About Shotput Ventures
Shotput Ventures, an accelerator and incubator program founded in 2009, is based in Atlanta, United States. With a presence in 1 country, it has supported around 4 startups in sectors like Enterprise Applications, Consumer. As of Apr 2026, Shotput Ventures has witnessed 1 portfolio exit. Most notable companies in
its portfolio include Khush, EventHive and ShoutNow. The program is backed by a team of 1 people who primarily support Seed startups based in United States. Its latest investment was a $97.5K Seed round in Looxii Co on Oct 27, 2009.
Key Metrics
Founded Year
2009
Location
Atlanta, United States
Sectors of Investment
Stages of Investment
Seed
Locations of Investment
Shotput Ventures' List of All Investments
Shotput Ventures has a portfolio of 4 companies. Their most notable investmentis in Looxii CoTheir portfolio spans across and United States. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, Consumer, Media & Entertainment, across Seed stage. Here is the list of all investments by Shotput Ventures:1. Khush
Khush is a developer of music creation app that has developed a music app such as LaDiDa, a reverse karaoke iOS app. The app analyzes the user's voice and composes music to match. Users can sing the songs, record them, and upload to the platform for sharing with others.
Key facts about Khush
- Founded Year: 2009
- Location: Atlanta (United States)
- Stage: Acqui-Hired
- Total Funding till date: $125K
- Employee Count: 11 - 50 as on Jul 01, 2024
- Investors: Georgia Research Alliance, 500 Global and 3 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Grant (prize money), Jul 01, 2011, $*****
2. EventHive
EventHive is a provider of tools that enable audience engagement at conferences. Speakers can connect with attendees, preview and choose questions and receive real-time feedback during their presentation using EventHive polling. Poll results can be displayed in PowerPoint presentation. Attendees can ask questions, post comments, and share information. Provides organizers with session analytics tools to measure audience engagement.
Key facts about EventHive
- Founded Year: 2009
- Location: Atlanta (United States)
- Stage: Deadpooled
- Employee Count: 1 as on Jul 01, 2024
- Investors: Shotput Ventures
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, 2009, $*****
3. ShoutNow
Key facts about ShoutNow
- Founded Year: 2006
- Location: Indianapolis (United States)
- Stage: Deadpooled
- Employee Count: 1 - 10 as on Jul 01, 2024
- Investors: Shotput Ventures
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, Aug 10, 2009, $*****
4. Looxii Co
Looxii develops social media analytics tools. Offers a social analytics dashboard that enables companies to track relevant terms on Twitter, blogs, in the news, and social web-themed applications. Also provides consultation for businesses needing custom analytics dashboards and reports. Provides Twinqs, a twitter application that allows the users to get the links from their feed, and suggested content and new people to follow.
Key facts about Looxii Co
- Founded Year: 2009
- Location: Atlanta (United States)
- Stage: Deadpooled
- Total Funding till date: $97.5K
- Employee Count: 1 - 10 as on Jul 01, 2024
- Investors: Shotput Ventures
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, Oct 27, 2009, $*****
Shotput Ventures' Investments by Stage
Shotput Ventures has made 4 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $111K.Shotput Ventures' Investments by Sector
Shotput Ventures has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Consumer, Enterprise Applications and Media & Entertainment. Notably, it has invested in 2 Consumer (B2C) companies, 2 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 2 Software companies and at least 2 companies focusing on Tech.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Consumer | 1 |
Enterprise Applications | 1 |
Media & Entertainment | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Shotput Ventures' Investments by Geography
Shotput Ventures has made most investments in United States (4).Shotput Ventures' recent investments
Shotput Ventures has not made any investment in 2026 so far.Here are the most recent investments by Shotput Ventures:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Oct 27, 2009 | United States | Seed | 2329 | - | |
Aug 11, 2009 | United States | Seed | 4078 | - | |
Aug 10, 2009 | United States | Seed | 2137 | - | |
2009 | United States | Seed | 2872 | - | |
- | United States | Seed | 4062 | - |
Acquired companies in Shotput Ventures' Portfolio
1 company from Shotput Ventures' portfolio has been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Khush in Dec 2011 by Smule for $*****.Here are Shotput Ventures' portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Dec 01, 2011 | Aug 11, 2009 | Seed | 7575 |
Team profile of Shotput Ventures
Shotput Ventures has a team of 1 member located in United States. Shotput Ventures' team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Co-investors of Shotput Ventures
Over the past 17 years, 3 investors have co-invested in Shotput Ventures's portfolio companies. This includes only funds.
- Invested after Shotput Ventures: A total of 3 investors have invested in Shotput Ventures's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include 500 Global (1 company) and VentureLab (1 company).
