# BDS Capital: portfolio, investments and team

> BDS Capital is an investment firm. 12 investments on record, latest Feb 2018. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

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

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# BDS Capital

Last cheque observed Feb 2018. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

Quiet Investment firm Website unconfirmed

Series B Series A Series C Venture Capital & Private Equity

Cheques on record

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

Since the last cheque **3168** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$2.5M** Rounds led **0 of 12** Sole investor **1 rounds** Exits **2 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 100%**

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## BDS Capital highlights

- 01 12 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Series B and Series A: 50% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 1 rounds, median $4.0M
- 04 2 exits from the portfolio

## What they do

- **Type:** Investment firm (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Sectors:** Venture Capital & Private Equity
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

A website was listed for this organisation, but we could not confirm it belongs to the firm that wrote these cheques. Either the site never mentions them, or it turned out to be a different company sharing the name. We show neither it nor anything read from it. [Tell us the right one](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=bds-capital).

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **12 appearances**

- **2018** 1 round
- **Feb** **[FanAI](https://millionrounds.com/company/fanai)** US · FinSMEs **$2.5M** With 8 others
- **2015** 3 rounds
- **Jun** **[Are You a Human](https://millionrounds.com/company/are-you-a-human)** Series A · US **$4.2M** With 5 others
- **May** **[eGifter](https://millionrounds.com/company/egifter)** Venture · US **$3.5M** With 3 others
- **Apr** **[Adallom](https://millionrounds.com/company/adallom)** Series C · US **$30M** With 4 others
- **2014** 3 rounds
- **Dec** **[ProSeeder Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/proseeder-technologies)** Venture · US **$4.0M** Sole investor
- **Jun** **[Schoology](https://millionrounds.com/company/schoology)** Series C · US **$15M** With 5 others
- **Feb** **[Quikly](https://millionrounds.com/company/quikly)** Series B · US **$571K** With 1 other
- **2013** 4 rounds
- **Nov** **[DraftKings](https://millionrounds.com/company/draftkings)** Series B · US · techcrunch.com **$24M** With 4 others
- **Aug** **[SmartRecruiters](https://millionrounds.com/company/smartrecruiters)** Series B · US · finsmes.com **$10M** With 3 others
- **May** **[DraftKings](https://millionrounds.com/company/draftkings)** Series A · US · finsmes.com **$7.0M** With 4 others
- **Mar** **[Packet Design](https://millionrounds.com/company/packet-design)** US **$14M** With 2 others
- **2012** 1 round
- **Sept** **[Ubersense](https://millionrounds.com/company/ubersense)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$1.1M** With 6 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 listed **2 in all**

**[Adallom](https://millionrounds.com/company/adallom)** Bought by [Microsoft](https://millionrounds.com/fund/microsoft) **$320M** Jul 2015

**[Ubersense](https://millionrounds.com/company/ubersense)** Bought by Hudl **Undisclosed** Sept 2014

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

## The cheque

Series B Series A Series C

Median round joined **$2.5M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$4.0M**

Led 0 of 12 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** 1 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Feb 2018
- **Exits:** 2 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Series B *3*
- Series A *2*
- Series C *2*
- Venture *2*
- Seed *1*

Cheques by year Led Joined

2012 2018

Often in the room with

- [Atlas Venture](https://millionrounds.com/fund/atlas-venture) 3
- [Boston Seed Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/boston-seed-capital) 2
- [Detroit Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/detroit-venture-partners) 2
- [Jordan Mendell](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jordan-mendell) 2
- [Rembrandt Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rembrandt-venture-partners) 2

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## Who they invest alongside

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

[**Atlas Venture** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/atlas-venture)[**Boston Seed Capital** Angel network **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/boston-seed-capital)[**Detroit Venture Partners** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/detroit-venture-partners)[**Jordan Mendell** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jordan-mendell)[**Rembrandt Venture Partners** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rembrandt-venture-partners)

## Recently backed

The latest companies BDS Capital put money into.

[**FanAI** $2.5M · Feb 2018](https://millionrounds.com/company/fanai)

## Quick answers about BDS Capital

### What does BDS Capital invest in?

BDS Capital invests most often at Series B and Series A (50% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Venture Capital & Private Equity.

### How active is BDS Capital?

12 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Feb 2018.

### What has BDS Capital invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: FanAI (Undisclosed round, Feb 2018).

### How big are BDS Capital's cheques?

The median round it joins is $2.5M.

### Does BDS Capital lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 12 investments on record names it as the lead.

### Where does BDS Capital invest?

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

### Is BDS Capital investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Feb 2018.

### Who does BDS Capital invest alongside?

Most often Atlas Venture (3 rounds together), Boston Seed Capital (2 rounds together) and Detroit Venture Partners (2 rounds together).

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