# Alta Communications: portfolio, investments and team > Alta Communications is a vc firm based in United States. 11 investments on record, latest Mar 2014. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team. Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/alta-communications (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Investor](https://millionrounds.com/investors) # Alta Communications Last cheque observed Mar 2014. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds. Quiet VC firm Venture Growth Series A Video Virtual Reality Public Relations & Communications Cheques on record **0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 11 on record Since the last cheque **4603** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec Median round **$37M** Rounds led **0 of 11** Sole investor **3 rounds** Exits **5 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 100%** Pitch Alta Communications ## Alta Communications highlights - 01 11 rounds on record - 02 Mostly Venture and Growth: 75% of its rounds - 03 Sole investor in 3 rounds, median $2.1M - 04 5 exits from the portfolio ## What they do - **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified) - **Cheque size:** Not stated - **Sectors:** Video Virtual Reality Public Relations & Communications - **Based in:** Boston, United States - **Cold pitches:** Not stated ## The record Every round we can evidence, newest first **11 appearances** - **2014** 1 round - **Mar** **[Crowdtap](https://millionrounds.com/company/crowdtap)** Series B · US **$5.0M** With 3 others - **2010** 1 round - **Jun** **[CombineNet](https://millionrounds.com/company/combinenet)** Venture · US · combinenet.com **$2.1M** Sole investor - **2009** 1 round - **Feb** **[Mr. Youth](https://millionrounds.com/company/mr-youth)** Series A · US · paidcontent.org **$15M** Sole investor - **2008** 2 rounds - **Apr** **[HMP Communications](https://millionrounds.com/company/hmp-communications)** US **Undisclosed** With 1 other - **Mar** **[Highwinds](https://millionrounds.com/company/highwinds)** Venture · US · paidcontent.org **$55M** With 2 others - **2004** 1 round - **Sept** **[Bustos Media](https://millionrounds.com/company/bustos-media)** Venture **$103M** With 1 other - **2003** 1 round - **Jun** **[AmeriVault](https://millionrounds.com/company/amerivault)** Venture **$1.0M** Sole investor - **2001** 1 round - **Mar** **[Telensius](https://millionrounds.com/company/telensius)** **$45M** With 3 others - **2000** 1 round - **Apr** **[Telensius](https://millionrounds.com/company/telensius)** **$50M** With 2 others - **1999** 2 rounds - **Dec** **[Advanced Telecom Group](https://millionrounds.com/company/advanced-telecom-group)** Growth **$175M** With 9 others - **Nov** **[CO Space](https://millionrounds.com/company/co-space)** Venture **$28M** With 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. - [**California State Teachers Retirement System** 1 fund *$40M*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/california-state-teachers-retirement-system) Fund Vintage Committed Alta Communications IX 2003 $40M ## Exits from the portfolio Companies it backed that were later bought or listed **5 in all** **[CombineNet](https://millionrounds.com/company/combinenet)** Bought by SciQuest **$43M** Sept 2013 **[Mr. Youth](https://millionrounds.com/company/mr-youth)** Bought by LBI International **$40M** Nov 2011 **[Mr. Youth](https://millionrounds.com/company/mr-youth)** Bought by [The Mustang Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/the-mustang-group) **Undisclosed** Feb 2009 **[AmeriVault](https://millionrounds.com/company/amerivault)** Bought by PHNS **Undisclosed** May 2008 **[CO Space](https://millionrounds.com/company/co-space)** Bought by Internap **Undisclosed** May 2000 An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records. ## The cheque Venture Growth Series A Median round joined **$37M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$2.1M** Led 0 of 11 rounds **0%** - **Sole investor:** 3 rounds - **Last cheque:** Mar 2014 - **Exits:** 5 from the portfolio Rounds by stage said on their site - Venture *5* - Growth *1* - Series A *1* - Series B *1* Cheques by year Led Joined 1999 2014 Often in the room with - [AAC Capital Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/aac-capital) 2 - [Bay Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bay-partners) 2 **Pitching Alta Communications?** 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 Alta Communications. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed. [**AAC Capital Partners** Private equity **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/aac-capital)[**Bay Partners** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bay-partners) ## 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. ## 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. [How we count](https://millionrounds.com/methodology) · [Report a correction](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=alta-communications) · [Is this your firm? Claim it](https://millionrounds.com/claim?org=alta-communications)