Aol Ventures
VC Fund
New York, United States
Aol Ventures is a VC fund in New York focused on Advertising and Mobile. Aol Ventures was a New York-based early-stage venture capital firm focused on investments in technology-centric software companies. The firm started in 2010 after the spin-off of Aol from Time Warner and as part of a broader R&D effort within Aol. The firm concluded initial investment activities in May 2013 with the exit of both founding teammembers.
- Total investments:
- 36
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 6%
Last updated:
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Industries Aol Ventures invests in
Stages Aol Ventures invests in
Countries Aol Ventures invests in
Round sizes
Round size
- Seed
- $1M–$2.5M
- Series A
- $2.2M–$8M
- Series B
- $1.3M–$20M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Advertising 9 (25%)
- Mobile 7 (19%)
- Analytics 5 (14%)
- Software 4 (11%)
- E-Commerce 4 (11%)
Stage
- Series A 13 (36%)
- Seed 10 (28%)
- Series B 9 (25%)
- Funding Round 2 (6%)
- Series C 1 (3%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
Circulate
|
Circulate helps publishers (Web and App), networks and SDK providers maximize their first-party data monetization strategies with one simple integration, on a privacy friendly basis. Circulate advances the science of targeting and media attribution by enabling industry partners to utilize match Data as a Service. Marketers and their agencies areempowered to provide a unified consumer experience, attribute success, prioritize marketing investments, extend their reach and personalize their content. | $1.5M / Oct 01, 2015 | |
MoviePass
|
MoviePass is a subscription service that allows customers the freedom to see movies in theaters at a fixed monthly price. With the use of location-based mobile technologies the user will have the ability to check into their movie theater of choice and share their movie-going experiences with their peers through their favorite social networks. Theuser will also have the ability to rate each movie and theater experience after the film. It was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in New York. | $2.2M / Series A / Sep 26, 2014 | |
Scoutmob
|
Scoutmob is an Atlanta-based curated ecommerce site of more than 1,000 independent US makers and their 10,000+ products. Our primary channels of business are our own site, our wholesale program, and our retail partnerships, which include Target, Amazon, and URBN. Over the last four years, we’ve developed a proprietary marketing and distributionplatform which allows us to promote our products across a wide array of partners, capitalizing on the ever-increasing appetite for authentic, distinctive, handcrafted goods that purveys the current retail landscape. In the process, we’ve refined the noise and clutter of large open marketplaces (e.g., Etsy) by creating a lifestyle-branded retail concept (think West Elm, Anthropologie) that’s composed entirely of goods produced by America’s independent makers. Our most popular categories include home décor, small-batch edibles, art, apparel, jewelry, and accessories. | $3M / Series B / Apr 10, 2014 | |
Spree Commerce
|
At Spree Commerce, our mission is to empower the world’s sellers. Spree Commerce began as an open source e-commerce platform in 2008. The modular platform allows for easy customizations and upgrades so developers and store owners can configure Spree for their specific needs. Spree’s vibrant, international community has been an important factor inthe company’s success. Almost 500 developers have contributed to the Spree platform, and it is now one of the top open source projects in the world. In 2013, the company launched the Spree Commerce hub. The hub automates backend operations for storefronts using any platform, not just Spree, including stores operated by some of the world’s largest e-commerce retailers. | $5M / Series A / Feb 25, 2014 | |
Vungle
|
Vungle is the leading in-app video platform for performance marketers. Its mission is to deliver the highest value users through engaging video ads. Advertisers depend on Vungle's LTV and creative optimization technologies, targeting, and HD video ad delivery to reach and acquire high-value users worldwide. Vungle was incubated at** | $17M / Series B / Feb 06, 2014 | |
Sailthru
|
Sailthru helps modern marketers acquire, grow, and retain customers. With over 1.6Bn global consumer profiles under management, Sailthru's powerful suite of connected capabilities – including high-performance email, onsite personalization, mobile marketing automation, and unique integrations powering new customer acquisition – drives higherrevenue, improves customer lifetime value, and reduces churn. The world's most innovative publishers, including Business Insider, Refinery29 and Mashable, and the world's fastest-growing e-commerce companies, including Rent The Runway, JustFab, and Alex and Ani, trust Sailthru to help them succeed. Founded in 2008, Sailthru's exceptional group of investors include Benchmark, RRE Ventures, DFJ Gotham, Scale Venture Partners, and AOL Ventures. | $20M / Series C / Dec 17, 2013 | |
ActionX
|
The ActionX platform connects the dots between mobile customer acquisition and mobile retargeting to drive transactions and maximize customer lifetime value. | $3M / Series A / Sep 16, 2013 | |
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Vungle
|
Vungle is the leading in-app video platform for performance marketers. Its mission is to deliver the highest value users through engaging video ads. Advertisers depend on Vungle's LTV and creative optimization technologies, targeting, and HD video ad delivery to reach and acquire high-value users worldwide. Vungle was incubated at** | $6.5M / Series A / Aug 01, 2013 | |
Solve Media
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Solve Media is a privately held CAPTCHA service specializing in challenging users to prove they are human by having them type in the text | $7M / Series B / Jun 13, 2013 | |
SocialFlow
|
SocialFlow is a social distribution and monetization platform that is purpose-built for media companies. Their technology enables the world’s most successful publishers to easily distribute engaging social content while providing them monetization opportunities across multiple social networks. Their publishing software is used by tens ofthousands of journalists across the world and extends the reach and engagement of editorial content and stories to the social sphere. SocialFlow’s advertising products help publishers create new revenue streams from their social efforts. With native solutions and AttentionStream sponsored post ads, SocialFlow helps media companies leverage the unmatched scale and distribution of social channels. Founded in 2009 and based in New York, SocialFlow’s client roster includes half of the top 150 media companies including Condé Nast, Meredith, The Associated Press, CNN, and the BBC. | $10M / Series B / Apr 17, 2013 | |
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FAQ
What does Aol Ventures invest in?
Aol Ventures invests primarily in Advertising, Mobile and Analytics startups, most often at Series A and Seed stage. Most of the 36 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What is Aol Ventures's check size?
Aol Ventures typically joins rounds of $1M–$2.5M at Seed, $2.2M–$8M at Series A and $1.3M–$20M at Series B. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Aol Ventures participates in.
When did Aol Ventures last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Aol Ventures closed in Oct 2015. Shizune tracks 36 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.
Is Shizune's investor data accurate?
Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
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