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Overview

Venture capital firm specializing in seed and early-stage tech investments.

Founded

1996

Deals · 12mo

3

Stage focus

Series B
Series C

Geographic focus

El Salvador
India
Spain
United States

Sector focus

Emerging Markets
Finance
FinTech
Software
...

Investment portfolio

19rounds
NAMEDATESIZE
Ábaco
Jul 2026Participated
$53 MOther Equity
Optiak
Jun 2026Led
$5 MSeed
QuiverAI
Feb 2026Participated
$8 MSeed
Enevate
Feb 2021Participated
$81 MSeries E
Enevate
Sep 2015Led
$30 MSeries B
Alpine Data Labs
Nov 2013Participated
$16 MSeries B
Enevate
Dec 2012Participated
$24 MSeries B
Nirvanix
May 2012Participated
$25 MSeries C
KidZui
Dec 2011Led
$2 MOther Equity
KidZui
Aug 2011Participated
$2 MOther Equity
Alpine Data Labs
May 2011Participated
$8 MSeries A
Access 360 Media
Jan 2011Participated
$42 MDebt
Ábaco
Jul 2026Participated
$53 MOther Equity
Optiak
Jun 2026Led
$5 MSeed
QuiverAI
Feb 2026Participated
$8 MSeed
Enevate
Feb 2021Participated
$81 MSeries E
Enevate
Sep 2015Led
$30 MSeries B
Alpine Data Labs
Nov 2013Participated
$16 MSeries B
Enevate
Dec 2012Participated
$24 MSeries B
Nirvanix
May 2012Participated
$25 MSeries C
KidZui
Dec 2011Led
$2 MOther Equity
KidZui
Aug 2011Participated
$2 MOther Equity
Alpine Data Labs
May 2011Participated
$8 MSeries A
Access 360 Media
Jan 2011Participated
$42 MDebt
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Deal Distribution

Mission Ventures: 19 funding rounds are recorded in the selected participation categories.All available history.
Mission Ventures: 19 funding rounds are recorded in the selected participation categories. All available history
Round typeLed dealsParticipated deals
Seed11
Series A01
Series B13
Series C+04
Other Equity25
Debt01

Monthly Deal Activity

Mission Ventures: 19 deals are recorded across 236 months.All available history.
Mission Ventures: 19 deals are recorded across 236 months. All available history
MonthDeals
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Sector Breakdown

Mission Ventures: Networks, Cloud & Communication is the largest displayed sector by deal count (6 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.

Mission Ventures: Networks, Cloud & Communication is the largest displayed sector by deal count (6 deals). All available history
SectorDeals
Networks, Cloud & Communication6
Manufacturing4
Clean Energy & Sustainability3
Transportation & Logistics3
Consumer & Lifestyle3
Media & Entertainment3
Developer Tools3
Enterprise Software2
Data, Analytics & IT2
AI & Machine Learning2
Social & Community Platforms2
Real Estate & Construction1
Space & Frontier Tech1
Marketing & Advertising1
Fintech1

Deal Size Distribution

Mission Ventures: 19 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.

Mission Ventures: 19 rounds have a disclosed size in the displayed size bands. All available history
Round size band (USD)Deals
<$5M5
$5M-$10M4
$10M-$25M4
$25M-$50M4
$50M-$100M2
$100M-$250M0
$250M-$500M0
$500M-$1B0
$1B+0

Deals By Geography

Mission Ventures: United States has the largest recorded deal count among the displayed regions (15 deals).All available history.

Top 5 of 5 regions; European countries are grouped as Europe.

Mission Ventures: United States has the largest recorded deal count among the displayed regions (15 deals). All available history
RegionDeals
United States15
El Salvador1
100181
Canada1
India1
Mission Ventures: 20 co-investors are shown, with Intel Capital sharing 3 recorded deals.All available history.

Co-Investors

Bubble size = shared deals

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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.

Investment Strategy

Mission Ventures: Led accounts for 21% and participating for 79% of round participation.All available history.
Mission Ventures: Led accounts for 21% and participating for 79% of round participation. All available history
CategoryDeals (count)Share (%)
Led421%
Participating1579%
Mission Ventures: Single-lead accounts for 25% and co-led for 75% of lead dynamics.All available history.
Mission Ventures: Single-lead accounts for 25% and co-led for 75% of lead dynamics. All available history
CategoryDeals (count)Share (%)
Single-lead125%
Co-led375%

Team

Dave Ryan

Founding Managing Partner

Douglas F. Wall

Co-Founder

Leo Speigel

Managing Partner

Paddy Willis

Co-Founder, CEO

Robert Kibble

Managing Partner

Ted Alexander

Managing Partner