Investments
358Portfolio Exits
86Funds
8About Floodgate
Floodgate is a Super Angel firm led by Mike Maples Jr, who is known for his early investments in Digg and Twitter. Floodgate aims to offer a fundraising approach that bridges the gap between initial seed money from traditional angel investors and the larger rounds that characterize traditional venture capital rounds. Floodgate focuses on investments between $150,000 to $1,000,000 and generally invests alongside other angels or venture capital firms. From an industry perspective, Floodgate seeks technology ventures in the following areas: hardware, software, small business, enterprise, Internet, B2B and consumer markets. Floodgate seeks to invest in firms that are geographically based in the San Francisco Bay Area (California) or in Austin, Texas.
Floodgate Headquarter Location
820 Ramona Street Suite 200
Palo Alto, California, 94301,
United States
650-204-7990
Expert Collections containing Floodgate
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Find Floodgate in 5 Expert Collections, including Direct-To-Consumer Brands (Non-Food).
Direct-To-Consumer Brands (Non-Food)
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Startups selling their own branded products directly to consumers via online/mobile channels, rather than relying on department stores or big online marketplaces.
HR Tech
65 items
Unicorns- Billion Dollar Startups
113 items
Fitness Tech
227 items
We define fitness tech as companies leveraging software and technology to augment approaches to developing or maintaining physical fitness. Companies in this category develop tools and services including workout apps, wearables, and connected fitness equipment.
Education Technology (Edtech)
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Research containing Floodgate
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Apr 13, 2022
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Latest Floodgate News
May 12, 2022
Silicon Legal represented Floodgate as they joined Highlight’s $11MM seed round. Highlight helps creators build membership communities on the blockchain. The round was led by Haun Ventures, and included investments from, in addition to Floodgate, 1kx, A_Capital, SciFi VC, Coinbase Ventures, 35 Ventures and others. The Silicon Legal client team included Sarah Boulden, Andre Gharakhanian,...
Floodgate Investments
358 Investments
Floodgate has made 358 investments. Their latest investment was in Dynaboard as part of their Seed VC on June 6, 2022.
Floodgate Investments Activity
Date | Round | Company | Amount | New? | Co-Investors | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6/16/2022 | Seed VC | Dynaboard | $6.6M | Yes | Abstract Ventures, General Catalyst, MANTIS Venture Capital, The General Partnership, The House Fund, Undisclosed Angel Investors, and XYZ Ventures | 6 |
6/9/2022 | Series D | OhmConnect | $55M | No | 4 | |
5/18/2022 | Series A | N3TWORK Studios | $46M | Yes | 5 | |
5/10/2022 | Seed VC | |||||
4/26/2022 | Series A |
Date | 6/16/2022 | 6/9/2022 | 5/18/2022 | 5/10/2022 | 4/26/2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round | Seed VC | Series D | Series A | Seed VC | Series A |
Company | Dynaboard | OhmConnect | N3TWORK Studios | ||
Amount | $6.6M | $55M | $46M | ||
New? | Yes | No | Yes | ||
Co-Investors | Abstract Ventures, General Catalyst, MANTIS Venture Capital, The General Partnership, The House Fund, Undisclosed Angel Investors, and XYZ Ventures | ||||
Sources | 6 | 4 | 5 |
Floodgate Portfolio Exits
86 Portfolio Exits
Floodgate has 86 portfolio exits. Their latest portfolio exit was OutboundEngine on September 27, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
9/27/2021 | Acquired | 2 | |||
5/27/2021 | Acquired | 10 | |||
5/6/2021 | Acquired | 11 | |||
Date | 9/27/2021 | 5/27/2021 | 5/6/2021 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Exit | Acquired | Acquired | Acquired | ||
Companies | |||||
Valuation | |||||
Acquirer | |||||
Sources | 2 | 10 | 11 |
Floodgate Fund History
8 Fund Histories
Floodgate has 8 funds, including Floodgate Associates VI.
Closing Date | Fund | Fund Type | Status | Amount | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3/24/2017 | Floodgate Associates VI | $1M | 1 | ||
2/28/2017 | Floodgate Fund VI | ||||
8/29/2014 | Floodgate Fund V | ||||
12/23/2012 | Floodgate Associates III | ||||
7/27/2012 | Floodgate Fund IV |
Closing Date | 3/24/2017 | 2/28/2017 | 8/29/2014 | 12/23/2012 | 7/27/2012 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fund | Floodgate Associates VI | Floodgate Fund VI | Floodgate Fund V | Floodgate Associates III | Floodgate Fund IV |
Fund Type | |||||
Status | |||||
Amount | $1M | ||||
Sources | 1 |
Floodgate Team
2 Team Members
Floodgate has 2 team members, including current Founding Partner, Mike Maples, Jr.
Name | Work History | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
Mike Maples, Jr | Tivoli Systems, and Silicon Graphics | Founding Partner | Current |
Ann Miura-Ko | CRV, and McKinsey & Company | Founding Partner | Current |
Name | Mike Maples, Jr | Ann Miura-Ko |
|---|---|---|
Work History | Tivoli Systems, and Silicon Graphics | CRV, and McKinsey & Company |
Title | Founding Partner | Founding Partner |
Status | Current | Current |
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