# Azure Capital Partners: portfolio, investments and team

> Azure Capital Partners is a vc firm based in United States. 101 investments on record, latest Jan 2017. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

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

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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.

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Quiet New fund $44M, Jul 2023 VC firm

Seed Series A Technology

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Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 101 on record

Since the last cheque **3567** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$5.0M** Rounds led **1 of 101** Sole investor **8 rounds** Exits **19 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 90%**

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## Azure Capital Partners highlights

- 01 101 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Series B and Series C: 47% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 8 rounds, median $3.6M
- 04 19 exits from the portfolio

## What they do

> We invest in post-seed and early stage companies at an inflection point of growth From their own website

- **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Stages:** Seed Series A
- **Sectors:** Technology
- **Based in:** San Francisco, United States
- **Cold pitches:** Not accepted

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **101 appearances**

- **2017** 1 round
- **Jan** **[Eight](https://millionrounds.com/company/eight)** US · FinSMEs **$5.0M** With 5 others
- **2016** 1 round
- **Jun** **[FanXchange](https://millionrounds.com/company/fanxchange)** Series B · CA · BetaKit: funding **$5.0M** *Led*
- **2015** 9 rounds
- **Nov** **[LE TOTE](https://millionrounds.com/company/le-tote)** Series B · US **$15M** With 5 others
- **Aug** **[MagicCube, Inc.](https://millionrounds.com/company/magiccube-inc)** Seed · US **$2.2M** With 3 others
- **Jul** **[Tripping.com](https://millionrounds.com/company/tripping-com)** Series B · US **$16M** With 7 others
- **Jul** **[irisVR, inc](https://millionrounds.com/company/irisvr-inc)** Seed · US **$1.6M** With 5 others
- **Jun** **[Maker Media](https://millionrounds.com/company/maker-media)** Series A · US **$5.0M** With 5 others
- **Feb** **[DecisionNext](https://millionrounds.com/company/decisionnext)** Venture · US **$2.8M** With 4 others
- **Feb** **[Hakka Labs](https://millionrounds.com/company/hakka-labs)** Seed · US **$500K** With 6 others
- **Feb** **[Coffee Meets Bagel](https://millionrounds.com/company/coffee-meets-bagel)** Series A · US **$7.8M** With 4 others
- **Jan** **[FilterEasy](https://millionrounds.com/company/filtereasy)** Seed · US **$1.2M** With 1 other
- **2014** 14 rounds
- **Nov** **[Yik Yak](https://millionrounds.com/company/yik-yak)** Series B · US **$62M** With 3 others
- **Oct** **[Ranovus](https://millionrounds.com/company/ranovus)** Series B · CA **$24M** With 3 others
- **Oct** **[LE TOTE](https://millionrounds.com/company/le-tote)** Series A · US **$8.8M** With 8 others
- **Aug** **[Tutum](https://millionrounds.com/company/tutum)** Seed · US **$2.6M** With 5 others
- **Aug** **[Chairish](https://millionrounds.com/company/chairish)** Series A · US **$4.0M** With 12 others
- **Jul** **[PumpUp](https://millionrounds.com/company/pumpup)** Seed · CA **$2.4M** With 2 others
- **Jul** **[PredictionIO](https://millionrounds.com/company/predictionio)** Seed **$2.5M** With 7 others
- **Jul** **[SilkRoad Technology](https://millionrounds.com/company/silkroad-technology)** Series E · US **$14M** With 3 others
- **Jun** **[Yik Yak](https://millionrounds.com/company/yik-yak)** Series A · US **$10M** With 5 others
- **Jun** **[The Bouqs Company](https://millionrounds.com/company/the-bouqs-company)** Series A · US **$6.0M** With 9 others
- **May** **[Load DynamiX](https://millionrounds.com/company/load-dynamix)** Series C · US **$12M** With 3 others
- **Apr** **[Yik Yak](https://millionrounds.com/company/yik-yak)** Seed · US **$1.5M** With 5 others
- **Apr** **[Julep](https://millionrounds.com/company/julep)** Series C · US **$30M** With 7 others
- **Feb** **[Unitas Global](https://millionrounds.com/company/unitas-global)** Series A · US **$5.7M** With 1 other
- **2013** 11 rounds
- **Dec** **[Telly](https://millionrounds.com/company/telly)** Series B · US **$8.0M** With 5 others
- **Dec** **[Coraid](https://millionrounds.com/company/coraid)** Series C · US **$29M** With 4 others
- **Oct** **[Convercent](https://millionrounds.com/company/convercent)** Series B · US · finsmes.com **$10M** With 4 others
- **Sept** **[Ranovus](https://millionrounds.com/company/ranovus)** Series A · CA · finsmes.com **$11M** With 5 others
- **Aug** **[Open Road Integrated Media](https://millionrounds.com/company/open-road-integrated-media)** Series C · US · finsmes.com **$11M** With 3 others
- **Aug** **[SilkRoad Technology](https://millionrounds.com/company/silkroad-technology)** Series D · US · finsmes.com **$16M** With 4 others
- **Jul** **[Kissmetrics](https://millionrounds.com/company/kissmetrics)** Series B · US · venturebeat.com **$7.0M** With 6 others
- **Jul** **[Chairish](https://millionrounds.com/company/chairish)** Seed · US · finsmes.com **$3.2M** With 1 other
- **Apr** **[Breaktime Studios](https://millionrounds.com/company/breaktime-studios)** Venture · US **$4.3M** Sole investor
- **Jan** **[Convercent](https://millionrounds.com/company/convercent)** Series A · US · techcrunch.com **$10M** With 1 other
- **Jan** **[Knowledge Adventure](https://millionrounds.com/company/knowledge-adventure)** Series D · US · sec.gov **$27M** With 2 others
- **2012** 8 rounds
- **Oct** **[Switchfly](https://millionrounds.com/company/switchfly)** Series C · US · finsmes.com **$2.8M** With 3 others
- **Oct** **[Education.com](https://millionrounds.com/company/education-com)** Venture · US **$2.3M** With 1 other
- **Sept** **[Load DynamiX](https://millionrounds.com/company/load-dynamix)** Series B · US **$7.3M** With 5 others
- **Sept** **[SwiftTest](https://millionrounds.com/company/swifttest)** Series B · US · news.yahoo.com **$7.3M** With 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 registration **4 named**

JK **Jacob Karmel** Managing Member i Filing they signed

MK **Michael Karl Kwatinetz** Limited Partner/Treasurer of General Partner i Form ADV

MS **Moishe Samet** Executive Officer, Promoter i Filing they signed

PA **Paul Alfred Ferris** Limited Partner/Secretary of General Partner i Form 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

**$82M** gross assets of its funds Oct 2026

**Exempt** reporting adviser venture 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 listed **19 in all**

**[Tutum](https://millionrounds.com/company/tutum)** Bought by [Docker](https://millionrounds.com/fund/docker) **Undisclosed** Oct 2015

**[Zend Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/zend-technologies)** Bought by Rogue Wave Software **Undisclosed** Oct 2015

**[Cyan](https://millionrounds.com/company/cyan)** Bought by [Ciena](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ciena) **$400M** May 2015

**[Get Satisfaction](https://millionrounds.com/company/get-satisfaction)** Bought by Sprinklr **Undisclosed** Apr 2015

**[Rooftop Media](https://millionrounds.com/company/rooftop-media)** Bought by [Amazon](https://millionrounds.com/fund/amazon) **Undisclosed** Oct 2014

**[NeoNova Network Services](https://millionrounds.com/company/neonova-network-services)** Bought by NRTC **Undisclosed** Jul 2013

**[SlideRocket](https://millionrounds.com/company/sliderocket)** Bought by [ClearSlide](https://millionrounds.com/fund/clearslide) **Undisclosed** Mar 2013

**[BroadLight](https://millionrounds.com/company/broadlight)** Bought by [Broadcom](https://millionrounds.com/fund/broadcom-limited) **$230M** Mar 2012

**[Phanfare](https://millionrounds.com/company/phanfare)** Bought by Carbonite **$2.0M** Jun 2011

**[SlideRocket](https://millionrounds.com/company/sliderocket)** Bought by [VMware](https://millionrounds.com/fund/vmware) **Undisclosed** Apr 2011

**[TripIt](https://millionrounds.com/company/tripit)** Bought by [Concur Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/fund/concur-technologies) **$120M** Jan 2011

**[TravelMuse](https://millionrounds.com/company/travelmuse)** Bought by Travora Networks **Undisclosed** Nov 2010

**[PSS Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/pss-systems)** Bought by [IBM (International Business Machines)](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ibm-international-business-machines) **Undisclosed** Oct 2010

**[Calix](https://millionrounds.com/company/calix)** Listed **Undisclosed** Mar 2010

**[Sylantro](https://millionrounds.com/company/sylantro)** Bought by BroadSoft **Undisclosed** Dec 2008

**[Vapps](https://millionrounds.com/company/vapps)** Bought by [Citrix Systems](https://millionrounds.com/fund/citrix) **$27M** Nov 2008

**[Bill Me Later](https://millionrounds.com/company/bill-me-later)** Bought by [eBay](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ebay) **$945M** Oct 2008

**[ROME Corporation](https://millionrounds.com/company/rome-corporation)** Bought by [Triple Point Technology](https://millionrounds.com/fund/triple-point-technology) **Undisclosed** Jul 2008

**[World Wide Packets](https://millionrounds.com/company/world-wide-packets)** Bought by [Ciena](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ciena) **$290M** Jan 2008

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

New fund on file

**$44M**

raised in Jul 2023

From its SEC filing, not a journalist: a firm that has just raised has money to deploy.

## The cheque

Seed Series A

Median round joined **$5.0M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$3.6M**

Led 1 of 101 rounds **1%**

- **Sole investor:** 8 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Jan 2017
- **Exits:** 19 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Series B *24*
- Series C *20*
- Series A said *20*
- Venture *10*
- Seed said *10*
- Series D *9*

Cheques by year Led Joined

2000 2017

Often in the room with

- [Intel Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/intel-capital) 7
- [Foundation Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/foundation-capital) 6
- [O'Reilly AlphaTech Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/o-reilly-alphatech-ventures) 6
- [California Technology Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ctv-ventures-family-office) 5
- [DFJ](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dfj) 5
- [Kinetic Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kinetic-ventures) 5

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## 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.

[**Intel Capital** Corporate VC **7** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/intel-capital)[**Foundation Capital** VC firm **6** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/foundation-capital)[**O'Reilly AlphaTech Ventures** VC firm **6** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/o-reilly-alphatech-ventures)[**California Technology Ventures** VC firm **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ctv-ventures-family-office)[**DFJ** VC firm **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dfj)[**Kinetic Ventures** VC firm **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kinetic-ventures)[**TeleSoft Partners** VC firm **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/telesoft-partners)[**Allegis Capital** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/allegis-capital)[**Crosslink Capital** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/crosslink-capital)[**Madrona Venture Group** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/madrona)[**Tenaya Capital** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tenaya-capital)[**Argo Global Capital** Growth equity **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/argo-global-capital)

## Recently backed

The latest companies Azure Capital Partners put money into.

[**Eight** $5.0M · Jan 2017](https://millionrounds.com/company/eight)

## 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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