IBM Ventures
Profile, fund size and portfolio
IBM Ventures is the corporate venture arm of IBM, a technology company. It was founded in 2000 and is based in Armonk, United States. It invests from seed to Series A. Sectors it names: artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, enterprise software, semiconductors and hardware.
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Snapshot
Data behind this graphic
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| Stage range | Seed to Series A |
| Sectors | Artificial intelligence, Cybersecurity, Enterprise software, Semiconductors and hardware |
| Geography | Global |
| Offices | Armonk, United States |
Sources: S1 IBM Ventures.
Data behind this graphic
| Item | Companies | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Active | 25 | 80.6% |
| Exited | 6 | 19.4% |
Status as the firm tags it
Sources: S1 IBM Ventures.
Data behind this graphic
| Measure | Value | Unit | Kind | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Headline size | USD 500M+ | Commitment by parent | Stated by the firm or its parent | S1 |
| Companies backed | 26 | companies | Stated by the firm | S1 |
| Exits | 6 | exits | Stated by the firm | S1 |
| Companies on the firm's portfolio page | 31 | companies | Counted from the firm's own list | S1 |
Sources: S1 IBM Ventures.
Where it invests and who leads it
LeadersS6S5
- Emily FontaineGlobal Head of Venture Capital, IBMFind on LinkedInFirm page
- Thomas WhiteakerPartnerFind on LinkedInFirm page
- Ben DanielsPartnerFind on LinkedInFirm page
Key facts
| Fact | Value | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parent company | IBM (NYSE: IBM) | Single source | S1 |
| Parent industry | Technology and software | Single source | S1 |
| Founded | 2000 | Single source | S4 |
| Headquarters | Armonk, United States | Single source | S3 |
| Status | Active | Single source | S1 |
| Capital source | Parent company only | Single source | S1 |
| Headline size | USD 500M+ (Commitment by parent) | Single source | S1 |
| Companies backed | 26 | Single source | S1 |
| Exits | 6 total | Single source | S1 |
| Stages | Seed, Series A (inferred from announced rounds) | Estimate | S1 |
Portfolio
The firm's portfolio page lists 31 companies: 25 active, 6 exited.S1
The firm also states 26 companies backed. The page list and the stated total measure different things.S1
| Tag | Companies | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Active | 25 | 80.6% |
| Exited | 6 | 19.4% |
Every company on the IBM Ventures list
31 companies, as listed on the firm's own website: 25 active, 6 exited.S1 Read the firm's list.
Active 25
- Anima
- Atolio
- AuthMind
- BQP
- Ceramic AI
- Copado
- Cyolo
- HiddenLayer
- Hugging Face
- Komodor
- NetBox Labs
- Not Diamond
- Orion Security
- Ox Security
- QEDMA
- QodeX Quantum
- QunaSys
- RAIC Labs
- Reality Defender
- Rohirrim
- SingleStore
- SQK
- Strangeworks
- Unstructured
- Writer
Exited 6
- Dremio
- Gem Security
- Lightspin
- PerciseDX
- Quantinuum
- Variantyx
About IBM
Official pages
Read the firm's own pages for current information.
- Website www.ibm.com/ventures
Sources
- S1IBM VenturesFirm
- S2IBM Ventures: why IBM Ventures invested in BQPFirm
- S3IBM Newsroom: IBM launches $500 million enterprise AI venture fund (Armonk, 7 Nov 2023)Parent company
- S4Global Venturing: Driving the pace of innovation at IBM Venture Capital (15 Jul 2015)Press
- S5Ctech (Calcalist): NYC-based startups and Israeli counterparts (IBM Ventures fund ID)Press
- S6IBM: IBM Ventures invests in SQK and QodeX QuantumFirm
Disclaimer and corrections
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