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BancBoston Ventures

No cheque observed since Jan 2008, after 23 earlier cheques, and the website is dead.

DormantVC firm

VentureSeries BSeries CConsumer ElectronicsMachine Learning

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 23 on record
Since the last cheque6859days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$16MRounds led0 of 23Exits7 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 100%
Pitch BancBoston Ventures

BancBoston Ventures highlights

  1. 01

    23 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Venture and Series B: 74% of its rounds

  3. 03

    7 exits from the portfolio

What they do

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

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first23 appearances

  1. 2008

    1 round

  2. Jan
    Centric SoftwareSeries B · US$14MWith 2 others
  3. 2005

    1 round

  4. Jun
    Cloverleaf CommunicationsSeries C · US · cloverleafcomm.com$11MWith 2 others
  5. 2004

    3 rounds

  6. Nov
    VoyenceVenture · US$12MWith 6 others
  7. Jul
    ChipWrightsSeries D · US$14MWith 6 others
  8. Mar
    Papa Gino'sSeries A · US$1.0MWith 1 other
  9. 2003

    5 rounds

  10. Oct
    JB Hi-FiVenture$103MWith 2 others
  11. Oct
    Cloverleaf CommunicationsVenture · US$10MWith 2 others
  12. Aug
    SkycrossSeries B · US$11MWith 2 others
  13. Apr
    ChipWrightsSeries C · US$18MWith 9 others
  14. Jan
    CentiveVenture · US$18MWith 5 others
  15. 2001

    6 rounds

  16. Oct
    Gomez, Inc.Series B · US · highbeam.com$9.3MWith 4 others
  17. Aug
    AccessLan CommunicationsVenture · US$16MWith 7 others
  18. Jul
    Trebia NetworksVenture$30MWith 5 others
  19. Jun
    FlightTimeSeries B · US$25MWith 4 others
  20. Apr
    Paceline SystemsSeries B$20MWith 5 others
  21. Mar
    B-there.comVenture · US$6.5MWith 2 others
  22. 2000

    2 rounds

  23. Jul
    Trebia NetworksVenture$9.0MWith 2 others
  24. Feb
    Gomez, Inc.Series A · US · highbeam.com$29MWith 2 others
  25. 1999

    5 rounds

  26. Dec
    LoanCity.comSeries B$38MWith 7 others
  27. Dec
    InterlandVenture · US$20MWith 1 other
  28. Dec
    Petopia.comVenture$35MWith 3 others
  29. Nov
    Centerpoint Broadband TechnologiesSeries B · US$9.3MWith 2 others
  30. Nov
    ImpresseSeries C · US$62MWith 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.

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed7 in all

Cloverleaf CommunicationsBought by Dot Hill Systems$12MJan 2010
Gomez, Inc.Bought by Compuware$295MOct 2009
CentiveBought by Xactly CorpUndisclosedJan 2009
VoyenceBought by EMCUndisclosedOct 2007
ChipWrightsBought by AD GroupUndisclosedMay 2005
Trebia NetworksBought by EmulexUndisclosedOct 2003
Paceline SystemsBought by MotorolaUndisclosedMay 2003

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

Quick answers about BancBoston Ventures

What does BancBoston Ventures invest in?

BancBoston Ventures invests most often at Venture and Series B (74% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Consumer Electronics and Machine Learning.

How active is BancBoston Ventures?

23 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Jan 2008.

How big are BancBoston Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $16M.

Does BancBoston Ventures lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 23 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does BancBoston Ventures invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (100%).

Is BancBoston Ventures investing now?

It looks quiet: no investment on record since Jan 2008.

Who does BancBoston Ventures invest alongside?

Most often Kodiak Venture Partners (3 rounds together), Adams, Harkness & Hill Technology Ventures (2 rounds together) and Axxon Group (2 rounds together).

What kind of investor is BancBoston Ventures?

BancBoston Ventures is a VC firm based in United States.

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