819 Capital
VC Fund
San Francisco, United States
819 Capital is a venture capital firm that invests in seed, mature, and late-stage businesses.The firm targets technology and consumer products companies in various stages of maturity from companies that require seed capital to late-stage, mature businesses. While seeking risk-adjusted returns for their investors, they are firm believers thatexperienced, talented management teams can mitigate the risks of growing profitable businesses.819 focuses on multifamily development projects in markets that are experiencing low vacancy rates and high growth. 819 partners with developers located in Portland, the Bay Area, New York City, and Boston among other regions. 819 supports its development partners from the design and entitlement phases through the financing and construction phases of the projects.819 partners with established commercial real estate investment groups to acquire fully or partially stabilized assets. 819 targets assets that are leased under long-term contracts to provide investors with steady cash flow. 819 also acquires leased assets that require value-added management through additional leasing with new or existing tenants.
- Total investments:
- 3
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 0%
Last updated:
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Industries 819 Capital invests in
Stages 819 Capital invests in
Countries 819 Capital invests in
Contacts
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Joe Lerner
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John Bickford
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Investment Focus
Industry
- News 1 (33%)
- Video 1 (33%)
- Retail 1 (33%)
- Software 1 (33%)
- Publishing 1 (33%)
Stage
- Series A 1 (33%)
- Series B 1 (33%)
- Series C 1 (33%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
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Joe Lerner
Managing Partner
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Managing Partner | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
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John Bickford
Managing Partner
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Managing Partner | Total investments: 0 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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Tout
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Tout is the TV network for the Internet. A spin-out from the Stanford Research Institute (SRI International), Tout's Personalized TV Technology is the first patented AI technology that delivers targeted video programming based on who you are and where you are across the web. Tout works with more than 300 leading content producers and over3,500 publishers to significantly grow online video revenue and drive deeper engagement with consumers. Delivering over 400MM video streams to 85MM unique viewers every month, Tout provides unprecedented scale and brand-safety to hundreds of Fortune 1000 advertisers who want to align their brands with the highest quality and contextual relevant video content. Headquartered in San Francisco, Tout works with top media brands like CNN, Fox Sports and Time Inc. to deliver personalized TV across the Web. | $26M / Series C / Oct 02, 2016 | |
Index
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Index is challenging the status quo of how retailers engage with their customers. We are a retail software company that brings the personalization and measurement of online commerce to the offline world. Index provides retailers with security and an advantage to elevate service, personalize experiences and measure the ROI of their efforts.Seeing a unique opportunity to directly serve the needs of top-tier retailers, former Google Wallet Product and Engineering leads Marc Freed-Finnegan and Jonathan Wall founded Index in early 2012. Our bench includes the team that conceptualized and developed Google Wallet, provided technical leadership for Google’s big data efforts, and partnered with retailers at Apple, Google and Oracle. In addition, our advisors were C-level executives at Saks, Whole Foods, Jamba Juice, Burger King, J.Crew and Williams-Sonoma. | $7M / Series A / Nov 19, 2013 | |
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Tout
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Tout is the TV network for the Internet. A spin-out from the Stanford Research Institute (SRI International), Tout's Personalized TV Technology is the first patented AI technology that delivers targeted video programming based on who you are and where you are across the web. Tout works with more than 300 leading content producers and over3,500 publishers to significantly grow online video revenue and drive deeper engagement with consumers. Delivering over 400MM video streams to 85MM unique viewers every month, Tout provides unprecedented scale and brand-safety to hundreds of Fortune 1000 advertisers who want to align their brands with the highest quality and contextual relevant video content. Headquartered in San Francisco, Tout works with top media brands like CNN, Fox Sports and Time Inc. to deliver personalized TV across the Web. | $13.4M / Series B / Jun 29, 2012 |
Co-Investors
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1 deal together
Burch Creative Capital
1 deal together
Innovation Endeavors
1 deal together
Khosla Ventures
1 deal together
Pittco Capital Partners
1 deal together
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What does 819 Capital invest in?
819 Capital invests primarily in News, Video and Retail startups, most often at Series A and Series B stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
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The team at 819 Capital includes Joe Lerner (Managing Partner) and John Bickford (Managing Partner). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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