About Audrey’s Kitchen
Audrey’s Kitchen is a venture capital firm founded in 1987. It is primarily based out of Pittsburgh, United States. As of Aug 2021, Audrey’s Kitchen has invested in 18 companies. It primarily invests in Seed round in United States based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Enterprise Applications to Retail and Consumer. Most recently it participated in the $***** Seed round of BlastPoint Overall, Audrey’s Kitchen portfolio has seen 1 IPO and 5 acquisitions including key companies like Cognition Therapeutics, ALung and Wombat Security. A lot of funds co-invest with Audrey’s Kitchen, with names like Bruce Gebhardt sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Audrey’s Kitchen has team of 2 people including 2 partners.Key Metrics
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Audrey’s Kitchen's List of Top Investments
Audrey’s Kitchen has a portfolio of 18 companies. Their most notable investments are in UpContent and FutureDerm.Their portfolio spans across and United States. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, Retail, Consumer and 13 other sectors, across stages such as Seed stage. Here is the list of top investments by Audrey’s Kitchen:1. Show Clix
Ticketing platform for events. The platform allows users to search for events listed on the website and buy tickets for various events such as fandom conventions, museums, attractions, festivals, consumer shows, and more. The platform provides users with information about the events such as dates, timings, venue details, and ticket details. It also allows event organizers to customize ticketing options, including pricing, seating charts, and more.
Key facts about Show Clix
- Founded Year: 2007
- Location: Pittsburgh (United States)
- Stage: Series C
- Total Funding till date: $5.15M
- Employee Count: 129 as on Dec 31, 2018
- Investors: Providence Equity Partners, Audrey’s Kitchen and 6 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Jul 31, 2017, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
2. Gridwise
Mobile app for drivers to optimize earnings. It provides market-specific insights to rideshare drivers to help them improve their performance and experience around driving. The app features include airport demand forecasts to let drivers know the best time for airport requests, an overview of city-wide events for potentially higher demand periods, real-time alerts related to traffic/detours, etc. The app also allows drivers to manage multiple taxi aggregator services from a single platform. Its mobile app is available for iOS and Android devices.
Key facts about Gridwise
- Founded Year: 2016
- Location: Pittsburgh (United States)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $23.3M
- Employee Count: 19 as on Dec 31, 2024
- Investors: Switch, Riverfront Ventures and 21 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, May 26, 2022, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Developer of small molecule drugs for neurodegenerative diseases. The company uses a proprietary screening technique to identify molecules capable of blocking toxic oligomeric proteins that cause the disease. It develops a pipeline for Alzheimer's, dementia, and Synucleinopathies.
Key facts about Cognition Therapeutics
- Founded Year: 2007
- Location: Pittsburgh (United States)
- Stage: Public
- Total Funding till date: $36.1M
- Employee Count: 25 as on Dec 31, 2022
- Investors: iNetworks, The Michael J. Fox Foundation and 28 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Grant (prize money), Sep 27, 2022, $*****
- Highlight: Public
4. 4moms
Internet-first brand offering multi-category baby gear products. The product catalog includes power-folding stroller, infant seat, bathing products, feeding products, and infant swing.
Key facts about 4moms
- Founded Year: 2005
- Location: Pittsburgh (United States)
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $91M
- Employee Count: 52 as on Jul 01, 2024
- Investors: Bain Capital Ventures, West Capital Advisors and 5 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Sep 28, 2016, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
5. iraLogix
iraLogix is a provider of financial planning software for IRA. It delivers an individual retirement account (IRA) recordkeeping solution that enables financial institutions to offer investment ideas and advice to individuals saving for retirement. Its platform is built around software that seeks to offer investment, advice, and custody options for IRA accounts.
Key facts about iraLogix
- Founded Year: 2015
- Location: Doral (United States)
- Stage: Series C
- Total Funding till date: $48.4M
- Employee Count: 11 - 50 as on Jul 01, 2024
- Investors: Morningstar, University Growth Fund and 14 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Jul 13, 2022, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Audrey’s Kitchen's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Audrey’s Kitchen has invested in 18 companies over the last 13 years, with an average of 0 new investment annually in the last 10 years. Its most recent first time investment was in BlastPoint.Audrey’s Kitchen's Investments by Stage
Audrey’s Kitchen has made 3 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $892K.Audrey’s Kitchen's Investments by Sector
Audrey’s Kitchen has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, Consumer, Consumer Goods, HealthTech and Retail. Notably, it has invested in 15 Tech companies, 13 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 8 Software companies and at least 5 companies focusing on Consumer (B2C).Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 2 |
Consumer | 1 |
Consumer Goods | 1 |
HealthTech | 1 |
Retail | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Audrey’s Kitchen's Investments by Geography
Audrey’s Kitchen has made most investments in United States (3).Audrey’s Kitchen's recent investments
Audrey’s Kitchen has not made any investment in 2026 so far.Here are the most recent investments by Audrey’s Kitchen:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aug 24, 2021 | United States | Seed | 2952 | [+2] | |
Apr 02, 2020 | United States | Seed | 1555 | [+3] | |
Mar 20, 2013 | United States | Seed | 9534 | - |
IPOs and Publicly Listed companies in Audrey’s Kitchen's Portfolio
1 of Audrey’s Kitchen's portfolio company became public - Cognition Therapeutics. It got listed on the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ), in Oct 2021 at marketcap of $256MHere are Audrey’s Kitchen's portfolio companies that went public:
Company | IPO Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Oct 08, 2021 | - | - | 4835 |
Acquired companies in Audrey’s Kitchen's Portfolio
5 companies from Audrey’s Kitchen's portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was ALung in May 2022 by LivaNova for $*****.Here are Audrey’s Kitchen's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
May 05, 2022 | - | - | 5270 | |
Feb 06, 2018 | - | - | 4513 | |
Jul 10, 2017 | - | - | 8415 | |
Nov 16, 2016 | - | - | 4742 | |
Nov 12, 2014 | - | - | 6542 |
Team profile of Audrey’s Kitchen
Audrey’s Kitchen has a team of 2 members including 2 Partners located in United States. Audrey’s Kitchen's team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Co-investors of Audrey’s Kitchen
Over the past 13 years, 14 investors have co-invested in Audrey’s Kitchen's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Audrey’s Kitchen: Quake Capital, Allos Ventures and 2 others have invested in rounds before Audrey’s Kitchen. There is 1 company where Quake Capital has invested before Audrey’s Kitchen and 1 company where Allos Ventures has invested before Audrey’s Kitchen.
- Top Co-investors of Audrey’s Kitchen: 7 investors entered a company along with Audrey’s Kitchen. These include investors like Bruce Gebhardt (1 company).
- Invested after Audrey’s Kitchen: A total of 3 investors have invested in Audrey’s Kitchen's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Curql (1 company), MissionOG (1 company) and Michigan Capital Network (1 company).
