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Divergent Ventures

1652 20th Ave, Seattle, WA, 98122, United States

Overview

Early-stage venture investing focused on Big Data and Cloud Infrastructure.

Founded

2006

Deals · 12mo

0

Links

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Stage focus

Series A

Geographic focus

United States

Sector focus

Big Data
Cloud Computing
Venture Capital

Investment portfolio

20rounds
NAMEDATESIZE
Wicket Labs
Jul 2018Participated
$3 MOther Equity
Socedo
Mar 2017Participated
$1 MOther Equity
CloudCoreo
Oct 2016Participated
$3 MSeed
BlueTalon
Aug 2016Participated
$16 MSeries A
Appuri
Jun 2016Participated
$2 MOther Equity
Iron.io
Feb 2016Participated
$4 MSeries A
Iron.io
Sep 2015Participated
$8 MSeries A
Appuri
Jun 2015Led
$2 MSeed
BlueTalon
Feb 2015Participated
$5 MOther Equity
Shippable
Nov 2014Participated
$8 MSeries A
ReadyPulse
Apr 2014Participated
$2 MSeries A
Shippable
Dec 2013Participated
$2 MSeed
Wicket Labs
Jul 2018Participated
$3 MOther Equity
Socedo
Mar 2017Participated
$1 MOther Equity
CloudCoreo
Oct 2016Participated
$3 MSeed
BlueTalon
Aug 2016Participated
$16 MSeries A
Appuri
Jun 2016Participated
$2 MOther Equity
Iron.io
Feb 2016Participated
$4 MSeries A
Iron.io
Sep 2015Participated
$8 MSeries A
Appuri
Jun 2015Led
$2 MSeed
BlueTalon
Feb 2015Participated
$5 MOther Equity
Shippable
Nov 2014Participated
$8 MSeries A
ReadyPulse
Apr 2014Participated
$2 MSeries A
Shippable
Dec 2013Participated
$2 MSeed
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Deal Distribution

Divergent Ventures: 20 funding rounds are recorded in the selected participation categories.All available history.
Divergent Ventures: 20 funding rounds are recorded in the selected participation categories. All available history
Round typeLed dealsParticipated deals
Seed12
Series A09
Series B12
Other Equity05

Monthly Deal Activity

Divergent Ventures: 20 deals are recorded across 185 months.All available history.
Divergent Ventures: 20 deals are recorded across 185 months. All available history
MonthDeals
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Sector Breakdown

Divergent Ventures: Enterprise Software is the largest displayed sector by deal count (16 deals).All available history.

A deal can appear in multiple sectors, so sector totals may overlap. Capital represents disclosed total round sizes, not fund cheque sizes.

Divergent Ventures: Enterprise Software is the largest displayed sector by deal count (16 deals). All available history
SectorDeals
Enterprise Software16
Data, Analytics & IT9
Networks, Cloud & Communication6
Hardware & Robotics3
Marketing & Advertising3
Cybersecurity & Privacy3
AI & Machine Learning2
Developer Tools2
Media & Entertainment1
Professional Services1
Clean Energy & Sustainability1
Space & Frontier Tech1

Deal Size Distribution

Divergent Ventures: 20 rounds have a disclosed size in the displayed size bands.All available history.

Undisclosed round sizes are excluded. Capital represents total round sizes, not fund cheque sizes.

Divergent Ventures: 20 rounds have a disclosed size in the displayed size bands. All available history
Round size band (USD)Deals
<$5M14
$5M-$10M4
$10M-$25M2
$25M-$50M0
$50M-$100M0
$100M-$250M0
$250M-$500M0
$500M-$1B0
$1B+0

Deals By Geography

Divergent Ventures: United States has the largest recorded deal count among the displayed regions (20 deals).All available history.

Top 1 of 1 regions; European countries are grouped as Europe.

Divergent Ventures: United States has the largest recorded deal count among the displayed regions (20 deals). All available history
RegionDeals
United States20
Divergent Ventures: 20 co-investors are shown, with Vulcan Capital sharing 5 recorded deals.All available history.

Co-Investors

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Shows up to 20 co-investors ranked by shared deals. Deals may be shared with multiple funds, so rows overlap. Capital is total round size, not fund cheque size.

Divergent Ventures: 20 co-investors are shown, with Vulcan Capital sharing 5 recorded deals. All available history
Co-investorShared deals
Vulcan Capital5
Baseline Ventures4
Data Collective4
Madrona Venture Group4
Reed Elsevier Ventures3
Bain Capital Ventures2
Bloomberg Beta2
Cloud Capital Partners2
Founders' Co-op2
Hummer Winblad Venture Partners2
Ignition Partners2
Signia Venture Partners2
Stanford StartX fund2
Triage Ventures2
True Ventures2
Accelerator Ventures1
Aristos Ventures1
Arsenal Venture Partners1
Avalon Ventures1
Berggruen Holdings1

Investment Strategy

Divergent Ventures: Led accounts for 10% and participating for 90% of round participation.All available history.
Divergent Ventures: Led accounts for 10% and participating for 90% of round participation. All available history
CategoryDeals (count)Share (%)
Led210%
Participating1890%
Divergent Ventures: Single-lead accounts for 100% and co-led for 0% of lead dynamics.All available history.
Divergent Ventures: Single-lead accounts for 100% and co-led for 0% of lead dynamics. All available history
CategoryDeals (count)Share (%)
Single-lead2100%
Co-led00%

Team

Kevin Ober

Managing Director

Rob Shurtleff

Managing Partner

Todd Warren

Managing Director