MassVentures

MassVentures

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Investment Firm

Overview

MassVentures meets critical capital needs in the Massachusetts innovation economy, providing seed and early-stage venture funding to high growth startups as they move from concept to commercialization. The Boston-based venture firm was formed in 1978 as a quasi-public corporation by the Legislature of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, governed by an independent Board of Directors, and managed by experienced venture capitalists. Leveraging the entrepreneurial spirit, educated workforce, and centers of innovation in Massachusetts, MassVentures has a track record of success with early-stage ventures.

Highlights

Founded

1978

Industry

Information Technology

Employees

5001-10000

Investment

434

Lead Investment

93

Exits

76

Stages

Late Stage Venture, Early Stage Venture, Seed, Private Equity

Investor Type

Venture Capital

Location

United States, North America

Contact Information

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Profile Resume

MassVentures, established in 1978 and headquartered in United States, North America., specializes in Late Stage Venture, Early Stage Venture, Seed, Private Equity investments across Publishing, Video, Advertising, Video on Demand, Venture Capital, FinTech, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Consumer, InsurTech, Enterprise. The organization boasts a portfolio of 418 investments, with an average round size of $7.4M and 76 successful exits. Their recent investments include PermissionTV, PJC, Venture Capital Fund of New England, Inflection Point Ventures, CVP Management. The highest investment round they participated in was $78.0B. Among their most notable exits are PermissionTV and PJC. Explore their portfolio in detail, see who is connected to them, and find their contact information on our platform.

Employees

imagePlace Gregory Bialecki

Gregory Bialecki

Board Of Director

imagePlace Valerie Mosley

Valerie Mosley

Board Of Director

imagePlace Vinit Nijhawan

Vinit Nijhawan

Managing Director

imagePlace Gail Cormier

Gail Cormier

Office Manager

imagePlace Charles Hipwood

Charles Hipwood

Founder ,President & CEO

imagePlace Lita Nelson

Lita Nelson

Board Of Director

Investment portfolio

MassVentures has made 434 investments. Their most recent investment was on Jun 27, 2024, when Feon raised $6.1M.

MassVentures has made 75 diversity investments. Their most recent diversity investment was on Jul 29, 2024, when AeroShield raised $5.0M.

investments

434

Diversity investments

75

Lead investments

93

Number of exits

76

Investments

434

Annouced DateOrganization NameIndustryMoney Raised
May 22, 2024
Transcend Air Transcend Air
Travel100.0K
May 22, 2024--100.0K
Jun 27, 2024
Feon Feon
CleanTech6.1M
Jul 29, 2024
AeroShield AeroShield
Consumer5.0M

Exits

76

Funding Timeline

Funding rounds

434

Investors

1

Funds

5

Funding Rounds

434

MassVentures has raised 434 rounds. Their latest funding was raised on Jul 29, 2024 from a Seed Round - AeroShield round.

Annouced DateTransaction NameNumber of InvestorsMoney RaisedLead Investor
May 22, 2024
Grant - Transcend Air Grant - Transcend Air
-100.0K-
May 22, 2024
Grant - Ortholevo Grant - Ortholevo
-100.0K-
Jun 27, 2024
Seed Round - Feon Seed Round - Feon
-6.1M-
Jul 29, 2024
Seed Round - AeroShield Seed Round - AeroShield
-5.0M-

Investors

1

MassVentures is funded by 1 investor(s). US Department of Commerce, Economic Development Administation Kantor is the most recent investors.

Investor NameLead InvestorFunding RoundMoney Raised
US Department of Commerce, Economic Development Administation US Department of Commerce, Economic Development Administation
Yes
Grant - MassVentures
1.0M

Fund raised

2

Susa Ventures has raised a total of $590M across 6 funds, their latest being Susa Ventures Opportunities II. This fund was announced on Aug 30, 2021 and raised a total of $250M.

Annouced DateFund NameMoney Raised
May 10, 2013
fund image OTPPLESS
1.0M
May 11, 2013
fund image OTPPLESS
1.0M

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