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Azure Capital Partners

Last cheque observed Jan 2017. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

QuietNew fund $44M, Jul 2023VC firm

SeedSeries ATechnology

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 101 on record
Since the last cheque3567days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$5.0MRounds led1 of 101Sole investor8 roundsExits19 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 90%
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Azure Capital Partners highlights

  1. 01

    101 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Series B and Series C: 47% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 8 rounds, median $3.6M

  4. 04

    19 exits from the portfolio

What they do

We invest in post-seed and early stage companies at an inflection point of growthFrom their own website
Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
SeedSeries A
Sectors
Technology
Based in
San Francisco, United States
Cold pitches
Not accepted

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first101 appearances

  1. 2017

    1 round

  2. Jan
    EightUS · FinSMEs$5.0MWith 5 others
  3. 2016

    1 round

  4. Jun
    FanXchangeSeries B · CA · BetaKit: funding$5.0MLed
  5. 2015

    9 rounds

  6. Nov
    LE TOTESeries B · US$15MWith 5 others
  7. Aug
    MagicCube, Inc.Seed · US$2.2MWith 3 others
  8. Jul
    Tripping.comSeries B · US$16MWith 7 others
  9. Jul
    irisVR, incSeed · US$1.6MWith 5 others
  10. Jun
    Maker MediaSeries A · US$5.0MWith 5 others
  11. Feb
    DecisionNextVenture · US$2.8MWith 4 others
  12. Feb
    Hakka LabsSeed · US$500KWith 6 others
  13. Feb
    Coffee Meets BagelSeries A · US$7.8MWith 4 others
  14. Jan
    FilterEasySeed · US$1.2MWith 1 other
  15. 2014

    14 rounds

  16. Nov
    Yik YakSeries B · US$62MWith 3 others
  17. Oct
    RanovusSeries B · CA$24MWith 3 others
  18. Oct
    LE TOTESeries A · US$8.8MWith 8 others
  19. Aug
    TutumSeed · US$2.6MWith 5 others
  20. Aug
    ChairishSeries A · US$4.0MWith 12 others
  21. Jul
    PumpUpSeed · CA$2.4MWith 2 others
  22. Jul
    PredictionIOSeed$2.5MWith 7 others
  23. Jul
    SilkRoad TechnologySeries E · US$14MWith 3 others
  24. Jun
    Yik YakSeries A · US$10MWith 5 others
  25. Jun
    The Bouqs CompanySeries A · US$6.0MWith 9 others
  26. May
    Load DynamiXSeries C · US$12MWith 3 others
  27. Apr
    Yik YakSeed · US$1.5MWith 5 others
  28. Apr
    JulepSeries C · US$30MWith 7 others
  29. Feb
    Unitas GlobalSeries A · US$5.7MWith 1 other
  30. 2013

    11 rounds

  31. Dec
    TellySeries B · US$8.0MWith 5 others
  32. Dec
    CoraidSeries C · US$29MWith 4 others
  33. Oct
    ConvercentSeries B · US · finsmes.com$10MWith 4 others
  34. Sept
    RanovusSeries A · CA · finsmes.com$11MWith 5 others
  35. Aug
    Open Road Integrated MediaSeries C · US · finsmes.com$11MWith 3 others
  36. Aug
    SilkRoad TechnologySeries D · US · finsmes.com$16MWith 4 others
  37. Jul
    KissmetricsSeries B · US · venturebeat.com$7.0MWith 6 others
  38. Jul
    ChairishSeed · US · finsmes.com$3.2MWith 1 other
  39. Apr
    Breaktime StudiosVenture · US$4.3MSole investor
  40. Jan
    ConvercentSeries A · US · techcrunch.com$10MWith 1 other
  41. Jan
    Knowledge AdventureSeries D · US · sec.gov$27MWith 2 others
  42. 2012

    8 rounds

  43. Oct
    SwitchflySeries C · US · finsmes.com$2.8MWith 3 others
  44. Oct
    Education.comVenture · US$2.3MWith 1 other
  45. Sept
    Load DynamiXSeries B · US$7.3MWith 5 others
  46. Sept
    SwiftTestSeries B · US · news.yahoo.com$7.3MWith 4 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

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration4 named

JKJacob KarmelManaging MemberiFiling they signed
MKMichael Karl KwatinetzLimited Partner/Treasurer of General PartneriForm ADV
MSMoishe SametExecutive Officer, PromoteriFiling they signed
PAPaul Alfred FerrisLimited Partner/Secretary of General PartneriForm ADV

We also hold 9 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.

What the register says

From the firm's own filings with the SEC, which it must file accurately by law

$82Mgross assets of its fundsOct 2026
Exemptreporting adviserventure or small private funds
Legal name
Azure Capital Partners LP
SEC number
CRD 112536

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed19 in all

TutumBought by DockerUndisclosedOct 2015
Zend TechnologiesBought by Rogue Wave SoftwareUndisclosedOct 2015
CyanBought by Ciena$400MMay 2015
Get SatisfactionBought by SprinklrUndisclosedApr 2015
Rooftop MediaBought by AmazonUndisclosedOct 2014
NeoNova Network ServicesBought by NRTCUndisclosedJul 2013
SlideRocketBought by ClearSlideUndisclosedMar 2013
BroadLightBought by Broadcom$230MMar 2012
PhanfareBought by Carbonite$2.0MJun 2011
SlideRocketBought by VMwareUndisclosedApr 2011
TripItBought by Concur Technologies$120MJan 2011
TravelMuseBought by Travora NetworksUndisclosedNov 2010
CalixListedUndisclosedMar 2010
SylantroBought by BroadSoftUndisclosedDec 2008
VappsBought by Citrix Systems$27MNov 2008
Bill Me LaterBought by eBay$945MOct 2008
ROME CorporationBought by Triple Point TechnologyUndisclosedJul 2008
World Wide PacketsBought by Ciena$290MJan 2008

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

Recently backed

The latest companies Azure Capital Partners put money into.

Quick answers about Azure Capital Partners

What does Azure Capital Partners invest in?

Azure Capital Partners invests most often at Series B and Series C (47% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Technology.

How active is Azure Capital Partners?

101 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 1. The most recent was in Jan 2017.

What has Azure Capital Partners invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Eight (Undisclosed round, Jan 2017) and FanXchange (Series B, Jun 2016).

How big are Azure Capital Partners's cheques?

The median round it joins is $5.0M.

Does Azure Capital Partners lead rounds?

Sometimes: it led 1 of its 101 investments on record (1%).

Where does Azure Capital Partners invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (90%) and Canada (10%).

Is Azure Capital Partners investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Jan 2017.

Who does Azure Capital Partners invest alongside?

Most often Intel Capital (7 rounds together), Foundation Capital (6 rounds together) and O'Reilly AlphaTech Ventures (6 rounds together).

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