Investments
32Portfolio Exits
9Funds
1About Simon Ventures
Simon Ventures, fka Simon Venture Group, is the investment arm of Simon Property Group. Simon Ventures invests in retail innovation, focusing on opportunities that enhance the shopping experience. Simon Ventures will be investing across stages from early-stage to high-growth technology companies, making Seed to Series C+ investments and focusing on both direct and indirect strategic investment opportunities.

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Latest Simon Ventures News
Oct 16, 2018
Com o aporte, a rede social focada em localização pretende investir em novos produtos O Foursquare anunciou, nesta terça-feira (02), o primeiro fechamento de uma rodada série F de investimentos – a startup receberá, no total, um aporte de US$ 33 milhões liderado pelo Simon Ventures e pela Naver Corp. A startup, criada há quase 10 anos, permite que os usuários façam “check-in” dos locais que frequentam e interajam com pessoas que também visitam os mesmos lugares. O Foursquare utiliza a gamificação para mantê-los engajados, ao mesmo tempo em que fornece às empresas mais informações sobre os hábitos de consumo de seus clientes – entre elas, o Tinder, Spotify, Hilton, Uber, Apple, Samsung e Twitter. “A nossa série F é sobre os investidores certos no tempo certo, que irão reconhecer nosso valor e irão trabalhar, profundamente, para construir o Foursquare do futuro”, disse Jeff Glueck, CEO do Foursquare, em um post de anúncio do investimento. Como a rodada de investimentos foi dividida em dois momentos, o primeiro fechamento – no valor de US$ 25 milhões – aconteceu nesta sexta-feira (28). A startup já antecipa um segundo fechamento no valor de ao menos US$ 8 milhões até o final do ano. Na rodada, o Foursquare recebe dois novos investidores – os próprios Simon Ventures e Naver Corpo -, mas também contou com o retorno da Union Square Ventures. O CEO da startup afirmou que os investidores “entendem que somos um player crítico para a saúde da indústria de tecnologia”. “É por isso que estamos construindo uma empresa que se destaca do Google e Facebook como a plataforma independente mais confiável para entender locais”, escreveu no post. Com o investimento, agora a startup pretende refinar seus produtos, permitindo que marqueteiros e desenvolvedores criem funções de localização do Foursquare em aplicativos, campanhas de marketing e engajamento e se conectem com plataformas de CRM. “Nós investiremos em produto e iremos introduzir o melhor grupo de ferramentas que nossos clientes precisam”, disse o CEO. Hoje, a startup possui mais de 150 países na plataforma, e possui mais de 100 milhões de locais onde os usuários podem fazer check-in. Leia mais em starse 02/10/2018 15 outubro 2018
Simon Ventures Investments
32 Investments
Simon Ventures has made 32 investments. Their latest investment was in Foursquare as part of their Series F on October 10, 2018.

Simon Ventures Investments Activity

Date | Round | Company | Amount | New? | Co-Investors | Sources |
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10/2/2018 | Series F | Foursquare | $25M | Yes | 5 | |
6/21/2018 | Series A | Grailed | $15M | No | 3 | |
5/16/2017 | Series B | Appear Here | $12M | Yes | 4 | |
3/15/2017 | Unattributed - IV | |||||
1/5/2017 | Series C |
Date | 10/2/2018 | 6/21/2018 | 5/16/2017 | 3/15/2017 | 1/5/2017 |
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Round | Series F | Series A | Series B | Unattributed - IV | Series C |
Company | Foursquare | Grailed | Appear Here | ||
Amount | $25M | $15M | $12M | ||
New? | Yes | No | Yes | ||
Co-Investors | |||||
Sources | 5 | 3 | 4 |
Simon Ventures Portfolio Exits
9 Portfolio Exits
Simon Ventures has 9 portfolio exits. Their latest portfolio exit was Grailed on October 13, 2022.
Simon Ventures Fund History
1 Fund History
Simon Ventures has 1 fund, including Simon Venture Fund I.
Closing Date | Fund | Fund Type | Status | Amount | Sources |
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3/20/2014 | Simon Venture Fund I | 1 |
Closing Date | 3/20/2014 |
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Fund | Simon Venture Fund I |
Fund Type | |
Status | |
Amount | |
Sources | 1 |
Simon Ventures Team
1 Team Member
Simon Ventures has 1 team member, including current Founder, Chief Executive Officer, Steven C Simon.
Name | Work History | Title | Status |
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Steven C Simon | Founder, Chief Executive Officer | Current |
Name | Steven C Simon |
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Work History | |
Title | Founder, Chief Executive Officer |
Status | Current |
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