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    Steamboat Ventures

    Burbank, California, United StatesFounded 2000

    Steamboat Ventures is the venture capital arm of The Walt Disney Company, founded in 2000 and based in Burbank, California. It invests in early- to mid-stage technology, media, and consumer technology companies of strategic importance to Disney.

    Average disclosed round size is $57.0M (across 27 rounds with reported amounts).

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    Portfolio

    22

    Fund Size

    $85M

    Top Stage

    Unknown

    Last 12 Mo

    0

    Team

    John Ball

    John Ball

    Founder & Managing Partner

    Perry Chui

    Perry Chui

    General Partner

    Liping Fan

    Liping Fan

    Administrative Partner and CFO

    Daisy Qiu

    Daisy Qiu

    Finance Director

    Portfolio Breakdown

    Stage Distribution

    Sector Distribution

    Investment Activity

    DealsAvg Round Size

    Portfolio

    30 investments
    CompanyRoundAmountDate
    UUrban HealthSeed$3.4MAug 2022
    Quibi logoQuibiGrowth$1BJan 2020
    Kahoot! logoKahoot!Series CDec 2018
    Aaptiv logoAaptivSeries C$22MJun 2018
    Bokecc logoBokeccSeries C$31.4MJan 2017
    Sphero logoSpheroSeries B$45MJun 2015
    RazorGator logoRazorGatorUnknown$60MJan 2014
    EEdgecastSeries C$54MJan 2013
    Funplus logoFunplusSeries A$13MJan 2012
    BBaynoteSeries C$13MJan 2011
    Bokecc logoBokeccSeries B$20MJan 2011
    GoPro logoGoProUnknown$35KJan 2010
    FFreewheelUnknown$16.8MJan 2010
    PPlaydomUnknown$43MNov 2009
    SSometricsSeries B$4MOct 2009
    Fanzter logoFanzterUnknown$2MJan 2009
    GGreystripeUnknown$5.5MJan 2009
    SScrapblogUnknown$4MJan 2009
    SSometricsSeries B$4MJan 2009
    MMove NetworksUnknown$46MJan 2008
    MMove NetworksSeries C$11.3MFeb 2007
    GGreystripeUnknown$8.9MJan 2007
    Bokecc logoBokeccSeries AJan 2007
    GGreystripeUnknown$1.2MJan 2006
    Gamesalad logoGamesaladUnknown$6.1M
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    Last updated: 8 September 2026