About BlackBerry Partners Fund
BlackBerry Partners Fund is a venture capital firm founded in 2008. It is primarily based out of Toronto, Canada. As of Nov 2011, BlackBerry Partners Fund has invested in 13 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 Consumer and Retail. Most recently it participated in the $***** Series A round of Catalog Spree Overall, BlackBerry Partners Fund portfolio has seen 1 unicorn and 10 acquisitions including key companies like Prove, Appia and WorldMate. A lot of funds co-invest with BlackBerry Partners Fund, with names like El Dorado Ventures sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. BlackBerry Partners Fund has team of 1 people including 1 partners.Key Metrics
Team Members
Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Seed, Series A & 3 more
Portfolio Acquisitions
Portfolio Unicorns
BlackBerry Partners Fund's List of Top Investments
BlackBerry Partners Fund has a portfolio of 13 companies, one of which is a Unicorn. Their most notable investments are in WorldMate and Prove.Their portfolio spans across United States, Canada, United Kingdom and 1 more locations. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, Consumer, Retail and 7 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A and 3 more. Here is the list of top investments by BlackBerry Partners Fund:
1. Prove
Provider of digital identity verification and authentication solutions across various industries. The company offers tools for consumer onboarding, identity verification, authentication, and fraud prevention. It provides a suite of solutions designed to enhance security and streamline user experiences. The company’s platform supports various use cases, including compliance, transactions, and consumer engagement.
Key facts about Prove
- Founded Year: 2008
- Location: New York City (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series F
- Total Funding till date: $268M
- Employee Count: 6 as on Apr 30, 2026
- Investors: Wellington, Demtech and 30 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series F, Aug 07, 2023, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
2. Appia
Appia is a mobile app marketing platform that provides the technology, infrastructure, and scale to provide higher lifetime value users for advertisers while driving positive return on ad spend. Partners with a diverse set of publishers including app developers, mobile websites, and carriers to maximize their advertising revenue. For advertisers, provides a flexible and low-risk CPI model for their apps with premium visibility. Enables powerful analytics and reporting, geo-level targeting and campaign monitoring solutions. Provides integration with 3rd-party tracking solutions such as Ad-X, Kochava and AppsFlyer to name a few. For publishers and developers, Appia provides a lightweight SDK driving quality traffic to their digital assets. Helps in monetizing their users through custom traffic targeting and through interactive advertising units. Provides its unique App Wall to drive organic user discovery. Backed by leading VC firms, Appia operates in multiple offices including SF, Singapore, Cork and Mexico City. Acquired by Digital Turbine in November 2014 for $100M.
Key facts about Appia
- Founded Year: 2008
- Location: Durham (United Kingdom)
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $52.8M
- Employee Count: 8 as on Apr 30, 2026
- Investors: SVB, Tomorrow Ventures and 6 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series E, Nov 15, 2013, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
3. Xobni
Xobni, acquired by Yahoo, provides contact management platform for enterprises. It provides contact data of customers engaged through email, call or text, and creates social profiles. Profiles include a photo, job title, company details, email history as well as updates from your contacts on LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter. Products for Gmail, Android and iPhone are available under the Smartr brand, and Xobni is also available for Outlook and BlackBerry.
Key facts about Xobni
- Founded Year: 2006
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Stage: Acqui-Hired
- Total Funding till date: $36.4M
- Employee Count: 27 as on Apr 30, 2026
- Investors: Royal Bank of Canada, Khosla Ventures and 9 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series D, Feb 27, 2012, $*****
4. WorldMate
WorldMate is an online trip planning platform. It allows travelers to plan, book, and track their travel itinerary, as well as, manage flight itineraries, hotel bookings, and rental car reservations. It provides real-time alerts on updated flight info, delays, extreme weather conditions & more. Their app is available for iOS & Android devices.
Key facts about WorldMate
- Founded Year: 2000
- Location: Tel Aviv (Israel)
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $8.5M
- Employee Count: 24 as on Apr 30, 2026
- Investors: Motorola Solutions, Relay Ventures and 2 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Mar 31, 2012, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
Neuralitic Systems provides a platform to mobile service operators to understand customer behavioural patterns, trends, insights of subscribers and roamers as to influence data service adoption and increase data revenue growth. It was later acquired in 2013 by analytic s firm Guavas.
Key facts about Neuralitic Systems
- Founded Year: 2007
- Location: Montreal (Canada)
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $20M
- Investors: Export Development Canada, BlackBerry Partners Fund and 3 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Jan 31, 2011, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
BlackBerry Partners Fund's Investments by Stage
BlackBerry Partners Fund has made 3 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $1.43M, 3 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $3.73M, 3 investments in Series B stage with an average round size of $10.5M, 2 investments in Series C stage with an average round size of $9M and 1 investment in Unattributed stage.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 3 |
Series A | 3 |
Series B | 3 |
Series C | 2 |
Unattributed | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
BlackBerry Partners Fund's Investments by Sector
BlackBerry Partners Fund has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, Consumer, Mobile, Travel and Hospitality Tech and Business Services. Notably, it has invested in 10 Tech companies, 9 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 6 Software companies and at least 4 companies focusing on Consumer (B2C).Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 7 |
Consumer | 2 |
Mobile | 2 |
Travel and Hospitality Tech | 2 |
Business Services | 1 |
Others | 6 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
BlackBerry Partners Fund's Investments by Geography
BlackBerry Partners Fund has made most investments in United States (5), followed by Canada where it has made 4 investments.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United States | 5 |
Canada | 4 |
United Kingdom | 2 |
Israel | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
BlackBerry Partners Fund's recent investments
BlackBerry Partners Fund has not made any investment in 2026 so far.Here are the most recent investments by BlackBerry Partners Fund:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Nov 16, 2011 | United States | Series A | 1512 | [+1] | |
Sep 28, 2011 | Canada | Series A | 5165 | - | |
May 19, 2011 | Canada | Seed | 6788 | ||
Apr 20, 2011 | United States | Seed | 8891 | [+1] | |
Apr 18, 2011 | United States | Series C | 8833 | [+3] |
Unicorns in BlackBerry Partners Fund's Portfolio
BlackBerry Partners Fund has 1 unicorn in its portfolio - Prove. The most recent unicorn in their portfolio is Prove which became a unicorn in 2023, 13 years after BlackBerry Partners Fund first invested in it.Here is a list of unicorns in BlackBerry Partners Fund's portfolio:
Tracxn Score | Company | Short Description | Founded year | Sector | Location | Company Stage | First Investment/ Acquisition Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
64 | Provider of digital identity verification and authentication solutions across various industries | 2008 | New York City | Series F | mnfp{sw |
Acquired companies in BlackBerry Partners Fund's Portfolio
10 companies from BlackBerry Partners Fund's portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Fuse Powered in Jan 2016 by Upsight for $*****.Here are BlackBerry Partners Fund's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jan 28, 2016 | May 19, 2011 | Seed | 9010 | |
Jul 23, 2015 | Jun 30, 2010 | Series C | 5398 | |
Dec 01, 2014 | Apr 20, 2011 | Seed | 5651 | |
Nov 13, 2014 | Aug 23, 2010 | Series B | 6801 | |
Jun 19, 2014 | Sep 28, 2011 | Series A | 6436 |
Team profile of BlackBerry Partners Fund
BlackBerry Partners Fund has a team of 1 member. BlackBerry Partners Fund's team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Co-investors of BlackBerry Partners Fund
Over the past 18 years, 57 investors have co-invested in BlackBerry Partners Fund's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before BlackBerry Partners Fund: RRE Ventures, Opus Capital and 13 others have invested in rounds before BlackBerry Partners Fund. There is 1 company where RRE Ventures has invested before BlackBerry Partners Fund and 1 company where Opus Capital has invested before BlackBerry Partners Fund.
- Top Co-investors of BlackBerry Partners Fund: 8 investors entered a company along with BlackBerry Partners Fund. These include investors like El Dorado Ventures (2 companies).
- Invested after BlackBerry Partners Fund: A total of 34 investors have invested in BlackBerry Partners Fund's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Relay Ventures (4 companies), Early Warning (1 company) and Verizon (1 company).
Recent News related to BlackBerry Partners Fund
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Google buys video advertising firm mDialogCNET•Jun 19, 2014•Google, mDialog, BlackBerry Partners Fund, Nest and 3 others
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Montreal's Neuralitic Systems acquired by California-based GuavusFinancial Post•Jan 23, 2013•Neuralitic Systems, Guavus, BDC, GO Capital and 3 others
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Personal Travel Assistant WorldMate Gets Scooped Up By Carlson Wagonlit For $20MTechCrunch+•Oct 31, 2012•Carlson Wagonlit Travel, WorldMate, BlackBerry Partners Fund, Motorola Solutions and 1 other
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Catalog Spree Accelerates With $6.1 Million Round Led By Comcast VenturesBusiness Wire•Nov 17, 2011•Catalog Spree, El Dorado Ventures, BlackBerry Partners Fund, Comcast Ventures and 1 other
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mDialog Raises $5 Million From BlackBerry Partners FundArawali phosphate•Sep 28, 2011•mDialog, BlackBerry Partners Fund
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Payfone Inks $19M For Mobile Payments - PE HubPE Hub•Apr 13, 2011•Prove, RRE Ventures, Verizon Ventures, Rogers Venture Partners and 3 others
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Payfone Closes $11m Series B Financing
Marketwired•Aug 02, 2010•Prove, RRE Ventures, BlackBerry Partners Fund, Opus Capital
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BlackBerry Partners Fund Announces funding for buzzd, Digby and WorldMatearchive.li•Oct 29, 2008•Digby, WorldMate, BlackBerry Partners Fund, Motorola Solutions and 5 others
