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IVP (Institutional Venture Partners) — 2016 Investments

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

Yextyext.comin𝕏NYSE: YEXTFeb 2016

Yext provides infrastructure for brands to maintain accurate business information and content across AI search, local search, social platforms, and agent-driven recommendations.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaSNew York, US

Howard Lerman(Founder)inBrian Distelburger(Founder)inSteven Cakebread(Executive Officer)Thomas Dixon(Executive Officer)Alok Bhushan(Executive Officer)inBrent Metz(Founder)

Board seatJules Maltz· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsFelicis VenturesInsight PartnersMarkerTuesday Capital

Cerebras Systemscerebras.aiin𝕏NASDAQ: CBRSDec 2016

Cerebras designs and manufactures wafer-scale AI processors and systems for data centers, enabling high-speed AI training and inference workloads.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechHardwareSemiconductorsSunnyvale, US

Andrew Feldman(Founder)inGary Lauterbach(Founder)inMichael James(Founder)inSean Lie(Founder)inJean-Philippe Fricker(Founder)in

Co-investors2080 VenturesAlpha Wave GlobalArtisanal VenturesAurum Venture PartnersAzure Ventures GroupB Capital+48 more

Group Nine Mediagroupninemedia.com𝕏Dec 2016acquired by Vox Media

Vox Media is a premium media company that operates editorial brands such as New York Magazine, Vox, The Cut, and Vulture along with the Vox Media Podcast Network, and it sells advertising solutions, in-house branded content, events, and social media offerings to advertisers.

AdTechCreator EconomyMedia & EntertainmentNew York, US

Benjamin Lerer(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Eric Ashman(Executive Officer)David Ugelow(Executive Officer)Isabel Lerer(Director)

BoardJens Muffelmann(Director)Bruce Campbell(Director)

Co-investorsLerer HippeauOak Investment PartnersRaptor GroupRRE Ventures

Hipmunkhipmunk.comSeries B · Mar 2016acquired by Concur

Hipmunk is a travel search platform that aggregates flight, train, hotel, and rental accommodation options from multiple providers into a single interface for comparison and booking.

ConsumerTravel & HospitalitySan Francisco, US

Adam Goldstein(CEO)inSteven Ladd Huffman(Director)Steve Huffman(CTO)inAndre von Houck(Real Programmer)inAlexis Ohanian(Head Marketing Dude \u0026 Hipmunk Doodler)inChristopher Slowe(Chief Scientist)

Co-investorsOak Investment PartnersWebb Investment NetworkY CombinatorCaffeinated CapitalFuel CapitalSV Angel

Qadiumqadium.comMay 2016

San Francisco, US

Tim Junio(Executive Officer)Matthew Kraning(Executive Officer, Director)Joseph Meyerowitz(Executive Officer, Director)Shaun Maguire(Director)

Co-investorsFounders FundNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)Susa Ventures

Zefrzefr.comin𝕏Mar 2016 · $30M

Zefr provides content intelligence and safety solutions for digital media platforms, helping brands identify appropriate content for advertising and reducing monetization of problematic creators.

AdTechAI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureMarketing TechMedia & EntertainmentSaaSVenice, US

Richard Raddon(Executive Officer, Director)inZacharias James(Executive Officer, Director)Zach James(Founder)inRich Raddon(Founder)

BoardSteve Krausz(Director)inSean Flynn(Director)in

Co-investorsArcher Capital GroupArcher Venture CapitalFelicis VenturesFirst Round CapitalLaunchpad LAMK Capital+5 more

Zertozerto.comin𝕏Jan 2016 · $50Macquired by HPE

Zerto provides software for ransomware resilience, disaster recovery, and data mobility across on-premises and cloud environments, enabling enterprises to protect, replicate, and recover applications and data at scale.

Cloud ComputingCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareHerzliya Pituach

Ziv Kedem(Founder)inOded Kedem(Founder)inLiat Nachmani(Executive Officer)inGil Levonai(Executive Officer)inPaul Zeiter(Executive Officer)inShlomi Oren(Executive Officer)in

Co-investors83NorthBattery VenturesCheyenne VenturesClaltechClear VenturesCRV (Charles River Ventures)+3 more

Other

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

WikiaWoven DigitalTwyla

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.