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Aspire Ventures

Founders Dave Kennedy Jeffrey Lehman Sam Abadir William Spire

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Total investments 4
Average round size
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The average size of a deal this fund participated in
$2M
Portfolio companies 3
Rounds per year 0.40
Lead investments 1
Follow on index
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How often the fund supports its portfolio startups at next rounds
0.25
Key employees Soon
Stages of investment
Late Stage Venture
Private Equity

Areas of investment

  • Information Technology
  • Direct Marketing
  • Real Time
  • Digital Media
  • Advertising
Summary

In 2014 was created Aspire Ventures, which is appeared as VC. The venture was found in North America in United States. The main department of described VC is located in the Lancaster.

The fund was created by Dave Kennedy, Jeffrey Lehman, Sam Abadir, William Spire.

The typical case for the fund is to invest in rounds with 1-2 participants. The meaningful sponsors for the fund in investment in the same round are Osage Venture Partners. In the next rounds fund is usually obtained by Total Access Fund, Chestnut Street Ventures, Alumni Ventures Group.

Among the most popular portfolio startups of the fund, we may highlight Wylei. Besides, a startup requires to be at the age of 1 and less years to receive the investment from the fund. Among the most successful fund investment fields, there are Real Time, Messaging. For fund there is a match between the location of its establishment and the land of its numerous investments - United States.

The fund is constantly included in less than 2 deals per year. The common things for fund are deals in the range of 1 - 5 millions dollars. The important activity for fund was in 2014.

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Notable deals

CompanyIndustryRound SizeDateInvestorsLocation

OpenStar Technologies

Energy
Environmental Engineering
Renewable Energy
$6M08 Aug 2023 Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand

Wylei

Advertising
Digital Media
Direct Marketing
Information Technology
Messaging
Real Time
$2M17 Oct 2014 Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States

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Total investments 4
Average round size 2M
Rounds per year 0.40
Peak activity year 2014
Lead investments 1
Follow on index 0.25
Group Appearance index 0.75

Latest deals

CompanyIndustryRound SizeDateInvestorsLocation

OpenStar Technologies

Energy
Environmental Engineering
Renewable Energy
$6M08 Aug 2023 Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand

Wylei

Advertising
Digital Media
Direct Marketing
Information Technology
Messaging
Real Time
$2M17 Oct 2014 Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
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