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Arafura Ventures

Last cheque observed Nov 2017. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

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SeedSeries ASaaSSoftware

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 7 on record
Since the last cheque3266days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$5.0MRounds led0 of 7Sole investor1 roundsMostly inUnited States, 86%
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Arafura Ventures highlights

  1. 01

    7 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Series A and Seed: 71% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 1 rounds, median $400K

What they do

an early stage venture firm investing in US business to business softeware as a service (SaaS) technology start upsFrom their own website
Type
VC firm
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
SeedSeries A
Sectors
SaaSSoftware
Based in
Palo Alto, United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first7 appearances

  1. 2017

    1 round

  2. Nov
    PacketZoomSeries A · US · FinSMEs$5.0MWith 3 others
  3. 2015

    1 round

  4. Jul
    TransifexSeries A · US$4.0MWith 3 others
  5. 2014

    2 rounds

  6. Oct
    QvivrDebt · US$1.0MWith 1 other
  7. Jun
    TransifexSeed · US$2.5MWith 3 others
  8. 2013

    2 rounds

  9. Nov
    CloudstaffSeed · AU · finsmes.com$500KWith 3 others
  10. Mar
    GridiumSeries A · US · sec.gov$750KWith 2 others
  11. 2012

    1 round

  12. May
    ConnectemVenture · US · sec.gov$400KSole 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

We hold 2 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 they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Arafura Ventures. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

New Enterprise AssociatesVC firm2rounds togetherToba CapitalVC firm2rounds together

Recently backed

The latest companies Arafura Ventures put money into.

PacketZoom$5.0M · Nov 2017

Quick answers about Arafura Ventures

What does Arafura Ventures invest in?

Arafura Ventures invests most often at Series A and Seed (71% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as SaaS and Software.

How active is Arafura Ventures?

7 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Nov 2017.

What has Arafura Ventures invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: PacketZoom (Series A, Nov 2017).

How big are Arafura Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $5.0M.

Does Arafura Ventures lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 7 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Arafura Ventures invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (86%) and Australia (14%).

Is Arafura Ventures investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Nov 2017.

Who does Arafura Ventures invest alongside?

Most often New Enterprise Associates (2 rounds together) and Toba Capital (2 rounds together).

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