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Alta Communications

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

QuietVC firm

VentureGrowthSeries AVideoVirtual RealityPublic Relations & Communications

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 11 on record
Since the last cheque4603days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$37MRounds led0 of 11Sole investor3 roundsExits5 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 100%
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Alta Communications highlights

  1. 01

    11 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Venture and Growth: 75% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 3 rounds, median $2.1M

  4. 04

    5 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Sectors
VideoVirtual RealityPublic Relations & Communications
Based in
Boston, United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first11 appearances

  1. 2014

    1 round

  2. Mar
    CrowdtapSeries B · US$5.0MWith 3 others
  3. 2010

    1 round

  4. Jun
    CombineNetVenture · US · combinenet.com$2.1MSole investor
  5. 2009

    1 round

  6. Feb
    Mr. YouthSeries A · US · paidcontent.org$15MSole investor
  7. 2008

    2 rounds

  8. Apr
    HMP CommunicationsUSUndisclosedWith 1 other
  9. Mar
    HighwindsVenture · US · paidcontent.org$55MWith 2 others
  10. 2004

    1 round

  11. Sept
    Bustos MediaVenture$103MWith 1 other
  12. 2003

    1 round

  13. Jun
    AmeriVaultVenture$1.0MSole investor
  14. 2001

    1 round

  15. Mar
    Telensius$45MWith 3 others
  16. 2000

    1 round

  17. Apr
    Telensius$50MWith 2 others
  18. 1999

    2 rounds

  19. Dec
    Advanced Telecom GroupGrowth$175MWith 9 others
  20. Nov
    CO SpaceVenture$28MWith 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 3 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.

Who backs their funds

1 LP on record in Alta Communications's funds

Committed
$40M
Funds
1
Vintages
2003

The institutions that put money into its funds, which the firm then invests in companies.Source: the pension's own report, latest Jun 2025.

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed5 in all

CombineNetBought by SciQuest$43MSept 2013
Mr. YouthBought by LBI International$40MNov 2011
Mr. YouthBought by The Mustang GroupUndisclosedFeb 2009
AmeriVaultBought by PHNSUndisclosedMay 2008
CO SpaceBought by InternapUndisclosedMay 2000

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 Alta Communications. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

AAC Capital PartnersPrivate equity2rounds togetherBay PartnersVC firm2rounds together

Quick answers about Alta Communications

What does Alta Communications invest in?

Alta Communications invests most often at Venture and Growth (75% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Video, Virtual Reality and Public Relations & Communications.

How active is Alta Communications?

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

How big are Alta Communications's cheques?

The median round it joins is $37M.

Does Alta Communications lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 11 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Alta Communications invest?

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

Is Alta Communications investing now?

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

Who does Alta Communications invest alongside?

Most often AAC Capital Partners (2 rounds together) and Bay Partners (2 rounds together).

What kind of investor is Alta Communications?

Alta Communications is a VC firm based in Boston, United States.

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