About Second Century Ventures
Second Century Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2009. It is primarily based out of Chicago, United States. As of Jul 2026, Second Century Ventures is an active investor, having invested in 176 companies, with 5 new investments in the last 12 months. 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 Real Estate and Construction Tech and Consumer. Most recently it participated in the $***** Seed round of TaskHer Overall, Second Century Ventures portfolio has seen 2 unicorns, 4 IPOs and 30 acquisitions including key companies like DocuSign, Updater and August. A lot of funds co-invest with Second Century Ventures, with names like RET Ventures sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Second Century Ventures has team of 13 people including 8 partners.Key Metrics
Team Members
Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Seed, Series A & 5 more
Portfolio IPOs
Portfolio Acquisitions
Deals in last 12 months
Second Century Ventures' List of Top Investments
Second Century Ventures has a portfolio of 176 companies, including 2 unicorns. Their most notable investments are in Knock and Goby.Their portfolio spans across United States, Australia, United Kingdom and 10 more locations. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, Real Estate and Construction Tech, Consumer and 24 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A and 5 more. Here is the list of top investments by Second Century Ventures:
1. DocuSign
Provider of electronic signature and intelligent agreement management platform solutions. The platform offers tools for contract lifecycle management, agreement preparation, and agreement workflow automation. It provides features such as electronic notarization, web forms, and multi-channel delivery options. The platform extends its capabilities through integrations, APIs, and a mobile application.
Key facts about DocuSign
- Founded Year: 2003
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Annual Revenue: $1B+ as on Jan 31, 2026
- Stage: Public
- Total Funding till date: $520M
- Employee Count: 8,503 as on Jun 30, 2026
- Investors: HTIF, Glynn Capital and 90 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Post IPO, Jul 20, 2020, $*****
- Highlight: Public
2. Updater
Provider of a platform for simplifying complex commerce and order management. The platform helps businesses sell products across various channels without extensive rebuilding. It offers tools to streamline sales, monetize relationships, and simplify moving processes. The platform supports industries including financial products, home improvement, and moving services.
Key facts about Updater
- Founded Year: 2011
- Location: New York City (United States)
- Stage: Public
- Total Funding till date: $15M
- Employee Count: 210 as on Jun 30, 2026
- Investors: SBNY, Lerer Hippeau and 10 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Post IPO, Jun 14, 2023, $*****
- Highlight: Public
3. August
August is a provider of a smart lock and access system. It is a lock and access system that allows homeowners to grant access to trusted people for specific periods of time. It also offers a mobile application through which activity monitoring can be done for preventing threats.
Key facts about August
- Founded Year: 2012
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $73.1M
- Employee Count: 65 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: Scale Up Venture Capital, Advisors.Fund and 34 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Jul 13, 2017, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
4. Stake
Operator of a digital platform for fractional real estate investment. This service enables individuals to purchase shares in residential and commercial properties. The platform facilitates the acquisition of ownership interests in assets, allowing for the distribution of rental income and capital appreciation to participants. Users manage their holdings and liquidity through an online interface.
Key facts about Stake
- Founded Year: 2020
- Location: Dubai (United Arab Emirates)
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $65M
- Employee Count: 149 as on Jun 30, 2026
- Investors: Mubadala, Verve Ventures and 22 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Conventional Debt, Mar 11, 2026, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
5. igloohome
Developer of keyless smart locks for both consumer and commercial applications. Its first offering is called Smart Keybox that can be unlocked with a PIN with Bluetooth. It also allows setting the starting day, time, and duration for which the code or key will work and unlocking the shackle with supplied physical keys.
Key facts about igloohome
- Founded Year: 2015
- Location: Singapore (Singapore)
- Annual Revenue: SGD 10M - 50M as on Dec 31, 2023
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $32M
- Employee Count: 104 as on Jun 30, 2026
- Investors: Innoven Capital, Mesh Ventures and 46 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, May 2024, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Second Century Ventures' Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Second Century Ventures has invested in 176 companies over the last 17 years, with an average of 4 new investments annually in the last 10 years. In 2025, it made 1 investment, while as of Jul 2026, it has made 5 investments in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in TaskHer and most recent follow-on round was in Knock.Year | No. of Investments | ||
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1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 5 | 0 | 5 |
2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2024 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
2023 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
2022 | 11 | 3 | 14 |
2021 | 10 | 3 | 13 |
2020 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
2019 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
2018 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
2017 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Second Century Ventures' Investments by Stage
Second Century Ventures has made 21 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $3.26M, 16 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $9.66M and 6 investments in Series B stage with an average round size of $14.2M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 21 |
Series A | 16 |
Series B | 6 |
Conventional Debt | 1 |
Series C | 1 |
Others | 2 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Second Century Ventures' Investments by Sector
Second Century Ventures has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Real Estate and Construction Tech, Enterprise Applications, Vertical SaaS, Consumer and FinTech. Notably, it has invested in 159 Tech companies, 120 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 104 Software companies and at least 77 companies focusing on Saas.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Real Estate and Construction Tech | 31 |
Enterprise Applications | 30 |
Vertical SaaS | 15 |
Consumer | 14 |
FinTech | 12 |
Others | 35 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Second Century Ventures' Investments by Geography
Second Century Ventures has made most investments in United States (32), followed by Australia where it has made 5 investments.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United States | 32 |
Australia | 5 |
Canada | 2 |
France | 2 |
United Arab Emirates | 2 |
Others | 4 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Second Century Ventures' recent investments
Second Century Ventures has made 5 investments in 2026 so far. TaskHer and Broker Bot are the latest among them.Here are the most recent investments by Second Century Ventures:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Jul 30, 2026 | United Kingdom | Seed | 5660 | [+2] | |
May 29, 2026 | United States | Seed | 4308 | ||
Mar 11, 2026 | United States | Seed | 9555 | [+5] | |
Mar 11, 2026 | United Arab Emirates | Series B | 1815 | [+6] | |
Feb 26, 2026 | United Arab Emirates | Seed | 5233 |
Unicorns in Second Century Ventures' Portfolio
Second Century Ventures has 2 unicorns in its portfolio - Kin and PLACE. The most recent unicorn in their portfolio is Kin. It became a unicorn in 2023, 2 years before Second Century Ventures first invested in it.Here is a list of unicorns in Second Century Ventures' portfolio:
Tracxn Score | Company | Short Description | Founded year | Sector | Location | Company Stage | First Investment/ Acquisition Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
66 | Online platform for homeowner insurances for individuals | 2016 | Chicago | Series E | {equtgf | ||
56 | Online brokerage services for residential properties | 2019 | Bellingham | Series A | {itgioj |
IPOs and Publicly Listed companies in Second Century Ventures' Portfolio
4 of Second Century Ventures' portfolio companies have become public. Openn got listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX), in Jul 2021 at marketcap of $28.1M and Trust Stamp got listed on the OTC Markets (OTCMKTS).Here are Second Century Ventures' portfolio companies that went public:
Company | IPO Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jul 21, 2021 | - | - | 1048 | |
Feb 24, 2021 | Nov 16, 2016 | Seed | 8131 | |
Apr 27, 2018 | Oct 17, 2009 | Series D | 8598 | |
Jul 12, 2015 | Apr 08, 2014 | Series A | 7508 |
Acquired companies in Second Century Ventures' Portfolio
30 companies from Second Century Ventures' portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Obie in Jan 2026 by The Baldwin Group for $*****.Here are Second Century Ventures' portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jan 22, 2026 | May 26, 2021 | Series A | 2216 | |
Aug 20, 2025 | - | - | 9094 | |
Jan 15, 2025 | - | - | 3865 | |
Oct 10, 2024 | - | - | 4859 | |
Nov 20, 2023 | - | - | 1233 |
Team profile of Second Century Ventures
Second Century Ventures has a team of 13 members including 8 Partners, 1 Venture Partner and 1 Principal located in United States, Australia and 1 more location. Second Century Ventures' team sits on the board of 1 company.Here is a list of top team members in Second Century Ventures:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
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Partner | Chicago | |||
Partner | - | - | - | |
Partner | Clarksville | - | ||
Partner | San Francisco | - | ||
Partner | Provo | - | ||
Partner | Chicago | - | - | |
Partner | Monterrey | - | - | |
Partner | - | - | - | |
Venture Partner | New York City | - | - | |
Principal | Melbourne | - |
Co-investors of Second Century Ventures
Over the past 17 years, 290 investors have co-invested in Second Century Ventures's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Second Century Ventures: Shadow Ventures, REACH and 120 others have invested in rounds before Second Century Ventures. There are 2 companies where Shadow Ventures has invested before Second Century Ventures and 2 companies where REACH has invested before Second Century Ventures.
- Top Co-investors of Second Century Ventures: 99 investors entered a company along with Second Century Ventures. These include investors like RET Ventures (3 companies).
- Invested after Second Century Ventures: A total of 69 investors have invested in Second Century Ventures's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include National Association of REALTORS (3 companies), Comcast Ventures (1 company) and Accel (1 company).
Recent News related to Second Century Ventures
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GXE raises $3.3 million to solve pain points for fund managersSmartCompany•Oct 15, 2025•Grupo Xanty Elías, MA Financial Group, Silversmith, Second Century Ventures and 2 others
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Notable Raises $6M in Series A FundingFinSMEs•Sep 30, 2025•Second Century Ventures, Notable Finance, W. R. Berkley
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Second Century Ventures Announces 9 Companies for 2025 REACH Commercial ProgramGlobeNewswire•Jul 24, 2025•Second Century Ventures
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Just Move In Raises £6M in Series A FundingFinSMEs•Mar 10, 2025•Just Move In, Eos Ventures, Wayra, Second Century Ventures and 1 other
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Just Move In secures €7.6 million for home & financial servicesEU-Startups•Feb 28, 2025•Just Move In, EOS Ventures, Wayra, Second Century Ventures and 1 other
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Moving service platform Just Move In secures $8M in Series A funding.Startup Log•Feb 28, 2025•Just Move In, Eos Ventures, Wayra, Second Century Ventures and 7 others
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Second Century Ventures Selects Eight Tech Companies for 2025 REACH Canada ProgramFinancial Post•Nov 01, 2024•Second Century Ventures
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Koggi raises $3M from Second Century VenturesLatamList•Sep 18, 2024•Koggi, Second Century Ventures, National Association of REALTORS
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