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Progress Ventures
Venture capital · Boston, MA, United States · North America
Progress Ventures is a sector-focused venture capital firm that invests in B2B advertising, marketing, commerce, and media technology companies. It describes itself as an early-stage investor that leverages the Progress Partners ecosystem and its network to help portfolio companies grow.
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Or find every investor that fitsProgress Ventures lists 23 checked portfolio companies on its own site. Its largest themes are Media & Entertainment (33%), AI & Machine Learning (31%) and Enterprise Software (10%). 100% of its companies are based in United States. It invests most often alongside 1745 Ventures, S4S Ventures and Jump Capital.
No funding round on record names Progress Ventures yet, so the figures come from its portfolio page.
Round figures show recent activity, not Progress Ventures' whole history. Rounds on record name 0 companies; its own site lists 23. Funding rounds are complete from mid-2025, so counts and the yearly trend undercount a firm that invested before then. The portfolio, themes and places come from its own site and are not affected.
Investment themes
share of its checked companiesThis firmAll checked companies
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| This firm | All checked companies | |
|---|---|---|
| Media & Entertainment | 33% | 4% |
| AI & Machine Learning | 31% | 18% |
| Enterprise Software | 10% | 8% |
| E-commerce & Marketplaces | 10% | 6% |
| Education | 7% | 7% |
| Cybersecurity | 5% | 4% |
| Consumer | 2% | 3% |
| Fintech | 2% | 12% |
Invests most often with
firms sharing its portfolio companiesShow as a table
| Share | |
|---|---|
| 1745 Ventures | 4 |
| S4S Ventures | 4 |
| Jump Capital | 3 |
| Contour Venture Partners | 2 |
| Coriolis Ventures | 2 |
| NewRoad Capital Partners | 2 |
| Revel Partners | 2 |
| Tuhaye Venture Partners | 2 |
Investor profile
percentile among all firmsShow as a table
| Measure | Percentile of all firms | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio size | 55th | 22 companies |
| Recent activity | 46th | 0 rounds in 12 months |
| Early stage | 54th | 0% of entries at pre-seed or seed |
| Evidence | 52th | 0% of companies confirmed by a round |
| Sector focus | 62th | 33% in its largest sector |
| Reach | 20th | 1 country |
Its portfolio companies
where they are based, and what their own sites showSite status
- Site answers2296%
- No longer answers00%
- Points to another company14%
- Parked or sold domain00%
A site that stops answering three checks in a row is counted as no longer answering; that is not proof of closure. A site that points to another company is often an acquisition.
Co-investor network
who it backs companies with, and who they back togetherCompare Progress Ventures head to head
portfolio size, rounds, entry stages, themes and the companies both backThree or more firms at once: portfolio overlap.
Portfolio
23 companies checked against their own sites| Company | What it does | Themes | First round with it | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capture Higher Ed provides an enrollment marketing platform and agency services to educational institutions | EducationAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| Clinch connects creative, data, and media into one intelligent system, so brands and agencies can move faster, adapt continuously, and deliver more effective advertising across every channel. | Media & EntertainmentAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| Portfolio page | ||||
| Dstillery provides predictive AI audience targeting for digital campaigns | AI & Machine LearningMedia & Entertainment | Portfolio page | ||
| ID5 turns fragmented signals into a scalable identity framework for omnichannel advertising | Media & EntertainmentAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| Integral Ad Science provides media measurement and optimization solutions | Media & EntertainmentCybersecurity | Portfolio page | ||
| The company provides a data platform for video to create better viewing experiences and advertising outcomes. | Media & EntertainmentAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| LISNR develops and provides ultrasonic proximity technology for various industries, including finance, retail, and education, to enable personalized customer engagement and contactless commerce. | EducationFintech | Portfolio page | ||
Media & EntertainmentAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | |||
| Narrative I/O provides automatic data normalization and insights | AI & Machine LearningCybersecurity | Portfolio page | ||
| Ordana provides AI-powered automation for wholesale ordering and order desk management | AI & Machine LearningE-commerce & Marketplaces | Portfolio page | ||
| The company works to inspire and power more time outside through its various brands and platforms. | Media & EntertainmentConsumer | Portfolio page | ||
| Pixability helps brands maximize the value of their advertising, organic and creator strategies on YouTube | Media & EntertainmentAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| Simpli.fi helps businesses grow by turning precise location targeting and unmatched performance data into measurable growth through its media buying services. | Media & EntertainmentEducation | Portfolio page | ||
| Skyword transforms an organization's expertise into content that AI engines cite and recommend | Media & EntertainmentEnterprise Software | Portfolio page | ||
| Sovrn provides a platform for publishers and advertisers to manage and optimize their advertising and commerce revenue | Media & EntertainmentE-commerce & Marketplaces | Portfolio page | ||
| The company allows users to watch live shows and shop for products instantly | Enterprise SoftwareE-commerce & Marketplaces | Portfolio page | ||
| Teikametrics provides an AI marketplace optimization platform for scaling brands on online marketplaces | E-commerce & MarketplacesAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| Tenovos provides a content intelligence platform that helps companies manage and optimize their content across different platforms | Media & EntertainmentEnterprise Software | Portfolio page | ||
| Tracer transforms siloed data into a unified, trusted view to accelerate enterprise decision-making. | Enterprise SoftwareAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page |
About this data
site last read 5 Nov 2026- Site
- progressventures.com
- Last read
- 5 Nov 2026
- Watching since
- 6 Nov 2026
- Companies checked
- 23
Rates come from what VCinfo has observed since observation_start. Firms tend to remove companies that closed, so early rates understate reality. A company leaving a portfolio page does not mean it closed or exited. An unreachable site means our checks failed, nothing more.
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