# Bear Ventures: portfolio, investments and team > Bear Ventures is a vc firm based in United States. 4 investments on record, latest Dec 2001. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team. Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/bear-ventures (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Investor](https://millionrounds.com/investors) # Bear Ventures Last cheque observed Dec 2001. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds. Quiet VC firm Series A Series B Financial Services Information Technology Professional Training & Coaching Cheques on record **0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 4 on record Since the last cheque **9065** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec Median round **$10M** Rounds led **0 of 4** Exits **1 from the portfolio** Pitch Bear Ventures ## Bear Ventures highlights - 01 4 rounds on record - 02 Mostly Series A and Series B: 100% of its rounds - 03 1 exits from the portfolio ## What they do - **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified) - **Cheque size:** Not stated - **Sectors:** Financial Services Information Technology Professional Training & Coaching - **Based in:** New York, United States - **Cold pitches:** Not stated ## The record Every round we can evidence, newest first **4 appearances** - **2001** 1 round - **Dec** **[iExplore](https://millionrounds.com/company/iexplore)** US **$1.5M** With 1 other - **2000** 1 round - **Feb** **[iExplore](https://millionrounds.com/company/iexplore)** US **$13M** With 2 others - **1999** 2 rounds - **Nov** **[Zkey.com](https://millionrounds.com/company/zkey-com)** Series B **$10M** With 3 others - **Sept** **[iExplore](https://millionrounds.com/company/iexplore)** Series A · US **Undisclosed** With 1 other 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 **1 in all** **[iExplore](https://millionrounds.com/company/iexplore)** Bought by First Choice Holidays **$33M** Feb 2007 An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records. ## The cheque Series A Series B Median round joined **$10M** the round, not its cheque Led 0 of 4 rounds **0%** - **Sole investor:** Never alone - **Last cheque:** Dec 2001 - **Exits:** 1 from the portfolio Rounds by stage said on their site - Series A *1* - Series B *1* Cheques by year Led Joined 1999 2001 Often in the room with - [Tribune Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tribune-ventures) 2 **Pitching Bear Ventures?** 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 Ventures. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed. [**Tribune Ventures** Corporate VC **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tribune-ventures) ## Mentioned on podcasts Episodes that name Bear Ventures in their description, not their title. - [The Silicon Valley Podcast](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/the-silicon-valley-podcast) 6 Apr 2022 · 41 min 129 Investing in Deep Tech with Deepak Gupta Mentions [Bear Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bear-ventures) Apple PodcastsShow page ## Quick answers about Bear Ventures ### What does Bear Ventures invest in? Bear Ventures invests most often at Series A and Series B (100% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Financial Services, Information Technology and Professional Training & Coaching. ### How active is Bear Ventures? 4 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Dec 2001. ### How big are Bear Ventures's cheques? The median round it joins is $10M. ### Is Bear Ventures investing now? No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Dec 2001. ### Who does Bear Ventures invest alongside? Most often Tribune Ventures (2 rounds together). ### What kind of investor is Bear Ventures? Bear Ventures is a VC firm based in New York, United States. ### When was Bear Ventures founded? Bear Ventures was founded in 1997. ### Where does this information on Bear Ventures come from? From public registers and its own website, checked and rebuilt every night. ## Raising now? Find the investors who back rounds like yours, and keep every conversation on one fundraising board. Find similar investorsOpen your CRM Built from the rounds we watched, its filings and its own website, refreshed every night. [How we count](https://millionrounds.com/methodology) · [Report a correction](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=bear-ventures) · [Is this your firm? Claim it](https://millionrounds.com/claim?org=bear-ventures)