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BA Venture Partners

Last cheque observed Oct 2006. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

QuietVC firm

Series BSeries CVentureBroadcastingHealth Care

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 28 on record
Since the last cheque7309days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$14MRounds led0 of 28Exits10 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 96%
Pitch BA Venture Partners

BA Venture Partners highlights

  1. 01

    28 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Series B and Series C: 57% of its rounds

  3. 03

    10 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Sectors
BroadcastingHealth Care
Based in
United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first28 appearances

  1. 2006

    4 rounds

  2. Oct
    Prestwick Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Series C · US$60MWith 6 others
  3. Jul
    EnpirionSeries C · US · enpirion.com$20MWith 7 others
  4. May
    Auvitek InternationalSeries B · US · prnewswire.in$9.0MWith 4 others
  5. Jan
    Enuclia SemiconductorSeries B · US · thefreelibrary.com$13MWith 3 others
  6. 2005

    4 rounds

  7. Dec
    CorniceSeries C · US · bizjournals.com$97MWith 5 others
  8. Jun
    XceiveSeries C · US · thefreelibrary.com$14MWith 4 others
  9. Feb
    Innovative Micro TechnologySeries A · US$17MWith 2 others
  10. Jan
    LumensionSeries B · US$5.0MWith 3 others
  11. 2004

    9 rounds

  12. Dec
    CipherMaxVenture · US$29MWith 5 others
  13. Nov
    Ascenta TherapeuticsSeries B · US$30MWith 4 others
  14. Jul
    SorrentSeries C · US$20MWith 3 others
  15. Jul
    MbloxSeries B · GB · mblox.com$10MWith 6 others
  16. Jun
    Somaxon PharmaceuticalsSeries B · US$23MWith 5 others
  17. Mar
    Spinal KineticsSeries A · US$10MWith 2 others
  18. Feb
    CorniceSeries B · US · bizjournals.com$51MWith 4 others
  19. Jan
    XceiveSeries B · US · xceive.com$11MWith 2 others
  20. Jan
    PicolightSeries G · US$10MWith 1 other
  21. 2003

    6 rounds

  22. Aug
    Frontbridge TechnologiesSeries C$8.0MWith 1 other
  23. Jul
    TripwireSeries D · US$8.3MWith 6 others
  24. Jun
    OuterBay TechnologiesVenture · US$8.0MWith 3 others
  25. Jun
    Prestwick Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Series A · US$15MWith 3 others
  26. May
    Biz360Series C · US$11MWith 3 others
  27. Jan
    ContivoSeries C · US$8.0MWith 1 other
  28. 2002

    3 rounds

  29. Nov
    ActianceVenture · USUndisclosedWith 2 others
  30. Sept
    Monolithic Power SystemsSeries D · US$17MWith 2 others
  31. Jul
    OuterBay TechnologiesVenture · US$9.0MWith 2 others
  32. 2001

    1 round

  33. Feb
    Astute NetworksVenture · US$16MWith 2 others
  34. 2000

    1 round

  35. Dec
    Cardiac Pathways CorpVenture$23MWith 3 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.

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed10 in all

TripwireBought by Belden$710MDec 2014
EnpirionBought by Altera$140MMay 2013
Somaxon PharmaceuticalsBought by Pernix TherapeuticsUndisclosedMar 2013
TripwireBought by Thoma BravoUndisclosedMay 2011
Biz360Bought by AttensityUndisclosedApr 2010
PicolightBought by JDSU$115MMay 2007
OuterBay TechnologiesBought by Hewlett-PackardUndisclosedFeb 2006
ContivoBought by Liaison TechnologiesUndisclosedJan 2006
Frontbridge TechnologiesBought by MicrosoftUndisclosedJul 2005
Cardiac Pathways CorpBought by Boston ScientificUndisclosedJun 2001

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

Quick answers about BA Venture Partners

What does BA Venture Partners invest in?

BA Venture Partners invests most often at Series B and Series C (57% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Broadcasting and Health Care.

How active is BA Venture Partners?

28 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Oct 2006.

How big are BA Venture Partners's cheques?

The median round it joins is $14M.

Does BA Venture Partners lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 28 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does BA Venture Partners invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (96%).

Is BA Venture Partners investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Oct 2006.

Who does BA Venture Partners invest alongside?

Most often Scale Venture Partners (7 rounds together), Sofinnova Investments (3 rounds together) and U.S. Venture Partners (3 rounds together).

What kind of investor is BA Venture Partners?

BA Venture Partners is a VC firm based in United States.

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