Investments
199Portfolio Exits
74Funds
14About Walden Venture Capital
Walden Venture Capital focuses on investments in Digital Media, Technology-Enabled Services, and Internet Commerce companies. It invests across all stages of growth, from startups to public corporations.
Walden Venture Capital Headquarter Location
750 Battery Street Suite 700
San Francisco, California, 94111,
United States
415-391-7225
Latest Walden Venture Capital News
Jun 18, 2021
June 18, 2021 Marcy Venture Partners , a VC firm founded by music moguls Shawn ‘Jay-Z’ Carter and Jay Brown alongside Walden Venture Capital ‘s Larry Marcus, has invested in plant-based protein startup Simulate , Bloomberg reports . New York-based Simulate — which produces chicken analogs NUGGS and DISCS — closed its Series B round earlier this month, securing $50 million in funding from Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian’s Seven Seven Six and frozen foods giant McCain , among others [disclosure: AFN‘s parent company, AgFunder , is an investor in Simulate.] A Simulate spokesperson confirmed Marcy Venture Partners’ participation in the round — which valued the startup at $250 million — but did not detail the size of the firm’s investment. Why it matters: Hip hop star Jay-Z has backed a number of agrifoodtech ventures – either in his capacity as an individual investor, or through Marcy Ventures Partners and Arrive – the VC arm of his Roc Nation label. He, Brown, and Ohanian are investors in plant-based patty maker Impossible Foods alongside a host of other celebrities including Serena Williams, Katy Perry, and Trevor Noah. Find out why AgFunder invested in Simulate here Marcy Venture Partners’ other food-related portfolio companies include vegan cookie brand Partake Foods . Arrive has invested in US grab-and-go salad chain Sweetgreen and Indonesian ‘new retail’ coffee concept Kopi Kenangan , among others. Share on email
Walden Venture Capital Investments
199 Investments
Walden Venture Capital has made 199 investments. Their latest investment was in iTrustCapital as part of their Series A on January 1, 2022.
Walden Venture Capital Investments Activity
Date | Round | Company | Amount | New? | Co-Investors | Sources |
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1/11/2022 | Series A | iTrustCapital | $125M | Yes | 21 | |
10/26/2021 | Series B | Bespoke Post | $40M | No | 8 | |
5/5/2021 | Series A | Jock MKT | $10.07M | Yes | 4 | |
11/20/2020 | Series A - II | |||||
5/21/2020 | Series A |
Date | 1/11/2022 | 10/26/2021 | 5/5/2021 | 11/20/2020 | 5/21/2020 |
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Round | Series A | Series B | Series A | Series A - II | Series A |
Company | iTrustCapital | Bespoke Post | Jock MKT | ||
Amount | $125M | $40M | $10.07M | ||
New? | Yes | No | Yes | ||
Co-Investors | |||||
Sources | 21 | 8 | 4 |
Walden Venture Capital Portfolio Exits
74 Portfolio Exits
Walden Venture Capital has 74 portfolio exits. Their latest portfolio exit was SoundHound on April 28, 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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4/28/2022 | Reverse Merger | 8 | |||
7/14/2021 | Acquired | 2 | |||
6/2/2021 | Acquired | 7 | |||
Date | 4/28/2022 | 7/14/2021 | 6/2/2021 | ||
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Exit | Reverse Merger | Acquired | Acquired | ||
Companies | |||||
Valuation | |||||
Acquirer | |||||
Sources | 8 | 2 | 7 |
Walden Venture Capital Acquisitions
1 Acquisition
Walden Venture Capital acquired 1 company. Their latest acquisition was Gump's on March 09, 2005.
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 |
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3/9/2005 | Acquired |
Date | 3/9/2005 |
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Investment Stage | |
Companies | |
Valuation | |
Total Funding | |
Note | Acquired |
Sources |
Walden Venture Capital Fund History
14 Fund Histories
Walden Venture Capital has 14 funds, including MVP Culture Opportunity Fund.
Closing Date | Fund | Fund Type | Status | Amount | Sources |
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7/11/2019 | MVP Culture Opportunity Fund | $12.11M | 1 | ||
6/25/2019 | MVP Travel Opportunity Fund | $2.15M | 1 | ||
2/4/2015 | Walden Venture Capital VIII | SBIC - Debentures | Closed | $107M | 3 |
12/31/2009 | Walden Venture Capital VII | ||||
11/28/2000 | WaldenVC II LP |
Closing Date | 7/11/2019 | 6/25/2019 | 2/4/2015 | 12/31/2009 | 11/28/2000 |
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Fund | MVP Culture Opportunity Fund | MVP Travel Opportunity Fund | Walden Venture Capital VIII | Walden Venture Capital VII | WaldenVC II LP |
Fund Type | SBIC - Debentures | ||||
Status | Closed | ||||
Amount | $12.11M | $2.15M | $107M | ||
Sources | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Walden Venture Capital Team
11 Team Members
Walden Venture Capital has 11 team members, including current Managing Director, Art Berliner.
Name | Work History | Title | Status |
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Art Berliner | Managing Director | Current | |
Arthur S. Berliner | Managing Director | Current | |
Lawrence D. Marcus | Managing Director | Current | |
Matthew R. Miller | Managing Director | Current | |
George Stephen Sarlo | Managing Director | Current |
Name | Art Berliner | Arthur S. Berliner | Lawrence D. Marcus | Matthew R. Miller | George Stephen Sarlo |
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Work History | |||||
Title | Managing Director | Managing Director | Managing Director | Managing Director | Managing Director |
Status | Current | Current | Current | Current | Current |
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