52 investors have funded 16 Data as a Service companies head-officed in Austin, across 63 rounds (Feb 2004 – Nov 2023). 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 | Live Oak Ventures | Austin, United States | Series BSeries CSeries A | 2 | 3 | — | Jul 2019 | 54 |
| 2 | Austin Ventures | Austin, United States | Series ASeries B | 2 | 2 | 2 | Jun 2012 | 153 |
| 3 | Mayfield | Menlo Park, United States | Series ASeries BSeries C | 1 | 3 | 1 | Jul 2019 | 311 |
| 4 | LiveOak Venture Partners | Austin, United States | Series BSeries CSeries D | 1 | 3 | 2 | Jun 2020 | 32 |
| 5 | Start-Up Chile | Santiago, Chile | Seed | 1 | 2 | — | Apr 2012 | 365 |
| 6 | Northwestern Mutual | Milwaukee, United States | Series BSeries C | 1 | 2 | 1 | Mar 2019 | 42 |
| 7 | RBC Ventures | Toronto, Canada | Series BSeries C | 1 | 2 | 1 | Mar 2019 | 12 |
| 8 | Realogy | Madison, United States | Series BSeries C | 1 | 2 | 1 | Mar 2019 | 3 |
| 9 | 500 Global | San Francisco, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 2013 | 1,988 |
| 10 | Andreessen Horowitz | New York City, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | 1 | Nov 2023 | 1,117 |
| 11 | General Catalyst | San Francisco, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 2023 | 855 |
| 12 | Kleiner Perkins | Menlo Park, United States | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 2004 | 666 |
| 13 | Khosla Ventures | Menlo Park, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 2023 | 680 |
| 14 | Insight Partners | New York City, United States | Series C | 1 | 1 | 1 | Mar 2012 | 762 |
| 15 | Founders Fund | San Francisco, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 2023 | 543 |
| 16 | SV Angel | San Francisco, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 2023 | 734 |
| 17 | Battery Ventures | Boston, United States | Series C | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 2012 | 458 |
| 18 | Dreamit | New York City, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | 1 | Dec 2011 | 324 |
| 19 | Comcast Ventures | San Francisco, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 2011 | 219 |
| 20 | Capital Factory | Austin, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | 1 | Mar 2019 | 201 |
| 21 | Silverton Partners | Austin, United States | Series B | 1 | 1 | 1 | May 2018 | 94 |
| 22 | Oak HC/FT | Stamford, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | 1 | Nov 2023 | 105 |
| 23 | Breyer Capital | Menlo Park, United States | Series D | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 2020 | 107 |
| 24 | Next Coast Ventures | Austin, United States | Series C | 1 | 1 | 1 | Jul 2019 | 64 |
| 25 | Accel-KKR | Menlo Park, United States | Series B | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 2016 | 90 |
| 26 | Cross Creek | Salt Lake City, United States | Series C | 1 | 1 | 1 | Sep 2013 | 65 |
| 27 | Vista Equity Partners | Austin, United States | Series B | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 2021 | 78 |
| 28 | Main Street Capital | Houston, United States | Series B | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 2009 | 72 |
| 29 | LionBird | Tel Aviv, Israel | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 2023 | 36 |
| 30 | Giant Ventures | London, United Kingdom | Series B | 1 | 1 | 1 | Apr 2022 | 44 |
| 31 | ATX Venture Partners | Austin, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | 1 | Feb 2016 | 39 |
| 32 | Knight Foundation | Miami, United States | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 2012 | 49 |
| 33 | Integral Capital Partners | Menlo Park, United States | Series B | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 2006 | 40 |
| 34 | SciFi | San Francisco, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 2023 | 46 |
| 35 | 35V | New York City, United States | Series A | 1 | 1 | 1 | Oct 2023 | 45 |
| 36 | RevTech Labs Capital | Charlotte, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 2019 | 38 |
| 37 | Trust Ventures | Austin, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 2023 | 29 |
| 38 | Teamworthy Ventures | Greenwich, United States | Series A | 1 | 1 | 1 | Oct 2023 | 31 |
| 39 | RedBird Capital Partners | Dallas, United States | Series A | 1 | 1 | 1 | Oct 2023 | 23 |
| 40 | RBC Royal Bank | Halifax, Canada | Series D | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 2020 | 16 |
| 41 | Wasatch Advisors | Salt Lake City, United States | Series A | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | |
| 42 | Seagate | Scotts Valley, United States | Series A | 1 | 1 | 1 | Dec 2019 | 14 |
| 43 | Wafra | New York City, United States | Series D | 1 | 1 | 1 | Jun 2020 | 13 |
| 44 | Startupbootcamp Australia | Melbourne, Australia | Seed | 1 | 1 | 1 | May 2019 | 13 |
| 45 | Nimble Ventures | San Francisco, United States | Series B | 1 | 1 | 1 | Apr 2022 | 8 |
| 46 | McCombs School of Business | Austin, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 2016 | 4 |
| 47 | Long View Tech Ventures | Austin, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | May 2020 | 3 |
| 48 | Eastern Advisors | New York City, United States | Series C | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 2012 | 3 |
| 49 | Quansight Initiate | Austin, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | 1 | May 2020 | 2 |
| 50 | Cielo Private Equity | Austin, United States | Series B | 1 | 1 | 1 | Nov 2015 | 2 |
| 51 | ServiceMaster | Memphis, United States | Series B | 1 | 1 | — | May 2018 | 2 |
| 52 | Gametime Capital | Series A | 1 | 1 | 1 | Oct 2023 | 1 |
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.
Data as a Service companies head-officed in Austin that took money from these investors.
| Company | Backers | Rounds | Disclosed | Latest round |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ojo Technologies ojo.com |
10 | 15 | $558.9M | Series D Jun 2020 |
| Black Ore blackore.ai |
9 | 9 | $540M | Seed Nov 2023 |
| Drillinginfo drillinginfo.com |
6 | 6 | $548.9M | Series C Sep 2013 |
| RentHub renthub.com |
4 | 5 | $100K | Seed Jun 2019 |
| Zelus Analytics zelusanalytics.com |
4 | 4 | — | Series A Oct 2023 |
| TrustRadius trustradius.com |
3 | 6 | $53.5M | Series C Jul 2019 |
| Terradepth terradepth.com |
3 | 3 | $48M | Series B Apr 2022 |
| Umbel umbel.com |
3 | 3 | $27.4M | Series B Nov 2015 |
| ESO eso.com |
3 | 3 | $21.7M | Series B Mar 2021 |
| Hoover's hoovers.com |
2 | 2 | $20.7M | Series B Apr 2006 |
| RealQuik realquik.io |
2 | 2 | — | Seed May 2020 |
| y Riskpulse stormpulse.com |
1 | 1 | $2.2M | Seed Jul 2013 |
| IdealSpot idealspot.com |
1 | 1 | $1M | Seed Feb 2016 |
| Datum datumxy.com |
1 | 1 | $950K | Seed May 2020 |
| InfoVera infovera.com |
1 | 1 | — | Seed May 2019 |
| AngelSpan angelspan.com |
1 | 1 | — | Seed Jan 2016 |
| Date | Investor | Company | Stage | Round size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 2023 | LionBird | Black Ore | Seed | $60M |
| Nov 2023 | Oak HC/FTLED | Black Ore | Seed | $60M |
| Nov 2023 | Trust Ventures | Black Ore | Seed | $60M |
| Nov 2023 | a16zLED | Black Ore | Seed | $60M |
| Nov 2023 | SV Angel | Black Ore | Seed | $60M |
| Nov 2023 | Khosla Ventures | Black Ore | Seed | $60M |
| Nov 2023 | Founders Fund | Black Ore | Seed | $60M |
| Nov 2023 | General Catalyst | Black Ore | Seed | $60M |
| Nov 2023 | SciFi | Black Ore | Seed | $60M |
| Oct 2023 | Teamworthy VenturesLED | Zelus Analytics | Series A | — |
| Oct 2023 | RedBird Capital PartnersLED | Zelus Analytics | Series A | — |
| Oct 2023 | Gametime CapitalLED | Zelus Analytics | Series A | — |
| Oct 2023 | 35VLED | Zelus Analytics | Series A | — |
| Apr 2022 | Nimble VenturesLED | Terradepth | Series B | $20M |
| Apr 2022 | Giant VenturesLED | Terradepth | Series B | $20M |
| Mar 2021 | Vista Equity Partners | ESO | Series B | — |
| Jun 2020 | WafraLED | Ojo Technologies | Series D | $62.5M |
| Jun 2020 | RBC Royal Bank | Ojo Technologies | Series D | $62.5M |
| Jun 2020 | LiveOak Venture Partners | Ojo Technologies | Series D | $62.5M |
| Jun 2020 | Breyer Capital | Ojo Technologies | Series D | $62.5M |
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