Former venture capital arm of AOL that backed early-stage consumer internet companies.
Location
New York City, NY, US
Founded
2010
AOL Ventures was the corporate venture capital arm of AOL, established in New York after the company separated from Time Warner. It invested in early-stage, technology-centric consumer internet businesses across content, advertising, local and mapping, paid services, and communications.
The firm concentrated on seed and Series A rounds and paired its capital with access to AOL's own operating businesses. It concluded initial investment activity in 2013 as its founding partners departed, and its former website now belongs to an unrelated party.
AOL Ventures - Portfolio Snapshot
Portfolio activity breakdown across disclosed investments and stages
Portfolio Companies8
Current Portfolio Count8
Top Investment Stages
Series B4 (57.1%)
Series A2 (28.6%)
Series D1 (14.3%)
Stage Mix
Series B 57%Series A 29%Series D 14%
Concentration shown as share of disclosed investments by stage.
