Operate

Operate

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Investment Firm

Overview

Operate is a new kind of startup studio that believes founders need more than capital and advice to be successful. In addition to investing capital, Operate embeds our team of top-tier operators into startups to give them a higher probability of success and help execute their vision to make a big impact on society.

Highlights

Founded

2020

Industry

Employees

1-10

Investment

19

Lead Investment

4

Exits

1

Stages

Seed

Investor Type

Venture Capital

Location

United States, North America

Contact Information

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Profile Resume

Operate, established in 2020 and headquartered in United States, North America., specializes in Seed investments across Software, E-Commerce, SaaS, Financial Services, Venture Capital, Business Development, FinTech, Angel Investment, Consumer, Food and Beverage. The organization boasts a portfolio of 20 investments, with an average round size of $2.1M and 1 successful exits. Their recent investments include Bevz, Stage 2 Capital, Hustle Fund, Bridge Investments, IrishAngels. The highest investment round they participated in was $1.8B. Among their most notable exits are Bevz and Stage 2 Capital. Explore their portfolio in detail, see who is connected to them, and find their contact information on our platform.

Employees

imagePlace Carey Ransom

Carey Ransom

Founder & President

imagePlace Ken Lian

Ken Lian

Founder

Investment portfolio

Operate has made 19 investments. Their most recent investment was on Jun 06, 2022, when Souq G-Commerce raised $3.3M.

Operate has made 6 diversity investments. Their most recent diversity investment was on Apr 01, 2023, when Bevz raised $3.3M.

investments

19

Diversity investments

6

Lead investments

4

Number of exits

1

Investments

19

Annouced DateOrganization NameIndustryMoney Raised
Nov 09, 2021
Mustard Mustard
E-Commerce1.0M
Mar 22, 2022
Ramped Ramped
Internet3.1M
Jun 06, 2022
Souq G-Commerce Souq G-Commerce
Information Technology3.3M
Apr 01, 2023
Bevz Bevz
Software3.3M

Exits

1

Funding Timeline

Funding rounds

19

Investors

0

Funds

0

Funding Rounds

19

Operate has raised 19 rounds. Their latest funding was raised on Apr 01, 2023 from a Convertible Note - Bevz round.

Annouced DateTransaction NameNumber of InvestorsMoney RaisedLead Investor
Nov 09, 2021
Pre Seed Round - Mustard Pre Seed Round - Mustard
-1.0M-
Mar 22, 2022
Seed Round - Ramped Seed Round - Ramped
-3.1M-
Jun 06, 2022
Pre Seed Round - Souq G-Commerce Pre Seed Round - Souq G-Commerce
-3.3M-
Apr 01, 2023
Convertible Note - Bevz Convertible Note - Bevz
-3.3M-

Investors

0

There is no funding round available on this profile

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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