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Background Capital

Founders Rafael Corrales

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Total investments 17
Average round size
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The average size of a deal this fund participated in
$7M
Portfolio companies 14
Rounds per year 2.83
Lead investments 0
Follow on index
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How often the fund supports its portfolio startups at next rounds
0.18
Key employees Soon

Areas of investment

  • Software
  • E-Commerce
  • Government
  • Retail
  • Apps

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Notable deals

CompanyIndustryRound SizeDateInvestorsLocation

BinIt

Artificial Intelligence
Machine Learning
Software
Waste Management
$6M29 Jan 2024 New York, New York, United States

Flipturn

Fleet Management
Software
$4M27 Jul 2023 New York, New York, United States

Emperia

E-Commerce
Marketing
Retail
Software
Web Design
$10M25 Jan 2023 London, England, United Kingdom

Reveri Health

Fitness
Health Care
Wellness
$3M09 Feb 2022 -

Empora Title

$22M01 Dec 2021 Columbus, Ohio, United States

Tundra

E-Commerce
Internet
Marketplace
$26M28 Sep 2021 San Francisco, California, United States

Aalto

$13M12 Aug 2021 San Francisco, California, United States

Select Star

Analytics
Database
Internet
$2M24 Feb 2021 San Francisco, California, United States

Apps
Environmental Engineering
Mobile Apps
$2M14 Dec 2020 Oakland, California, United States
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Sequoia leads $13M investment in Aalto, an online marketplace that lets homeowners sell directly to buyers

– Aalto is a private homeowner marketplace.
– The company has raised $13m in Series A funding.
– The round was led by Sequoia Capital and joined by Background Capital, Defy Partners, Maple VC and Greg Waldorf.
– The company claims that a potential seller can list their home on its platform in five minutes, rather than a typical process that is closer to five weeks.

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Total investments 17
Average round size 7M
Rounds per year 2.83
Peak activity year 2020
Lead investments 0
Follow on index 0.18
Group Appearance index 1.00

Latest deals

CompanyIndustryRound SizeDateInvestorsLocation

BinIt

Artificial Intelligence
Machine Learning
Software
Waste Management
$6M29 Jan 2024 New York, New York, United States

Flipturn

Fleet Management
Software
$4M27 Jul 2023 New York, New York, United States

Emperia

E-Commerce
Marketing
Retail
Software
Web Design
$10M25 Jan 2023 London, England, United Kingdom

Reveri Health

Fitness
Health Care
Wellness
$3M09 Feb 2022 -

Empora Title

$22M01 Dec 2021 Columbus, Ohio, United States

Tundra

E-Commerce
Internet
Marketplace
$26M28 Sep 2021 San Francisco, California, United States

Aalto

$13M12 Aug 2021 San Francisco, California, United States

Select Star

Analytics
Database
Internet
$2M24 Feb 2021 San Francisco, California, United States

Apps
Environmental Engineering
Mobile Apps
$2M14 Dec 2020 Oakland, California, United States
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