# Aurus: portfolio, investments and team

> Aurus is a vc firm based in Chile. 10 investments on record, latest Dec 2014. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

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

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# Aurus

Last cheque observed Dec 2014. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

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Quiet VC firm

Seed Series A Series B Agriculture Consulting Venture Capital & Private Equity

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Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 10 on record

Since the last cheque **4353** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$1.9M** Rounds led **0 of 10** Sole investor **4 rounds** Exits **1 from the portfolio** Mostly in **Chile, 50%**

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## Aurus highlights

- 01 10 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Seed and Series A: 80% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 4 rounds, median $3.0M
- 04 1 exits from the portfolio

## What they do

> Pioneros en la industria del Capital de Riesgo en Latinoamérica. Invertimos en empresas con equipos humanos de excelencia y propuestas de valor con gran potencial. From their own website

- **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Stages:** Seed Series A Series B Growth
- **Sectors:** Agriculture Consulting Venture Capital & Private Equity
- **Based in:** Lo Barnechea, Chile
- **Cold pitches:** Not accepted

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **10 appearances**

- **2014** 1 round
- **Dec** **[Capitalizarme](https://millionrounds.com/company/capitalizarme)** Seed · CL **$350K** With 1 other
- **2013** 2 rounds
- **Nov** **[EchoPixel](https://millionrounds.com/company/echo-pixel)** Seed · US · pevc.dowjones.com **$2.4M** With 1 other
- **Jun** **[Trigemina](https://millionrounds.com/company/trigemina)** Series A · US · pevc.dowjones.com **$4.5M** Sole investor
- **2012** 3 rounds
- **Jun** **[Happyshop](https://millionrounds.com/company/happyshop)** Series B · CL **$4.0M** With 1 other
- **May** **[Junar](https://millionrounds.com/company/junar)** Venture · US · pevc.dowjones.com **$1.2M** With 2 others
- **Mar** **[Taggify](https://millionrounds.com/company/taggify)** Series A · AR · thenextweb.com **$1.0M** With 2 others
- **2011** 1 round
- **Jun** **[Happyshop](https://millionrounds.com/company/happyshop)** Series A · CL · lavca.org **$1.5M** Sole investor
- **2010** 3 rounds
- **Nov** **[Splitcast Technology](https://millionrounds.com/company/splitcast-technology)** Seed · US · aurus.cl **Undisclosed** Sole investor
- **Oct** **[ClickMagic](https://millionrounds.com/company/clickmagic)** Series A · CL **$3.0M** Sole investor
- **Aug** **[Zappedy](https://millionrounds.com/company/zappedy)** Seed · CL **Undisclosed** With 1 other

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**

**[Zappedy](https://millionrounds.com/company/zappedy)** Bought by [Groupon](https://millionrounds.com/fund/groupon) **$10M** Jul 2011

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

## Companies it bought

Acquisitions by the firm itself

**Dubai Multi Commodities Centre** **Undisclosed** Jul 2022

## The cheque

Seed Series A Series B

Median round joined **$1.9M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$3.0M**

Led 0 of 10 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** 4 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Dec 2014
- **Exits:** 1 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Seed said *4*
- Series A said *4*
- Series B said *1*
- Venture *1*
- Growth said *-*

Cheques by year Led Joined

2010 2014

Often in the room with

- [Start-Up Chile](https://millionrounds.com/fund/start-up-chile) 2

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## Who they invest alongside

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

[**Start-Up Chile** Accelerator **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/start-up-chile)

## Quick answers about Aurus

### What does Aurus invest in?

Aurus invests most often at Seed and Series A (80% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Agriculture, Consulting and Venture Capital & Private Equity.

### How active is Aurus?

10 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Dec 2014.

### How big are Aurus's cheques?

The median round it joins is $1.9M.

### Does Aurus lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 10 investments on record names it as the lead.

### Where does Aurus invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in Chile (50%), the United States (40%) and Argentina (10%).

### Is Aurus investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Dec 2014.

### Who does Aurus invest alongside?

Most often Start-Up Chile (2 rounds together).

### What kind of investor is Aurus?

Aurus is a VC firm based in Lo Barnechea, Chile.

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