AT&T Aspire Accelerator
Investments
34Portfolio Exits
5About AT&T Aspire Accelerator
AT&T Aspire Accelerator aims to enhance education by supporting and mentoring the most promising and innovative startups in ed-tech. The Aspire Accelerator's mission is to support innovations that have the potential to help every student achieve a bright, successful future - exponentially and at scale.
AT&T Aspire Accelerator Headquarter Location
San Francisco, California,
United States
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Jan 11, 2021
Beaudoin directs and manages Mark IV Capital’s investments in private equities, including venture capital rounds, and is focused on Series A and Series B. Specifically, he’s been focused on technology companies that measurably improve productivity for business and government customers. Prior to joining Mark IV, Beaudoin participated in AT&T’s Leadership Development Program, where he rotated through various management positions across the company and started the AT&T Aspire Accelerator. “Our team is looking to invest in platforms that empower a new generation of companies, and we found Brandzooka’s story to be compelling right away. Led by CEO Kelly Dotseth , the team is fantastic, and we’re confident that they’ll continue to execute at the highest level,” Beaudoin said. “It’s also clear that the pandemic has accelerated the shift to consumption of OTT media, making it essential for small and midsize agencies and brands of any size to leverage video-advertising technology in order to reach their customers in a cost-effective manner. Brandzooka is well-positioned to reach a broad range of targeted customers and help brands and/or agencies improve the ROI of digital campaigns by providing easy-to-use tools.” “We started the company to empower people and teams who haven’t historically had access to the digital media table,” said Alex Bogusky, an investor in and cofounder of Brandzooka. “At a time of economic upheaval, Brandzooka’s growth is accelerating, fueled in no small part by people who’ve decided to dust off their marketing degrees and start an ad agency instead of driving an Uber.” Beaudoin joins Dotseth, Bogusky and Adam Edelman (who contributed to the Series A through his fund, Boulder Heavy Industries) to round out Brandzooka’s Board of Directors. The $5.6 million Series A round led by Mark IV Capital brought the company’s total funding to $10.1 million since it was founded in 2015.
AT&T Aspire Accelerator Investments
34 Investments
AT&T Aspire Accelerator has made 34 investments. Their latest investment was in Boddle as part of their Seed on May 5, 2019.
AT&T Aspire Accelerator Investments Activity
Date | Round | Company | Amount | New? | Co-Investors | Sources |
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5/29/2019 | Seed | Boddle | $0.12M | Yes | 1 | |
5/29/2019 | Seed | WeThrive | $0.12M | Yes | 1 | |
5/29/2019 | Seed | UR TURN | $0.12M | Yes | 1 | |
5/29/2019 | Seed | |||||
5/29/2019 | Seed - II |
Date | 5/29/2019 | 5/29/2019 | 5/29/2019 | 5/29/2019 | 5/29/2019 |
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Round | Seed | Seed | Seed | Seed | Seed - II |
Company | Boddle | WeThrive | UR TURN | ||
Amount | $0.12M | $0.12M | $0.12M | ||
New? | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
Co-Investors | |||||
Sources | 1 | 1 | 1 |
AT&T Aspire Accelerator Portfolio Exits
5 Portfolio Exits
AT&T Aspire Accelerator has 5 portfolio exits. Their latest portfolio exit was LiftEd on June 09, 2022.
Date | Exit | Companies | Valuation Valuations are submitted by companies, mined from state filings or news, provided by VentureSource, or based on a comparables valuation model. | Acquirer | Sources |
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6/9/2022 | Acquired | 1 | |||
Date | 6/9/2022 | ||||
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Exit | Acquired | ||||
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Sources | 1 |
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