Acorn Ventures
VC Fund
Bellevue, United States
Acorn Ventures is an early-stage investment fund based in Bellevue, Washington. Acorn was founded by Rufus W. Lumry in 1991 after his retirement as EVP/CFO of McCaw Cellular Communications (now AT&T Wireless). Its mission is to find, fund and nurture early-stage companies that present extraordinary opportunities to make industry-changingleaps in technology and applications.
- Total investments:
- 4
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 0%
Last updated:
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Industries Acorn Ventures invests in
Stages Acorn Ventures invests in
Countries Acorn Ventures invests in
Contacts
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Caren Seidle
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Rufus Lumry
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Scott Drum
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Investment Focus
Industry
- Telecommunications 2 (50%)
- Mobile 1 (25%)
- Hardware 1 (25%)
- Internet 1 (25%)
- Software 1 (25%)
Stage
- Seed 1 (25%)
- Series A 1 (25%)
- Series C 1 (25%)
- Funding Round 1 (25%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
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Caren Seidle
Chief Financial Officer
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Chief Financial Officer | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
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Rufus Lumry
Founder & President
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Founder & President | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
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Scott Drum
Managing Director
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Managing Director | Total investments: 0 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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Flyp
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Flyp, Inc. is a US-based telecommunications company focused on changing the global consumer communications experience. The company's proprietary platform delivers the highest quality voice and text communications in or out of network, while enabling the use of multiple phone numbers on a single device. For international customers, Flyp is thefirst and only solution that provides mobile users with a local US phone number on their device for high-quality, free calling and texting to and from any US phone number. | $5.8M / Seed / Feb 01, 2016 | |
Sanera Systems
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At Sanera Systems, Inc. they are building a dream team to deliver innovative, new-paradigm system products. They are a well-funded startup (top tier VCs and visionaries) actively looking to fill positions in software, hardware, and marketing. | $10M / Mar 18, 2002 | |
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RapidStream
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RapidStream uses patent-pending RapidCore technology to deliver integrated virtual private network (VPN) and firewall solutions to service providers, data centers and enterprises that require a high degree of interoperability, scalability and security. | $25M / Series C / Jan 22, 2001 | |
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Sanera Systems
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At Sanera Systems, Inc. they are building a dream team to deliver innovative, new-paradigm system products. They are a well-funded startup (top tier VCs and visionaries) actively looking to fill positions in software, hardware, and marketing. | $17.5M / Series A / Sep 01, 2000 |
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FAQ
What does Acorn Ventures invest in?
Acorn Ventures invests primarily in Telecommunications, Mobile and Hardware startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 4 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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Who are the partners at Acorn Ventures?
The team at Acorn Ventures includes Caren Seidle (Chief Financial Officer), Rufus Lumry (Founder & President) and Scott Drum (Managing Director). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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