Investments
22Portfolio Exits
3About Oyster Ventures
Oyster Ventures is a venture fund invests in exceptional new-frontier technology companies that bring liquidity and efficiency to antiquated industries, companies that enable globalization, with leverage to massively scale.
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Latest Oyster Ventures News
Oct 31, 2022
SmallSmall, a Nigerian proptech startup, has raised $3 million in seed funding — $2 million in equity and $1 million in debt.Techstars, Oyster Ventures, Asymmetry Ventures, Vivaz, and Niche Capital are among the investors. Also, individual angels like Chartboost’s Sean Fannan, Universe’s Adam Meghji, Flutterwave’s Jimmy Ku, Esusu’s Samir Goel, Wemimo Abbey, Iroko’s Jason Njoku, … The post Nigerian Proptech Startup, SmallSmall Raises $3 million In Seed Funding appeared first on GetFundedAfrica Media.
Oyster Ventures Investments
22 Investments
Oyster Ventures has made 22 investments. Their latest investment was in SmallSmall as part of their Seed VC on October 10, 2022.
Oyster Ventures Investments Activity
Date | Round | Company | Amount | New? | Co-Investors | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
10/31/2022 | Seed VC | SmallSmall | $2M | Yes | 10 | |
12/3/2021 | Seed VC | AAG Ventures | $12M | Yes | Community Gaming, Cukies.World, Everest Ventures Group, Everyrealm, Fomocraft Ventures, GDP Venture, Genblock, HashKey Capital, Immortal Game, KOSMOS CAPITAL, Muses Builder, Oyster Ventures, Portico Ventures, Sanctor Turbo, Shima Capital, Sipher, Slayton Capital, Synergis Capital, Tess Ventures, Tribe Capital, ViaBTC Capital, Vulcan Forged, and Yellow Blocks | 8 |
6/30/2021 | Seed VC | Ridepanda | $3.75M | Yes | 14 | |
3/19/2020 | Growth Equity | |||||
3/19/2020 | Series A |
Date | 10/31/2022 | 12/3/2021 | 6/30/2021 | 3/19/2020 | 3/19/2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round | Seed VC | Seed VC | Seed VC | Growth Equity | Series A |
Company | SmallSmall | AAG Ventures | Ridepanda | ||
Amount | $2M | $12M | $3.75M | ||
New? | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
Co-Investors | Community Gaming, Cukies.World, Everest Ventures Group, Everyrealm, Fomocraft Ventures, GDP Venture, Genblock, HashKey Capital, Immortal Game, KOSMOS CAPITAL, Muses Builder, Oyster Ventures, Portico Ventures, Sanctor Turbo, Shima Capital, Sipher, Slayton Capital, Synergis Capital, Tess Ventures, Tribe Capital, ViaBTC Capital, Vulcan Forged, and Yellow Blocks | ||||
Sources | 10 | 8 | 14 |
Oyster Ventures Portfolio Exits
3 Portfolio Exits
Oyster Ventures has 3 portfolio exits. Their latest portfolio exit was Forge Global on March 22, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3/22/2022 | Reverse Merger | 4 | |||
Date | 3/22/2022 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Exit | Reverse Merger | ||
Companies | |||
Valuation | |||
Acquirer | |||
Sources | 4 |
Oyster Ventures Team
1 Team Member
Oyster Ventures has 1 team member, including current Managing Partner, Kenneth Ballenegger.
Name | Work History | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
Kenneth Ballenegger | Hone Capital, AngelList, FreshPay, Chartboost, The Walt Disney Company, and Tapulous | Managing Partner | Current |
Name | Kenneth Ballenegger |
|---|---|
Work History | Hone Capital, AngelList, FreshPay, Chartboost, The Walt Disney Company, and Tapulous |
Title | Managing Partner |
Status | Current |
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