Founded in 1996 by Bill Gross, Idealab is the longest-running technology incubator and venture studio in the United States, based in Pasadena, California. It internally generates ideas, recruits teams, and spins them off into independent companies, having created over 150 companies with more than 45 IPOs and acquisitions.
Average disclosed round size is $24.1M (across 12 rounds with reported amounts).
Portfolio
12
Fund Size
—
Top Stage
Series A
Last 12 Mo
0
Team
Tom McGovern
Managing Director
Stephanie Marquez
Director of Facilities
AG
Alexandria Goldstein
Venture Analyst
Portfolio Breakdown
Stage Distribution
Sector Distribution
Investment Activity
DealsAvg Round Size
Portfolio
13 investments
| Company | Round | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
 Intramotev | Series A | $14.4M | Aug 2024 |
 CodeSpark | Seed | $4.1M | Sep 2016 |
 New Matter | Series A | $6.5M | Feb 2015 |
| New Matter | Series A | $6.5M | Jan 2015 |
| CChangeTip | Seed | $3.5M | Jan 2014 |
 Authy | Seed | $750K | Jan 2012 |
 Top10.com | Series A | — | Jan 2011 |
 Factual | Seed | $1M | Jan 2010 |
 Infinia | Series B | $50M | Feb 2008 |
 Infinia | Series B | $50M | Jan 2008 |
 Sameday | Series D | $35M | Feb 2000 |
 EVoice | Unknown | $38M | Jan 2000 |
| CCarbonCapture | Series B | $80M | — |
Top Co-Investors
Y Combinator4 shared
Accel2 shared
Dolby Family Ventures2 shared
Alsop Louie Partners2 shared
First Round Capital2 shared
Vulcan Capital2 shared
Khosla Ventures2 shared
Andreessen Horowitz2 shared
Forward Partners1 shared
Balderton Capital1 shared
Founder Collective1 shared
Blockchain Capital1 shared
Pantera Capital1 shared
Boldstart Ventures1 shared
Blumberg Capital1 shared
Oak Investment Partners1 shared
Nokia Ventures1 shared
Felton Group1 shared
Kapor Capital1 shared
Last updated: 27 September 2026