Revolution LLC

Revolution LLC is an investment firm based in Washington, D.C., founded in 2005 by Steve Case, Donn Davis, and Tige Savage.[1] Notable investments include LivingSocial and Zipcar.

Foundation

Main article: Steve Case

Revolution LLC was founded in 2005 by Steve Case, a well-known entrepreneur and a co-founder of America Online (AOL), the first Internet company in the world to go public along with Donn Davis and Tige Savage.[1][2] After negotiating the merger of AOL and Time Warner, a transaction that today remains the largest merger in business history,[3] AOL Time Warner floundered and Case resigned from his post in January 2003, with the merger often cited as one of worst mergers ever.[4] After leaving the AOL-Time Warner board in 2005, Case co-found Revolution LLC.

Investment funds

Revolution operates three major investment funds with different focuses.

Revolution Ventures focuses on early-stage technology investments under $10 million.[5]

Revolution Growth makes growth-stage investments of $10 million and above, primarily in consumer technology businesses. It was created in 2011 with $450 million of initial capital.[6] It typically invests in two to three new companies per year, mostly on the East Coast of the United States.[7] Its major investments have included Sweetgreen,[8] Bigcommerce,[9] Optoro,[10] and Handybook.[11]

Revolution Places makes real estate and hospitality investments, usually between $25 and $50 million. It is usually the majority shareholder in each portfolio company.[12]

Profile investments in the collective Revolution portfolio include Zipcar, LivingSocial, Lolly Wolly Doodle, Waterfront Media, FedBid, Exclusive Resorts, Inspirato, Miraval, SparkPeople, Extend Health, BrainScope, AddThis, and other companies.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Revolution LLC: Private Company Information". BusinessWeek. Retrieved 2008-04-21.
  2. ↑ "Steve Case at IGNITION". BusinessInsider. Retrieved March 2013.
  3. ↑ "AOL and Time Warner Announce Merger". New York Times. 2012-01-10. Retrieved March 2013.
  4. ↑ Final farewell to worst deal in history - AOL-Time Warner
  5. ↑ "Revolution Team". Revolution. Retrieved March 2013.
  6. ↑ "Steve Case's Revolution Raises $450M Growth Fund". BusinessWeek. Retrieved March 2013.
  7. ↑ "Steve Case Fund". Mashable. Retrieved March 2013.
  8. ↑ Alden, William (4 December 2014). "Revolution Fund Invests in Sweetgreen Salad Chain". The New York Times. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
  9. ↑ Nassim Khadem (26 July 2013). "Start-up Bigcommerce gets 'biggest ever' $US40m capital hit from Revolution Growth". BRW. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
  10. ↑ Grant, Rebecca (17 July 2013). "Revolution Growth Fund invests $23.5M in Optoro to find unwanted goods a home". VentureBeat. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
  11. ↑ Lawler, Ryan (11 June 2014). "On-Demand Home Services Startup Handybook Raises $30M From Steve Case’s Revolution Growth". TechCrunch. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
  12. ↑ Marr, Kendra (2007-08-03). "Revolution Places". Washington Post. Retrieved March 2013.

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