TCV (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]

TCMI, Inc.

Trade name	TCV
Company type	Private
Industry	Investment management
Founded	1995; 30 years ago (1995)
Founder	Richard H. Kimball Jay Hoag
Headquarters	Menlo Park, California, U.S.
Products	Private Equity Venture Capital
AUM	US$25 billion (2022)
Website	www.tcv.com
Footnotes / references [1]

Background

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

In 2021, the firm founded TCV Acquisition, a Special-purpose acquisition company (SPAC) with no commercial operations. 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

Fund[12]	Vintage Year	Committed Capital ($m)
Technology Crossover Ventures I	1995	USD 100
Technology Crossover Ventures II	1996	USD 195
Technology Crossover Ventures III	1999	USD 417
Technology Crossover Ventures IV	2000	USD 1,700
Technology Crossover Ventures V	2004	USD 900
Technology Crossover Ventures VI	2006	USD 1,400
Technology Crossover Ventures VII	2008	USD 3,000
Technology Crossover Ventures VIII	2013	USD 2,230
Technology Crossover Ventures IX	2016	USD 2,500
Technology Crossover Ventures Sports	2018	USD 55
Technology Crossover Ventures X	2019	USD 3,000
Technology Crossover Ventures XI	2020	USD 4,000
Technology Crossover Ventures XII	2024	USD 3,000 [13]

References

1. "FORM ADV" (PDF). AdviserInfo.sec.gov.
2. "Technology Crossover Ventures: Playing the Private and Public Markets to Optimize Returns". The Software Report. November 14, 2017.
3. Shu, Catherine. "VC Firm Becomes Bigger Netflix Player". wsj.com.
4. Capital, Renaissance. "Technology Crossover Ventures' SPAC TCV Acquisition files for a $350 million IPO". nasdaq.com. Retrieved May 24, 2021.
5. Archives, L. A. Times (April 4, 2000). "New TCV Fund Raises Record $1.6 Billion". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 6, 2023.
6. "Technology Crossover Ventures' SPAC TCV Acquisition files for a $350 million IPO". Nasdaq. March 19, 2021.
7. Schubarth, Cromwell (March 31, 2023). "The Funded: TCV is the latest Silicon Valley VC firm to wind down a SPAC". www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved December 25, 2024.
8. "TCV closes record $4B fund to invest in e-commerce, fintech, edtech, travel and more". TechCrunch. January 27, 2021. Retrieved May 24, 2021.
9. "The Funded: Silicon Valley backers try to save TikTok in the U.S." bizjournals.com. Retrieved May 24, 2021.
10. "GoFundMe Confirms Its Funding Round, Which Valued It At $500M". TechCrunch. June 18, 2015.
11. "Top 10 venture capital firms: TCV | Financial Services (FinServ)". Fintech Magazine. June 22, 2020. Retrieved May 24, 2021.
12. "Technology Crossover Ventures VII | Palico". palico.com. Retrieved May 24, 2021.
13. Hammond, George (May 30, 2024). "Investor TCV raises $3bn to back growth-stage start-ups". Financial Times. Retrieved December 25, 2024.

External links

• www.tcv.com (Company Website)