# Adobe Systems: portfolio, investments and team > Adobe Systems is a vc firm based in United States. 14 investments on record, latest Jul 2015. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team. Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/adobe-systems (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Investor](https://millionrounds.com/investors) # Adobe Systems Last cheque observed Jul 2015. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds. Quiet VC firm Series B Series D Series A Industrial Information Technology Cheques on record **0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 14 on record Since the last cheque **4121** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec Median round **$15M** Rounds led **0 of 14** Sole investor **2 rounds** Exits **3 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 93%** Pitch Adobe Systems ## Adobe Systems highlights - 01 14 rounds on record - 02 Mostly Series B and Series D: 54% of its rounds - 03 Sole investor in 2 rounds, median $1.9M - 04 3 exits from the portfolio ## What they do - **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified) - **Cheque size:** Not stated - **Sectors:** Industrial Information Technology - **Based in:** United States - **Cold pitches:** Not stated ## The record Every round we can evidence, newest first **14 appearances** - **2015** 2 rounds - **Jul** **[Demandbase](https://millionrounds.com/company/demandbase)** Series G · US **$30M** With 7 others - **Feb** **[Livefyre](https://millionrounds.com/company/livefyre)** Series D · US **$32M** With 5 others - **2014** 2 rounds - **Nov** **[Gigya](https://millionrounds.com/company/gigya)** Series F · US **$35M** With 8 others - **Oct** **[Demandbase](https://millionrounds.com/company/demandbase)** Series F · US **$15M** With 5 others - **2013** 1 round - **Mar** **[Demandbase](https://millionrounds.com/company/demandbase)** Series D · US · techcrunch.com **$15M** With 5 others - **2012** 1 round - **Jan** **[Scrybe](https://millionrounds.com/company/scrybe)** Venture · US · marketbrief.com **$1.0M** Sole investor - **2011** 1 round - **May** **[Demandbase](https://millionrounds.com/company/demandbase)** Series C · US · techcrunch.com **$10M** With 3 others - **2008** 2 rounds - **Aug** **[Demandbase](https://millionrounds.com/company/demandbase)** Series B · US · techcrunch.com **$8.0M** With 2 others - **Jun** **[Veoh](https://millionrounds.com/company/veoh)** Series D · US · techcrunch.com **$30M** With 9 others - **2007** 4 rounds - **Dec** **[56.com](https://millionrounds.com/company/56-com)** Series B · CN **$20M** With 5 others - **Aug** **[Scrybe](https://millionrounds.com/company/scrybe)** Series A · US **Undisclosed** With 1 other - **May** **[introNetworks](https://millionrounds.com/company/intronetworks)** Series A · US · venturebeat.com **$2.7M** Sole investor - **Mar** **[scanR](https://millionrounds.com/company/scanr)** Series B · US · deals.venturebeat.com **$8.0M** With 3 others - **2004** 1 round - **Feb** **[Above All Software](https://millionrounds.com/company/above-all-software)** Series B · US **$12M** With 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. ## Exits from the portfolio Companies it backed that were later bought or listed **3 in all** **[Livefyre](https://millionrounds.com/company/livefyre)** Bought by [Adobe](https://millionrounds.com/fund/adobe) **Undisclosed** May 2016 **[56.com](https://millionrounds.com/company/56-com)** Bought by [Renren Inc.](https://millionrounds.com/fund/renren-inc) **$80M** Sept 2011 **[Veoh](https://millionrounds.com/company/veoh)** Bought by 2Peer (Qlipso) **Undisclosed** Apr 2010 An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records. ## Companies it bought Acquisitions by the firm itself **Digital Analytix** **Undisclosed** Nov 2015 **[Mixamo](https://millionrounds.com/company/mixamo)** **Undisclosed** Jun 2015 **[Fotolia](https://millionrounds.com/company/fotolia)** **$800M** Dec 2014 **[Aviary](https://millionrounds.com/company/aviary)** **Undisclosed** Sept 2014 **[Neolane](https://millionrounds.com/company/neolane)** **$600M** Jun 2013 **Ideacodes** **Undisclosed** May 2013 **Thumb Labs** **Undisclosed** May 2013 **[Behance](https://millionrounds.com/company/behance)** **$150M** Dec 2012 **[Efficient Frontier](https://millionrounds.com/company/efficient-frontier)** **$400M** Nov 2011 **[Auditude](https://millionrounds.com/company/auditude)** **$120M** Nov 2011 **[Typekit](https://millionrounds.com/company/typekit)** **Undisclosed** Oct 2011 **Nitobi Software** **Undisclosed** Oct 2011 ## The cheque Series B Series D Series A Median round joined **$15M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$1.9M** Led 0 of 14 rounds **0%** - **Sole investor:** 2 rounds - **Last cheque:** Jul 2015 - **Exits:** 3 from the portfolio Rounds by stage said on their site - Series B *4* - Series D *3* - Series A *2* - Series F *2* - Series C *1* - Series G *1* Cheques by year Led Joined 2004 2015 Often in the room with - [Altos Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/altos-ventures) 5 - [Costanoa Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/costanoa-ventures) 3 - [Greenspring Associates](https://millionrounds.com/fund/greenspring-associates) 3 - [Scale Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/scale-venture-partners) 3 - [Sigma Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sigma-partners) 3 - [Intel Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/intel-capital) 2 **Pitching Adobe Systems?** Put them on your fundraising board with this record on the card, and follow them to hear when they write a new cheque. Add to your CRM *→* ## Who they invest alongside The investors most often in the same rounds as Adobe Systems. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed. [**Altos Ventures** VC firm **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/altos-ventures)[**Costanoa Ventures** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/costanoa-ventures)[**Greenspring Associates** Private equity **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/greenspring-associates)[**Scale Venture Partners** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/scale-venture-partners)[**Sigma Partners** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sigma-partners)[**Intel Capital** Corporate VC **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/intel-capital)[**Salesforce Ventures** Corporate VC **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/salesforce-ventures)[**Sutter Hill Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sutter-hill-ventures) ## Mentioned on podcasts Episodes that name Adobe Systems in their description, not their title. - [The NFX Podcast](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/nfx) 29 Apr 2021 · 36 min The 7 Powers with Hamilton Helmer & Jeff Lawson Mentions [Jeff Lawson](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jeff-lawson)[Adobe Systems](https://millionrounds.com/fund/adobe-systems) Apple PodcastsShow page - [The Official SaaStr Podcast](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/saastr) 20 Jan 2017 · 15 min SaaStr 091: Jason Lemkin on Why Hire Fast Fire Fast is BS, Why He Never Invests In Quarterly MRR & Why The Key Is Successful Reinvention Mentions [Adobe Systems](https://millionrounds.com/fund/adobe-systems) Apple PodcastsShow page - [The Official SaaStr Podcast](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/saastr) 16 Jan 2017 · 24 min SaaStr 090: SaaStr's Own Jason Lemkin on The Specific Characteristics Jason Looks For In Founders? What Levels Of ACV Suggest The Potential For A Unicorn? Why Founders Always Undersell & How You Should Hire Your First Sales Reps? Mentions [Adobe Systems](https://millionrounds.com/fund/adobe-systems) Apple PodcastsShow page - [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) 1 Jul 2015 · 23 min 20 VC 050: Starting, Building and Selling in SaaS with the King of SaaS, Jason Lemkin, Managing Director @ Storm Ventures With [Jason Lemkin](https://millionrounds.com/person/jason-lemkin-2) Mentions [Storm Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/storm-ventures)[Adobe Systems](https://millionrounds.com/fund/adobe-systems) Apple PodcastsShow page ## Quick answers about Adobe Systems ### What does Adobe Systems invest in? Adobe Systems invests most often at Series B and Series D (54% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Industrial and Information Technology. ### How active is Adobe Systems? 14 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Jul 2015. ### How big are Adobe Systems's cheques? The median round it joins is $15M. ### Does Adobe Systems lead rounds? Rarely, if at all: none of its 14 investments on record names it as the lead. ### Where does Adobe Systems invest? Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (93%) and China (7%). ### Is Adobe Systems investing now? No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Jul 2015. ### Who does Adobe Systems invest alongside? Most often Altos Ventures (5 rounds together), Costanoa Ventures (3 rounds together) and Greenspring Associates (3 rounds together). ### What kind of investor is Adobe Systems? Adobe Systems is a VC firm based in United States. ## Raising now? Find the investors who back rounds like yours, and keep every conversation on one fundraising board. Find similar investorsOpen your CRM Built from the rounds we watched, its filings and its own website, refreshed every night. 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