About Twitter Ventures
Twitter Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2015. It is primarily based out of San Francisco, United States. As of Oct 2021, Twitter Ventures has invested in 5 companies. It primarily invests in Series C round in United States based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Enterprise Applications to Retail and Auto Tech. Most recently it participated in the $***** Seed round of Alter Overall, Twitter Ventures portfolio has seen 1 unicorn, 1 IPO and 3 acquisitions including key companies like ShareChat, Cyngn Technologies and VenueNext. A lot of funds co-invest with Twitter Ventures, with names like Trustbridge Partners sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Twitter Ventures has team of 2 people including 2 partners.Key Metrics
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Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
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Series C, Seed & 2 more
Portfolio IPOs
Portfolio Unicorns
Twitter Ventures' List of All Investments
Twitter Ventures has a portfolio of 5 companies, one of which is a Unicorn. Their most notable investments are in Alter and ShareChat.Their portfolio spans across United States and India. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, Retail, Auto Tech and 3 other sectors, across stages such as Series C, Seed and 2 more. Here is the list of all investments by Twitter Ventures:1. ShareChat
Operator of social media platform hosting short videos and content. This digital service provides tools for users to create, share, and view multimedia posts including video clips, images, and text-based messages. The interface organizes content into categories such as entertainment, romantic themes, and inspirational quotes. Users interact with media through a centralized feed and profile management system.
Key facts about ShareChat
- Founded Year: 2015
- Location: Bengaluru (India)
- Annual Revenue: ₹500 - ₹1,000 Cr as on Mar 31, 2025
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series H
- Total Funding till date: $1.23B
- Employee Count: 491 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: HarbourVest Partners, Temasek and 52 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Conventional Debt, Aug 03, 2024, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Developer of autonomous vehicle technology and autonomous mobile robots. The company's DriveMod system integrates with warehouse management systems for mission deployment. It offers autonomous tuggers and forklifts for material handling. The company also provides fleet management systems, teleoperations, and vehicle safety solutions.
Key facts about Cyngn Technologies
- Founded Year: 2013
- Location: Menlo Park (United States)
- Annual Revenue: $0 - $1M as on Dec 31, 2025
- Stage: Public
- Total Funding till date: $110M
- Employee Count: 80 as on Jul 31, 2026
- Investors: Benchmark, Qualcomm Ventures and 15 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Post IPO, Dec 2024, $*****
- Highlight: Public
3. VenueNext
Mobile commerce and loyalty solutions transforming fan experiences and business verticals. The company provides point-of-sale, mobile wallet, and mobile ordering solutions. It reimagines spaces with mobile-pay pop-ups and scan-n-pay kiosks, accepting contactless payments. The platform minimizes crowds through mobile ordering with designated pickup areas, promoting social distancing. It also allows users to redeem benefits and rewards using a mobile wallet, incentivizing adoption through discounts and cash-back rewards. The company is a leader in mobile commerce, offering a comprehensive ecosystem for businesses to enhance customer engagement and streamline transactions. This is a B2B tech company offering SaaS and software solutions.
Key facts about VenueNext
- Founded Year: 2014
- Location: Santa Clara (United States)
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $26.5M
- Employee Count: 1 - 10 as on Jul 01, 2024
- Investors: Western Technology Investment, Twitter Ventures and 7 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, May 08, 2018, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
4. Swirl
Provider of in-store mobile marketing solutions. It offers proximity-based mobile marketing platform providers helping large-scale retailers and brands leverage the mobile to engage consumers while they shop in stores. The companys indoor location-based marketing platform allows retailers to deliver targeted messages, content, and offers to consumer smartphones while they shop in specific areas of the store. The platform combines patent-pending indoor location beacons with cloud-based marketing campaign management services and a software development kit that allows retailers to add an in-store mobile experience to any existing mobile app.
Key facts about Swirl
- Founded Year: 2011
- Location: Boston (United States)
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $32M
- Employee Count: 2 as on Jul 31, 2026
- Investors: Twitter Ventures, Converge and 6 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Apr 22, 2015, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
5. Alter
Key facts about Alter
- Founded Year: 2017
- Location: New York City (United States)
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $4.49M
- Employee Count: 3 as on Jun 30, 2026
- Investors: Twitter Ventures, The Venture Reality Fund and 14 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, Apr 06, 2022, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
Twitter Ventures' Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Twitter Ventures has invested in 5 companies over the last 11 years, with an average of 0 new investment annually in the last 10 years. Its most recent first time investment was in Alter and most recent follow-on round was in ShareChat.Twitter Ventures' Investments by Stage
Twitter Ventures has made 2 investments in Series C stage with an average round size of $49M, 1 investment in Seed stage with an average round size of $3M, 1 investment in Series A stage with an average round size of $11.5M and 1 investment in Series D stage with an average round size of $99.6M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Series C | 2 |
Seed | 1 |
Series A | 1 |
Series D | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Twitter Ventures' Investments by Sector
Twitter Ventures has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, High Tech, Artificial Intelligence - Industry Applications, Auto Tech and Consumer. Notably, it has invested in 4 Software companies, 4 Tech companies, 2 Consumer (B2C) companies and at least 2 companies focusing on Enterprise (B2B).Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 2 |
High Tech | 2 |
Artificial Intelligence - Industry Applications | 1 |
Auto Tech | 1 |
Consumer | 1 |
Others | 4 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Twitter Ventures' Investments by Geography
Twitter Ventures has made most investments in United States (4), followed by India where it has made 1 investment.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United States | 4 |
India | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Twitter Ventures' recent investments
Twitter Ventures has not made any investment in 2026 so far.Here are the most recent investments by Twitter Ventures:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Oct 07, 2021 | United States | Seed | 2444 | [+4] | |
Apr 20, 2021 | India | Series E | 1816 | ||
Jul 28, 2020 | India | Series D | 9109 | [+16] | |
Aug 22, 2019 | India | Series D | 1802 | [+7] | |
Jun 24, 2015 | United States | Series A | 5700 |
Unicorns in Twitter Ventures' Portfolio
Twitter Ventures has 1 unicorn in its portfolio - ShareChat. The most recent unicorn in their portfolio is ShareChat which became a unicorn in 2021, 1 years after Twitter Ventures first invested in it.Here is a list of unicorns in Twitter Ventures' portfolio:
Tracxn Score | Company | Short Description | Founded year | Sector | Location | Company Stage | First Investment/ Acquisition Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
70 | Operator of social media platform hosting short videos and content | 2015 | Bengaluru | Series H | aoqklbt |
IPOs and Publicly Listed companies in Twitter Ventures' Portfolio
1 of Twitter Ventures' portfolio company became public - Cyngn Technologies. It got listed on the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ), in Oct 2021 at marketcap of $198MHere are Twitter Ventures' portfolio companies that went public:
Company | IPO Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Oct 20, 2021 | Mar 23, 2015 | Series C | 4647 |
Acquired companies in Twitter Ventures' Portfolio
3 companies from Twitter Ventures' portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Alter in Oct 2022 by Google for $*****.Here are Twitter Ventures' portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Oct 27, 2022 | Oct 07, 2021 | Seed | 5754 | |
Mar 04, 2021 | Jun 24, 2015 | Series A | 6484 | |
Jan 19, 2019 | Apr 22, 2015 | Series C | 8220 |
Team profile of Twitter Ventures
Twitter Ventures has a team of 2 members including 2 Partners located in United States. Twitter Ventures' team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Co-investors of Twitter Ventures
Over the past 11 years, 80 investors have co-invested in Twitter Ventures's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Twitter Ventures: Elevation Capital, India Quotient and 21 others have invested in rounds before Twitter Ventures. There is 1 company where Elevation Capital has invested before Twitter Ventures and 1 company where India Quotient has invested before Twitter Ventures.
- Top Co-investors of Twitter Ventures: 20 investors entered a company along with Twitter Ventures. These include investors like Trustbridge Partners (1 company).
- Invested after Twitter Ventures: A total of 37 investors have invested in Twitter Ventures's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Tiger Global Management (1 company), Mupvent Capital Partner LLC (1 company) and Nidhi Manik Trust (1 company).
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