About Activate Venture Partners
Activate Venture Partners is a venture capital firm founded in 1999. It is primarily based out of New York City, United States. As of Jul 2024, Activate Venture Partners is an active investor, having invested in 84 companies, with 1 new investment in the last 12 months. It primarily invests in Series A round in United States based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Enterprise Applications to HealthTech and High Tech. Most recently it led the $5.3M Series A round of Cypris along with K20 Fund. This round also saw participation from York IE and other investors.
Overall, Activate Venture Partners portfolio has seen 6 IPOs and 43 acquisitions including key companies like Medidata, MapMyFitness and Descartes. A lot of funds co-invest with Activate Venture Partners, with names like Osage Venture Partners sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio.
Activate Venture Partners has team of 9 people including 6 partners.
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Activate Venture Partners' List of Top Investments
Activate Venture Partners has a portfolio of 84 companies. Their most notable investments are in NovaData Solutions and .Their portfolio spans across United States, Germany, IndiaÌý²¹²Ô»å 2 more locations. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, HealthTech, High TechÌý²¹²Ô»å 23 other sectors, across stages such as Series A, Series B Ìý²¹²Ô»å 4 more. Here is the list of top investments by Activate Venture Partners:
1. Medidata
AI-based clinical trial management software for researchers. It offers a platform for data analysis, research experiment protocol designing, trail planning, supply, clinical management, and data management among others. The company has developed products such as CATIA R2021x, 3DEXPERIENCE, ENOVIA, BIOVIA, and more which assist with the drug discovery process.
Key facts about Medidata
- Founded Year: 1999
- Location: New York City (United States)
- Annual Revenue: $636M as on Dec 31, 2018
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $21.5M
- Employee Count: 1,677 as on Dec 31, 2019
- Investors: Frazier Healthcare Partners, W Capital Partners and 11 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Unattributed, Nov 06, 2023
- Highlight: Acquired
2. MapMyFitness
Mobile application for personalized fitness training. The platform offers customizable training plans, personalized coaching tips to make running feel easier, and a community of athletes for supporting and can share their commitment to health and fitness.
Key facts about MapMyFitness
- Founded Year: 2007
- Location: Austin (United States)
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $19.1M
- Investors: Activate Venture Partners, Austin Ventures and 3 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Jun 18, 2013, $5M
- Highlight: Acquired
3. YouNow
YouNow is a live video-streaming and messaging platform. Enables users to broadcast themselves live allow other users to see and respond to live chat. Hashtags classify categories that viewers can search and users can add broadcasters to favorites lists and receive notifications when they broadcast live.
Key facts about YouNow
- Founded Year: 2011
- Location: New York City (United States)
- Stage: Series C
- Total Funding till date: $38.4M
- Investors: Venrock, Activate Venture Partners and 11 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Apr 21, 2020, $1.88M
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
4. Descartes
Cloud-based transportation and supply chain management solutions. It provides software for the management of transport, fleets, customs, regulatory compliance, e-commerce shipping, fulfillment, trade intelligence, routing, telematics, and more. It focuses on improving productivity, security, and compliance in logistics and supply chain management.
Key facts about Descartes
- Founded Year: 1981
- Location: Waterloo (United States)
- Annual Revenue: $573M as on Jan 31, 2024
- Stage: Public
- Employee Count: 508 as on Dec 31, 2022
- Investors: Herald Investment Management, Activate Venture Partners and 3 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Grant (prize money), Apr 01, 2016, $36.2K
- Highlight: Public
5. NFON
Provider of cloud telephony systems in Europe, serving companies of all sizes, from 5 to 249,000 extensions. Through reliable service partners, the NFON data centre has several connections to the traditional telephone network. VoIP desk phones, DECT VoIP phones or VoIP softphones can be used. Offers features like CTI, click-to-dial, ACD, Call forwarding, conference calls, web conferencing, voice encryption.
Key facts about NFON
- Founded Year: 2009
- Location: Munich (Germany)
- Annual Revenue: €23.9M as on Dec 31, 2016
- Stage: Public
- Total Funding till date: $5.3M
- Employee Count: 471 as on Dec 31, 2021
- Investors: Herald Investment Management, Draper Esprit and 8 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Post IPO, Mar 26, 2021, $31M
- Highlight: Public
Activate Venture Partners' Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Activate Venture Partners has invested in 84 companies over the last 25 years, with an average of 2 new investments annually in the last 10 years. In 2024, it made 2 investments. Its most recent first time investment was in Cypris and most recent follow-on round was in KAID.
Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1stÌý¸é´Ç³Ü²Ô»å | Follow-on | Total | |
2025 (YTD) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2022 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2021 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
2020 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2017 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
2016 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
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Activate Venture Partners' Investments by Stage
Activate Venture Partners has made 19 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $4.26M, 10 investments in Series B stage with an average round size of $7.95M and 7 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $2.82M.Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Series A | 19 |
Series B | 10 |
Seed | 7 |
Series C | 3 |
Unattributed | 2 |
Others | 1 |
Activate Venture Partners' Investments by Sector
Activate Venture Partners has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, HealthTech, Vertical SaaS, Enterprise Infrastructure and FinTech. Notably, it has invested in 60 Tech companies, 52 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 30 Software companies and at least 23 companies focusing on Saas.
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 19 |
HealthTech | 16 |
Vertical SaaS | 8 |
Enterprise Infrastructure | 5 |
FinTech | 5 |
Others | 40 |
Activate Venture Partners' Investments by Geography
Activate Venture Partners has made most investments in United States (37), followed by Germany where it has made 2 investments.
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United States | 37 |
Germany | 2 |
Australia | 1 |
India | 1 |
Israel | 1 |
Activate Venture Partners' recent investments
Here are the most recent investments by Activate Venture Partners:
Date | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Jul 23, 2024 | United States | Series A | $5.3M | BlueTreeVC [+2] | |
Feb 01, 2024 | United States | Series A | $625K | ||
Nov 06, 2023 | United States | Series A | $1.68M | Martinson Ventures [+2] | |
Oct 21, 2022 | United States | Seed | Undisclosed | ||
May 24, 2022 | United States | Series A | $4.25M | Martinson Ventures [+3] |
Get the detailed list of all investments by Activate Venture Partners. Download now!IPOs and Publicly Listed companies in Activate Venture Partners' Portfolio
Here are Activate Venture Partners' portfolio companies that went public:
Company | IPO Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
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May 31, 2018 | Apr 08, 2013 | Series B | Undisclosed | |
Sep 29, 2016 | - | - | - | |
Mar 05, 2012 | - | - | - | |
Sep 30, 2003 | - | - | - | |
Aug 04, 2000 | - | - | - |
Acquired companies in Activate Venture Partners' Portfolio
Here are Activate Venture Partners' portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Aug 30, 2024 | Jun 05, 2012 | Series B | $9M | |
Jun 24, 2024 | Oct 24, 2013 | Series A | $5.78M | |
Nov 08, 2023 | Jul 15, 2009 | Series B | Undisclosed | |
Oct 05, 2023 | Oct 11, 2013 | Series A | $2.3M | |
Nov 22, 2022 | Mar 11, 2008 | Series B | $8.6M |
Team profile of Activate Venture Partners
Activate Venture Partners has a team of 9 membersÌýincluding 6 Partners and 2 PrincipalsÌýlocated in United States. Activate Venture Partners' team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Here is a list of all team members in Activate Venture Partners:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact details |
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Partner | New York City | - | - | |
Partner | New York City | - | ||
Partner | Bethlehem | - | ||
Partner | Newark | - | ||
Partner | Bethlehem | - | ||
Partner | Boston | - | - | |
Principal | United States | - | ||
Principal | - | - | ||
Associate | New York City | - |
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Over the past 25 years, 207 investors have co-invested in Activate Venture Partners's portfolio companies.
- Invested before Activate Venture Partners:ÌýHTGF, Austin Ventures and 30 others have invested in rounds before Activate Venture Partners. There are 2 companies where HTGF has invested before Activate Venture Partners and 1 company where Austin Ventures has invested before Activate Venture Partners.
- Top Co-investors of Activate Venture Partners:Ìý76 investors entered a company along with Activate Venture Partners. These include investors like Osage Venture Partners (3 companies).
- Invested after Activate Venture Partners:ÌýA total of 99 investors have invested in Activate Venture Partners's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Optum Ventures (2 companies), Lighter Capital (2 companies) and TFS (1 company).
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