IDG Ventures is a global family of venture funds with approximately $3.6 billion under

management Management (or managing) is the administration of organizations, whether businesses, nonprofit organizations, or a Government agency, government bodies through business administration, Nonprofit studies, nonprofit management, or the political s ...

. All of the

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were originally sole-source-funded by

International Data Group International Data Group (IDG, Inc.) is an American market intelligence and demand generation company focused on the technology industry. IDG, Inc.'s mission is centered around supporting the technology industry through research, data, market ...

. The first fund was created by IDG in 1996 and was located in

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. The latest San Francisco fund, formed in 2007, accepted other

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s in addition to IDG, which remains a major investor. In 2000, IDG started a fund in Europe; this fund is now closed. In 2001, IDG started a fund in

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, also named IDG Ventures. The manager of the Boston fund renamed itself Flybridge Capital Partners in 2008 and is no longer associated with the IDG Ventures funds. In the 2000s, IDG started funds in Vietnam, India, and Korea. As of 2013, there are five countries with IDG funds — China, Vietnam, India, Korea and the United States (San Francisco). In January 2017, IDG Capital and

China Oceanwide Holdings Group China Oceanwide Holdings Group Co., Ltd. () known also as China Oceanwide is a Chinese privately owned investment company. It is the parent company of publicly traded company Oceanwide Holdings as well as the largest shareholder of another publi ...

acquired

(IDG) and its subsidiaries. IDG Capital became the controlling shareholder of IDG Ventures.

Venture Capital Investments

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* {{IDG International Data Group Financial services companies established in 1996 Venture capital firms of the United States