About Cordova Ventures
Cordova Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 1989. It is primarily based out of Alpharetta, United States. As of Oct 2010, Cordova Ventures has invested in 32 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 Life Sciences and High Tech. Most recently it participated in the $***** Post IPO round of NiCE Overall, Cordova Ventures portfolio has seen 1 IPO and 17 acquisitions including key companies like NiCE, SkyBitz and Argos Therapeutics. A lot of funds co-invest with Cordova Ventures, with names like Boston Millennia Partners sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Cordova Ventures has team of 2 people including 2 partners.Key Metrics
Team Members
Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Series A, Series B & 2 more
Portfolio IPOs
Portfolio Acquisitions
Cordova Ventures' List of Top Investments
Cordova Ventures has a portfolio of 32 companies. Their most notable investments are in NiCE and Arisdyne.Their portfolio spans across United States and Israel. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, Life Sciences, High Tech and 18 other sectors, across stages such as Series A, Series B and 2 more. Here is the list of top investments by Cordova Ventures:
1. NiCE
Developer of platforms automating customer service using artificial intelligence. This technology streamlines engagements into automated actions across multiple channels including voice and digital platforms. The system supports contact centers by providing workforce management, interaction analytics, and predictive outreach tools. These features assist organizations in handling interactions from intent to final resolution. The platform integrates with existing business systems to provide operational insights, quality monitoring, and compliance controls. Organizations utilize these tools to manage performance across both human agents and automated artificial intelligence agents. The service provides global connectivity with built-in redundancy for continuous operation. Business users access these capabilities through a unified cloud interface to manage workflows, monitor agent performance, and improve productivity.
Key facts about NiCE
- Founded Year: 1986
- Location: Hoboken (United States)
- Annual Revenue: $100M - $500M as on Dec 31, 2015
- Stage: Public
- Employee Count: 14,322 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Kepha Partners, HarbourVest Partners and 10 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Post IPO, Aug 2020, $*****
- Highlight: Public
2. SkyBitz
SkyBitz provides remote asset tracking and information management solutions to trucking and logistics, oil and gas, hydraulic fracturing, and intermodal industries worldwide. The company specializes in providing real-time information on the location and status of valuable assets, such as tractor-trailers, intermodal containers, rail cars, power generators, heavy equipment, and other assets. It offers InSight, a Web-based Software-as-a-Service asset management application that is used to optimize asset utilization, eliminate lost assets, increase detention billing, and track stolen assets.
Key facts about SkyBitz
- Founded Year: 1995
- Location: Sterling (United States)
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $48M
- Employee Count: 85 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Motorola Mobility, Costella Kirsch and 6 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series D, Feb 07, 2007, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
Argos Therapeutics, previously known as Merix Bioscience, develops RNA-based autologous dendritic cell therapies for cancer and infectious disease. It uses its proprietary ARCELIS platform to 'train' the patient's dendritic cells and stimulate an in vivo tumor-specific immune response. Its lead candidate is in phase III trials for metastatic renal cell carcinoma, while another candidate (AGS-004) in combination with the latency reversing drug vorinostat, is in investigator initiated phase II clinical trials for HIV. The company has received funding from the NIH, NIAID and the Collaboratory of Research for AIDS Eradication.
Key facts about Argos Therapeutics
- Founded Year: 1997
- Location: Durham (United States)
- Annual Revenue: $1M - $10M as on Dec 31, 2017
- Last Known Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $170M
- Employee Count: 50 - 199 as on Mar 01, 2026
- Investors: Abn Amro, SVB and 29 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Post IPO, Jun 16, 2017, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
IP Intelligence and online anti-fraud and anti-identity theft solution. Its BU includes Digital Element, which provides geo-location service, connection speed, and domain name data of the online customer; and Digital Resolve, a fraud and identity theft prevention solution. Acquired transaction monitoring company, Cydelity and integrated their technology with its eSentry transaction monitoring solution to create.
Key facts about Digital Envoy
- Founded Year: 1999
- Location: Norcross (United States)
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $11.7M
- Employee Count: 92 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: WarnerMedia, CTW Venture Partners and 8 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Jul 20, 2001, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
5. TriVirix
Key facts about TriVirix
- Founded Year: 1998
- Location: Milaca (United States)
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $49.4M
- Employee Count: 10 - 49 as on Mar 01, 2026
- Investors: SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Morgan Stanley and 11 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series D, Jul 21, 2009, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
Cordova Ventures' Investments by Stage
Cordova Ventures has made 8 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $8.91M, 3 investments in Series B stage with an average round size of $21.5M, 3 investments in Series C stage with an average round size of $19.8M and 1 investment in Post IPO stage with an average round size of $13M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Series A | 8 |
Series B | 3 |
Series C | 3 |
Post IPO | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Cordova Ventures' Investments by Sector
Cordova Ventures has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, High Tech, Life Sciences, Semiconductors and Business Services. Notably, it has invested in 16 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 13 Tech companies, 7 Software companies and at least 3 companies focusing on Saas.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 4 |
High Tech | 3 |
Life Sciences | 2 |
Semiconductors | 2 |
Business Services | 1 |
Others | 12 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Cordova Ventures' Investments by Geography
Cordova Ventures has made most investments in United States (15), followed by Israel where it has made 1 investment.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United States | 15 |
Israel | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Cordova Ventures' recent investments
Cordova Ventures has not made any investment in 2026 so far.Here are the most recent investments by Cordova Ventures:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Oct 19, 2010 | United States | Post IPO | 4003 | [+6] | |
Jul 15, 2008 | United States | Series A | 2425 | [+3] | |
Jun 10, 2008 | United States | Series B | 7895 | [+4] | |
Sep 27, 2007 | United States | Series C | 5036 | [+6] | |
Feb 07, 2007 | United States | Series D | 8355 | [+2] |
IPOs and Publicly Listed companies in Cordova Ventures' Portfolio
1 of Cordova Ventures' portfolio company became public - NiCE. It got listed on the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ), in Jan 1996.Here are Cordova Ventures' portfolio companies that went public:
Company | IPO Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jan 26, 1996 | Aug 08, 2006 | Post IPO | 4695 |
Acquired companies in Cordova Ventures' Portfolio
17 companies from Cordova Ventures' portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Argos Therapeutics in Feb 2019 by Genexine for $*****.Here are Cordova Ventures' portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Feb 13, 2019 | Sep 10, 2001 | Series B | 2599 | |
May 06, 2015 | Oct 24, 2000 | Series A | 5769 | |
Aug 08, 2012 | Feb 11, 2002 | Series A | 3269 | |
Jul 09, 2012 | - | - | 6847 | |
Jan 09, 2012 | - | - | 6406 |
Team profile of Cordova Ventures
Cordova Ventures has a team of 2 members including 2 Partners located in United States. Cordova Ventures' team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Co-investors of Cordova Ventures
Over the past 26 years, 104 investors have co-invested in Cordova Ventures's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Cordova Ventures: The Aurora Funds, Crescent Capital and 9 others have invested in rounds before Cordova Ventures. There is 1 company where The Aurora Funds has invested before Cordova Ventures and 1 company where Crescent Capital has invested before Cordova Ventures.
- Top Co-investors of Cordova Ventures: 54 investors entered a company along with Cordova Ventures. These include investors like Boston Millennia Partners (2 companies).
- Invested after Cordova Ventures: A total of 39 investors have invested in Cordova Ventures's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include SVB (2 companies), Sandbox Industries (1 company) and HarbourVest Partners (1 company).
Recent News related to Cordova Ventures
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Nexidia Secures over $23 Million in New Equity Funding | Business WireBusiness Wire•Oct 18, 2010•Paladin Capital, Sandbox Industries, BlueCross BlueShield Venture Partners, Morgan Stanley and 5 others
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Arisdyne Systems raises $5.3M for alternative fuel technology | VentureBeatVentureBeat•Jul 15, 2008•Arisdyne, Morgenthaler, Cordova Ventures, Early Stage Partners and 2 others
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Quellan Adds $20M For RF Noise Cancellation TechnologySilicontap•Sep 27, 2007•Quellan, VentureTech Alliance, W. L. Gore & Associates, MiTAC and 5 others
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SkyBitz Secures $10 Million in Series D Funding and Announces Key Appointments to Board ofPR Newswire•Feb 07, 2007•SkyBitz, Highstar Capital, Motorola Mobility, Cordova Ventures and 1 other
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Nexidia Secures up to $13 Million from Morgan StanleyNexidia•Aug 08, 2006•Paladin Capital, SAIC Capital, Morgan Stanley, NiCE and 3 others
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PE Week Wire - Friday, February 11 - PE HubPE Hub•Feb 11, 2005•High Impact Coaching and Strategies, Inverness Graham, Cordova Ventures, United Parcel Service
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Pelion Systems Bolsters Business With $5 Million Funding and New Management Appointments | Business WireBusiness Wire•Aug 31, 2004•High Impact Coaching and Strategies, Cordova Ventures, Inverness Graham
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SkyBitz Secures $16 Million in Series C Round and Announces Strategic Agreement with Motorola | Business WireBusiness Wire•Jan 06, 2004•SkyBitz, Inverness Capital Partners, Motorola Mobility, Cordova Ventures and 1 other
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The Business Journals•Argos Therapeutics, Sofinnova Investments, TVM Capital, Abn Amro and 10 others
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