Investments
150Portfolio Exits
26Partners & Customers
4Service Providers
1About Verizon Ventures
Verizon Ventures seeks and invests in promising entrepreneurial companies to drive innovation in Verizon Communications. Verizon Ventures' portfolio focuses on new products, technologies, applications and services that complement Verizon networks, service platforms and distribution channels. Deal size ranges from seed capital to $5 million depending on the needs and opportunities. Verizon Ventures often co-invests with other venture firms and strategic partners. It undertakes an in-depth due diligence process and typically requires board observer rights.
Verizon Ventures Headquarter Location
Verizon Center One Verizon Way
Basking Ridge, New Jersey, 07920,
United States
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CB Insights Intelligence Analysts have mentioned Verizon Ventures in 1 CB Insights research brief, most recently on Apr 13, 2022.
Apr 13, 2022
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May 18, 2022
TileDB Secures Investment TileDB, a pioneering database company, announced it has received a strategic investment from Verizon Ventures, joining recent investments from Lockheed Martin Ventures, AMGEN Ventures and NTT Docomo Ventures. TileDB offers a universal database that uses multi-dimensional arrays to model and store any type of data on any backend (in the cloud or on-prem) and analyze it with any programming language and tool. Arrays are the most common data structure for any type of data science or advanced analytics. (c)2011-2020 by Massinvestor, Inc. For contact info, please check out our about page.
Verizon Ventures Investments
150 Investments
Verizon Ventures has made 150 investments. Their latest investment was in TileDB as part of their Series B - III on May 5, 2022.
Verizon Ventures Investments Activity
Date | Round | Company | Amount | New? | Co-Investors | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5/17/2022 | Series B - III | TileDB | Yes | 1 | ||
5/16/2022 | Series D | Optibus | $100M | No | Bessemer Venture Partners, Insight Partners, Pitango Venture Capital, State of Mind Ventures, Tencent Holdings, and Undisclosed Investors | 4 |
4/28/2022 | Series D - II | Securonix | Yes | 2 | ||
3/29/2022 | Series B | |||||
3/11/2022 | Series B |
Date | 5/17/2022 | 5/16/2022 | 4/28/2022 | 3/29/2022 | 3/11/2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round | Series B - III | Series D | Series D - II | Series B | Series B |
Company | TileDB | Optibus | Securonix | ||
Amount | $100M | ||||
New? | Yes | No | Yes | ||
Co-Investors | Bessemer Venture Partners, Insight Partners, Pitango Venture Capital, State of Mind Ventures, Tencent Holdings, and Undisclosed Investors | ||||
Sources | 1 | 4 | 2 |
Verizon Ventures Portfolio Exits
26 Portfolio Exits
Verizon Ventures has 26 portfolio exits. Their latest portfolio exit was Cellwize on June 13, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6/13/2022 | Acquired | 4 | |||
6/2/2022 | Acquired | 3 | |||
12/23/2021 | Reverse Merger | 8 | |||
Date | 6/13/2022 | 6/2/2022 | 12/23/2021 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Exit | Acquired | Acquired | Reverse Merger | ||
Companies | |||||
Valuation | |||||
Acquirer | |||||
Sources | 4 | 3 | 8 |
Verizon Ventures Partners & Customers
4 Partners and customers
Verizon Ventures has 4 strategic partners and customers. Verizon Ventures recently partnered with R/GA on August 8, 2017.
Date | Type | Business Partner | Country | News Snippet | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
8/8/2017 | Partner | United States | Verizon Ventures , in partnership with R/GA Ventures , has selected several startups to participate in their Media Tech Venture Studio . | 2 | |
3/10/2017 | Partner | ||||
9/30/2015 | Partner | ||||
3/25/2015 | Partner |
Date | 8/8/2017 | 3/10/2017 | 9/30/2015 | 3/25/2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Type | Partner | Partner | Partner | Partner |
Business Partner | ||||
Country | United States | |||
News Snippet | Verizon Ventures , in partnership with R/GA Ventures , has selected several startups to participate in their Media Tech Venture Studio . | |||
Sources | 2 |
Verizon Ventures Service Providers
1 Service Provider
Verizon Ventures has 1 service provider relationship
Service Provider | Associated Rounds | Provider Type | Service Type |
|---|---|---|---|
Counsel | General Counsel |
Service Provider | |
|---|---|
Associated Rounds | |
Provider Type | Counsel |
Service Type | General Counsel |
Partnership data by VentureSource
Verizon Ventures Team
9 Team Members
Verizon Ventures has 9 team members, including current Senior Vice President, Chris Bartlett.
Name | Work History | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
Chris Bartlett | Senior Vice President | Current | |
Jeff Black | Managing Director | Current | |
Tammy Mahn | Moonscape Ventures | Managing Director | Current |
Kristina Serafim | Verizon, Kudelski Group, Intellectual Ventures, Cocomment, IBM, and Synopsys | Managing Director | Current |
Lowell McAdam | Chief Executive Officer | Former |
Name | Chris Bartlett | Jeff Black | Tammy Mahn | Kristina Serafim | Lowell McAdam |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Work History | Moonscape Ventures | Verizon, Kudelski Group, Intellectual Ventures, Cocomment, IBM, and Synopsys | |||
Title | Senior Vice President | Managing Director | Managing Director | Managing Director | Chief Executive Officer |
Status | Current | Current | Current | Current | Former |
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