# Aster: portfolio, investments and team

> Aster is an accelerator based in Chile. 34 investments on record, latest Apr 2021. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

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

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# Aster

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

Quiet Accelerator

Pre-seed Seed Series A Enterprise

Cheques on record

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

Since the last cheque **2017** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$12M** Cheque size, as they say **$550K – $5.5M** Rounds led **0 of 34** Sole investor **4 rounds** Exits **2 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 50%**

Pitch Aster

## Aster highlights

- 01 34 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Series B and Venture: 58% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 4 rounds, median $3.4M
- 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-seed Seed Series A
- **Sectors:** Enterprise
- **Based in:** Antofagasta, Chile
- **Cold pitches:** Not accepted

## The record

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

- **2021** 1 round
- **Apr** **[Eatron Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/eatron-technologies)** Series A · Firms' own news pages **$12M** With 2 others
- **2019** 2 rounds
- **Jun** **[Swiftly](https://millionrounds.com/company/swiftly)** Series A · US · FinSMEs **$10M** With 10 others
- **Mar** **[Hadean](https://millionrounds.com/company/hadean)** GB · Tech.eu **$9.2M** With 4 others
- **2018** 4 rounds
- **Dec** **[Finalcad](https://millionrounds.com/company/finalcad)** Series C · FR · TechCrunch **$40M** With 4 others
- **Nov** **[Wluper](https://millionrounds.com/company/wluper)** Seed · GB · TechCrunch **$1.3M** With 2 others
- **Jun** **Claroty** Series B · US · FinSMEs **$60M** With 7 others
- **Jan** **[Element Analytics](https://millionrounds.com/company/element-analytics)** Series A · US · FinSMEs **$20M** With 6 others
- **2017** 1 round
- **Jun** **[Cosmo Tech](https://millionrounds.com/company/cosmo-tech)** US · FinSMEs **$3.0M** With 1 other
- **2016** 1 round
- **Sept** **[Finalcad](https://millionrounds.com/company/finalcad)** Series B · FR · FinSMEs **$20M** With 2 others
- **2015** 1 round
- **Mar** **[Agilence](https://millionrounds.com/company/agilence)** Venture · US **$4.3M** With 4 others
- **2014** 5 rounds
- **Oct** **[Digital Lumens](https://millionrounds.com/company/digital-lumens)** Series C · US **$23M** With 5 others
- **Sept** **[Easybike](https://millionrounds.com/company/easybike)** Series B **$5.0M** Sole investor
- **Jun** **[Avantium Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/avantium-technologies)** Venture · NL **$50M** With 9 others
- **Mar** **[CoSMo Company](https://millionrounds.com/company/cosmo-company)** Series A · FR **$5.2M** With 1 other
- **Jan** **[Iceotope](https://millionrounds.com/company/iceotope)** Series A · GB **$10M** With 1 other
- **2013** 4 rounds
- **Dec** **[Lucibel](https://millionrounds.com/company/lucibel)** Venture · HK **$19M** With 2 others
- **Oct** **[EcoFactor](https://millionrounds.com/company/ecofactor)** Series B · US · finsmes.com **$10M** With 3 others
- **Jul** **[Ioxus](https://millionrounds.com/company/ioxus)** Series C · US · finsmes.com **$15M** With 5 others
- **Feb** **[FibeRio](https://millionrounds.com/company/fiberio)** Series C · US · finsmes.com **$13M** With 4 others
- **2012** 4 rounds
- **Dec** **[BuildingIQ](https://millionrounds.com/company/buildingiq)** Venture · US · sec.gov **$9.0M** With 2 others
- **Oct** **[EcoFactor](https://millionrounds.com/company/ecofactor)** Venture · US · finsmes.com **$8.0M** With 2 others
- **Oct** **[Etogas](https://millionrounds.com/company/etogas)** Venture · DE **$7.5M** Sole investor
- **Jul** **[Lucibel](https://millionrounds.com/company/lucibel)** Venture · FR · lesechos.fr **$1.8M** Sole investor
- **2011** 2 rounds
- **Jun** **[Avantium Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/avantium-technologies)** Venture · NL · techcrunch.com **$44M** With 5 others
- **Apr** **[Ioxus](https://millionrounds.com/company/ioxus)** Series B · US · techcrunch.com **$21M** With 3 others
- **2010** 1 round
- **Nov** **[Optireno](https://millionrounds.com/company/optireno)** Venture · FR **$1.4M** Sole investor
- **2009** 3 rounds
- **Dec** **[Agilence](https://millionrounds.com/company/agilence)** Series B · US · freshnews.com **$2.0M** With 2 others
- **Jun** **[Tiempo](https://millionrounds.com/company/tiempo)** Series B · FR **$7.0M** With 1 other
- **Apr** **[CPower](https://millionrounds.com/company/cpower)** Series B · US · cpowered.com **$11M** With 5 others
- **2008** 1 round
- **Nov** **[Solairedirect](https://millionrounds.com/company/solairedirect)** Series C · FR **$25M** With 2 others
- **2007** 1 round
- **Sept** **[CPower](https://millionrounds.com/company/cpower)** Series A · US · cpowered.com **$17M** With 4 others
- **2006** 2 rounds
- **Aug** **[SemiSouth Laboratories](https://millionrounds.com/company/semisouth-laboratories)** Series A · US · redorbit.com **$5.0M** With 5 others
- **Mar** **[TRONICS GROUP](https://millionrounds.com/company/tronics-group)** Series D · FR **$2.0M** With 6 others
- **2005** 1 round
- **Feb** **[Microbridge Technologies Canada](https://millionrounds.com/company/microbridge-technologies-canada)** Series B · CA · mbridgetech.com **$5.5M** With 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 listed **2 in all**

**[Solairedirect](https://millionrounds.com/company/solairedirect)** Bought by [Engie](https://millionrounds.com/fund/engie) **$222M** Jul 2015

**[CPower](https://millionrounds.com/company/cpower)** Bought by [Constellation Energy](https://millionrounds.com/fund/constellation-energy) **$78M** Sept 2010

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

## The cheque

Pre-seed Seed Series A

Median round joined **$12M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$3.4M**

Led 0 of 34 rounds **0%**

- **Said size:** $550K – $5.5M
- **Sole investor:** 4 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Apr 2021
- **Exits:** 2 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Series B *9*
- Venture *9*
- Series A said *7*
- Series C *5*
- Series D *1*
- Pre-seed said *-*
- Seed said *-*

Cheques by year Led Joined

2005 2021

Often in the room with

- [Aescap](https://millionrounds.com/fund/aescap) 2
- [Bessemer Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bessemer-venture-partners) 2
- [Braemar Energy Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/braemar-energy-ventures) 2
- [CapHorn Invest](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cap-horn) 2
- [Capricorn Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/capricorn-partners) 2
- [Claremont Creek Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/claremont-creek-ventures) 2

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## 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.

[**Aescap** Government **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/aescap)[**Bessemer Venture Partners** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bessemer-venture-partners)[**Braemar Energy Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/braemar-energy-ventures)[**CapHorn Invest** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cap-horn)[**Capricorn Partners** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/capricorn-partners)[**Claremont Creek Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/claremont-creek-ventures)[**De Hoge Dennen Capital** Private equity **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/de-hoge-dennen-cap)[**Draper Esprit** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/draper-esprit-plc)[**Energy Technology Ventures** Corporate VC **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/energy-technology-ventures)[**Expansion Capital Partners** Investment firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/expansion-capital-partners)[**Granite Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/granite-ventures)[**New York City Investment Fund** Growth equity **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/new-york-city-investment-fund)

## Recently backed

The latest companies Aster put money into.

[**Eatron Technologies** $12M · Apr 2021](https://millionrounds.com/company/eatron-technologies)[**Swiftly** $10M · Jun 2019](https://millionrounds.com/company/swiftly)[**Hadean** $9.2M · Mar 2019](https://millionrounds.com/company/hadean)[**Finalcad** $40M · Dec 2018](https://millionrounds.com/company/finalcad)[**Wluper** $1.3M · Nov 2018](https://millionrounds.com/company/wluper)

## 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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