Investments
16Portfolio Exits
2About Nasdaq Ventures
Nasdaq Ventures is the venture investment arm of NASDAQ (NASDAQ: NDAQ), a provider of trading, clearing, exchange technology, listing, information, and public company services across six continents. Nasdaq Ventures is dedicated to discovering, investing in, and partnering with fintech companies worldwide, with areas of focus including digital transfer/blockchain; machine learning and artificial intelligence; emerging and frontier marketplaces; and next generation data, analytics, and content aggregation. The program's main objective is to identify and collaborate on new technologies and services and solutions which align with Nasdaq's clients' needs and the company's long-term objectives in the global capital markets. Nasdaq Ventures will make minority stake investments expected to range from less than $1M to approximately $10M, which will include seed to late-stage venture rounds.
Nasdaq Ventures Headquarter Location
One Liberty Plaza 165 Broadway
New York, New York, 10006,
United States
212-401-8700
Latest Nasdaq Ventures News
May 6, 2022
Amberdata , a New York-based provider of a digital asset data, raised $30M in Series B funding. The round was led by Susquehanna International Group, with participation from Nasdaq Ventures, NAB Ventures, Chicago Trading Company, Nexo, Coinbase, Innovius, Citi, Franklin Templeton, Aspenwood Ventures, Rovida Kruptos Assets, and Boldstart Ventures. The company intends to use the funds to further product innovation and expand go-to-market in the United States and internationally to address the accelerating institutional adoption of digital assets. Led by CEO Shawn Douglass, Amberdata delivers comprehensive data and insights into blockchain networks, crypto markets, and decentralized finance, empowering financial institutions with data for research, trading, risk, analytics, reporting, and compliance. Financial institutions use Amberdata as their digital asset data partner to eliminate the infrastructure setup, integration challenges and maintenance headaches to access digital asset data, reducing cost and time to market for entering the asset class. FinSMEs 06/05/2022
Nasdaq Ventures Investments
16 Investments
Nasdaq Ventures has made 16 investments. Their latest investment was in Amberdata as part of their Series B on May 5, 2022.
Nasdaq Ventures Investments Activity
Date | Round | Company | Amount | New? | Co-Investors | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5/4/2022 | Series B | Amberdata | $30M | Yes | 6 | |
6/22/2021 | Convertible Note | Sporttrade | $36M | Yes | 14 | |
2/24/2021 | Series A | Purestream Trading Technologies | $14M | Yes | 6 | |
12/1/2020 | Seed VC | |||||
12/1/2020 | Seed VC |
Date | 5/4/2022 | 6/22/2021 | 2/24/2021 | 12/1/2020 | 12/1/2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round | Series B | Convertible Note | Series A | Seed VC | Seed VC |
Company | Amberdata | Sporttrade | Purestream Trading Technologies | ||
Amount | $30M | $36M | $14M | ||
New? | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
Co-Investors | |||||
Sources | 6 | 14 | 6 |
Nasdaq Ventures Portfolio Exits
2 Portfolio Exits
Nasdaq Ventures has 2 portfolio exits. Their latest portfolio exit was XM Cyber on November 22, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
11/22/2021 | Acquired | 6 | |||
Date | 11/22/2021 | |
|---|---|---|
Exit | Acquired | |
Companies | ||
Valuation | ||
Acquirer | ||
Sources | 6 |
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