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IA Ventures — 2016 Investments

5 investments dated 2016 · listed companies and verified rows first · show all

Betterbetter.comSeries A · Jun 2016 · $30M

Better is a mortgage and home financing platform that offers purchase mortgages, refinancing, home equity lines of credit, and related services including title, closing, and agent matching for homebuyers and refinancers.

FintechPropTechSan Francisco, US

Vishal Garg(Founder)in

Co-investorsActivant CapitalAlumni VenturesFantail VenturesFramework VenturesGaingelsKhosla Ventures+13 more

Direct Matchdirectmatchx.cominJan 2016Defunct

Direct Match operates a trading platform for US Treasury securities that connects buyers and sellers directly.

FintechNew York City, US

Galen Simmons(Founder)inJames Greco(Executive Officer, Director)Kristen Neller(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardRoger Ehrenberg(Director)Daniel Ciporin(Director)Robert Newhouse(Director)

Co-investorsY CombinatorMission and MarketSGH CapitalWinklevoss Capital

Kepler Communicationskepler.spacein𝕏Seed · Jul 2016 · $5M

Kepler operates a satellite constellation designed to relay data between spacecraft in low Earth orbit and beyond, functioning as internet exchange points for space-to-space communications.

Advanced ManufacturingCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureHardwareIoTSpace TechToronto, CA

Mina Mitry(Founder)inJeffrey Osborne(Founder)Mark Michael(Founder)Wen Cheng Chong(Founder)

Co-investorsBDC Industrial Innovation Venture FundBerkeley SkyDeck FundCanaan PartnersDns CapitalEvolution VC PartnersGarage Capital+13 more

Lygoslygos.comin𝕏Series A · Dec 2016 · $13M

Lygos uses genetically engineered microorganisms to produce industrial chemicals from sugar feedstocks, focusing on compounds where fermentation offers cost advantages compared to fossil fuel-based manufacturing.

Climate TechHealthtechSan Francisco, US

Eric Steen(CEO)inJeffrey A. Dietrich(Executive Officer, Director)inJay D. Keasling(Director)Jeffrey Dietrich(CTO)in

BoardLeonard Katz(Director)

Co-investorsFifty YearsFundersClubJude GomilaLG Technology VenturesY Combinator10x Founders+10 more

Other

Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.

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Rows marked “SEC filing” are inferred from directors named on the company's SEC Form D — public regulatory data, not a portfolio list published by the firm.