About Cue Ball
Cue Ball is a venture capital firm founded in 2005. It is primarily based out of Boston, United States. As of Oct 2023, Cue Ball has invested in 69 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 Consumer and Retail. Most recently it participated in the $***** Seed round of Forum Overall, Cue Ball portfolio has seen 2 IPOs and 22 acquisitions including key companies like Pex, Roti and MiniLuxe. A lot of funds co-invest with Cue Ball, with names like Greycroft sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Cue Ball has team of 9 people including 8 partners.Key Metrics
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Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Seed, Series A & 4 more
Portfolio IPOs
Cue Ball's List of Top Investments
Cue Ball has a portfolio of 69 companies. Their most notable investments are in MiniLuxe and Athena Club.Their portfolio spans across United States and Israel. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, Consumer, Retail and 24 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A and 4 more. Here is the list of top investments by Cue Ball:
1. Wahed
Shariah-based investment and savings platform for individuals. It enables users to invest in multiple portfolios, save for home, pilgrimage, and wedding, achieve wealth goals, and more. Also offers an app-based platform that is available on iOS and Android devices.
Key facts about Wahed
- Founded Year: 2017
- Location: New York (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $95M
- Employee Count: 234 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: VII Ventures, BECO Capital and 13 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Nov 24, 2024, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
App-based food delivery platforms from different restaurants. It offers users to order burgers, ice cream, desserts, meals, and more. The mobile application is available for Android and iOS users.
Key facts about HAAT Delivery
3. JW Player
Provider of video technology and monetization platform for media businesses. The platform offers streaming, publishing, and advertising solutions. It provides tools for media management, video delivery, and data intelligence. The company’s technology supports content creation, distribution, and monetization across various platforms.
Key facts about JW Player
- Founded Year: 2005
- Location: New York City (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series E
- Total Funding till date: $147M
- Employee Count: 399 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: Greenspring Associates, Accelerator Ventures and 6 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series E, Jun 23, 2021, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
4. Pex
Pex is a video analytics platform. Uses audio and visual recognition technology to find and monitor the usage of video content. Provides analysis around how the content is seen, used, and edited across all major platforms. Clients can know which videos are fan favorites, discover influencers, and which platforms are best for them.
Key facts about Pex
- Founded Year: 2014
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $64M
- Employee Count: 85 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Susa Ventures, Warner Music Group and 18 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Feb 16, 2021, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
5. Roti
Roti owns and operates a chain of Mediterranean food restaurants. It offers sandwiches, salads, wraps, rice plate etc. Also, offers personalized catering services. Also, serves the customers through in-store pick up of the orders placed online through its website. The company serves the customers of Indiana, Washington, Newyork, Wisconsin, Texas etc.
Key facts about Roti
- Founded Year: 2007
- Location: Chicago (United States)
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $40.8M
- Employee Count: 662 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Sterling Partners, Cue Ball and 3 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, May 01, 2019, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
Cue Ball's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Cue Ball has invested in 69 companies over the last 17 years, with an average of 1 new investment annually in the last 10 years. Its most recent first time investment was in Forum and most recent follow-on round was in WaitWhat.Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2022 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2021 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2019 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
2018 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
2017 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Cue Ball's Investments by Stage
Cue Ball has made 13 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $2.95M, 11 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $6.31M and 4 investments in Series C stage with an average round size of $27.3M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 13 |
Series A | 11 |
Series C | 4 |
Series B | 3 |
PE | 1 |
Others | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Cue Ball's Investments by Sector
Cue Ball has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, Consumer, Retail, Vertical SaaS and HealthTech. Notably, it has invested in 57 Tech companies, 37 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 33 Consumer (B2C) companies and at least 26 companies focusing on Software.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 15 |
Consumer | 10 |
Retail | 7 |
Vertical SaaS | 7 |
HealthTech | 5 |
Others | 23 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Cue Ball's Investments by Geography
Cue Ball has made most investments in United States (33).Cue Ball's recent investments
Cue Ball has not made any investment in 2026 so far.Here are the most recent investments by Cue Ball:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Oct 11, 2023 | United States | Seed | 4714 | [+1] | |
Jul 22, 2022 | United States | Seed | 5297 | [+2] | |
Jan 04, 2022 | United States | Series A | 9963 | [+10] | |
Jun 24, 2021 | United States | Series C | 7422 | [+4] | |
Jun 21, 2021 | United States | Series B | 4339 | [+7] |
IPOs and Publicly Listed companies in Cue Ball's Portfolio
2 of Cue Ball's portfolio companies have become public. MiniLuxe got listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange - Venture Exchange (TSX-V), in Dec 2021 and BreadFinancial got listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE).Here are Cue Ball's portfolio companies that went public:
Company | IPO Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Dec 08, 2021 | Oct 07, 2014 | Series C | 9849 | |
Jun 08, 2001 | - | - | 7414 |
Acquired companies in Cue Ball's Portfolio
22 companies from Cue Ball's portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Pex in Apr 2025 by Vobile for $*****.Here are Cue Ball's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Apr 14, 2025 | Feb 16, 2021 | Series B | 6963 | |
Feb 21, 2025 | - | - | 3290 | |
Apr 29, 2024 | - | - | 5067 | |
Apr 27, 2023 | Jul 15, 2015 | Seed | 2212 | |
Aug 15, 2022 | - | - | 4561 |
Team profile of Cue Ball
Cue Ball has a team of 9 members including 8 Partners located in United States and Israel. Cue Ball's team sits on the board of 2 companies.Here is a list of all team members in Cue Ball:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Partner | Boston | - | ||
Partner | Boston | - | ||
Partner | Greenwich | - | ||
Partner | Chicago | - | ||
Partner | Boston | - | ||
Partner | Boston | - | ||
Partner | Tel Aviv | - | ||
Partner | Boston | - |
Co-investors of Cue Ball
Over the past 17 years, 205 investors have co-invested in Cue Ball's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Cue Ball: Zelkova Ventures, Khalid Aljassim and 39 others have invested in rounds before Cue Ball. There are 2 companies where Zelkova Ventures has invested before Cue Ball and 1 company where Khalid Aljassim has invested before Cue Ball.
- Top Co-investors of Cue Ball: 106 investors entered a company along with Cue Ball. These include investors like Greycroft (3 companies).
- Invested after Cue Ball: A total of 58 investors have invested in Cue Ball's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Wavemaker Partners (3 companies), GingerBread Capital (2 companies) and SVB (2 companies).
Recent News related to Cue Ball
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MiniLuxe Completes Shares for Debt Settlement with Cue Ball GroupGlobeNewswire•Sep 27, 2025•MiniLuxe, Cue Ball
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Forum Launches with $5M for Virtual Peer Support Groups to Help People Navigate Life’s ChallengesHIT Consultant•Nov 10, 2023•NextView Ventures, Forum, MBX Capital, Cue Ball and 2 others
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Covey Raises $2.5M in Seed FundingFinSMEs•Jul 22, 2022•Covey, Social Leverage, Portage Ventures, Cue Ball and 1 other
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Wahed Raises USD50M in Series B FundingFinSMEs•Jun 20, 2022•Wahed Invest, Wa'ed Ventures, Cue Ball, Dubai Cultiv8 and 2 others
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Recycle Track Systems secures Series C funding to make waste management more sustainablePrivate Equity Wire•Jun 24, 2021•RTS, Citi, Edison Partners, Cue Ball and 2 others
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WaitWhat raises $12M to double down on what comes after podcastsTechCrunch+•Jun 21, 2021•WaitWhat, Raga Partners, Emerson Collective, Lupa Systems and 6 others
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Overhaul: Raises $35M in Series B FundingFintechinshorts•Jun 10, 2021•Overhaul, Macquarie, Edison Partners, Avanta Ventures and 7 others
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Bagless Tea Blends Company Tea Drops Secures $5 Million Series A Led By BrandProjectForbes•May 18, 2021•Tea Drops, BrandProject, AF Ventures, Cue Ball and 2 others
