Compound (company)

Compound
Formerly called
 Metamorphic Ventures
Industry Venture capital
Founder David Hirsch
Website compound.vc

Compound (formerly known as Metamorphic Ventures) is a New York-based seed fund that invests in startup and early-stage technology companies.[1][2] In March 2014 the company announced a new fund with close to $70 million. It also added Google vice president of sales John McAtter, Yahoo! director of product management Robby Stein, and HSN chief Mindy Grossman to its advisory board.[3] In 2016, Metamorphic Ventures changed its name to Compound.[4]

Investments

Year Company Industry
2014 UpCounsel[5] Legal services marketplace for businesses
2014 Indiegogo[6] International crowdfunding site, competitor to Kickstarter and GoFundMe.
2014 Switch (app)[7] Job matching app and Job search engine, nicknamed Tinder for jobs.[8]
2013 Movable Ink[9] Email service provider
2011 Appboy[10] New York City-based mobile marketing automation company
2010 Chango[11] Toronto-based advertising company

References

  1. ↑ Shieber, Jonathan (11 March 2014). "NYC Investor Metamorphic Raises $70 Million For Super Seed Fund". Tech Crunch. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
  2. ↑ Gage, Deborah (11 March 2014). "Aiming to Bridge Silicon Valley and New York, Metamorphic Ventures Closes Second Fund". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
  3. ↑ Weber, Harrison (11 March 2014). "Metamorphic Ventures raises near-$70M fund, adds Google, Yahoo execs to board". Venture Beat. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
  4. ↑ Konrad, Alex (5 October 2016). "Metamorphic Ventures Rebrands As Compound, Raises $50 Million Fund To Back Startups On Both Coasts". Forbes. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
  5. ↑ Lawler, Ryan (9 December 2014). "UpCounsel Adds Another $2.4M In Funding To Expand Its Online Attorney Marketplace". TechCrunch. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
  6. ↑ Love, Dylan (28 January 2014). "Crowdfunding Site and Kickstarter Rival Indiegogo Raises $40 Million". Business Insider. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
  7. ↑ Lorenz, Taylor. "This New Job-Hunting App Steals The Addictive Feature That Made Dating App Tinder Go Viral". Business Insider. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
  8. ↑ Crook, Jordan. "Switch, With $2 Million In Seed Funding, Is Tinder For Jobs". TechCrunch. AOL. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
  9. ↑ Shontell, Alyson (8 May 2013). "Magic Email Startup Movable Ink Raises $11 Million After Growing Revenue From $2,000 to Multiple Millions". Business Insider. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
  10. ↑ Chapman, Lizette (2 October 2014). "Appboy Raises $15 Million to Help Businesses Improve Mobile Marketing". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
  11. ↑ Schonfeld, Erick (30 June 2010). "Chango Closes $1.4 Million Round, Brings Search Targeting To Display Ads". Tech Crunch. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
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