# Bear Stearns: portfolio, investments and team > Bear Stearns is a corporate vc based in United States. 12 investments on record, latest Jul 2007. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team. Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/bear-stearns (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Investor](https://millionrounds.com/investors) # Bear Stearns Last cheque observed Jul 2007. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds. Quiet Corporate VC Website unconfirmed Now at jpmorgan.com Venture Series A Series B Banking Risk Management Cheques on record **0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 12 on record Since the last cheque **7046** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec Median round **$30M** Rounds led **0 of 12** Sole investor **3 rounds** Exits **5 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 100%** Pitch Bear Stearns ## Bear Stearns highlights - 01 12 rounds on record - 02 Mostly Venture and Series A: 50% of its rounds - 03 Sole investor in 3 rounds, median $6.5M - 04 5 exits from the portfolio ## What they do - **Type:** Corporate VC (from a list, unverified) - **Cheque size:** Not stated - **Sectors:** Banking Risk Management - **Based in:** Prosper, United States - **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=bear-stearns). ## The record Every round we can evidence, newest first **12 appearances** - **2007** 4 rounds - **Jul** **[Agensys](https://millionrounds.com/company/agensys)** Series D · US · agensys.com **$41M** With 10 others - **May** **[Origin Digital](https://millionrounds.com/company/origin-digital)** Series A · US · origindigital.com **$5.5M** With 1 other - **May** **[ESP Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/esp-technologies)** US **Undisclosed** With 2 others - **Mar** **[BIDS Trading](https://millionrounds.com/company/bids-trading)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 5 others - **2005** 1 round - **Oct** **[Raven Biotechnologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/raven-biotechnologies)** Series D · US · freshnews.com **$48M** With 11 others - **2003** 1 round - **Nov** **[Cavalry](https://millionrounds.com/company/cavalry)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** Sole investor - **2002** 2 rounds - **Mar** **[Agensys](https://millionrounds.com/company/agensys)** Series C · US **$43M** With 7 others - **Jan** **[Achillion Pharmaceuticals](https://millionrounds.com/company/achillion-pharmaceuticals)** Venture · US **$41M** With 10 others - **2001** 2 rounds - **Jun** **[Telcom Global Solutions](https://millionrounds.com/company/telcom-global-solutions)** Debt **$2.0M** Sole investor - **Feb** **[Neovision Hypersystems](https://millionrounds.com/company/neovision-hypersystems)** Series B · US **$7.0M** With 3 others - **2000** 2 rounds - **Aug** **[The FeedRoom](https://millionrounds.com/company/the-feedroom)** Series B · US · findarticles.com **$30M** With 9 others - **Jun** **[Telcom Global Solutions](https://millionrounds.com/company/telcom-global-solutions)** Series A **$11M** Sole investor 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 We hold **2** 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. ## Exits from the portfolio Companies it backed that were later bought or listed **5 in all** **[ESP Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/esp-technologies)** Bought by ITG **Undisclosed** Dec 2010 **[The FeedRoom](https://millionrounds.com/company/the-feedroom)** Bought by KIT digital **$10M** Oct 2009 **[Raven Biotechnologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/raven-biotechnologies)** Bought by MacroGenics **Undisclosed** Jul 2008 **[Origin Digital](https://millionrounds.com/company/origin-digital)** Bought by [Accenture](https://millionrounds.com/fund/accenture-ventures) **Undisclosed** May 2008 **[Neovision Hypersystems](https://millionrounds.com/company/neovision-hypersystems)** Bought by [SS&C Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ss-and-c-technologies) **$1.6M** Feb 2004 An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records. ## Companies it bought Acquisitions by the firm itself **Aearo** **Undisclosed** Mar 2004 ## The cheque Venture Series A Series B Median round joined **$30M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$6.5M** Led 0 of 12 rounds **0%** - **Sole investor:** 3 rounds - **Last cheque:** Jul 2007 - **Exits:** 5 from the portfolio Rounds by stage said on their site - Venture *3* - Series A *2* - Series B *2* - Series D *2* - Series C *1* Cheques by year Led Joined 2000 2007 Often in the room with - [Alta Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alta-partners) 2 - [Credit Suisse](https://millionrounds.com/fund/credit-suisse) 2 - [Hambrecht & Quist Capital Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hambrecht-and-quist-capital-management) 2 - [Lombard Odier](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lombard-odier) 2 - [OrbiMed](https://millionrounds.com/fund/orbimed) 2 **Pitching Bear Stearns?** Put them on your fundraising board with this record on the card, and follow them to hear when they write a new cheque. Add to your CRM *→* ## Who they invest alongside The investors most often in the same rounds as Bear Stearns. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed. [**Alta Partners** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alta-partners)[**Credit Suisse** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/credit-suisse)[**Hambrecht & Quist Capital Management** Growth equity **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hambrecht-and-quist-capital-management)[**Lombard Odier** Corporate VC **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lombard-odier)[**OrbiMed** Private equity **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/orbimed) ## Mentioned on podcasts Episodes that name Bear Stearns in their description, not their title. - [Acquired](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/acquired) 16 Jul 2025 · 1h 0m The Jamie Dimon Interview Mentions [Bear Stearns](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bear-stearns)[Republic](https://millionrounds.com/fund/republic-2) Apple PodcastsShow page - [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) 30 Sept 2024 · 56 min 20VC: How SHEIN Got So Big So Fast: Behind the Scenes at One of the Fastest Growing Companies in History with Donald Tang, Executive Chairman @ SHEIN With [Donald Tang](https://millionrounds.com/person/donald-tang) Mentions [Bear Stearns](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bear-stearns)[Merrill Lynch](https://millionrounds.com/fund/merrill-lynch)[Los Angeles](https://millionrounds.com/person/los-angeles-platinum-equity) Apple PodcastsShow page - [Capital Allocators](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/capital-allocators) 29 Jul 2024 · 48 min Jeff Assaf - Protecting Clients and Assets at ICG (EP.398) Mentions [Bear Stearns](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bear-stearns) Apple PodcastsShow page - [Capital Allocators](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/capital-allocators) 29 Jun 2023 · 1h 9m Don Mullen –Single-Family Rentals at Pretium (Capital Allocators, EP.324) Mentions [Bear Stearns](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bear-stearns) Apple PodcastsShow page ## Quick answers about Bear Stearns ### What does Bear Stearns invest in? Bear Stearns invests most often at Venture and Series A (50% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Banking and Risk Management. ### How active is Bear Stearns? 12 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Jul 2007. ### How big are Bear Stearns's cheques? The median round it joins is $30M. ### Does Bear Stearns lead rounds? Rarely, if at all: none of its 12 investments on record names it as the lead. ### Where does Bear Stearns invest? Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (100%). ### Is Bear Stearns investing now? No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Jul 2007. ### Who does Bear Stearns invest alongside? Most often Alta Partners (2 rounds together), Credit Suisse (2 rounds together) and Hambrecht & Quist Capital Management (2 rounds together). ### What kind of investor is Bear Stearns? Bear Stearns is a corporate VC based in Prosper, United States. ## Raising now? 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