Business classification

VCID: 85510
http://vcinvest.com/node/85510
    Profile

    Corporate information

    Official name
    Apple Inc
    Previously known as:
    Apple Computer Inc

    Registration country

    Affiliated entities

    Investment activity status
    Active investor

    Company type

    Designer and manufacturer of consumer electronics, computer software, and personal computers.

    Funds managed

    Fund Type Vintage
    Apple Advanced Manufacturing Fund Venture

    2017


    Funding rounds

    (18 Jan 2013)

    Profile Country Notes
    Al Gore 29,500,000 (USD 29,500,000). Initial investment. Round participant.

    N/A USD 150,000,000


    USD 150,000,000 (6 Aug 1997)

    Profile Country Notes
    Microsoft Corp Software company focused on computing through its various product divisions. United States USD 150,000,000 (USD 150,000,000). Initial investment. Round participant.

    (31 Dec 1978)

    Profile Country Notes
    Sequoia Capital Operations LLC Venture capital firm. United States Initial investment. Round participant.


    Profile Country Notes
    Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Southeastern Pennsylvania Initiative of the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development. United States Initial investment. Round participant.
    Matrix Management Corp Venture capital firm. United States Initial investment. Round participant.
    Venrock Associates The venture capital arm of the Rockefeller Family. United States Initial investment. Round participant.

    Current and past shareholders

    Investor Contacts Round
    Al Gore photo Al Gore
    Other
    Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Southeastern Pennsylvania logo Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Southeastern Pennsylvania
    Initiative of the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development.
    +1 (215) 972-6700
    N/A
    Matrix Management Corp logo Matrix Management Corp
    Venture capital firm.
    +1 (781) 890-2244
    N/A
    Microsoft Corp logo Microsoft Corp
    Software company focused on computing through its various product divisions.
    +1 (425) 882-8080
    N/A
    Sequoia Capital Operations LLC logo Sequoia Capital Operations LLC
    Venture capital firm.
    +1 (650) 854-3927
    N/A
    Venrock Associates logo Venrock Associates
    The venture capital arm of the Rockefeller Family.
    +1 (617) 995-2000
    N/A

    Selected investments

    Country Date Notes
    UnitedMasters
    Brooklyn-based distribution platform for musicians.
    United States 31 Mar 2021 Series B
    Initial investment. Led the investment round. Active
    Xnor.ai
    Developer of edge computing technology for running deep learning models on low-powered hardware for image recognition and other use cases.
    United States 16 Jan 2020 Acquisition
    USD 200,000,000 (USD 200,000,000) deal size. Led the investment round. Active
    Drive.ai Inc
    Self-driving technology company.
    26 Jun 2019 Acquisition
    Acquisition of assets., Active
    Doe Pics Hit Holdings ULC
    Mobile app development platform.
    Canada 3 Jan 2018 Acquisition
    Led the investment round. Active
    Didi Chuxing
    China 31 Dec 2017 N/A
    Initial investment. Round participant. Active
    Shazam Entertainment Ltd
    Developer of mobile music recognition technology.
    United Kingdom 1 Dec 2017 Acquisition
    Led the investment round. Active
    SoftBank Vision Fund LP
    Jersey 2 Jun 2017 Fund Closing
    1,000,000,000 (USD 1,000,000,000) deal size. Initial investment. Round participant. Active
    Glimpse Inc
    Developer of a personal health data platform that enables any American to collect, personalize, and share a picture of their health data.
    United States 31 Dec 2016 Acquisition
    Active
    Turi
    United States 5 Aug 2016 Acquisition
    USD 200,000,000 (USD 200,000,000) deal size. Active
    FlyBy Media Inc
    United States 29 Jan 2016 Acquisition
    Initial investment. Round participant. Active
    Perceptio
    United States 31 Dec 2015 Acquisition
    Active
    VocalIQ
    31 Dec 2015 Acquisition
    Active
    Faceshift
    Switzerland 31 Dec 2015 Acquisition
    Active
    Truaxis Inc
    United States 31 Dec 2012 N/A
    Initial investment. Round participant. Active
    Anobit Technologies Ltd
    Fabless semiconductor startup focused on the NAND flash memory market
    Israel 20 Dec 2011 Acquisition
    USD 390,000,000 (USD 390,000,000) deal size. Initial investment. Led the investment round. Active
    Siri Inc
    Developer a Web-based personal assistant.
    United States 28 Apr 2010 Acquisition
    Led the investment round. Active
    Intrinsity Inc
    Fabless semiconductor film.
    United States 27 Apr 2010 Acquisition
    USD 121,000,000 (USD 121,000,000) deal size. Initial investment. Led the investment round. Active
    LaLa Media Inc
    Provider of a revolutionary cloud-based hub for online music discovery and purchase.
    United States 4 Dec 2009 Acquisition
    Active
    P.A. Semi Inc
    Microprocessor design company known for its high-end, low-power chips.
    United States 23 Apr 2008 Acquisition
    USD 278,000,000 (USD 278,000,000) deal size. Initial investment. Round participant. Active
    Propel Software
    United States 20 Jun 2002 Acquisition
    Initial investment. Led the investment round. Active

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