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Verizon

433 employees

Verizon Ventures invests in entrepreneurial companies to drive innovation in Verizon Communications.

Investor insights

Sectors invested in

Software48
Mobile32
SaaS27
Big Data25
Machine Learning21
Information Technology21
Artificial Intelligence19
Advertising18
Analytics18
Enterprise Software16
Internet14
Internet of Things12
Hardware11
Telecommunications10
Transportation10
Cyber Security10
IoT9
Data Analytics8
Security7
AI7

Funding rounds participated in

$1.9M sweet spot round size

Most of their 144 investments are in rounds between $4.3M and $24M

Investor type

Corporate Venture Capital

Basic info

Industry

venture capital and private equity principals

Sectors

Mobility
Media
5G Use Case Enablement
Security
IoT
e-Commerce
5G
AI/ML
Sustainability
Enterprise
Hardware
Connected Home
AR/VR/MR
Media and Entertainment
Venture Capital

Date founded

1990

Investments made

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Pivotal Commware raised $102M on August 17, 2023

Investors: Lux Capital, DIG Investment, Fortress Investment Group, Tracker Capital Management and Verizon

C

Community.com raised $25M on April 24, 2023

Investors: Backstage Capital, Pier 70 Ventures, WOCstar Fund, Salesforce Ventures, Grove Street Advisors and Verizon

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nami.ai raised undisclosed on March 23, 2023

Investors: AMAVI Capital and Verizon

V

Verana Networks raised undisclosed on February 2, 2023

Investors: Verizon

U

Undisclosed raised $20M on January 19, 2023

Investors: GSV Ventures, BOLD Capital Partners and Verizon

H

HaptX Inc. raised $23M on September 15, 2022

Investors: Taylor Frigon Capital Management LLC, Advanced Input Systems and Verizon

C

Caban Systems raised $51M on July 22, 2022

Investors: Inspiration Ventures, Ember Infrastructure, BCP Ventures, Ontario Power Generation and Verizon

T

TileDB, Inc. raised undisclosed on May 18, 2022

Investors: NTT DOCOMO Ventures, Inc. and Verizon

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Optibus raised $100M on May 16, 2022

Investors: BlueRed Partners, Pitango Venture Capital, Bessemer Venture Partners, Tencent, State of Mind Ventures (SOMV) and Verizon

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Undisclosed raised $26M on March 29, 2022

Investors: Gatewood Capital Partners, lool ventures, O.G. Venture Partners, North First Ventures, Greensoil PropTech Ventures and Verizon

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