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Adams Capital Management

Last cheque observed Dec 2014. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

QuietVC firm

SeedSeries AInformation TechnologyNetworking Infrastructure

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 49 on record
Since the last cheque4345days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$8.8MRounds led0 of 49Sole investor7 roundsExits10 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 100%
Pitch Adams Capital Management

Adams Capital Management highlights

  1. 01

    49 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Venture and Series B: 49% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 7 rounds, median $5.7M

  4. 04

    10 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Adams Capital Management, Inc. (ACM) is a Pittsburgh-based venture capital firm specializing in early-stage applied technology investments.From their own website
Type
VC firm
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
SeedSeries A
Sectors
Information TechnologyNetworking Infrastructure
Based in
Warren, United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first49 appearances

  1. 2014

    1 round

  2. Dec
    DynamicsSeries C · US$70MWith 3 others
  3. 2013

    1 round

  4. Jul
    LiquidPistonSeries C · US · finsmes.com$6.5MWith 1 other
  5. 2012

    1 round

  6. May
    NextIOSeries F · US · reuters.com$12MWith 1 other
  7. 2011

    8 rounds

  8. May
    FotomotoSeries A · US · techcrunch.com$1.2MSole investor
  9. May
    TwelvefoldSeries C · US · pr-inside.com$7.8MWith 1 other
  10. Feb
    ProspXSeries B · US · techcrunchit.com$8.0MWith 1 other
  11. Feb
    SnapRetailSeries A · US · finsmes.com$6.0MSole investor
  12. Feb
    BookRenter.comVenture · US · techcrunch.com$20MWith 5 others
  13. Feb
    RafterDebt · US · techcrunch.com$20MWith 6 others
  14. Jan
    LiquidPistonSeries B · US · finsmes.com$5.0MWith 1 other
  15. Jan
    CipherOpticsVenture · US · localtechwire.com$21MWith 4 others
  16. 2010

    7 rounds

  17. Aug
    AdditechVenture · US · techcrunch.com$4.6MWith 1 other
  18. Jul
    TwelvefoldSeries B · US · paidcontent.org$8.8MWith 1 other
  19. Jun
    RafterSeries B · US · techcrunch.com$10MWith 3 others
  20. Jun
    BookRenter.comSeries B · US · techcrunch.com$10MWith 2 others
  21. May
    LibreDigitalSeries C · US · paidcontent.org$8.1MWith 2 others
  22. Jan
    CampaignerCRMVenture · US · masshightech.com$8.0MWith 3 others
  23. Jan
    BioLeapSeries A · US · eon.businesswire.com$5.0MWith 1 other
  24. 2009

    4 rounds

  25. Nov
    BookRenter.comSeries A · US · techcrunch.com$6.0MWith 1 other
  26. Nov
    RafterSeries A · US · techcrunch.com$6.0MWith 2 others
  27. Sept
    DynamicsSeries A · US · prnewswire.com$5.7MSole investor
  28. Jul
    LibreDigitalSeries B · US · paidcontent.org$15MWith 1 other
  29. 2008

    6 rounds

  30. Dec
    ProspXSeries A · US$6.5MSole investor
  31. Oct
    VBrick Systems, Inc.Venture · US · contentinople.com$12MWith 3 others
  32. Jun
    DATAllegroSeries D · US · techcrunchit.com$20MWith 7 others
  33. Apr
    UplogixSeries C · US · austin.bizjournals.com$10MWith 2 others
  34. Feb
    NextIOSeries C · US · virtualization.com$19MWith 4 others
  35. Jan
    IntrinsitySeries E · US$32MWith 4 others
  36. 2007

    5 rounds

  37. Nov
    TwelvefoldSeries A · US · paidcontent.org$2.5MWith 3 others
  38. Jul
    LiquidPistonSeries A · US · deals.venturebeat.com$1.8MSole investor
  39. Jun
    Luminescent TechnologiesSeries D · US · luminescenttechnologies.com$9.0MWith 1 other
  40. May
    nLIGHT Corp.Series D · US$15MWith 3 others
  41. Jan
    TwelvefoldSeries A · US · paidcontent.org$9.6MWith 2 others
  42. 2006

    5 rounds

  43. Sept
    DATAllegroSeries C · US · datallegro.com$23MWith 5 others
  44. Aug
    AdditechVenture · US$6.0MWith 1 other
  45. Jul
    AmberWaveSeries E · US · eetimes.com$25MWith 4 others
  46. Apr
    UplogixSeries B · US · thefreelibrary.com$7.0MWith 1 other
  47. Feb
    LibreDigitalVenture · US$4.0MWith 2 others
  48. 2005

    3 rounds

  49. Dec
    Touchdown TechnologiesSeries B · US$13MWith 4 others
  50. Nov
    Mirage NetworksSeries C · US · miragenetworks.com$12MWith 4 others

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

The team

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration3 named

ALAndrea Lynn StephensonTreasureriForm ADV
JEJennifer Elisabeth ParuloCFOiForm ADV
JPJoel Peter AdamsPresident and Managing General PartneriForm ADV

We also hold 7 people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

What the register says

From the firm's own filings with the SEC, which it must file accurately by law

$194Mgross assets of its fundsOct 2026
Exemptreporting adviserventure or small private funds
Legal name
Adams Capital Management, Inc.
SEC number
CRD 162533

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed10 in all

FotomotoBought by Bay PhotoUndisclosedJul 2013
FotomotoBought by liveBooksUndisclosedDec 2012
LibreDigitalBought by RR Donnelley (Nasdaq:RRD)UndisclosedAug 2011
IntrinsityBought by Apple$121MApr 2010
Touchdown TechnologiesBought by VerigyUndisclosedJun 2009
Mirage NetworksBought by Trustwave HoldingsUndisclosedFeb 2009
DATAllegroBought by MicrosoftUndisclosedJul 2008
Factory LogicBought by SAPUndisclosedDec 2006
FlashlineBought by BEA SystemsUndisclosedJan 2006
InfolibriaBought by CerteonUndisclosedJan 2003

An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Adams Capital Management. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Quick answers about Adams Capital Management

What does Adams Capital Management invest in?

Adams Capital Management invests most often at Venture and Series B (49% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Information Technology and Networking Infrastructure.

How active is Adams Capital Management?

49 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Dec 2014.

How big are Adams Capital Management's cheques?

The median round it joins is $8.8M.

Does Adams Capital Management lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 49 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Adams Capital Management invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (100%).

Is Adams Capital Management investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Dec 2014.

Who does Adams Capital Management invest alongside?

Most often Storm Ventures (6 rounds together), The Hillman Company (5 rounds together) and Norwest Venture Partners (4 rounds together).

What kind of investor is Adams Capital Management?

Adams Capital Management is a VC firm based in Warren, United States.

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