Investments
196Portfolio Exits
67Funds
2Partners & Customers
3Service Providers
1Betaworks Web Traffic
Betaworks Rank
Latest Betaworks News
Jul 31, 2021
Bubble, an open-ended visual programming platform that lets people build and launch web applications without code, has closed a $100 million Series A round led by Insight Partners. Existing investors SignalFire, Neo, BoxGroup, and ThirdKind also joined the round, accompanied by Betaworks, a NYC-based startup studio and early stage venture firm, and notable angel investors including the founders of Datadog, Peloton, and Hootsuite. (c)2011-2020 by Massinvestor, Inc. For contact info, please check out our about page.
Betaworks Investments
196 Investments
Betaworks has made 196 investments. Their latest investment was in Cube Dev as part of their Series A on July 7, 2021.
Betaworks Investments Activity
Date | Round | Company | Amount | New? | Co-Investors | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7/19/2021 | Series A | Cube Dev | $15.5M | Yes | 10 | |
5/18/2021 | Seed VC | Fave | $2.2M | Yes | 5 | |
4/20/2021 | Seed VC - III | Leo Stickers | $3M | No | Dennis Phelps, DTCP, Great Oaks Venture Capital, Quake Capital, and Undisclosed Angel Investors | 2 |
10/15/2020 | Series A - II | |||||
1/21/2020 | Seed VC |
Date | 7/19/2021 | 5/18/2021 | 4/20/2021 | 10/15/2020 | 1/21/2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round | Series A | Seed VC | Seed VC - III | Series A - II | Seed VC |
Company | Cube Dev | Fave | Leo Stickers | ||
Amount | $15.5M | $2.2M | $3M | ||
New? | Yes | Yes | No | ||
Co-Investors | Dennis Phelps, DTCP, Great Oaks Venture Capital, Quake Capital, and Undisclosed Angel Investors | ||||
Sources | 10 | 5 | 2 |
Betaworks Portfolio Exits
67 Portfolio Exits
Betaworks has 67 portfolio exits. Their latest portfolio exit was CalendarHero on October 26, 2021.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
10/26/2021 | Acquired | 3 | |||
9/16/2021 | Acquired | 1 | |||
4/28/2021 | Acquired | 5 | |||
Betaworks Acquisitions
5 Acquisitions
Betaworks acquired 5 companies. Their latest acquisition was Playdots on December 16, 2014.
Date | Investment Stage | Companies | Valuation Valuations are submitted by companies, mined from state filings or news, provided by VentureSource, or based on a comparables valuation model. | Total Funding | Note | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
12/16/2014 | Spinoff / Spinout | $10M | Spinoff / Spinout | 1 | ||
4/26/2013 | Acquired | |||||
7/13/2012 | Corporate Minority | |||||
5/22/2012 | ||||||
2/27/2012 |
Date | 12/16/2014 | 4/26/2013 | 7/13/2012 | 5/22/2012 | 2/27/2012 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Investment Stage | Spinoff / Spinout | Acquired | Corporate Minority | ||
Companies | |||||
Valuation | |||||
Total Funding | $10M | ||||
Note | Spinoff / Spinout | ||||
Sources | 1 |
Betaworks Fund History
2 Fund Histories
Betaworks has 2 funds, including Betaworks Ventures 2.0 LP.
Closing Date | Fund | Fund Type | Status | Amount | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4/3/2019 | Betaworks Ventures 2.0 LP | Early-Stage Venture Capital | $28M | 1 | |
8/10/2017 | Betaworks Ventures 1.0 LP |
Closing Date | 4/3/2019 | 8/10/2017 |
|---|---|---|
Fund | Betaworks Ventures 2.0 LP | Betaworks Ventures 1.0 LP |
Fund Type | Early-Stage Venture Capital | |
Status | ||
Amount | $28M | |
Sources | 1 |
Betaworks Partners & Customers
3 Partners and customers
Betaworks has 3 strategic partners and customers. Betaworks recently partnered with Undertone on June 6, 2015.
Date | Type | Business Partner | Country | News Snippet | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6/9/2015 | Partner | Undertone | United States | Undertone and Betaworks Partner to Launch Tapestry(TM) Mobile Advertising Format NEW YORK , NY> -- -LRB- Marketwired - June 09 , 2015 -RRB- - Today , digital advertising company Undertone announced an exclusive partnership with internet start-up studio Betaworks , Inc. to bring its proprietary Tapestry mobile ad format to market . | 4 |
5/21/2014 | Partner | ||||
10/20/2008 | Partner |
Date | 6/9/2015 | 5/21/2014 | 10/20/2008 |
|---|---|---|---|
Type | Partner | Partner | Partner |
Business Partner | Undertone | ||
Country | United States | ||
News Snippet | Undertone and Betaworks Partner to Launch Tapestry(TM) Mobile Advertising Format NEW YORK , NY> -- -LRB- Marketwired - June 09 , 2015 -RRB- - Today , digital advertising company Undertone announced an exclusive partnership with internet start-up studio Betaworks , Inc. to bring its proprietary Tapestry mobile ad format to market . | ||
Sources | 4 |
Betaworks Service Providers
1 Service Provider
Betaworks has 1 service provider relationship
Service Provider | Associated Rounds | Provider Type | Service Type |
|---|---|---|---|
Series B | Counsel | General Counsel |
Service Provider | |
|---|---|
Associated Rounds | Series B |
Provider Type | Counsel |
Service Type | General Counsel |
Partnership data by VentureSource
Betaworks Team
5 Team Members
Betaworks has 5 team members, including current Chief Executive Officer, John Borthwick.
Name | Work History | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
Billy Chasen | Founder | Current | |
John Borthwick | Fotolog, WarnerMedia, AOL, Digital City, and Oliver Wyman | Chief Executive Officer | Current |
Corey Menscher | Founder Institute, Daily Beast, Hyatt Hotels, and New York University | Founder | Former |
Poojitha Preena | Founder | Former | |
Joshua Auerbach | SpokenLayer, Digg, Quantcast, WarnerMedia, and AOL | Chief Financial Officer | Former |
Name | Billy Chasen | John Borthwick | Corey Menscher | Poojitha Preena | Joshua Auerbach |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Work History | Fotolog, WarnerMedia, AOL, Digital City, and Oliver Wyman | Founder Institute, Daily Beast, Hyatt Hotels, and New York University | SpokenLayer, Digg, Quantcast, WarnerMedia, and AOL | ||
Title | Founder | Chief Executive Officer | Founder | Founder | Chief Financial Officer |
Status | Current | Current | Former | Former | Former |