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Apex Venture Partners

Last cheque observed Dec 2013. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

QuietGrowth equity

VentureSeries CSeries BInformation TechnologyVenture Capital & Private Equity

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 34 on record
Since the last cheque4710days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$11MRounds led0 of 34Sole investor2 roundsExits5 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 97%
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Apex Venture Partners highlights

  1. 01

    34 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Venture and Series C: 47% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 2 rounds, median $51M

  4. 04

    5 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Type
Growth equity (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Sectors
Information TechnologyVenture Capital & Private Equity
Based in
Chicago, United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first34 appearances

  1. 2013

    2 rounds

  2. Dec
    SittercityDebt · US · pehub.com$4.5MWith 5 others
  3. Nov
    SittercitySeries C · US · finsmes.com$13MWith 5 others
  4. 2012

    4 rounds

  5. Jul
    Analyte HealthVenture · US · pevc.dowjones.com$22MWith 2 others
  6. Apr
    IllumitexVenture · US · finsmes.com$9.3MWith 5 others
  7. Apr
    SolFocusGrowth · US$18MWith 2 others
  8. Apr
    Bloom EnergyGrowth · US$100MSole investor
  9. 2011

    5 rounds

  10. Sept
    Bloom EnergyGrowth · US · gigaom.com$150MWith 8 others
  11. Sept
    Trunk ClubSeries A · US · techcrunch.com$11MWith 4 others
  12. Jun
    SiliconBlue TechnologiesSeries D · US · techcrunchit.com$18MWith 4 others
  13. Apr
    SittercitySeries B · US · techcrunch.com$23MWith 4 others
  14. Mar
    DIRTT Environmental SolutionsVenture · CA · news.techfinance.ca$22MWith 4 others
  15. 2010

    1 round

  16. Dec
    DialogTechSeries B · US · marketwire.com$8.0MWith 4 others
  17. 2009

    5 rounds

  18. Dec
    AppoliciousSeries A · US · sec.gov$2.1MSole investor
  19. Jul
    SunivaSeries C · US · greentechmedia.com$75MWith 4 others
  20. Jul
    SolFocusSeries C · US · earth2tech.com$31MWith 3 others
  21. Jan
    SittercitySeries A · US · venturebeat.com$7.5MWith 2 others
  22. Jan
    SolFocusSeries C · US · greentechmedia.com$48MWith 2 others
  23. 2008

    4 rounds

  24. Dec
    DialogTechVenture · US · public.ifbyphone.com$4.6MWith 2 others
  25. Aug
    BitWaveSeries B · US · marketwatch.com$10MWith 2 others
  26. Jun
    Initiate SystemsVenture · US · bizjournals.com$26MWith 6 others
  27. Feb
    Enkata TechnologiesVenture · US · venturebeat.com$8.0MWith 1 other
  28. 2007

    4 rounds

  29. Dec
    worldhistoryprojectSeries A · US · apexvc.com$3.0MWith 1 other
  30. Aug
    Hammerhead SystemsSeries D · US · encyclopedia.com$18MWith 5 others
  31. May
    E-DuctionSeries B · US · novitascapital.com$7.5MWith 5 others
  32. May
    MetatomixSeries B · US · metatomix.com$7.0MWith 5 others
  33. 2006

    4 rounds

  34. Sept
    Enkata TechnologiesSeries D · US · venturebeat.com$4.9MWith 2 others
  35. May
    MetatomixVenture · US · metatomix.com$11MWith 5 others
  36. May
    MobileAwareSeries E · US · hosting.mansellgroup.net$7.0MWith 5 others
  37. Jan
    Hammerhead SystemsSeries C · US · connectedplanetonline.com$30MWith 5 others
  38. 2005

    3 rounds

  39. Dec
    Cogency SoftwareVenture · US$2.5MWith 3 others
  40. Oct
    Austin Logistics IncorporatedSeries B · US · utdallas.edu$8.0MWith 5 others
  41. Oct
    AGEIA TechnologiesSeries C · US · sanfrancisco.bizjournals.com$28MWith 6 others
  42. 2004

    1 round

  43. Jan
    BitWaveSeries A · US · venturebeat.com$13MWith 2 others
  44. 2003

    1 round

  45. Sept
    MetatomixSeries C · US · highbeam.com$8.3MWith 1 other

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 1 person 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.

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed5 in all

Trunk ClubBought by Nordstrom$350MJul 2014
MetatomixBought by Versata EnterprisesUndisclosedSept 2010
AGEIA TechnologiesBought by NvidiaUndisclosedFeb 2008

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 Apex Venture Partners. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Quick answers about Apex Venture Partners

What does Apex Venture Partners invest in?

Apex Venture Partners invests most often at Venture and Series C (47% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Information Technology and Venture Capital & Private Equity.

How active is Apex Venture Partners?

34 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Dec 2013.

How big are Apex Venture Partners's cheques?

The median round it joins is $11M.

Does Apex Venture Partners lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 34 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Apex Venture Partners invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (97%).

Is Apex Venture Partners investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Dec 2013.

Who does Apex Venture Partners invest alongside?

Most often New Enterprise Associates (7 rounds together), Baird Capital (4 rounds together) and Point Judith Capital (4 rounds together).

What kind of investor is Apex Venture Partners?

Apex Venture Partners is a growth equity firm based in Chicago, United States.

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