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Verizon Ventures

Corporate venture profile

Parent Verizon CommunicationsHQ New York, United StatesFounded 2000

Verizon Ventures is the corporate venture arm of Verizon Communications, a telecommunications company. It was founded in 2000 and is based in New York, United States. It invests from seed to Series A. Sectors it names: telecom and 5G, artificial intelligence. The program has closed.

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Snapshot

Investment stage: Seed to Series A
Data behind this graphic
Data behind this graphic
ItemValue
Stage rangeSeed to Series A
SectorsTelecom and 5G, Artificial intelligence
GeographyNorth America
OfficesNew York, United States

Sources: S1 Verizon Ventures page; S3 Global Corporate Venturing: Verizon Ventures halts investments.

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Investment stage: Seed to Series A

Sources: S1 Verizon Ventures page; S3 Global Corporate Venturing: Verizon Ventures halts investments.

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Where it invests

Geography

Headquarters
New York, United States

Investment regionsS1S3

Key facts

FactValueStatusSource
Parent companyVerizon Communications (NYSE: VZ)Single sourceS1
Parent industryTelecommunicationsSingle sourceS1
Founded2000Single sourceS3
HeadquartersNew York, United StatesSingle sourceS5
StatusClosedSingle sourceS3
Capital sourceParent company onlySingle sourceS1
Companies backed42Single sourceS3
StagesSeed, Series A (inferred from announced rounds)EstimateS1

About Verizon Communications

ItemDetailSource
Listed asNYSE: VZS1
HeadquartersUnited StatesS1

Notable outcomes

IPOs and acquisitions of portfolio companies. Price shown only where published.

CompanyTypeYearAcquirer or exchangeSource
AdTheorentIPO2021NasdaqS2
BeamrIPONasdaqS2
BlueKaiAcquisitionOracleS2
4HomeAcquisitionMotorolaS2
CardStarAcquisitionConstant ContactS2
CellfireAcquisitionCatalinaS2

History

  1. Verizon Ventures founded (GCV).S3

Official pages

Read the firm's own pages for current information.

  • Website www.verizon.com/about/our-company/verizon-ventures
  • Portfolio www.verizon.com/about/our-company/verizon-ventures/portfolio-companies
  • LinkedIn company page www.linkedin.com/company/verizon-ventures

Sources

  1. S1Verizon Ventures pageFirm
  2. S2Verizon Ventures portfolio companiesFirm
  3. S3Global Corporate Venturing: Verizon Ventures halts investmentsPress
  4. S4Verizon Ventures on LinkedInThird-party report
  5. S5SEC EDGAR: Verizon Communications Inc. business address (New York)Filing

Disclaimer and corrections

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