AOL Ventures

Profile and portfolio

Parent AOL

AOL Ventures is the corporate venture arm of AOL, an internet and media company. It invests from seed to Series A. Sectors it names: media and gaming. The program has closed.

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Snapshot

Investment stage: Seed to Series A

Data behind this graphic

Data behind this graphic
Item	Value
Stage range	Seed to Series A
Sectors	Media and gaming
Geography	North America

Sources: S2 CB Insights: AOL Ventures profile; S1 Dave Lerner: Why AOL is targeting early stage startups.

Where it invests and who leads it

Geography

Investment regionsS2 S1

North America

LeadersS1

Mike Brown, Jr.Founding partnerFind on LinkedIn Firm page

AOL Ventures on LinkedIn

Key facts

Fact	Value	Status	Source
Parent company	AOL	Single source	S1
Parent industry	Internet and media	Single source	S1
Status	Closed	Reported by CB Insights: AOL Ventures profile	S2
Capital source	Parent company only	Single source	S1
Stages	Seed, Series A	Reported by CB Insights: AOL Ventures profile	S2

Portfolio

Public sources name 4 portfolio companies.S1

Shared portfolio with other corporate VCs

2 companies on the AOL Ventures portfolio page also appear on the portfolio page of at least one other firm in this directory. Matched by company website, or by name where no website is published.

Firm	Shared	Companies in common
Mitsui & Co. Global Investment	1	OpenX
Presidio Ventures	1	OpenX
GV	1	About.me

Companies backed by the most corporate VCs

Every company on the AOL Ventures list

4 companies, as named in the sources cited.S1 Read the firm's list.

About.me
Bitly
NewsCred
OpenX

Sources

S1Dave Lerner: Why AOL is targeting early stage startupsPress
S2CB Insights: AOL Ventures profileThird-party report
S3FundingWatcher corporate venture capital investor listThird-party report

Disclaimer and corrections

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