X (formerly Twitter)
VC Fund
San Francisco, United States
X (formerly Twitter) is a VC fund in San Francisco focused on Software and eSports. X, formerly Twitter, is a global social networking platform that allows its users to send and read 280-character messages. It enables registered users to read and post their tweets through the web, short message service (SMS), and mobile applications. As a global real-time communications platform, X has more than 400 million monthly visitors and255 million monthly active users around the world. X’s active group of registered members includes World leaders, major athletes, star performers, news organizations, and entertainment outlets. It is currently available in more than 35 languages. X was launched in 2006 by Jack Dorsey, Evan Williams, Biz Stone, and Noah Glass. X is headquartered in San Francisco, California, USA, with local offices in Atlanta, Austin, Boston, Boulder, Chicago, Detroit, Los Angeles, New York, Sunnyvale, and Washington. X's international offices are located in Amsterdam, Berlin, Dublin, London, Madrid, Paris, Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, Singapore, Sydney, Seoul, Tokyo, Toronto, and Vancouver.
- Total investments:
- 14
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 29%
Last updated:
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Industries X (formerly Twitter) invests in
Stages X (formerly Twitter) invests in
Countries X (formerly Twitter) invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
Round size
- Seed
- $3M–$3M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Software 3 (21%)
- eSports 2 (14%)
- Logistics 2 (14%)
- Social Media 2 (14%)
- Information Technology 2 (14%)
Stage
- Corporate Round 2 (14%)
- Seed 1 (7%)
- Grant 1 (7%)
- Series A 1 (7%)
- Series C 1 (7%)
Country
- United States 8 (57%)
- India 1 (7%)
- Israel 1 (7%)
- Singapore 1 (7%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
David Shackleton
Product Head at OpenBack Integration
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Product Head at OpenBack Integration | Total investments: 3 | Find email | |
Kayvon Beykpour
Head of Consumer Product
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Head of Consumer Product | Total investments: 6 | Find email | |
Linda Yaccarino
Chief Executive Officer
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Chief Executive Officer | Total investments: 1 | Find email | |
Martijn de Kuijper
Senior Product Manager
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Senior Product Manager | Total investments: 2 | Find email | |
Ryan Merl
Senior Software Engineer
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Senior Software Engineer | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
| See all 20 team members → | ||||
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
xAI
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XAI is an AI company that develops a platform to accelerate human scientific discovery. The company primarily focuses on developing advanced AI systems that are truthful, competent, and maximally beneficial for all of humanity. Its mission is to understand the true nature of the universe. | $250M / Corporate Round / Nov 01, 2023 | |
OpenNode
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OpenNode offers the most accessible way for e-commerce businesses to process bitcoin payments. With an easy-to-use plug-in solution that includes payment infrastructure APIs for developers and the fastest payment processor capacity on the market, OpenNode enables new payment models and instantaneous settlements for businesses and consumers alike.By bridging the gap between blockchain and the rest of the world with a simple payments platform that is accessible to all, OpenNode is helping to create a borderless future where everyday transactions are paid for with bitcoin and fiat interchangeably. | $20M / Series A / Feb 08, 2022 | |
Aleph Group
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Aleph is the largest global digital media partner. In over 70 markets worldwide, we are trusted to connect the biggest players in digital media with the advertisers that rely on them. Aleph helps advertisers maximize the value of their investment through a complete service ecosystem - comprising innovative proprietary technology, digital expertiseand deeply embedded local market knowledge. Our teams help brands to master the leading digital platforms, bringing them closer to their customers. These services are delivered through our portfolio of digital media service brands: IMS; Httpool; WISE.BLUE; and Social Snack. | Corporate Round / Jan 11, 2022 | |
Alter
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Alter is a platform SDK consisting of a real-time 3D avatar system and motion capture built from scratch for web3 interoperability and the open metaverse. Developers can pipe avatars into their apps, games, and websites. They offer computer vision, 3d technology, web3, machine learning, avatars, rendering engines, blockchain, and NFTs. | $3M / Seed / Oct 07, 2021 | |
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Alter
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Alter is a platform SDK consisting of a real-time 3D avatar system and motion capture built from scratch for web3 interoperability and the open metaverse. Developers can pipe avatars into their apps, games, and websites. They offer computer vision, 3d technology, web3, machine learning, avatars, rendering engines, blockchain, and NFTs. | $3M / Seed / Oct 07, 2021 | |
Tribe
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Tribe is a global blockchain ecosystem builder that connects startups and tech talents with leading opportunities. By working closely with organizations including blockchain protocols, corporates, governments, startups, and developer communities, it strives to power the next wave of talents and companies' leap from Web2 to Web3. Some ofTribe's official partners include Enterprise Singapore, Pfizer, HSBC, Infineon Technologies, IMDA, BMW Group Asia, ConsenSys, IBM, Intel, Nielsen, PwC, R3, and Temasek amongst others. For more information, please visit https://tribex.co/ | Venture - Series Unknown / Apr 14, 2021 | |
ShareChat
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ShareChat is an Indian social media startup. It offers the content consumption and sharing platform only in Indian vernacular languages to cater to over 1.17 billion wireless network users of India. It is available in 15 Indian languages. The company was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Bangalore, Karnataka. | $502M / Series E / Apr 08, 2021 | |
Skillz
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Skillz is the marketplace platform that helps players discover mobile games and compete against other players around the world. At the same time, the company helps developers build multi-million dollar franchises by enabling social competition in their games. Leveraging its patented technology, Skillz has hosted over 2 billion tournaments entriesfor 30 million mobile players worldwide and distributes over $60 million in prizes each month. Headquartered in San Francisco and Portland, the company is backed by leading venture capitalists, media companies, and professional sports leagues and franchises including the investment arm of the NFL and owners of the New England Patriots, Milwaukee Bucks, New York Mets and Sacramento Kings. Skillz has also earned recognition as one of Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies, CNBC’s Disruptor 50, Forbes’ Next Billion-Dollar Startups, and the #1 fastest-growing company in America on the Inc. 5000. | $159M / Post-IPO Equity / Dec 16, 2020 | |
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ShareChat
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ShareChat is an Indian social media startup. It offers the content consumption and sharing platform only in Indian vernacular languages to cater to over 1.17 billion wireless network users of India. It is available in 15 Indian languages. The company was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Bangalore, Karnataka. | $40M / Series E / Sep 24, 2020 | |
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ShareChat
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ShareChat is an Indian social media startup. It offers the content consumption and sharing platform only in Indian vernacular languages to cater to over 1.17 billion wireless network users of India. It is available in 15 Indian languages. The company was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Bangalore, Karnataka. | $100M / Series D / Aug 15, 2019 | |
| See all 14 investments → | |||
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Lightspeed Venture Partners
5 deals together
India Quotient
4 deals together
Aream & Co
2 deals together
Mandiri Investment Management Singapore
2 deals together
Play Ventures
2 deals together
Roosh Ventures
2 deals together
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FAQ
What does X (formerly Twitter) invest in?
X (formerly Twitter) invests primarily in Software, eSports and Logistics startups, most often at Corporate Round and Seed stage. Most of the 14 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 X (formerly Twitter)'s check size?
X (formerly Twitter) typically joins rounds of $3M–$3M at Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds X (formerly Twitter) participates in.
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Who are the partners at X (formerly Twitter)?
The team at X (formerly Twitter) includes David Shackleton (Product Head at OpenBack Integration), Kayvon Beykpour (Head of Consumer Product) and Linda Yaccarino (Chief Executive Officer), among 20 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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