24 investors have funded 9 IoT Applications companies head-officed in Austin, across 33 rounds (Jun 2005 – Jul 2024). 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 | Austin Technology Incubator | Austin, United States | SeedSeries A | 3 | 3 | 3 | Sep 2016 | 148 |
| 2 | Intel Capital | Santa Clara, United States | Series BSeries C | 1 | 2 | 1 | Jul 2007 | 764 |
| 3 | Austin Ventures | Austin, United States | Series ASeries C | 1 | 2 | 1 | Jun 2020 | 153 |
| 4 | Osage University Partners | Bala Cynwyd, United States | Series ASeries B | 1 | 2 | — | Dec 2018 | 108 |
| 5 | Javelin Venture Partners | San Francisco, United States | Series ASeries B | 1 | 2 | 1 | Dec 2018 | 80 |
| 6 | QuestMark Partners | Baltimore, United States | Series BSeries C | 1 | 2 | 1 | Jul 2007 | 50 |
| 7 | Shell Ventures | London, United Kingdom | Series ASeries C | 1 | 2 | 2 | Jun 2020 | 48 |
| 8 | LiveOak Venture Partners | Austin, United States | Series ASeries C | 1 | 2 | 1 | Jun 2020 | 32 |
| 9 | Battery Ventures | Boston, United States | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 2010 | 458 |
| 10 | Highland Capital Partners | Menlo Park, United States | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 2010 | 236 |
| 11 | Flybridge Capital Partners | New York City, United States | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 2010 | 173 |
| 12 | Edison Partners | Princeton, United States | Series C | 1 | 1 | 1 | Jul 2024 | 152 |
| 13 | Advanced Technology Ventures | Menlo Park, United States | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 2010 | 87 |
| 14 | Chevron | San Ramon, United States | Series A | 1 | 1 | 1 | Sep 2013 | 94 |
| 15 | Quake Capital | Austin, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 2018 | 113 |
| 16 | Chevron Technology Ventures | San Ramon, United States | Series C | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 2020 | 39 |
| 17 | i2E | Oklahoma City, United States | Series A | 1 | 1 | 1 | May 2019 | 41 |
| 18 | Surge Ventures | Houston, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 2013 | 40 |
| 19 | Texas Instruments | Dallas, United States | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 2010 | 24 |
| 20 | George Kaiser Family Foundation | Tulsa, United States | Series A | 1 | 1 | 1 | May 2019 | 17 |
| 21 | Quantum Innovation Fund | Houston, United States | Series B | 1 | 1 | 1 | Dec 2018 | 11 |
| 22 | Texas Emerging Technology Fund | Austin, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | 1 | Feb 2010 | 6 |
| 23 | ATP | New York City, United States | Series B | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 2018 | 4 |
| 24 | Hone Capital | Palo Alto, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | 1 | Feb 2016 | 5 |
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.
IoT Applications companies head-officed in Austin that took money from these investors.
| Company | Backers | Rounds | Disclosed | Latest round |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seismos seismos.com |
6 | 8 | $65M | Series C Jul 2024 |
| Smooth-Stone smooth-stone.com |
5 | 5 | $240M | Series A Aug 2010 |
| Veros Systems verossystems.com |
5 | 8 | $26.5M | Series C Jun 2020 |
| RF Code rfcode.com |
2 | 4 | $66M | Series C Jul 2007 |
| THG Energy Solutions thgenergy.com |
2 | 2 | $8M | Series A May 2019 |
| Axzon axzon.com |
2 | 2 | $1.6M | Seed Jan 2012 |
| Bractlet bractlet.com |
2 | 2 | $30K | Seed Sep 2016 |
| WigWag wigwag.com |
1 | 1 | $3.2M | Seed Feb 2016 |
| EllieGrid elliegrid.com |
1 | 1 | $150K | Seed Jun 2018 |
| Date | Investor | Company | Stage | Round size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2024 | Edison PartnersLED | Seismos | Series C | $15M |
| Jun 2020 | Shell VenturesLED | Veros Systems | Series C | $2.2M |
| Jun 2020 | Austin Ventures | Veros Systems | Series C | $2.2M |
| Jun 2020 | LiveOak Venture Partners | Veros Systems | Series C | $2.2M |
| Jun 2020 | Chevron Technology Ventures | Veros Systems | Series C | $2.2M |
| May 2019 | George Kaiser Family FoundationLED | THG Energy Solutions | Series A | $4M |
| May 2019 | i2ELED | THG Energy Solutions | Series A | $4M |
| Dec 2018 | Javelin Venture Partners | Seismos | Series B | $10.5M |
| Dec 2018 | ATP | Seismos | Series B | $10.5M |
| Dec 2018 | Osage University Partners | Seismos | Series B | $10.5M |
| Dec 2018 | Quantum Innovation FundLED | Seismos | Series B | $10.5M |
| Jun 2018 | Quake Capital | EllieGrid | Seed | $150K |
| Sep 2016 | Austin Technology IncubatorLED | Bractlet | Seed | — |
| Sep 2016 | Austin Technology IncubatorLED | Seismos | Series A | — |
| Feb 2016 | Hone CapitalLED | WigWag | Seed | $3.2M |
| Apr 2015 | Javelin Venture PartnersLED | Seismos | Series A | $4M |
| Apr 2015 | Osage University Partners | Seismos | Series A | $4M |
| Jul 2014 | Shell VenturesLED | Veros Systems | Series A | $2.8M |
| Sep 2013 | ChevronLED | Veros Systems | Series A | $3M |
| Jul 2013 | Austin VenturesLED | Veros Systems | Series A | $5.9M |
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