# Altira Group: portfolio, investments and team > Altira Group is a private equity based in United States. 24 investments on record, latest Aug 2015. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team. Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/altira-group (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Investor](https://millionrounds.com/investors) # Altira Group Last cheque observed Aug 2015. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds. Email Quiet Private equity Seed Series A Series B Oil Smart Grids Solar Follow Altira Group and see its new cheques in your feed. [Start following](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&why=follow&next=%2Ffund%2Faltira-group) Cheques on record **0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 24 on record Since the last cheque **4108** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec Median round **$10M** Rounds led **0 of 24** Sole investor **9 rounds** Exits **5 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 96%** Pitch Altira Group ## Altira Group highlights - 01 24 rounds on record - 02 Mostly Series A and Venture: 63% of its rounds - 03 Sole investor in 9 rounds, median $4.9M - 04 5 exits from the portfolio ## What they do > Altira provides venture capital funding for energy technology products and advantaged service offerings. From their own website - **Type:** Private equity (from a list, unverified) - **Cheque size:** Not stated - **Stages:** Seed Series A Series B Growth - **Sectors:** Oil Smart Grids Solar - **Based in:** Denver, United States - **Cold pitches:** Not stated ## The record Every round we can evidence, newest first **24 appearances** - **2015** 1 round - **Aug** **[FlexGen Power Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/flexgen-power-systems)** Series A · US **$26M** With 2 others - **2012** 2 rounds - **Sept** **[Lilliputian Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/lilliputian-systems)** Venture · US · finsmes.com **$40M** With 6 others - **Feb** **[Novinda](https://millionrounds.com/company/novinda)** Series C · US · finsmes.com **$6.0M** With 1 other - **2011** 2 rounds - **Jul** **[OPX Biotechnologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/opx-biotechnologies)** Series C · US · vcnewsdaily.com **$37M** With 5 others - **Feb** **[Gen4 Energy](https://millionrounds.com/company/gen4-energy)** Venture · US · gigaom.com **$2.9M** Sole investor - **2009** 4 rounds - **Apr** **[Energy and Power Solutions](https://millionrounds.com/company/energy-and-power-solutions)** Venture · US **$30M** With 2 others - **Apr** **[OPX Biotechnologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/opx-biotechnologies)** Series B · US · businesswire.com **$18M** With 3 others - **Apr** **[Southwest Windpower](https://millionrounds.com/company/southwest-windpower)** Series C · US · pehub.com **$10M** With 5 others - **Apr** **[Lilliputian Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/lilliputian-systems)** Venture · US · pehub.com **$28M** With 5 others - **2008** 4 rounds - **Oct** **[Eco Power Solutions](https://millionrounds.com/company/eco-power-solutions)** Series A · US · encyclopedia.com **$7.0M** Sole investor - **Jun** **[SunEdison](https://millionrounds.com/company/sunedison)** Series C · US **$15M** Sole investor - **Jun** **[Gen4 Energy](https://millionrounds.com/company/gen4-energy)** Series A · US · dealipedia.com **$10M** Sole investor - **Apr** **[Evolutionary Genomics](https://millionrounds.com/company/evolutionary-genomics)** Series A · US **Undisclosed** Sole investor - **2007** 3 rounds - **Nov** **[Beyond Compliance](https://millionrounds.com/company/beyond-compliance)** Venture · CA · beyondcompliance.com **$7.0M** With 1 other - **Oct** **[GridPoint](https://millionrounds.com/company/gridpoint)** Series D · US · gridpoint.com **$49M** With 5 others - **Jul** **[Enerpulse](https://millionrounds.com/company/enerpulse)** Series B · US **$5.5M** With 1 other - **2006** 1 round - **May** **[GridPoint](https://millionrounds.com/company/gridpoint)** Series B · US · goliath.ecnext.com **$16M** With 2 others - **2005** 3 rounds - **Dec** **[Tantalus Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/tantalus-systems)** Venture · US · tantalus.com **$8.1M** With 2 others - **Jul** **[RigNet](https://millionrounds.com/company/rignet)** Series C · US **$6.0M** With 1 other - **Mar** **[Desert Power](https://millionrounds.com/company/desert-power)** Series A · US **$1.1M** With 1 other - **2004** 1 round - **Feb** **[Enerpulse](https://millionrounds.com/company/enerpulse)** Venture · US **$2.3M** Sole investor - **2003** 3 rounds - **Nov** **[Tubel Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/tubel-technologies)** Series A · US **Undisclosed** Sole investor - **Nov** **[MicroSeismic](https://millionrounds.com/company/microseismic)** Series A · US **Undisclosed** Sole investor - **Aug** **[EnergyWindow](https://millionrounds.com/company/energywindow)** Series A **$600K** Sole investor 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 Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration **4 named** CE **Carol Elizabeth Mcdermott** Member i Form ADV DW **Dirk Wade Mcdermott** Managing Partner i Form ADV JP **John Paul Bauman** Partner i Form ADV SA **Sean Anthony Ebert** Senior Partner i Form ADV We also hold **7** 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. ## What the register says From the firm's own filings with the SEC, which it must file accurately by law **$688M** gross assets of its funds Oct 2026 **Exempt** reporting adviser venture or small private funds - **Legal name:** Altira Group LLC - **SEC number:** CRD 160010 ## What they claim to have backed From their own portfolio page (on their website) **3** of 8 we have independently watched raise [Arkestro](https://millionrounds.com/company/arkestro)[Flexgen](https://millionrounds.com/company/flexgen)[Seeq](https://millionrounds.com/company/seeq) Et4m Inet Iotasoft Quvia Safetymojo Weaker than a round we watched, stronger than a list somebody sold us. A firm is far less willing to put a company on its own site that it never funded. ## Exits from the portfolio Companies it backed that were later bought or listed **5 in all** **[GridPoint](https://millionrounds.com/company/gridpoint)** Bought by Twenty First Century Utilities **Undisclosed** Nov 2015 **[Southwest Windpower](https://millionrounds.com/company/southwest-windpower)** Bought by XZERES **Undisclosed** Jul 2013 **[Energy and Power Solutions](https://millionrounds.com/company/energy-and-power-solutions)** Listed **Undisclosed** Mar 2010 **[SunEdison](https://millionrounds.com/company/sunedison)** Bought by [MEMC Electronic Materials](https://millionrounds.com/fund/memc-electronic-materials) **$200M** Oct 2009 **[EnergyWindow](https://millionrounds.com/company/energywindow)** Bought by E Source **Undisclosed** Jul 2008 An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records. ## The cheque Seed Series A Series B Median round joined **$10M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$4.9M** Led 0 of 24 rounds **0%** - **Sole investor:** 9 rounds - **Last cheque:** Aug 2015 - **Exits:** 5 from the portfolio Rounds by stage said on their site - Series A said *8* - Venture *7* - Series C *5* - Series B said *3* - Series D *1* - Seed said *-* - Growth said *-* Cheques by year Led Joined 2003 2015 Often in the room with - [Atlas Venture](https://millionrounds.com/fund/atlas-venture) 2 - [Braemar Energy Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/braemar-energy-ventures) 2 - [Fairhaven Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fairhaven-capital) 2 - [Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kleiner-perkins-caufield-and-byers) 2 - [Mohr Davidow Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mohr-davidow-ventures) 2 - [Robeco](https://millionrounds.com/fund/robeco) 2 **Pitching Altira Group?** 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 Altira Group. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed. [**Atlas Venture** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/atlas-venture)[**Braemar Energy Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/braemar-energy-ventures)[**Fairhaven Capital** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fairhaven-capital)[**Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kleiner-perkins-caufield-and-byers)[**Mohr Davidow Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mohr-davidow-ventures)[**Robeco** Private equity **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/robeco)[**RockPort Capital** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rockport-capital)[**Stata Venture Partners (SVP)** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/stata-venture-partners-svp)[**XSeed Capital** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/xseed-capital) ## Quick answers about Altira Group ### What does Altira Group invest in? Altira Group invests most often at Series A and Venture (63% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Oil, Smart Grids and Solar. ### How active is Altira Group? 24 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Aug 2015. ### How big are Altira Group's cheques? The median round it joins is $10M. ### Does Altira Group lead rounds? Rarely, if at all: none of its 24 investments on record names it as the lead. ### Where does Altira Group invest? Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (96%). ### Is Altira Group investing now? No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Aug 2015. ### Who does Altira Group invest alongside? Most often Atlas Venture (2 rounds together), Braemar Energy Ventures (2 rounds together) and Fairhaven Capital (2 rounds together). ### What kind of investor is Altira Group? Altira Group is a private equity firm based in Denver, United States. ## Raising now? 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