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Aster

Last cheque observed Apr 2021. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

QuietAccelerator

Pre-seedSeedSeries AEnterprise

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 34 on record
Since the last cheque2017days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$12MCheque size, as they say$550K – $5.5MRounds led0 of 34Sole investor4 roundsExits2 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 50%
Pitch Aster

Aster highlights

  1. 01

    34 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Series B and Venture: 58% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 4 rounds, median $3.4M

  4. 04

    2 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Aster is a venture capital firm specializing in deep tech, industry, and climate.From their own website
Type
Accelerator (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
$550K – $5.5M as they say
Stages
Pre-seedSeedSeries A
Sectors
Enterprise
Based in
Antofagasta, Chile
Cold pitches
Not accepted

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first34 appearances

  1. 2021

    1 round

  2. Apr
    Eatron TechnologiesSeries A · Firms' own news pages$12MWith 2 others
  3. 2019

    2 rounds

  4. Jun
    SwiftlySeries A · US · FinSMEs$10MWith 10 others
  5. Mar
    HadeanGB · Tech.eu$9.2MWith 4 others
  6. 2018

    4 rounds

  7. Dec
    FinalcadSeries C · FR · TechCrunch$40MWith 4 others
  8. Nov
    WluperSeed · GB · TechCrunch$1.3MWith 2 others
  9. Jun
    ClarotySeries B · US · FinSMEs$60MWith 7 others
  10. Jan
    Element AnalyticsSeries A · US · FinSMEs$20MWith 6 others
  11. 2017

    1 round

  12. Jun
    Cosmo TechUS · FinSMEs$3.0MWith 1 other
  13. 2016

    1 round

  14. Sept
    FinalcadSeries B · FR · FinSMEs$20MWith 2 others
  15. 2015

    1 round

  16. Mar
    AgilenceVenture · US$4.3MWith 4 others
  17. 2014

    5 rounds

  18. Oct
    Digital LumensSeries C · US$23MWith 5 others
  19. Sept
    EasybikeSeries B$5.0MSole investor
  20. Jun
    Avantium TechnologiesVenture · NL$50MWith 9 others
  21. Mar
    CoSMo CompanySeries A · FR$5.2MWith 1 other
  22. Jan
    IceotopeSeries A · GB$10MWith 1 other
  23. 2013

    4 rounds

  24. Dec
    LucibelVenture · HK$19MWith 2 others
  25. Oct
    EcoFactorSeries B · US · finsmes.com$10MWith 3 others
  26. Jul
    IoxusSeries C · US · finsmes.com$15MWith 5 others
  27. Feb
    FibeRioSeries C · US · finsmes.com$13MWith 4 others
  28. 2012

    4 rounds

  29. Dec
    BuildingIQVenture · US · sec.gov$9.0MWith 2 others
  30. Oct
    EcoFactorVenture · US · finsmes.com$8.0MWith 2 others
  31. Oct
    EtogasVenture · DE$7.5MSole investor
  32. Jul
    LucibelVenture · FR · lesechos.fr$1.8MSole investor
  33. 2011

    2 rounds

  34. Jun
    Avantium TechnologiesVenture · NL · techcrunch.com$44MWith 5 others
  35. Apr
    IoxusSeries B · US · techcrunch.com$21MWith 3 others
  36. 2010

    1 round

  37. Nov
    OptirenoVenture · FR$1.4MSole investor
  38. 2009

    3 rounds

  39. Dec
    AgilenceSeries B · US · freshnews.com$2.0MWith 2 others
  40. Jun
    TiempoSeries B · FR$7.0MWith 1 other
  41. Apr
    CPowerSeries B · US · cpowered.com$11MWith 5 others
  42. 2008

    1 round

  43. Nov
    SolairedirectSeries C · FR$25MWith 2 others
  44. 2007

    1 round

  45. Sept
    CPowerSeries A · US · cpowered.com$17MWith 4 others
  46. 2006

    2 rounds

  47. Aug
    SemiSouth LaboratoriesSeries A · US · redorbit.com$5.0MWith 5 others
  48. Mar
    TRONICS GROUPSeries D · FR$2.0MWith 6 others
  49. 2005

    1 round

  50. Feb
    Microbridge Technologies CanadaSeries B · CA · mbridgetech.com$5.5MWith 5 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.

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.

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed2 in all

SolairedirectBought by Engie$222MJul 2015
CPowerBought by Constellation Energy$78MSept 2010

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

Recently backed

The latest companies Aster put money into.

Quick answers about Aster

What does Aster invest in?

Aster invests most often at Series B and Venture (58% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Enterprise.

How active is Aster?

34 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Apr 2021.

What has Aster invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Eatron Technologies (Series A, Apr 2021), Swiftly (Series A, Jun 2019) and Hadean (Undisclosed round, Mar 2019).

How big are Aster's cheques?

The median round it joins is $12M. It says it writes cheques of $550K to $5.5M.

Does Aster lead rounds?

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

Where does Aster invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (50%), France (25%) and the United Kingdom (9%).

Is Aster investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Apr 2021.

Who does Aster invest alongside?

Most often Aescap (2 rounds together), Bessemer Venture Partners (2 rounds together) and Braemar Energy Ventures (2 rounds together).

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