\n | 2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n| Anthem Venture Partners<\/td>\n | 2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n| Battery Ventures<\/td>\n | 2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n| BDC Venture Capital<\/td>\n | 2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n| Brightspark Ventures<\/td>\n | 2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n| DFJ Esprit<\/td>\n | 2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n| DFJ Frontier<\/td>\n | 2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n| General Catalyst Partners<\/td>\n | 2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n| Granite Ventures<\/td>\n | 2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n| Metamorphic Ventures<\/td>\n | 2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n| Novak Biddle Venture Partners<\/td>\n | 2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n| RPM Ventures<\/td>\n | 2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n| Summerhill Venture Partners<\/td>\n | 2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n| TEF3<\/td>\n | 2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n \n
\n (Figure 4) Mid-Stage Betters: VCs that invested multiple times in $5-10m rounds in Social Business Software<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\nOften referenced to me as A-B rounds, these early stage rounds are for a company to expand operations, sales, or hire developer teams beyond initial product proof of concept. Battery and First Round were most involved in rounds in the mid-stage, which often involved multiple VC firms in each round for a startup.<\/div>\n
\n<\/strong><\/strong><\/div>\n\n \n\n\n<\/colgroup>\n\n\nVC Firm<\/strong><\/td>\nRounds involved in $5M – $10M<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n| Battery Ventures<\/td>\n | 3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n| First Round Capital<\/td>\n | 3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n| Austin Ventures<\/td>\n | 2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n| Benchmark<\/td>\n | 2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n| Constantin Partners<\/td>\n | 2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n| Mayfield Fund<\/td>\n | 2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n| Norwest Venture Partners<\/td>\n | 2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n| Redpoint Ventures<\/td>\n | 2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n| Shasta Ventures<\/td>\n | 2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n| Trident Capital<\/td>\n | 2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n \n
\n (Figure 5) Late Stage Investors: VCs that invested in $10-20m rounds in Social Business Software<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\nI hear this referred to as B-C rounds, and often touted as growth stage money, these companies often have hit an elbow in revenue or user growth rates. \u00a0Benchmark Capital was involved in the most late stage investments, followed by a series of other players. \u00a0I’ve found that I most often interact with investors in this category, as they’re tracking a crowded market and seek analyst input in due diligence meetings. Often, these rounds involved multiple investors.<\/div>\n
\n<\/strong><\/strong><\/div>\n\n \n\n\n<\/colgroup>\n\n\nVC Firm or Individual<\/strong><\/td>\nRounds involved in $10M – $20M<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n| Benchmark<\/td>\n | 4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n| DAG Ventures<\/td>\n | 3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n| Emergence Capital Partners<\/td>\n | 3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n| New Enterprise Associates<\/td>\n | 3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n| Sequoia Capital<\/td>\n | 3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n| Mayfield Fund<\/td>\n | 2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n| Novak Biddle Venture Partners<\/td>\n | 2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n| Scale Venture Partners<\/td>\n | 2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n| Shasta Ventures<\/td>\n | 2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n| Advance Publication<\/td>\n | 1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n| Advent Venture Partners<\/td>\n | 1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n| Austin Ventures<\/td>\n | 1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n| Credit Suisse<\/td>\n | 1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n| Dace Ventures<\/td>\n | 1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n| El Dorado<\/td>\n | 1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n| First Round Capital<\/td>\n | 1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n| FTV Capital<\/td>\n | 1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n| General Catalyst Partners<\/td>\n | 1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n| Institutional Ventures<\/td>\n | 1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n| Intel Capital<\/td>\n | 1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n| InterWest Partners<\/td>\n | 1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n| JK&B Capital<\/td>\n | 1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n| Nigel Morris<\/td>\n | 1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n| Norwest Venture Partners<\/td>\n | 1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n| OMERS Ventures<\/td>\n | 1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n| Ron Conway<\/td>\n | 1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n| Steve Case<\/td>\n | 1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n| Sutter Hill Ventures<\/td>\n | 1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n| Ted Leonsis<\/td>\n | 1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n| Tenaya Capital<\/td>\n | 1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n| Trinity<\/td>\n | 1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n \n
\n (Figure 6) Mature Stage Investors : VCs that invested in rounds over $20m in Social Business Software<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\nOften called the valuation stage or ‘pump’ stage investments at this round often are designed to increase an already successful startup’s valuation by raising capital, in prep for a material event or for acquiring competitors. \u00a0At this stage, most companies are showing 200-400% growth rates, and it’s often a sure bet for investors to see a return. \u00a0These investors often have ties to bankers, brokers, and can help see a material event though, due to experience. Bay Partners and\u00a0Institutional Ventures, which are not common in earlier rounds, show being involved in two rounds.<\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n \n \n\n\n<\/colgroup>\n\n\nVC Firm<\/strong><\/td>\nRounds involved in $20+M<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n| Bay Partners<\/td>\n | 2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n| Institutional Ventures<\/td>\n | 2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n| ABS Capital Partners<\/td>\n | 1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n| El Dorado<\/td>\n | 1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n| GGV Capital<\/td>\n | 1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n| Greycroft Partners<\/td>\n | 1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n| Insight Ventures<\/td>\n | 1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n| InterWest Partners<\/td>\n | 1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n| Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers<\/td>\n | 1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n| Michael Scissons<\/td>\n | 1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n| New Enterprise Associates<\/td>\n | 1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n| Norwest Venture Partners<\/td>\n | 1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n| SAP Ventures<\/td>\n | 1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n| Sequoia Capital<\/td>\n | 1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n| SoftBank Capital<\/td>\n | 1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n| Syncapse<\/td>\n | 1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n| Trident Capital<\/td>\n | 1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n| Trinity<\/td>\n | 1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n| Val Katayev<\/td>\n | 1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/p>\n Conclusion<\/strong>
\nWhile not all startups took funding, the venture community is a key component of the social business software category, accelerating growth, jobs, and innovation. Startups should identify which VCs are best fits for their investment strategy, based on maturity and needs. \u00a0Most VCs are segmented by different stages of investing, with different value propositions to startups beyond money. \u00a0Buyers who’re purchasing social business software should understand the deeper relationship of investors and the startups in which they’re purchasing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The purpose of this post is to identify which investors are most active in Social Business, and segment them from early to late stage funding. I frequently provide due diligence calls to VCs, and also advise startups on their growth startup in highly saturated growth … Continue readingMeet the Investors of Social Business<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,112,122],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13354","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-social-media","category-vcs","category-venture-capital"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/web-strategist.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13354","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/web-strategist.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/web-strategist.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web-strategist.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web-strategist.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13354"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/web-strategist.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13354\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/web-strategist.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13354"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web-strategist.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13354"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web-strategist.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13354"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}} | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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<\/a><\/center>(Figure 1:) Overall Highest Frequency Investors: Austin Ventures, Benchmark, and First Round have invested most frequently