# American Capital Strategies: portfolio, investments and team

> American Capital Strategies is an investment firm. 12 investments on record, latest Feb 2012. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/american-capital-strategies (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

[Investor](https://millionrounds.com/investors)

# American Capital Strategies

Last cheque observed Feb 2012. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

Quiet Investment firm

Venture Debt Series B

Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 12 on record

Since the last cheque **5370** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$27M** Rounds led **0 of 12** Sole investor **8 rounds** Exits **3 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 100%**

Pitch American Capital Strategies

## American Capital Strategies highlights

- 01 12 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Venture and Debt: 75% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 8 rounds, median $27M
- 04 3 exits from the portfolio

## What they do

- **Type:** Investment firm (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **12 appearances**

- **2012** 1 round
- **Feb** **[Halt Medical](https://millionrounds.com/company/halt-medical)** Debt · US · finsmes.com **$20M** Sole investor
- **2007** 1 round
- **Mar** **[Coghead](https://millionrounds.com/company/coghead)** Series B · US · venturebeat.com **$8.0M** With 2 others
- **2006** 2 rounds
- **Oct** **[Tymphany](https://millionrounds.com/company/tymphany)** Venture · US · venturebeat.com **$13M** With 1 other
- **Jan** **[HomeAway](https://millionrounds.com/company/homeaway)** Series B · US · texastechpulse.com **$160M** With 4 others
- **2004** 4 rounds
- **Dec** **[ELynx](https://millionrounds.com/company/elynx)** Growth · US **Undisclosed** Sole investor
- **Dec** **[Hospitality Mints](https://millionrounds.com/company/hospitality-mints)** Venture · US **$46M** Sole investor
- **Jun** **[Valley Proteins](https://millionrounds.com/company/valley-proteins)** Debt · US **$10M** Sole investor
- **May** **[Hilco](https://millionrounds.com/company/hilco)** Venture · US **$60M** Sole investor
- **2003** 2 rounds
- **Jul** **[Escort](https://millionrounds.com/company/escort)** Venture · US **$42M** Sole investor
- **Apr** **[FMI International](https://millionrounds.com/company/fmi-international)** Venture · US **$49M** With 1 other
- **2002** 2 rounds
- **Oct** **[Academy Events Services](https://millionrounds.com/company/academy-events-services)** Venture **$27M** Sole investor
- **Jul** **[3SI Security Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/3si-security-systems)** Venture · US **$13M** 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.

## Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed **3 in all**

**[HomeAway](https://millionrounds.com/company/homeaway)** Bought by [Expedia](https://millionrounds.com/fund/expedia) **$3.9B** Nov 2015

**[HomeAway](https://millionrounds.com/company/homeaway)** Listed **$216M** Jun 2011

**[Coghead](https://millionrounds.com/company/coghead)** Bought by [SAP](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sap) **Undisclosed** Feb 2009

An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.

## Companies it bought

Acquisitions by the firm itself

**The Meadows of Wickenburg** **$79M** Mar 2006

**Financial Asset Management Systems** **$98M** Mar 2006

**Potpourri Holdings** **Undisclosed** Jun 2005

**Unwired Technology** **Undisclosed** Jun 2005

**Future Food** **Undisclosed** Jul 2004

**Cottman Transmission Holdings** **Undisclosed** Apr 2004

**Roadrunner Transportation Systems** **Undisclosed** Aug 2003

## The cheque

Venture Debt Series B

Median round joined **$27M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$27M**

Led 0 of 12 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** 8 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Feb 2012
- **Exits:** 3 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Venture *7*
- Debt *2*
- Series B *2*
- Growth *1*

Cheques by year Led Joined

2002 2012

**Pitching American Capital Strategies?** 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 *→*

## Quick answers about American Capital Strategies

### What does American Capital Strategies invest in?

American Capital Strategies invests most often at Venture and Debt (75% of the rounds on record).

### How active is American Capital Strategies?

12 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Feb 2012.

### How big are American Capital Strategies's cheques?

The median round it joins is $27M.

### Does American Capital Strategies lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 12 investments on record names it as the lead.

### Where does American Capital Strategies invest?

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

### Is American Capital Strategies investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Feb 2012.

### What kind of investor is American Capital Strategies?

American Capital Strategies is an investment firm.

### Where does this information on American Capital Strategies come from?

From 4 articles and filings naming it in a round, public registers and its own website, checked and rebuilt every night.

## 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=american-capital-strategies) · [Is this your firm? Claim it](https://millionrounds.com/claim?org=american-capital-strategies)
