IBM Ventures focuses on strategic investments in startups and companies that align with IBM's core technologies and strategic priorities, such as AI, hybrid cloud, data, and quantum computing. Its strategy is to foster partnerships, integrate solutions, and expand the IBM ecosystem, often with an eye towards future collaboration or acquisition.
Portfolio
6
Fund Size
$500M
Top Stage
Seed
Last 12 Mo
3
Team
TW
Tom Whiteaker
Partner
EF
Emily Fontaine
Global Head of Venture Capital
Stage Distribution
Portfolio
6 investments
| Company | Round | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qedma | Series A | $26M | Jul 2025 |
| AuthMind | Seed | $19.3M | Apr 2025 |
| Ceramic.ai | Seed | $12M | Mar 2025 |
| Reality Defender | Series A | $33M | Oct 2024 |
| AuthMind | Seed | $8.5M | Sep 2023 |
| SingleStore | Series F | $116M | Jul 2022 |
Top Co-Investors
Illuminate Financial1 shared
DCVC1 shared
Accenture1 shared
Partnership Fund for New York City1 shared
Y Combinator1 shared
Goldman Sachs1 shared
Sanabil Investments1 shared
Dell Technologies Capital1 shared
GV (Google Ventures)1 shared
Hewlett Packard Enterprise1 shared
Insight Partners1 shared
Cheyenne Ventures1 shared
Ballistic Ventures1 shared
Black Opal Ventures1 shared
K2 Access1 shared
Silver Buckshot Ventures1 shared
Blu Venture Investors1 shared
NEA (New Enterprise Associates)1 shared
Samsung Next1 shared
Earthshot Ventures1 shared
Last updated: 1 March 2026