About VentureOut
VentureOut, an accelerator and incubator program founded in 2012, is based in New York City, United States. With a presence in 42 countries, it has supported around 797 startups in sectors like Enterprise Applications, High Tech. As of Oct 2026, VentureOut has 4 unicorns under its belt and has witnessed 96 portfolio exits. Most notable companies in
its portfolio include GoStudent, Applause and Disprz. The program is backed by a team of 5 people who primarily support Seed startups based in Czech Republic. Its latest investment was a $250K Seed round in XTND on 2020.
Key Metrics
Founded Year
2012
Location
New York City, United States
Sectors of Investment
Stages of Investment
Seed
Locations of Investment
VentureOut's List of Top Investments
VentureOut has a portfolio of 797 companies, including 4 unicorns. Their most notable investments are in Pikto Digital and Miomove.Their portfolio spans across United States, Germany, Canada and 39 more locations. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, High Tech, Retail and 34 other sectors, across stages such as Seed stage. Here is the list of top investments by VentureOut:
1. GoStudent
Provider of online tutoring platform for K-12 students. It offers personalized tutoring in Math, Physics, German, English, History, Biology, Chemistry, and many more. It also helps students to connect with tutors and ask doubts, get feedback, view chat history, and more. The app is available for both Android and iOS users.
Key facts about GoStudent
- Founded Year: 2016
- Location: Vienna (Austria)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series D
- Total Funding till date: $779M
- Employee Count: 2,646 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Dragoneer Investment Group, SoftBank Group and 16 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Conventional Debt, Aug 03, 2023, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
2. Applause
Platform offering crowdsourced testing solution. It offers crowd-driven automated testing, user experience testing, AI testing, security testing, etc. The platform integrates with development tools systems and environments that include APIs, bug tracking, bug fix verification system, etc. It offers codeless automation, test case management, etc.
Key facts about Applause
- Founded Year: 1966
- Location: Framingham (United States)
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $116M
- Employee Count: 1,613 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Questmark Capital Management, Goldman Sachs and 18 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series F, Dec 21, 2016, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
3. Disprz
Provider of AI-powered learning experience management, and enablement platform. The platform offers personalized skilling, frontline enablement, and mobile learning. It features generative skilling, content hubs, and decision support dashboards. The platform supports employee onboarding, performance enablement, talent development, and compliance training. It also provides tools for assessment generation, content summarization, and pathway authoring.
Key facts about Disprz
- Founded Year: 2015
- Location: West Orange (United States)
- Annual Revenue: ₹50 - ₹100 Cr as on Mar 31, 2025
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series C
- Total Funding till date: $52.1M
- Employee Count: 321 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Kalysta Capital, 360 One and 40 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, May 26, 2023, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
4. Voices
Voices is an online marketplace for voice-over talents. It provides an online platform to connect enterprises with voice-over artists. Voice talent can create online portfolios to market their services to clients.
Key facts about Voices
- Founded Year: 2003
- Location: United States
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $20M
- Employee Count: 1,011 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: FedDev Ontario, Morgan Stanley and 3 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Jul 12, 2017, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
5. Lukka
Provider of enterprise data management SaaS for digital assets. It delivers audited financial data, reference rates, tax reporting, blockchain analytics, and compliance solutions for crypto funds, banks, exchanges, and regulators. It offers software as a service, including blockchain analytics, compliance, and tax and business reporting. The company serves funds, administrators, financial institutions, crypto native businesses, accounting firms, and government agencies.
Key facts about Lukka
- Founded Year: 2014
- Location: New York City (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series E
- Total Funding till date: $209M
- Employee Count: 157 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Marshall Wace, State Street and 21 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series E, Aug 12, 2024, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
VentureOut's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Its most recent first time investment was in XTND.VentureOut's Investments by Stage
VentureOut has made 4 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $250K.VentureOut's Investments by Sector
VentureOut has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Auto Tech, Energy Tech, Enterprise Applications, Enterprise Infrastructure and Environment Tech. Notably, it has invested in 585 Tech companies, 405 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 383 Software companies and at least 291 companies focusing on Consumer (B2C).Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Auto Tech | 1 |
Energy Tech | 1 |
Enterprise Applications | 1 |
Enterprise Infrastructure | 1 |
Environment Tech | 1 |
Others | 5 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
VentureOut's Investments by Geography
VentureOut has made most investments in Czech Republic (3), followed by United States where it has made 1 investment.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Czech Republic | 3 |
United States | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
VentureOut's recent investments
VentureOut has not made any investment in 2026 so far.Here are the most recent investments by VentureOut:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2020 | Czech Republic | Seed | 2391 | - | |
Sep 24, 2019 | Czech Republic | Seed | 9972 | [+4] | |
May 09, 2019 | Czech Republic | Seed | 7816 | - | |
Apr 09, 2019 | United States | Seed | 6116 | - |
Unicorns in VentureOut's Portfolio
VentureOut has 4 unicorns in its portfolio - Lukka, Augury, GoStudent and others. The most recent unicorn in their portfolio is Lukka. It became a unicorn in 2022, 4 years before VentureOut first invested in it.Here is a list of unicorns in VentureOut's portfolio:
Tracxn Score | Company | Short Description | Founded year | Sector | Location | Company Stage | First Investment/ Acquisition Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
72 | Provider of enterprise data management SaaS for digital assets | 2014 | New York City | Series E | vxwqesq | ||
71 | Provider of IoT and cloud-based machine analytics and predictive maintenance solutions | 2011 | New York City | Series F | tifaaib | ||
75 | Provider of online tutoring platform for K-12 students | 2016 | Vienna | Series D | bwqpjqk | ||
71 | Provider of digital experience analytics software for monitoring user behavior | 2012 | Paris | Series F | x{oscev |
IPOs and Publicly Listed companies in VentureOut's Portfolio
9 of VentureOut's portfolio companies have become public. Laxus got listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE), in Dec 2024 and Trustpilot got listed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) at marketcap of $1.51B.Here are VentureOut's portfolio companies that went public:
Company | IPO Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Dec 13, 2024 | - | - | 2199 | |
Mar 23, 2021 | - | - | 4407 | |
Feb 24, 2021 | - | - | 8185 | |
Dec 22, 2016 | - | - | 6207 | |
- | - | - | 9708 |
Acquired companies in VentureOut's Portfolio
87 companies from VentureOut's portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Keyless in Jan 2026 by Ping Identity for $*****.Here are VentureOut's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jan 07, 2026 | - | - | 4166 | |
Oct 02, 2025 | - | - | 6056 | |
Sep 11, 2025 | - | - | 6912 | |
Mar 10, 2025 | - | - | 2878 | |
Feb 10, 2025 | - | - | 3853 |
Team profile of VentureOut
VentureOut has a team of 5 members including 1 Partner and 1 Venture Partner located in Australia and United States. VentureOut's team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Co-investors of VentureOut
Over the past 7 years, 5 investors have co-invested in VentureOut's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Top Co-investors of VentureOut: 5 investors entered a company along with VentureOut. These include investors like Paul Quigley (1 company).
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