# Apex Venture Partners: portfolio, investments and team

> Apex Venture Partners is a growth equity based in United States. 34 investments on record, latest Dec 2013. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

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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.

Quiet Growth equity

Venture Series C Series B Information Technology Venture Capital & Private Equity

Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 34 on record

Since the last cheque **4710** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$11M** Rounds led **0 of 34** Sole investor **2 rounds** Exits **5 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 97%**

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## Apex Venture Partners highlights

- 01 34 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Venture and Series C: 47% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 2 rounds, median $51M
- 04 5 exits from the portfolio

## What they do

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

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **34 appearances**

- **2013** 2 rounds
- **Dec** **[Sittercity](https://millionrounds.com/company/sittercity)** Debt · US · pehub.com **$4.5M** With 5 others
- **Nov** **[Sittercity](https://millionrounds.com/company/sittercity)** Series C · US · finsmes.com **$13M** With 5 others
- **2012** 4 rounds
- **Jul** **[Analyte Health](https://millionrounds.com/company/analyte-health)** Venture · US · pevc.dowjones.com **$22M** With 2 others
- **Apr** **[Illumitex](https://millionrounds.com/company/illumitex)** Venture · US · finsmes.com **$9.3M** With 5 others
- **Apr** **[SolFocus](https://millionrounds.com/company/solfocus)** Growth · US **$18M** With 2 others
- **Apr** **[Bloom Energy](https://millionrounds.com/company/bloom-energy)** Growth · US **$100M** Sole investor
- **2011** 5 rounds
- **Sept** **[Bloom Energy](https://millionrounds.com/company/bloom-energy)** Growth · US · gigaom.com **$150M** With 8 others
- **Sept** **[Trunk Club](https://millionrounds.com/company/trunk-club)** Series A · US · techcrunch.com **$11M** With 4 others
- **Jun** **[SiliconBlue Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/siliconblue-technologies)** Series D · US · techcrunchit.com **$18M** With 4 others
- **Apr** **[Sittercity](https://millionrounds.com/company/sittercity)** Series B · US · techcrunch.com **$23M** With 4 others
- **Mar** **[DIRTT Environmental Solutions](https://millionrounds.com/company/dirtt-environmental-solutions)** Venture · CA · news.techfinance.ca **$22M** With 4 others
- **2010** 1 round
- **Dec** **[DialogTech](https://millionrounds.com/company/dialogtech)** Series B · US · marketwire.com **$8.0M** With 4 others
- **2009** 5 rounds
- **Dec** **[Appolicious](https://millionrounds.com/company/appolicious)** Series A · US · sec.gov **$2.1M** Sole investor
- **Jul** **[Suniva](https://millionrounds.com/company/suniva)** Series C · US · greentechmedia.com **$75M** With 4 others
- **Jul** **[SolFocus](https://millionrounds.com/company/solfocus)** Series C · US · earth2tech.com **$31M** With 3 others
- **Jan** **[Sittercity](https://millionrounds.com/company/sittercity)** Series A · US · venturebeat.com **$7.5M** With 2 others
- **Jan** **[SolFocus](https://millionrounds.com/company/solfocus)** Series C · US · greentechmedia.com **$48M** With 2 others
- **2008** 4 rounds
- **Dec** **[DialogTech](https://millionrounds.com/company/dialogtech)** Venture · US · public.ifbyphone.com **$4.6M** With 2 others
- **Aug** **[BitWave](https://millionrounds.com/company/bitwave)** Series B · US · marketwatch.com **$10M** With 2 others
- **Jun** **[Initiate Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/initiate-systems)** Venture · US · bizjournals.com **$26M** With 6 others
- **Feb** **[Enkata Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/enkata-technologies)** Venture · US · venturebeat.com **$8.0M** With 1 other
- **2007** 4 rounds
- **Dec** **[worldhistoryproject](https://millionrounds.com/company/worldhistoryproject)** Series A · US · apexvc.com **$3.0M** With 1 other
- **Aug** **[Hammerhead Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/hammerhead-systems)** Series D · US · encyclopedia.com **$18M** With 5 others
- **May** **[E-Duction](https://millionrounds.com/company/e-duction)** Series B · US · novitascapital.com **$7.5M** With 5 others
- **May** **[Metatomix](https://millionrounds.com/company/metatomix)** Series B · US · metatomix.com **$7.0M** With 5 others
- **2006** 4 rounds
- **Sept** **[Enkata Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/enkata-technologies)** Series D · US · venturebeat.com **$4.9M** With 2 others
- **May** **[Metatomix](https://millionrounds.com/company/metatomix)** Venture · US · metatomix.com **$11M** With 5 others
- **May** **[MobileAware](https://millionrounds.com/company/mobileaware)** Series E · US · hosting.mansellgroup.net **$7.0M** With 5 others
- **Jan** **[Hammerhead Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/hammerhead-systems)** Series C · US · connectedplanetonline.com **$30M** With 5 others
- **2005** 3 rounds
- **Dec** **[Cogency Software](https://millionrounds.com/company/cogency-software)** Venture · US **$2.5M** With 3 others
- **Oct** **[Austin Logistics Incorporated](https://millionrounds.com/company/austin-logistics-incorporated)** Series B · US · utdallas.edu **$8.0M** With 5 others
- **Oct** **[AGEIA Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/ageia-technologies)** Series C · US · sanfrancisco.bizjournals.com **$28M** With 6 others
- **2004** 1 round
- **Jan** **[BitWave](https://millionrounds.com/company/bitwave)** Series A · US · venturebeat.com **$13M** With 2 others
- **2003** 1 round
- **Sept** **[Metatomix](https://millionrounds.com/company/metatomix)** Series C · US · highbeam.com **$8.3M** With 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 listed **5 in all**

**[Trunk Club](https://millionrounds.com/company/trunk-club)** Bought by [Nordstrom](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nordstrom) **$350M** Jul 2014

**[SiliconBlue Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/siliconblue-technologies)** Bought by [Lattice Semiconductor](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lattice-semiconductor) **$62M** Dec 2011

**[Metatomix](https://millionrounds.com/company/metatomix)** Bought by Versata Enterprises **Undisclosed** Sept 2010

**[Initiate Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/initiate-systems)** Bought by [IBM (International Business Machines)](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ibm-international-business-machines) **Undisclosed** Feb 2010

**[AGEIA Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/ageia-technologies)** Bought by [Nvidia](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nvidia) **Undisclosed** Feb 2008

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

## The cheque

Venture Series C Series B

Median round joined **$11M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$51M**

Led 0 of 34 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** 2 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Dec 2013
- **Exits:** 5 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Venture *8*
- Series C *7*
- Series B *6*
- Series A *5*
- Series D *3*
- Growth *3*

Cheques by year Led Joined

2003 2013

Often in the room with

- [New Enterprise Associates](https://millionrounds.com/fund/new-enterprise-associates) 7
- [Baird Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/baird-capital) 4
- [Point Judith Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/point-judith-capital) 4
- [Pritzker Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pritzker-group) 4
- [Dunrath Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dunrath-capital) 3
- [NGEN Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ngen-partners) 3

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## 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.

[**New Enterprise Associates** VC firm **7** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/new-enterprise-associates)[**Baird Capital** Wealth manager **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/baird-capital)[**Point Judith Capital** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/point-judith-capital)[**Pritzker Group** Private equity **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pritzker-group)[**Dunrath Capital** Private equity **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dunrath-capital)[**NGEN Partners** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ngen-partners)[**North Hill Ventures** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/north-hill-ventures)[**Sigma Partners** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sigma-partners)[**Advanced Equities** Private equity **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/advanced-equities)[**Battelle Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/battelle-ventures)[**ECentury Capital Partners** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ecentury-capital-partners)[**Enterprise Partners Venture Capital** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/enterprise-partners-venture-capital)

## 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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