About Access Technology Ventures
Access Technology Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 1986. It is primarily based out of New York City, United States. As of Nov 2020, Access Technology Ventures has invested in 16 companies. It primarily invests in Series B round in United States based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Enterprise Applications to Consumer and Retail. Most recently it participated in the $***** Series D round of PingCAP Overall, Access Technology Ventures portfolio has seen 2 unicorns, 7 IPOs and 4 acquisitions including key companies like Facebook, Amazon and Opendoor. A lot of funds co-invest with Access Technology Ventures, with names like Coatue sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio.Key Metrics
Access Technology Ventures' List of Top Investments
Access Technology Ventures has a portfolio of 16 companies, including 2 unicorns. Their most notable investments are in Opendoor and DigitalOcean.Their portfolio spans across United States, China, France and 5 more locations. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, Consumer, Retail and 10 other sectors, across stages such as Series B, Series A and 3 more. Here is the list of top investments by Access Technology Ventures:
1. Facebook
Operator of a social networking service facilitating connection and communication. Its services allows users to connect with friends, family, and other individuals. It provides tools for sharing updates, photos, and videos. The platform also offers features for creating and joining groups, following interests, and discovering content.
Key facts about Facebook
- Founded Year: 2004
- Location: Menlo Park (United States)
- Annual Revenue: $1B+ as on Dec 31, 2025
- Stage: Public
- Total Funding till date: $2.27B
- Employee Count: 26,594 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: Meritech, Sprout Capital Partners and 119 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Grant (prize money), Jan 15, 2017, $*****
- Highlight: Public
2. Amazon
Online marketplace and cloud computing provider. It provides a platform for purchasing diverse goods, from digital media and devices to apparel and food items. The platform offers options such as subscription services, digital content, and various shopping programs. It also facilitates transactions through different payment methods and gift options.
Key facts about Amazon
- Founded Year: 1994
- Location: Seattle (United States)
- Annual Revenue: $1B+ as on Dec 31, 2025
- Stage: Public
- Total Funding till date: $8M
- Employee Count: 780,710 as on Jun 30, 2026
- Investors: Berkshire Hathaway, equitywestsecurities.com and 47 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Post IPO, Mar 22, 2013, $*****
- Highlight: Public
3. Opendoor
Provider of an app-based reseller of residential properties. The platform enables property sellers to information about the property, schedule video assessments, and receive offers based on comparative market analysis. Provides home inspection and mortgage solutions. Their app is available on Android and iOS devices.
Key facts about Opendoor
- Founded Year: 2014
- Location: Tempe (United States)
- Stage: Public
- Total Funding till date: $1.35B
- Employee Count: 1,439 as on Jun 30, 2026
- Investors: New Enterprise Associates, Vibhu Venture Partners and 74 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Post IPO, Aug 18, 2021, $*****
- Highlight: Public
4. Lazada
Online retailer of diverse products providing shopping experiences and digital capabilities. It connects retailers and shoppers through technology, logistics, and payments infrastructure. The platform delivers engaging experiences customised to markets. It enables businesses to scale and grow with digital capabilities.
Key facts about Lazada
- Founded Year: 2012
- Location: Singapore (Singapore)
- Annual Revenue: $500M - $1B as on Dec 31, 2023
- Last Known Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $690M
- Employee Count: 21,571 as on Mar 31, 2026
- Investors: Access Industries, Deutsche Capital Group and 17 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series E, Nov 29, 2014, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
5. Deezer
Online platform for on-demand music and radio streaming. It allows users to listen to music from various record labels and genres on various devices. It enables them to access streamed music from a catalog of various tracks, news and entertainment talk shows, and podcasts. Users can also access on-demand audio, create customized playlists, personalized radio channels, offline listening, and personalized recommendations. Available for Web, Android, iOS, Windows, and more.
Key facts about Deezer
- Founded Year: 2007
- Location: Paris (France)
- Stage: Public
- Total Funding till date: $445M
- Employee Count: 1,093 as on Apr 30, 2026
- Investors: Access Industries, Kingdom Holding Company and 11 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Grant (prize money), Apr 01, 2022, $*****
- Highlight: Public
Access Technology Ventures' Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Access Technology Ventures has invested in 16 companies over the last 11 years, with an average of 1 new investment annually in the last 10 years. Its most recent first time investment was in PingCAP and most recent follow-on round was in Haoqipei.Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2019 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Access Technology Ventures' Investments by Stage
Access Technology Ventures has made 2 investments in Series B stage with an average round size of $192M, 1 investment in Series A stage with an average round size of $10M, 1 investment in Series C stage with an average round size of $60M, 1 investment in Series D stage with an average round size of $270M and 1 investment in Series E stage with an average round size of $325M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Series B | 2 |
Series A | 1 |
Series C | 1 |
Series D | 1 |
Series E | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Access Technology Ventures' Investments by Sector
Access Technology Ventures has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, Enterprise Infrastructure, Consumer, Retail and Auto. Notably, it has invested in 14 Tech companies, 10 Consumer (B2C) companies, 8 Software companies and at least 6 companies focusing on Saas.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 3 |
Enterprise Infrastructure | 3 |
Consumer | 2 |
Retail | 2 |
Auto | 1 |
Others | 4 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Access Technology Ventures' Investments by Geography
Access Technology Ventures has made most investments in United States (5), followed by China where it has made 1 investment.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United States | 5 |
China | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Access Technology Ventures' recent investments
Access Technology Ventures has not made any investment in 2026 so far.Here are the most recent investments by Access Technology Ventures:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Nov 17, 2020 | United States | Series D | 7158 | [+10] | |
Jun 19, 2019 | China | Series D | 6501 | [+3] | |
Mar 20, 2019 | United States | Series E | 7673 | [+10] | |
Mar 20, 2019 | United States | Series A | 9473 | [+3] | |
Jan 07, 2019 | China | Series C | 4894 | [+4] |
Unicorns in Access Technology Ventures' Portfolio
Access Technology Ventures has 2 unicorns in its portfolio - PingCAP and Tango. The most recent unicorn in their portfolio is PingCAP. It became a unicorn in 2021.Here is a list of unicorns in Access Technology Ventures' portfolio:
Tracxn Score | Company | Short Description | Founded year | Sector | Location | Company Stage | First Investment/ Acquisition Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
52 | Cloud-based platform offering distributed NewSQL databases | 2015 | Sunnyvale | Series D | mbaklly | ||
70 | Provider of live-streaming community platform | 2009 | Mountain View | Series D | ywcoxyk |
IPOs and Publicly Listed companies in Access Technology Ventures' Portfolio
7 of Access Technology Ventures' portfolio companies have become public. Deezer got listed on the Euronext Exchange (Euronext), in Jul 2022 at marketcap of undefined and DigitalOcean got listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) at marketcap of $4.95B.Here are Access Technology Ventures' portfolio companies that went public:
Company | IPO Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jul 05, 2022 | - | - | 5449 | |
Mar 24, 2021 | Jun 29, 2015 | Series B | 5790 | |
Dec 21, 2020 | Jun 13, 2018 | Series E | 9629 | |
Jul 02, 2019 | - | - | 1824 | |
Oct 09, 2018 | - | - | 6276 |
Acquired companies in Access Technology Ventures' Portfolio
4 companies from Access Technology Ventures' portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Gett in Apr 2026 by Lyft for $*****.Here are Access Technology Ventures' portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Apr 25, 2026 | - | - | 2293 | |
Feb 15, 2021 | Oct 12, 2017 | Series B | 2628 | |
Aug 06, 2018 | - | - | 5056 | |
Apr 12, 2016 | - | - | 2563 |
Co-investors of Access Technology Ventures
Over the past 11 years, 96 investors have co-invested in Access Technology Ventures's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Access Technology Ventures: Access Industries, Khosla Ventures and 61 others have invested in rounds before Access Technology Ventures. There is 1 company where Access Industries has invested before Access Technology Ventures and 1 company where Khosla Ventures has invested before Access Technology Ventures.
- Top Co-investors of Access Technology Ventures: 19 investors entered a company along with Access Technology Ventures. These include investors like Coatue (2 companies).
- Invested after Access Technology Ventures: A total of 14 investors have invested in Access Technology Ventures's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Hawk Equity (1 company), SoftBank Vision Fund (1 company) and Access Industries (1 company).
Recent News related to Access Technology Ventures
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China cloud database specialist PingCap raises $270mAsian Venture Capital Journal•Nov 20, 2020•PingCAP, Notable Capital, Access Technology Ventures, Anatole Investment Management
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Open-Source Company PingCAP Announces $270 Million Series D FundingCNW•Nov 17, 2020•PingCAP, Notable Capital, Access Technology Ventures, Anatole Investment Management and 15 others
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Mobile banking startup Chime lands $485M mega-round at $14.5B valuationSiliconAngle•Sep 18, 2020•Chime, DST Global, Iconiq Capital, General Atlantic and 7 others
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Chime quadruples valuation to $5.8BBreaking The News•Dec 05, 2019•DST Global, Access Technology Ventures, Chime
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Haoqipei Secures US $60 Million in Series D Funding to Further Accelerate Growth of its Online B2B Auto Parts MarketplacePR Newswire•Jun 19, 2019•Haoqipei, Access Technology Ventures, XVC, Jeneration Capital and 2 others
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Opendoor’s $325 million Series E financingGlobal Legal Chronicle•Aug 07, 2018•Opendoor, General Atlantic, Lennar, Andreessen Horowitz and 15 others
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Opendoor Announces $325 Million in Series E FinancingBusiness Wire•Jun 13, 2018•Opendoor, General Atlantic, Lennar, Andreessen Horowitz and 15 others
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Amazon wants to invest in start-ups, but some are nervous about taking the moneyCNBC•Sep 13, 2017•Nucleus, Amazon, Essential, Tencent and 4 others
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Essential Products gets Access for $300m roundGlobal Corporate Venturing•Aug 10, 2017•Access Technology Ventures
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Andy Rubin's smartphone startup partners with Amazon, Best Buy for launchThe Business Journals•Aug 09, 2017•Essential, Amazon, Tencent, The Alexa Fund and 3 others
