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ATEL Ventures

Last cheque observed Apr 2026; 13 cheques on record.

VC firmDeploying now

VentureDebtSeries BApplication Performance ManagementEnterprise Software

Deploying now
100%of best year1cheques in 12 months, 13 on record
Since the last cheque219days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$24MRounds led1 of 13Sole investor7 roundsExits3 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 82%
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ATEL Ventures highlights

  1. 01

    1 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Venture and Debt: 70% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 7 rounds, median $4.0M

  4. 04

    3 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Sectors
Application Performance ManagementEnterprise Software
Based in
Dallas, United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first13 appearances

  1. 2026

    1 round

  2. Apr
  3. 2016

    2 rounds

  4. Apr
    ON24$25MWith 8 others
  5. Jan
    Tegile$24MWith 7 others
  6. 2012

    1 round

  7. May
    EdeniQVenture · US · bloomberg.com$32MWith 9 others
  8. 2010

    3 rounds

  9. Nov
    iPierianSeries B · US · fis.dowjones.com$29MWith 7 others
  10. Apr
    SolFocusVenture · US · worldleasingnews.com$3.0MSole investor
  11. Mar
    NexPlanarDebt · US · freshnews.com$3.5MSole investor
  12. 2009

    3 rounds

  13. Oct
    IntelePeerVenture · US · businesswire.com$4.0MSole investor
  14. Aug
    OpSourceVenture · US · venturebeat.com$4.0MSole investor
  15. Jul
    EnerkemCA · earthtimes.orgUndisclosedSole investor
  16. 2008

    1 round

  17. Jul
    InnovalightVenture · US$5.0MSole investor
  18. 2007

    1 round

  19. Oct
    BuyerLinkSeries C · US · allbusiness.com$4.5MSole investor
  20. 2004

    1 round

  21. Jun
    ARYx TherapeuticsSeries D · US$55MWith 9 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 13 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 listed3 in all

NexPlanarBought by Cabot Microelectronics CorporationUndisclosedDec 2015
iPierianBought by Bristol-Myers Squibb$175MApr 2014
InnovalightBought by DuPontUndisclosedJul 2011

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

Quick answers about ATEL Ventures

What does ATEL Ventures invest in?

ATEL Ventures invests most often at Venture and Debt (70% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Application Performance Management and Enterprise Software.

How active is ATEL Ventures?

13 investments on record, 1 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 1. The most recent was in Apr 2026.

What has ATEL Ventures invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Carbon Upcycling Technologies (Debt, Apr 2026), ON24 (Apr 2016) and Tegile (Jan 2016).

How big are ATEL Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $24M.

Does ATEL Ventures lead rounds?

Sometimes: it led 1 of its 13 investments on record (8%).

Where does ATEL Ventures invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (82%) and Canada (18%).

Is ATEL Ventures investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 1 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does ATEL Ventures invest alongside?

Most often Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers (2 rounds together) and MPM Capital (2 rounds together).

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