About BDS Capital
BDS Capital is a venture capital firm founded in 2005. It is primarily based out of Jericho, United States. As of Feb 2018, BDS Capital has invested in 19 companies. It primarily invests in Series A round in United States based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Enterprise Applications to Enterprise Infrastructure and Consumer. Most recently it participated in the $***** Series A round of Fan AI Overall, BDS Capital portfolio has seen 1 IPO and 11 acquisitions including key companies like DraftKings, SmartRecruiters and IGrafx. A lot of funds co-invest with BDS Capital, with names like New York Angels sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. BDS Capital has team of 1 people including 1 partners.Key Metrics
Team Members
Portfolio Count
Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Seed, Series A & 1 more
Portfolio IPOs
Portfolio Acquisitions
BDS Capital's List of Top Investments
BDS Capital has a portfolio of 19 companies. Their most notable investmentis in eGifterTheir portfolio spans across United States, Israel, Italy and 1 more locations. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, Enterprise Infrastructure, Consumer and 8 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A and 1 more. Here is the list of top investments by BDS Capital:
1. DraftKings
Platform providing online solutions for fantasy sports and sports betting. It is a leading online platform offering daily fantasy sports and sportsbook services including real money betting and fantasy sports contests. They operate a user friendly website and mobile app providing a range of sports and entertainment options for enthusiasts.
Key facts about DraftKings
- Founded Year: 2012
- Location: Boston (United States)
- Annual Revenue: $1B+ as on Dec 31, 2025
- Stage: Public
- Total Funding till date: $719M
- Employee Count: 5,767 as on Jun 30, 2026
- Investors: Atlas Venture, Schechter and 48 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Post IPO, Sep 02, 2020, $*****
- Highlight: Public
Cloud-based ATS and Hiring Platform. It delivers built-in social referrals, a mobile-centric user interface, candidate pipeline, analytics, etc. The services include candidate assessment, offer management, candidate sourcing, recruitment marketing, and more.
Key facts about SmartRecruiters
- Founded Year: 2010
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Last Known Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $225M
- Investors: SLW, Insight Partners and 12 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series E, Jul 20, 2021, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
3. eGifter
eGifter enables users to send customized digital gift cards to friends, family etc. through social media, email etc. It also enables businesses to attract potential customers and increase loyalty by integrating e-gift cards with their websites/apps etc. eGifter also allows crowd-funded gifts to be sent during special occasions. Creating registries/wishlists is also possible through eGifter. Bitcoins are also accepted with eGifter. The businesses integrating eGifter API can track customer behavior and customize the cards to further increase customer interaction and loyalty
Key facts about eGifter
- Founded Year: 2011
- Location: Melville (United States)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $8.33M
- Employee Count: 35 as on Jun 30, 2026
- Investors: Counterview Capital, AngelFire Capital Management and 8 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Feb 10, 2017, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
4. IGrafx
iGrafx provides business process management and analysis solutions to assist businesses. It caters to industries such as financial, manufacturing, government, telecom, healthcare, oil & gas, and more. It provides solutions such as performance management, risk & compliance, process automation, GDPR compliance, and SAP optimization solutions. Also provides services such as installation, training, onboarding, functionality upgrades, and project services & customization. Denso, Hewlett Packard, Xerox, Bayer, Novelis, Colt Telecom are part of its clientele.
Key facts about IGrafx
- Founded Year: 1987
- Location: Tualatin (United States)
- Stage: Acquired
- Employee Count: 79 as on Jun 30, 2026
- Investors: Counterview Capital, Banneker Partners and 2 Others
- Latest Funding Round: PE, Jun 01, 2021, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
5. Memgraph
Memgraph is a high-performance, in-memory graph database that powers real-time AI context. It serves as the graph engine for GraphRAG pipelines, AI memory systems, and agentic workflows - delivering sub-millisecond multi-hop traversals with full provenance for any system that needs structured, connected context alongside semantic search. The same architecture that makes Memgraph the context layer for AI also drives real-time graph analytics across fraud detection, network analysis, infrastructure monitoring, and other operational use cases where speed and connectivity matter.
Key facts about Memgraph
- Founded Year: 2016
- Location: London (United Kingdom)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Seed
- Total Funding till date: $14.2M
- Employee Count: 106 as on Jun 30, 2026
- Investors: Acequia Capital, Counterview Capital and 28 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, Dec 22, 2023, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
BDS Capital's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
BDS Capital has invested in 19 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 Fan AI and most recent follow-on round was in eGifter.BDS Capital's Investments by Stage
BDS Capital has made 3 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $1.37M, 2 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $3.73M and 1 investment in Series B stage with an average round size of $24M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 3 |
Series A | 2 |
Series B | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
BDS Capital's Investments by Sector
BDS Capital has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Consumer, Enterprise Applications, Mobile, Gaming and Media & Entertainment. Notably, it has invested in 18 Tech companies, 17 Software companies, 11 Enterprise (B2B) companies and at least 8 companies focusing on Consumer (B2C).Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Consumer | 4 |
Enterprise Applications | 2 |
Mobile | 2 |
Gaming | 1 |
Media & Entertainment | 1 |
Others | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
BDS Capital's Investments by Geography
BDS Capital has made most investments in United States (5), followed by Italy where it has made 1 investment.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United States | 5 |
Italy | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
BDS Capital's recent investments
BDS Capital has not made any investment in 2026 so far.Here are the most recent investments by BDS Capital:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Feb 21, 2018 | United States | Series A | 6245 | [+7] | |
Jun 22, 2016 | United States | Series A | 3918 | [+2] | |
May 27, 2015 | United States | Series A | 8963 | ||
May 15, 2015 | Italy | Seed | 6746 | [+1] | |
Mar 2015 | United States | Seed | 4225 |
IPOs and Publicly Listed companies in BDS Capital's Portfolio
1 of BDS Capital's portfolio company became public - DraftKings. It got listed on the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ), in Jul 2019 at marketcap of $438MHere are BDS Capital's portfolio companies that went public:
Company | IPO Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jul 25, 2019 | Nov 27, 2013 | Series B | 4322 |
Acquired companies in BDS Capital's Portfolio
11 companies from BDS Capital's portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was SmartRecruiters in Aug 2025 by SAP for $*****.Here are BDS Capital's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Aug 01, 2025 | - | - | 1451 | |
Jun 02, 2021 | - | - | 8685 | |
Oct 24, 2019 | - | - | 9080 | |
Apr 18, 2019 | - | - | 5474 | |
May 31, 2018 | - | - | 1039 |
Team profile of BDS Capital
BDS Capital has a team of 1 member located in United States. BDS Capital's team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Co-investors of BDS Capital
Over the past 13 years, 51 investors have co-invested in BDS Capital's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before BDS Capital: Atlas Venture, Boston Seed Capital and 14 others have invested in rounds before BDS Capital. There is 1 company where Atlas Venture has invested before BDS Capital and 1 company where Boston Seed Capital has invested before BDS Capital.
- Top Co-investors of BDS Capital: 15 investors entered a company along with BDS Capital. These include investors like New York Angels (2 companies).
- Invested after BDS Capital: A total of 20 investors have invested in BDS Capital's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Eldridge Industries (1 company), Michael Jordan (1 company) and The Kraft Group (1 company).
Recent News related to BDS Capital
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FanAI, the AI Driven Esports Audience Monetization Platform, Secures a $2.5M Funding RoundPR Newswire•Feb 22, 2018•FanAI, Courtside Ventures, CRCM Venture, BDS Capital and 6 others
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FanAI Closes Seed RoundMassinvestor•Jul 28, 2017•FanAI, Courtside Ventures, BDS Capital, CRCM Venture and 7 others
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Quikly Secures $3 Million In New Capital Led By Plymouth VenturesQuikly•Jun 22, 2016•Quikly, Hyde Park Angels, Tappan Hill Ventures, BDS Capital and 1 other
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eGifter Raises $3.5M in FundingFinSMEs•May 27, 2015•eGifter, Long Island Angels Network, Angel Dough Ventures, 94 Bits and 1 other
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Fantasy Sports Startup DraftKings Raises $24 Million From RedPoint And Others – TechCrunchTechCrunch+•Nov 26, 2013•DraftKings, Redpoint Ventures, Notable Capital, Atlas Venture and 1 other
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DraftKings Closes $24M in Series BMassinvestor•Nov 26, 2013•DraftKings, Redpoint Ventures, Notable Capital, Atlas Venture and 1 other
