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Advent Venture Partners

No cheque observed since Jun 2019, after 66 earlier cheques, and the website is dead.

DormantVC firm

Series BSeries AVentureConsumer ElectronicsLeisureInformation Technology & Services

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 66 on record
Since the last cheque2685days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$165MRounds led0 of 66Sole investor8 roundsExits12 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 46%
Pitch Advent Venture Partners

Advent Venture Partners highlights

  1. 01

    66 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Series B and Series A: 50% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 8 rounds, median $6.3M

  4. 04

    12 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Sectors
Consumer ElectronicsLeisureInformation Technology & Services
Based in
London, United Kingdom
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first66 appearances

  1. 2019

    1 round

  2. Jun
    Acutus MedicalUS · FinSMEs$170MWith 7 others
  3. 2016

    1 round

  4. Apr
    Farfetch$160MWith 19 others
  5. 2015

    1 round

  6. Mar
    WorldStoresSeries D · GB$38MWith 3 others
  7. 2014

    1 round

  8. May
    FarfetchSeries D · US$66MWith 3 others
  9. 2013

    9 rounds

  10. Nov
    Loop CommerceSeries A · US · techcrunch.com$7.2MWith 17 others
  11. Oct
    VersartisSeries D · US · finsmes.com$20MWith 5 others
  12. Aug
    Acutus MedicalSeries B · US · finsmes.com$28MWith 3 others
  13. Jul
    L’ArcoBalenoSeries B · DE · finsmes.comUndisclosedWith 9 others
  14. Jul
    VersartisSeries C · US · sec.gov$12MWith 3 others
  15. Jun
    WorldStoresSeries C · GB · techcrunch.com$15MWith 2 others
  16. Apr
    PeakSeed · GB · pocketgamer.biz$1.8MWith 9 others
  17. Mar
    FarfetchSeries C · US · techcrunch.com$20MWith 3 others
  18. Jan
    VersartisSeries C · US · fiercebiotech.com$25MWith 3 others
  19. 2012

    3 rounds

  20. Sept
    F2GVenture · GB · fiercebiotech.com$30MWith 6 others
  21. Aug
    UbiquisysVenture · GB · in.finance.yahoo.com$19MWith 5 others
  22. Jan
    FarfetchSeries B · US · techcrunch.com$18MWith 2 others
  23. 2011

    6 rounds

  24. May
    Prexa PharmaceuticalsSeries B · US · prexainc.com$7.0MWith 1 other
  25. May
    Ampla PharmaceuticalsVenture · US · masshightech.com$1.5MSole investor
  26. Feb
    VitrueSeries C · US · techcrunch.com$17MWith 3 others
  27. Feb
    VersartisSeries B · US · versartis.com$21MWith 2 others
  28. Feb
    Conatus PharmaceuticalsSeries B · US · pharmalive.com$20MWith 5 others
  29. Feb
    CellNovoSeries B · GB · cellnovo.com$48MWith 8 others
  30. 2010

    6 rounds

  31. Oct
    Pathwork DiagnosticsSeries C · US · fis.dowjones.com$30MWith 5 others
  32. Sept
    UbiquisysVenture · GB · ubiquisys.com$5.0MWith 5 others
  33. Sept
    OpenCloudVenture · GB · opencloud.com$7.7MWith 1 other
  34. Jul
    UbiquisysVenture · GB · ubiquisys.com$9.0MWith 4 others
  35. Jul
    FarfetchSeries A · US · eu.techcrunch.com$4.5MSole investor
  36. Apr
    BiocartisSeries B · CH · biocartis.com$40MWith 4 others
  37. 2009

    4 rounds

  38. Nov
    OxagenSeries C · GB · fiercebiotech.com$27MWith 8 others
  39. Oct
    DailymotionSeries C · FR · eu.techcrunch.com$25MWith 5 others
  40. Oct
    BiocartisSeries A · CH$15MWith 1 other
  41. Feb
    BridgeCoVenture · CH · freshnews.com$6.0MWith 7 others
  42. 2008

    3 rounds

  43. Sept
    QypeSeries A · DE · thealarmclock.com$14MWith 2 others
  44. Jul
    OpenCloudSeries B · GB · opencloud.com$10MWith 3 others
  45. Mar
    OreconSeries A · GB · orecon.com$24MWith 3 others
  46. 2007

    12 rounds

  47. Sept
    Audium SemiconductorSeries A · GB · audiumsemi.co.uk$8.5MWith 1 other
  48. Aug
    Avila TherapeuticsSeries A · USUndisclosedWith 3 others
  49. Aug
    DailymotionSeries B · FR · online.wsj.com$34MWith 2 others
  50. Jul
    UbiquisysSeries B · GB · ubiquisys.com$25MWith 3 others
  51. May
    Conatus PharmaceuticalsSeries A · US$22MWith 3 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

We hold 2 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.

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed12 in all

DailymotionBought by VivendiUndisclosedJun 2015
SantarusBought by Salix Pharmaceuticals$2.6BNov 2013
Conatus PharmaceuticalsListed$69MJun 2013
UbiquisysBought by Cisco$310MApr 2013
DailymotionBought by Orange$168MFeb 2013
QypeBought by Yelp$50MOct 2012
VitrueBought by Oracle Corporation$300MMay 2012
Avila TherapeuticsBought by Celgene$350MJan 2012
The Fizzback GroupBought by NICE Systems$80MSept 2011
BridgeCoBought by SMSCUndisclosedMay 2011
NeoGuide SystemsBought by Intuitive SurgicalUndisclosedJun 2009
SantarusListedUndisclosedApr 2004

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 Advent Venture Partners. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

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Recently backed

The latest companies Advent Venture Partners put money into.

Acutus Medical$170M · Jun 2019Farfetch$160M · Apr 2016

Quick answers about Advent Venture Partners

What does Advent Venture Partners invest in?

Advent Venture Partners invests most often at Series B and Series A (50% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Consumer Electronics, Leisure and Information Technology & Services.

How active is Advent Venture Partners?

66 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Jun 2019.

What has Advent Venture Partners invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Acutus Medical (Undisclosed round, Jun 2019) and Farfetch (Apr 2016).

How big are Advent Venture Partners's cheques?

The median round it joins is $165M.

Does Advent Venture Partners lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 66 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Advent Venture Partners invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (46%), the United Kingdom (36%) and Switzerland (8%).

Is Advent Venture Partners investing now?

It looks quiet: no investment on record since Jun 2019.

Who does Advent Venture Partners invest alongside?

Most often Index Ventures (8 rounds together), Atlas Venture (7 rounds together) and Accel (5 rounds together).

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