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Stanford University

Last cheque observed Dec 2019. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

QuietVC firmWebsite unconfirmed

GrowthSeedSeries AAI & Machine LearningArtificial IntelligenceArtificial Intelligence & Machine Learning (AI/ML)

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 60 on record
Since the last cheque2505days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$21MRounds led0 of 60Sole investor1 roundsExits12 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 92%
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Stanford University highlights

  1. 01

    60 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Series A and Series B: 59% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 1 rounds, median $3.6M

  4. 04

    12 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
GrowthSeedSeries ASeries B
Sectors
AI & Machine LearningArtificial IntelligenceArtificial Intelligence & Machine Learning (AI/ML)
Based in
United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

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The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first60 appearances

  1. 2019

    5 rounds

  2. Dec
    AlchemySeed · US · TechCrunch$15MWith 8 others
  3. Aug
    Credit SesameDebt · US · FinSMEs$43MWith 7 others
  4. Jul
    TrueworkSeries A · US · FinSMEs$12MWith 4 others
  5. Jun
    AromyxSeed · US · FinSMEs$3.0MWith 5 others
  6. Jan
    Sandbox VRSeries A · HK · TechCrunch$68MWith 4 others
  7. 2018

    1 round

  8. Dec
    EdcastUS · FinSMEs$34MWith 7 others
  9. 2017

    2 rounds

  10. Jul
    BlueprintFI · FinSMEs$16MWith 3 others
  11. May
    NeighborlySeries A · US · FinSMEs$25MWith 11 others
  12. 2015

    6 rounds

  13. Nov
    TinyrxVenture$5.0MWith 7 others
  14. Sept
    Sun BasketVenture · US$4.5MWith 24 others
  15. Aug
    UnifysquareSeries B · US$4.0MWith 3 others
  16. Jun
    KryptonCloudSeed · US$2.7MWith 3 others
  17. Mar
    Balance TherapeuticsSeries A · US$18MWith 2 others
  18. Jan
    GridspaceVenture · USUndisclosedWith 4 others
  19. 2014

    5 rounds

  20. Aug
    SeatGeekSeries B · US$35MWith 14 others
  21. Aug
    VurbSeries A · US$8.0MWith 21 others
  22. Jun
    PatreonSeries A · US$15MWith 13 others
  23. Jun
    NovoEdSeries A · US$4.8MWith 1 other
  24. Feb
    MedWhatSeed · US$560KWith 3 others
  25. 2013

    9 rounds

  26. Nov
    KidaptiveSeries B · US · techcrunch.com$10MWith 8 others
  27. Nov
    KnotchSeed · US · techcrunch.com$1.5MWith 4 others
  28. Oct
    Basis ScienceSeries B · US · finsmes.com$23MWith 8 others
  29. Oct
    DataFoxSeed · US$1.8MWith 14 others
  30. Sept
    StartXGrant · US · allthingsd.com$3.6MSole investor
  31. Aug
    SIPXSeries B · US · finsmes.com$4.0MWith 3 others
  32. Apr
    iRhythm TechnologiesSeries D · US · finsmes.com$16MWith 4 others
  33. Jan
    Radius Inc.Series B · US · techcrunch.com$12MWith 4 others
  34. Jan
    RadiusSeries A · US$8.4MWith 5 others
  35. 2012

    5 rounds

  36. Oct
    AutogridVenture · US · marketwire.com$9.0MWith 2 others
  37. Sept
    Duck Duck MooseSeries A · CN · techcrunch.com$7.0MWith 2 others
  38. Jun
    SmartDrive SystemsVenture · US · finsmes.com$47MWith 2 others
  39. Apr
    DermLinkSeed · USUndisclosedWith 6 others
  40. Jan
    Springpath IncVenture · US$34MWith 3 others
  41. 2011

    4 rounds

  42. Dec
    Gauss SurgicalSeed · US$805KWith 6 others
  43. Sept
    RF Surgical SystemsVenture · US · finsmes.com$12MWith 2 others
  44. May
    Alpine Data LabsSeries A · US · techcrunchit.com$7.5MWith 3 others
  45. May
    MoasisSeed · US$50KWith 1 other
  46. 2010

    4 rounds

  47. Dec
    BeachMintVenture · US · techcrunch.com$10MWith 3 others
  48. Oct
    ASSIASeries D · US · assia-inc.com$21MWith 8 others
  49. Sept
    Aryaka NetworksSeries A · US · aryaka.com$14MWith 3 others

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The team

We hold 4 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.

Funds they back

1 fund commitment on record

Managers
1

Every fund on record that it has committed money to, and the managers who invest it.Source: fund news.

Managers it backs most

Most recent commitments

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed12 in all

RF Surgical SystemsBought by Medtronic$235MJul 2015
SIPXBought by ProQuestUndisclosedApr 2015
Adometry By GoogleBought by GoogleUndisclosedMay 2014
Basis ScienceBought by Intel$100MMar 2014
Adometry By GoogleBought by Adometry By GoogleUndisclosedMar 2011
Imago Scientific InstrumentsBought by AMETEKUndisclosedApr 2010
SylantroBought by BroadSoftUndisclosedDec 2008
Integration AssociatesBought by Silicon Laboratories$87MJul 2008
Akimbi SystemsBought by VMwareUndisclosedJun 2006
SafeViewBought by L-3 CommunicationsUndisclosedMar 2006
Medical Metrx SolutionsBought by AIG Altaris Health Partners$20MJan 2005
CognigineBought by Futurewei TechnologiesUndisclosedJun 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 Stanford University. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Recently backed

The latest companies Stanford University put money into.

Quick answers about Stanford University

What does Stanford University invest in?

Stanford University invests most often at Series A and Series B (59% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as AI & Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence and Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning (AI/ML).

How active is Stanford University?

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

What has Stanford University invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Alchemy (Seed, Dec 2019), Credit Sesame (Debt, Aug 2019) and Truework (Series A, Jul 2019).

How big are Stanford University's cheques?

The median round it joins is $21M.

Does Stanford University lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 60 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Stanford University invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (92%).

Is Stanford University investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Dec 2019.

Who does Stanford University invest alongside?

Most often Sequoia Capital (8 rounds together), Hummer Winblad Venture Partners (5 rounds together) and Menlo Ventures (4 rounds together).

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