TCV_(investment_firm)

TCV (investment firm)

TCV (investment firm)

American investment firm

TCMI, Inc. better known by the name TCV (Technology Crossover Ventures) is an American investment firm based in Menlo Park, California. The firm mainly invests in public and private growth-stage companies in the technology industry.[2]

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Background

TCV was founded in 1995 by Richard H. Kimball and Jay Hoag.[2][3][4][5]

The firm is headquartered in Menlo Park with additional offices in New York and London.[6]

In 2021, the firm founded TCV Acquisition, a Special-purpose acquisition company (SPAC)with no commercial operations.[4] It was formed to raise capital to acquire private companies. On April 14, it was listed on the Nasdaq under the ticker 'TCVA' and raised $350 million.[6] In April 2023, the SPAC was liquidated as no deal could be found within the given timeframe.[7]

The typical size of an investment that TCV makes in companies ranges from $3 million to $300 million. As of 2020, TCV has invested over $13 billion in over 350 companies. Notable private investments include Airbnb,[8] ByteDance,[9] Facebook,[8] GoFundMe[10] and Spotify.[8] The firm also makes public investments in companies it previously backed when they were private such as Netflix, Zillow and LinkedIn.[2][11]

Funds

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References

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    "FORM ADV" (PDF). AdviserInfo.sec.gov.
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    "Technology Crossover Ventures: Playing the Private and Public Markets to Optimize Returns". The Software Report. November 14, 2017.
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    Shu, Catherine. "VC Firm Becomes Bigger Netflix Player". wsj.com.
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    Capital, Renaissance. "Technology Crossover Ventures' SPAC TCV Acquisition files for a $350 million IPO". nasdaq.com. Retrieved May 24, 2021.
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    Archives, L. A. Times (April 4, 2000). "New TCV Fund Raises Record $1.6 Billion". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 6, 2023.
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    Corp, TCV Acquisition. "TCV Acquisition Corp. Announces Pricing of $350,000,000 Initial Public Offering". prnewswire.com (Press release). Retrieved May 24, 2021.
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    Corp, TCV Acquisition. "TCV Acquisition Corp. Announces Liquidation". prnewswire.com. Retrieved July 15, 2023.
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    "TCV closes record $4B fund to invest in e-commerce, fintech, edtech, travel and more". TechCrunch. January 27, 2021. Retrieved May 24, 2021.
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    "The Funded: Silicon Valley backers try to save TikTok in the U.S." bizjournals.com. Retrieved May 24, 2021.
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    "GoFundMe Confirms Its Funding Round, Which Valued It At $500M". TechCrunch. June 18, 2015.
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    "Top 10 venture capital firms: TCV | Financial Services (FinServ)". Fintech Magazine. June 22, 2020. Retrieved May 24, 2021.
  12. [12]
    "Technology Crossover Ventures VII | Palico". palico.com. Retrieved May 24, 2021.
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