About Corsa Ventures
Corsa Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2011. It is primarily based out of Austin, United States. As of Nov 2021, Corsa Ventures has invested in 35 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 $***** Conventional Debt round of udaan Overall, Corsa Ventures portfolio has seen 1 unicorn, 1 IPO and 15 acquisitions including key companies like udaan, Bazaarvoice and Favor. A lot of funds co-invest with Corsa Ventures, with names like VBG Group sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Corsa Ventures has team of 2 people including 1 partners.Key Metrics
Team Members
Portfolio Count
Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Seed, Series A & 3 more
Portfolio IPOs
Portfolio Acquisitions
Portfolio Unicorns
Portfolio Soonicorns
Corsa Ventures' List of Top Investments
Corsa Ventures has a portfolio of 35 companies, one of which is a Unicorn. Their most notable investments are in Toopher and Gravitant.Their portfolio spans across United States, India and Japan. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, Retail, Consumer and 17 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A and 3 more. Here is the list of top investments by Corsa Ventures:1. udaan
Provider of an eB2B platform for small businesses to source products and manage supply chain operations. The platform enables retailers to access a wide range of products from brands and suppliers while facilitating efficient logistics and distribution. It supports business growth by providing tools for inventory management, order tracking, and financial services to address working capital requirements. The system optimizes supply chain processes through technology-driven solutions that connect manufacturers, distributors, and retailers.
Key facts about udaan
- Founded Year: 2016
- Location: Bengaluru (India)
- Annual Revenue: ₹1,000+ Cr as on Mar 31, 2025
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series H
- Total Funding till date: $2.7B
- Employee Count: 1,590 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: Samena Capital, Nomura and 68 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series H, Sep 07, 2026, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
2. Bazaarvoice
Provider of platform for user-generated content, ratings, reviews, and syndication. The platform offers tools for sampling, social commerce, and creator marketing. It facilitates connections between brands, retailers, and consumers. The platform provides insights and reporting on performance and sentiment. It offers services such as managed sampling and contextual commerce.
Key facts about Bazaarvoice
- Founded Year: 2005
- Location: Austin (United States)
- Annual Revenue: $100M - $500M as on Apr 30, 2017
- Last Known Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $20.4M
- Employee Count: 764 as on Jun 30, 2025
- Investors: Elsewhere Partners, Floodgate and 18 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Post IPO, Nov 05, 2012, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
3. Favor
Online food order and delivery platform. The platform allows customers to order food from nearby local restaurants and food outlets. Its mobile application is available on Android and iOS platforms.
Key facts about Favor
- Founded Year: 2013
- Location: Austin (United States)
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $37.1M
- Employee Count: 1,704 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Boost VC, Draper and 7 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Sep 07, 2017, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
4. Optimizely
Cloud-based platform for digital experience management. It provides software for managing digital content, assets, workflows, and approvals. It offers tools to manage and experiment with new features, conduct A-B testing, run campaigns, and manage tasks, plugins & themes.
Key facts about Optimizely
- Founded Year: 2009
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Last Known Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $200M
- Employee Count: 1,684 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Section Partners, Goldman Sachs and 59 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Conventional Debt, Jun 18, 2019, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
5. Open Lending
Provider of an automated lending platform for financial institutions and retailers. It offers technology that transforms the auto lending industry. The platform provides analysis for accurate pricing commensurate with application risk. It delivers rate analysis and automated decisioning. The platform integrates with existing systems and processes. It offers default protection from insurers.
Key facts about Open Lending
- Founded Year: 2000
- Location: Austin (United States)
- Annual Revenue: $50M - $100M as on Dec 31, 2025
- Last Known Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $50M
- Employee Count: 168 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Sofemi Group, Bregal Sagemount and 7 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Mar 21, 2016, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
Corsa Ventures' Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Corsa Ventures has invested in 35 companies over the last 14 years, with an average of 0 new investment annually in the last 10 years. Its most recent first time investment was in udaan and most recent follow-on round was in Socialmatters.Corsa Ventures' Investments by Stage
Corsa Ventures has made 2 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $1.1M, 2 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $3.25M, 1 investment in Angel stage with an average round size of $535K, 1 investment in Conventional Debt stage with an average round size of $6.73M and 1 investment in Series B stage with an average round size of $10.3M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 2 |
Series A | 2 |
Angel | 1 |
Conventional Debt | 1 |
Series B | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Corsa Ventures' Investments by Sector
Corsa Ventures has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, Consumer, Retail, Enterprise Infrastructure and Vertical SaaS. Notably, it has invested in 32 Tech companies, 26 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 24 Software companies and at least 16 companies focusing on Saas.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 5 |
Consumer | 4 |
Retail | 4 |
Enterprise Infrastructure | 2 |
Vertical SaaS | 2 |
Others | 7 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Corsa Ventures' Investments by Geography
Corsa Ventures has made most investments in United States (6), followed by India where it has made 1 investment.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United States | 6 |
India | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Corsa Ventures' recent investments
Corsa Ventures has not made any investment in 2026 so far.Here are the most recent investments by Corsa Ventures:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nov 18, 2021 | India | Conventional Debt | 7742 | [+2] | |
Jun 29, 2016 | United States | Series A | 9594 | [+2] | |
Jul 28, 2015 | United States | Angel | 3410 | - | |
Mar 29, 2015 | United States | Seed | 7451 | ||
Jan 19, 2015 | United States | Seed | 5678 | [+2] |
Unicorns in Corsa Ventures' Portfolio
Corsa Ventures has 1 unicorn in its portfolio - udaan. The most recent unicorn in their portfolio is udaan which became a unicorn in 2018, 3 years before Corsa Ventures first invested in it.Here is a list of unicorns in Corsa Ventures' portfolio:
Tracxn Score | Company | Short Description | Founded year | Sector | Location | Company Stage | First Investment/ Acquisition Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
77 | Provider of an eB2B platform for small businesses to source products and manage supply chain operations | 2016 | Bengaluru | Series H | tjweqko |
IPOs and Publicly Listed companies in Corsa Ventures' Portfolio
1 of Corsa Ventures' portfolio company became public - Alpha Modus. It got listed on the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ), in Oct 2021.Here are Corsa Ventures' portfolio companies that went public:
Company | IPO Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Oct 26, 2021 | - | - | 2356 |
Acquired companies in Corsa Ventures' Portfolio
15 companies from Corsa Ventures' portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Open Lending.Here are Corsa Ventures' portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jun 16, 2026 | - | - | 9829 | |
Sep 21, 2021 | Jun 29, 2016 | Series A | 1939 | |
Mar 27, 2021 | - | - | 1240 | |
Oct 29, 2020 | - | - | 7059 | |
Sep 03, 2020 | - | - | 3405 |
Team profile of Corsa Ventures
Corsa Ventures has a team of 2 members located in United States. Corsa Ventures' team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Co-investors of Corsa Ventures
Over the past 14 years, 60 investors have co-invested in Corsa Ventures's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Corsa Ventures: Techstars, Lightspeed and 21 others have invested in rounds before Corsa Ventures. There are 2 companies where Techstars has invested before Corsa Ventures and 1 company where Lightspeed has invested before Corsa Ventures.
- Top Co-investors of Corsa Ventures: 11 investors entered a company along with Corsa Ventures. These include investors like VBG Group (1 company).
- Invested after Corsa Ventures: A total of 26 investors have invested in Corsa Ventures's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Austin Technology Incubator (2 companies), Microsoft (1 company) and Kaiser Permanente (1 company).
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Udaan bags funding worth $200 millionFinancial Express•Jan 06, 2022•udaan, Airbnb, Uber, Spotify and 5 others
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Udaan Gets INR 50 Cr In Debt From Corsa, Blacksoil, OthersInc42•Nov 18, 2021•udaan, BlackSoil, Corsa Ventures, VBG Group and 2 others
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Austin-based Convey Raises $4.5 Million in Venture Capital - SiliconHillsJun 29, 2016•Convey, Silverton Partners, Techstars, Capital Factory and 1 other
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Fashion Metric Secures $1M From Tahoma Ventures, OthersTech Cocktail•Jan 20, 2015•Fashion Metric, Techstars, John Ives, Corsa Ventures and 2 others
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Gigaom | Fashion Metric scores $1M seed round for algorithmic tailoringGigaom•Jan 19, 2015•Fashion Metric, John Ives, Corsa Ventures, Geekdom Fund and 1 other
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Gravitant Raises $10M Series B Funding |FinSMEsFinSMEs•Oct 23, 2013•Gravitant, Corsa Ventures, S3 Ventures
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Gravitant nets $10 mln in Series B funds - PE HubPE Hub•Oct 23, 2013•Gravitant, Corsa Ventures, S3 Ventures
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Toopher Closes $2M Series A Funding |FinSMEsFinSMEs•Jan 31, 2013•Toopher, Alsop Louie Partners, Corsa Ventures, Stonehenge Capital
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Toopher Closes $2M in Funding – austinstartuparchiveWordpress•Jan 30, 2013•Toopher, Alsop Louie Partners, Corsa Ventures, Stonehenge Capital
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