VentureSpur
VC Fund
Dallas, United States
VentureSpur is a venture accelerator and venture capital seed fund dedicated to identifying and developing the best early-stage, high-growth ventures focused on tech for restaurant, retail and hospitality. Through a 12-week program of acceleration, VentureSpur provides selected participants with seed capital, office space, a team of dedicated, entrepreneurial mentors, education and development opportunities, and a wide range of free and discounted technical and business services. The program culminates on Demo Day, during which participants will have an opportunity to present their venture to angel investors, venture capitalists and others. With a special focus on high-quality entrepreneurial mentors, VentureSpur offers participants a unique opportunity in the state and region to fund, develop and launch their business with the support and expertise of mentors who have been through the launch of their own comapnies and been successful.
- Total investments:
- 4
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 0%
Last updated:
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Industries VentureSpur invests in
Stages VentureSpur invests in
Countries VentureSpur invests in
Investment Focus
Industry
- Mobile 2 (50%)
- Apps 1 (25%)
- News 1 (25%)
- Video 1 (25%)
- Content 1 (25%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hostspot is a Multichannel platform that helps you discover and understand trends and behavior of customers within their storesHostspot helps you to enhance in-store shopping experiences.Their fully integrated suite works based on beacons & wifi proximity technology, enables your company to measure, interact and communicate with customersin real time.You can not improve what you can not measure. Know exactly what’s happening in-store in real time for optimizing operations. | $130K / Seed / Aug 07, 2014 | ||
| Vesuvius Games develops and publishes video games across platforms with original content and interactive gameplay experiences. | $100K / Seed / Aug 07, 2014 | ||
| A Delaware registered in the mobile Internet company | $15K / Seed / Aug 07, 2014 | ||
| Originally known as ViewMarket, CultureMap is a local digital lifestyle brand leveraging various technologies to engage with more than 2.5 million users each month. Co-founded by experienced entrepreneurs Alexander Muse and Robert Bennett, the company has raised approximately $1M in seed capital from prominent investors including 500 Startups andSilicon Valley Growth Syndicate (the last valuation was $7.5M pre-money). Over the past two years the company has developed various web, mobile, video and iBeacon technology platforms to scale a digital lifestyle brand. To that end the company acquired two existing brands including CultureMap and RSVP for stock. By integrating our technology the company is now generating approximately $360K per month in revenue and operating on a breakeven basis. Presently the company has rolled out in Houston, Dallas and Austin (adding San Antonio and Fort Worth in Q4). Our footprint includes a local digital media presence as well as a targeted iBeacon deployment in retail through each market. The company has begun raising a $5M Series A to expand its digital and iBeacon footprint into New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, San Francisco and Atlanta. Based on current projections the company expects to generate approximately $100M in annual revenue within 36 months following the expansion. | $750K / Seed / Feb 01, 2014 |
Co-Investors
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Naranya Ventures
1 deal together
Oakum Bay Capital
1 deal together
Right Side Capital Management
1 deal together
ReadWrite Labs
1 deal together
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FAQ
What does VentureSpur invest in?
VentureSpur invests primarily in Mobile, Apps and News startups, most often at Seed 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.
When did VentureSpur last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for VentureSpur closed in Aug 2014. Shizune tracks 4 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.
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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 Oct 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
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