29 investors have funded 8 Biometric Access Control companies head-officed in Austin, across 31 rounds (Feb 2000 – Sep 2022). They are ranked by how many Austin companies in this market they have actually backed.
"In Austin" describes the companies, not the investor: most of the money in any city comes from somewhere else, and the Where the money comes from section below shows exactly where it came from here.
Ranked by companies backed in this market and city, then by round count. "Led" counts rounds recorded with this investor as lead.
| # | Investor | Based in | Stages here | Companies | Rounds | Led | Latest | Portfolio total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Techstars | New York City, United States | Seed | 2 | 3 | — | Jul 2018 | 3,580 |
| 2 | New Enterprise Associates | Menlo Park, United States | Series C | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 2000 | 1,110 |
| 3 | Intel Capital | Santa Clara, United States | Series C | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 2000 | 764 |
| 4 | Austin Ventures | Austin, United States | Series C | 1 | 1 | 1 | Feb 2000 | 153 |
| 5 | Spartan Group | Singapore, Singapore | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 2022 | 161 |
| 6 | Voyager Capital | Seattle, United States | Series C | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 2000 | 84 |
| 7 | CoinFund | Brooklyn, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 2022 | 113 |
| 8 | Investcorp | New York City, United States | Series B | 1 | 1 | 1 | Jan 2010 | 81 |
| 9 | A.Capital Ventures | Menlo Park, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 2021 | 81 |
| 10 | Next Coast Ventures | Austin, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 2022 | 64 |
| 11 | Aspect Ventures | Palo Alto, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | 1 | Nov 2018 | 61 |
| 12 | Emergent Ventures | San Mateo, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | 1 | Jun 2017 | 53 |
| 13 | Tau Ventures | Palo Alto, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 2022 | 59 |
| 14 | Merus Capital | Menlo Park, United States | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 2008 | 45 |
| 15 | IDEO CoLab | Cambridge, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | 1 | Jun 2021 | 46 |
| 16 | LiveOak Venture Partners | Austin, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | 1 | Feb 2022 | 32 |
| 17 | Houston Angel Network | Houston, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 2007 | 40 |
| 18 | Archetype | New York City, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | 1 | Sep 2022 | 40 |
| 19 | DeFi Alliance | United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 2021 | 37 |
| 20 | Sinai Ventures | New York City, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | 1 | Jul 2018 | 28 |
| 21 | Scalar Capital | San Francisco, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 2021 | 28 |
| 22 | Lattice | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 2022 | 26 | |
| 23 | Secure Octane Investments | Lewes, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 2022 | 23 |
| 24 | New Amsterdam Growth Capital | New York City, United States | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 2009 | 16 |
| 25 | Actua | Radnor, United States | Series C | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 2000 | 14 |
| 26 | Trellis Partners | Cedar Creek, United States | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 2008 | 13 |
| 27 | HP | Palo Alto, United States | Series C | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 2000 | 15 |
| 28 | Runway Growth Capital | Woodside, United States | Series B | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 2017 | 13 |
| 29 | Live Nation | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 2018 | 9 |
Head office of the investors on this page.
Rounds by stage — where in a company's life this money arrives.
Total disclosed size of each round, not one investor's share.
How active this market has been.
Biometric Access Control companies head-officed in Austin that took money from these investors.
| Company | Backers | Rounds | Disclosed | Latest round |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherlock sherlock.xyz |
8 | 8 | $22M | Seed Sep 2022 |
| ClearCommerce clearcommerce.com |
6 | 6 | $180M | Series C Feb 2000 |
| Passage passage.id |
4 | 4 | $16M | Seed Feb 2022 |
| CSID csid.com |
3 | 3 | $35M | Series B Jan 2010 |
| AllClear ID allclearid.com |
3 | 3 | $30.6M | Series B Sep 2017 |
| Blink Identity blinkidentity.com |
3 | 4 | $4.6M | Seed Jul 2018 |
| Orkus orkus.com |
2 | 2 | $3.2M | Seed Nov 2018 |
| Locus Insights locusinsights.com |
1 | 1 | $120K | Seed Apr 2018 |
| Date | Investor | Company | Stage | Round size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2022 | CoinFund | Sherlock | Seed | $4M |
| Sep 2022 | Spartan Group | Sherlock | Seed | $4M |
| Sep 2022 | ArchetypeLED | Sherlock | Seed | $4M |
| Sep 2022 | Lattice | Sherlock | Seed | $4M |
| Feb 2022 | LiveOak Venture PartnersLED | Passage | Seed | $4M |
| Feb 2022 | Secure Octane Investments | Passage | Seed | $4M |
| Feb 2022 | Next Coast Ventures | Passage | Seed | $4M |
| Feb 2022 | Tau Ventures | Passage | Seed | $4M |
| Jun 2021 | Scalar Capital | Sherlock | Seed | $1.5M |
| Jun 2021 | IDEO CoLabLED | Sherlock | Seed | $1.5M |
| Jun 2021 | A.Capital Ventures | Sherlock | Seed | $1.5M |
| Jun 2021 | DeFi Alliance | Sherlock | Seed | $1.5M |
| Nov 2018 | Aspect VenturesLED | Orkus | Seed | $3.2M |
| Jul 2018 | Sinai VenturesLED | Blink Identity | Seed | $1.5M |
| Jul 2018 | Techstars | Blink Identity | Seed | $1.5M |
| Jul 2018 | Live Nation | Blink Identity | Seed | $1.5M |
| Apr 2018 | Techstars | Locus Insights | Seed | $120K |
| Apr 2018 | Techstars | Blink Identity | Seed | $120K |
| Sep 2017 | Runway Growth Capital | AllClear ID | Series B | $12M |
| Jun 2017 | Emergent VenturesLED | Orkus | Seed | — |
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