BETAWORKS
Betaworks is a startup studio that builds and invests in next generation internet companies. Founded in 2008, betaworks is a company of builders. A tightly linked network of ideas, people, capital, products and data brought together in imaginative ways to build out a more connected world. At first glance we seem to do many things. But first and foremost, we're builders, seeking to create a more sustainable innovation model. The more we build, the more we learn, the more we get ideas for periph... eral things, all related, connected -- in a loosely coupled network of products and companies. betaworks is structured as a company-- a single company that owns larger pieces of the things it has built and smaller pieces of the things it has invested in. It operates as a network: a tightly linked network of ideas, people, capital, and data united to build out a more inspired and useful connected world. betaworks makes seed-stage investments in this ecosystem. To us, seed investing means "first money in." Our typical investment size is $150,000-200,000. We always invest as part of a syndicate of angels and early stage VCs. Our requirements from an investment perspective are simple, though narrow. Investments must be early stage, heavily tech focused, and have a working (public or private) prototype. We are a powerpoint-free zone. We build and work closely with companies that we view as core to our vision, examples include: [Summize/Twitter Search](http://www.crunchbase.com/organization/summize/), [bitly](http://www.crunchbase.com/organization/bitly-2), [TweetDeck](http://www.crunchbase.com/organization/tweetdeck), [Chartbeat](http://www.crunchbase.com/organization/chartbeat). And more recently, [Digg](http://www.crunchbase.com/organization/digg/), [Dots](http://techcrunch.com/2013/05/01/dots-the-most-beautiful-mobile-game-ive-ever-seen/), [Giphy](http://www.Giphy.com) and [Instapaper](http://www.crunchbase.com/organization/Instapaper), which betaworks acquired in April of 2013. We attract the kind of people who could start their own company, but they don't necessarily want to run a company. They'd rather be the co-founder of eight things than tied down for years as the sole founder of one. They'd rather build.
BETAWORKS
Industry:
Angel Investment Coworking Social Media
Founded:
2007-01-01
Status:
Active
Email Addresses:
[email protected]
Total Funding:
50.95 M USD
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Current Advisors List
Current Employees Featured
Founder
Acquisitions List
Date | Company | Article | Price |
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2013-05-22 | Piictu | Piictu acquired by Betaworks | N/A |
2013-04-25 | Instapaper | Instapaper acquired by Betaworks | N/A |
2012-07-12 | Digg | Digg acquired by Betaworks | 16 M USD |
2012-02-23 | Vibe | Vibe acquired by Betaworks | N/A |
Investors List
GGV Capital
GGV Capital investment in Venture Round - Betaworks
DG Ventures (Digital Garage Group TSE4819)
DG Ventures (Digital Garage Group TSE4819) investment in Venture Round - Betaworks
RRE Ventures
RRE Ventures investment in Series C - Betaworks
DFJ Growth
DFJ Growth investment in Series C - Betaworks
Hinge Capital
Hinge Capital investment in Series C - Betaworks
Digital Garage (TSE: 4819)
Digital Garage (TSE: 4819) investment in Series C - Betaworks
Lerer Hippeau
Lerer Hippeau investment in Series C - Betaworks
Headline
Headline investment in Series B - Betaworks
Aol Ventures
Aol Ventures investment in Series B - Betaworks
DFJ Growth
DFJ Growth investment in Series B - Betaworks
Investments List
Date | Company | Article | Money raised |
---|---|---|---|
2022-07-21 | Hidden Door | Betaworks investment in Seed Round - Hidden Door | 7 M USD |
2022-05-17 | Medallion | Betaworks investment in Seed Round - Medallion | 9 M USD |
2022-05-09 | Hugging Face | Betaworks investment in Series C - Hugging Face | 100 M USD |
2021-12-31 | koodos | Betaworks investment in Seed Round - koodos | N/A |
2021-10-20 | Superplastic | Betaworks investment in Series A - Superplastic | 20 M USD |
2021-10-13 | Stream Captain | Betaworks investment in Series A - Stream Captain | 10 M USD |
2021-09-28 | Unlock | Betaworks investment in Seed Round - Unlock | 4 M USD |
2021-08-31 | XMTP | Betaworks investment in Series A - XMTP | 20 M USD |
2021-07-27 | Bubble | Betaworks investment in Series A - Bubble | 100 M USD |
2021-07-19 | Cube Dev | Betaworks investment in Series A - Cube Dev | 15.5 M USD |
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