# Ardesta: portfolio, investments and team

> Ardesta is a vc firm. 5 investments on record, latest Mar 2007. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

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

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# Ardesta

Last cheque observed Mar 2007. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

Quiet VC firm

Series B Series C Venture Cleantech Semiconductor

Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 5 on record

Since the last cheque **7154** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$12M** Rounds led **0 of 5** Exits **1 from the portfolio**

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## Ardesta highlights

- 01 5 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Series B and Series C: 80% of its rounds
- 03 1 exits from the portfolio

## What they do

- **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Sectors:** Cleantech Semiconductor
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **5 appearances**

- **2007** 1 round
- **Mar** **[Discera](https://millionrounds.com/company/discera)** Series C · US · eetimes.com **$18M** With 5 others
- **2005** 3 rounds
- **Sept** **[Sensicast Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/sensicast-systems)** Series B · US · boston.com **$13M** With 1 other
- **Sept** **[Discera](https://millionrounds.com/company/discera)** Venture · US **$7.0M** With 3 others
- **Aug** **[Sensicore](https://millionrounds.com/company/sensicore)** Series C · greentechmedia.com **$12M** With 4 others
- **2004** 1 round
- **Apr** **[Discera](https://millionrounds.com/company/discera)** Series B · US **$12M** With 3 others

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 **1 in all**

**[Sensicore](https://millionrounds.com/company/sensicore)** Bought by General Electric (GE) **Undisclosed** Apr 2008

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

## The cheque

Series B Series C Venture

Median round joined **$12M** the round, not its cheque

Led 0 of 5 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** Never alone
- **Last cheque:** Mar 2007
- **Exits:** 1 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Series B *2*
- Series C *2*
- Venture *1*

Cheques by year Led Joined

2004 2007

Often in the room with

- [3i Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/3i-group) 3
- [Partech Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/partech) 3
- [Qualcomm](https://millionrounds.com/fund/qualcomm) 2

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## Who they invest alongside

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

[**3i Group** Private equity **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/3i-group)[**Partech Ventures** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/partech)[**Qualcomm** Corporate VC **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/qualcomm)

## Quick answers about Ardesta

### What does Ardesta invest in?

Ardesta invests most often at Series B and Series C (80% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Cleantech and Semiconductor.

### How active is Ardesta?

5 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Mar 2007.

### How big are Ardesta's cheques?

The median round it joins is $12M.

### Does Ardesta lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 5 investments on record names it as the lead.

### Is Ardesta investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Mar 2007.

### Who does Ardesta invest alongside?

Most often 3i Group (3 rounds together), Partech Ventures (3 rounds together) and Qualcomm (2 rounds together).

### What kind of investor is Ardesta?

Ardesta is a VC firm.

### When was Ardesta founded?

Ardesta was founded in 1999.

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