Investments
223Portfolio Exits
37Funds
34Partners & Customers
1Service Providers
1About Industry Ventures
Industry Ventures is a venture capital firm investing into companies and venture capital partnerships directly and via secondary transactions. The firm was founded in 2000 and is based in San Francisco, California.

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Industry Ventures Investments
223 Investments
Industry Ventures has made 223 investments. Their latest investment was in Caden as part of their Seed VC - II on January 1, 2023.

Industry Ventures Investments Activity

Date | Round | Company | Amount | New? | Co-Investors | Sources |
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1/4/2023 | Seed VC - II | Caden | $6M | Yes | 1707 Capital, Akuna Capital, AME Cloud Ventures, Industry Ventures, Lightning Capital, Montage Ventures, Streamlined Ventures, and Undisclosed Investors | 7 |
12/15/2022 | Series A - II | Blocknative | $15M | No | Blockchain Capital, Fenbushi Capital, Foundry Group, Hack VC, Industry Ventures, IOSG, Rho Capital Partners, Robot Ventures, and Undisclosed Investors | 14 |
11/3/2022 | Series A | SparkPlug | $8M | Yes | 2 | |
10/20/2022 | Seed VC | |||||
9/21/2022 | Series A - II |
Date | 1/4/2023 | 12/15/2022 | 11/3/2022 | 10/20/2022 | 9/21/2022 |
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Round | Seed VC - II | Series A - II | Series A | Seed VC | Series A - II |
Company | Caden | Blocknative | SparkPlug | ||
Amount | $6M | $15M | $8M | ||
New? | Yes | No | Yes | ||
Co-Investors | 1707 Capital, Akuna Capital, AME Cloud Ventures, Industry Ventures, Lightning Capital, Montage Ventures, Streamlined Ventures, and Undisclosed Investors | Blockchain Capital, Fenbushi Capital, Foundry Group, Hack VC, Industry Ventures, IOSG, Rho Capital Partners, Robot Ventures, and Undisclosed Investors | |||
Sources | 7 | 14 | 2 |
Industry Ventures Portfolio Exits
37 Portfolio Exits
Industry Ventures has 37 portfolio exits. Their latest portfolio exit was Tempo Automation on November 23, 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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11/23/2022 | Reverse Merger | 4 | |||
11/17/2022 | Asset Sale | 1 | |||
9/1/2022 | Acquired | 14 | |||
Date | 11/23/2022 | 11/17/2022 | 9/1/2022 | ||
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Exit | Reverse Merger | Asset Sale | Acquired | ||
Companies | |||||
Valuation | |||||
Acquirer | |||||
Sources | 4 | 1 | 14 |
Industry Ventures Acquisitions
2 Acquisitions
Industry Ventures acquired 2 companies. Their latest acquisition was Technology Funding on October 06, 2006.
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
10/6/2006 | Take Private | |||||
5/16/2006 |
Date | 10/6/2006 | 5/16/2006 |
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Investment Stage | ||
Companies | ||
Valuation | ||
Total Funding | ||
Note | Take Private | |
Sources |
Industry Ventures Fund History
34 Fund Histories
Industry Ventures has 34 funds, including Industry Ventures Direct III.
Closing Date | Fund | Fund Type | Status | Amount | Sources |
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10/3/2022 | Industry Ventures Direct III | $300M | 1 | ||
11/2/2021 | Industry Ventures Partnership Holdings VI | $575M | 1 | ||
3/24/2021 | Industry Ventures Secondary IX | $850M | 4 | ||
10/30/2020 | CVI Credit Value Fund V | ||||
8/10/2020 | Industry Ventures Direct II |
Closing Date | 10/3/2022 | 11/2/2021 | 3/24/2021 | 10/30/2020 | 8/10/2020 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fund | Industry Ventures Direct III | Industry Ventures Partnership Holdings VI | Industry Ventures Secondary IX | CVI Credit Value Fund V | Industry Ventures Direct II |
Fund Type | |||||
Status | |||||
Amount | $300M | $575M | $850M | ||
Sources | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Industry Ventures Partners & Customers
1 Partners and customers
Industry Ventures has 1 strategic partners and customers. Industry Ventures recently partnered with Ontra on .
Industry Ventures Service Providers
1 Service Provider
Industry Ventures has 1 service provider relationship
Service Provider | Associated Rounds | Provider Type | Service Type |
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Corporate Minority | Investment Bank | Financial Advisor |
Service Provider | |
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Associated Rounds | Corporate Minority |
Provider Type | Investment Bank |
Service Type | Financial Advisor |
Partnership data by VentureSource
Industry Ventures Team
9 Team Members
Industry Ventures has 9 team members, including , .
Name | Work History | Title | Status |
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Thomas J Litle | Litle & Co., and OrderTrust | Founder | Current |
Name | Thomas J Litle | ||||
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Work History | Litle & Co., and OrderTrust | ||||
Title | Founder | ||||
Status | Current |
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