# Benaroya Capital: portfolio, investments and team

> Benaroya Capital is a vc firm based in United States. 20 investments on record, latest Nov 2017. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

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

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# Benaroya Capital

Last cheque observed Nov 2017. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

Quiet VC firm Website unconfirmed

Seed Series A Series B SaaS Security Mobile

Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 20 on record

Since the last cheque **3281** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$1.0M** Rounds led **0 of 20** Sole investor **4 rounds** Exits **7 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 100%**

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## Benaroya Capital highlights

- 01 20 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Series A and Series B: 59% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 4 rounds, median $1.1M
- 04 7 exits from the portfolio

## What they do

- **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Stages:** Seed Series A Series B Growth
- **Sectors:** SaaS Security Mobile
- **Based in:** Bellevue, United States
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

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## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **20 appearances**

- **2017** 1 round
- **Nov** **[ExtraSlice](https://millionrounds.com/company/extraslice)** US · FinSMEs **$1.0M** Sole investor
- **2013** 2 rounds
- **Nov** **[Zoomingo](https://millionrounds.com/company/zoomingo)** Venture · US · sec.gov **$1.2M** With 3 others
- **Jan** **[Cozi](https://millionrounds.com/company/cozi)** Series A · US · sec.gov **$5.8M** With 2 others
- **2012** 2 rounds
- **Jul** **[Zipline Games](https://millionrounds.com/company/zipline-games)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$2.0M** With 1 other
- **Feb** **[DNA Response](https://millionrounds.com/company/dna-response)** Series A · US · geekwire.com **$3.0M** With 3 others
- **2011** 3 rounds
- **Jul** **[Swype](https://millionrounds.com/company/swype)** Series C · US · businessinsider.com **$2.5M** With 4 others
- **Jun** **[DNA Response](https://millionrounds.com/company/dna-response)** Seed · US · geekwire.com **$575K** Sole investor
- **May** **[buuteeq](https://millionrounds.com/company/buuteeq)** Series A · US · techcrunch.com **$3.5M** With 2 others
- **2010** 2 rounds
- **Dec** **[Zipline Games](https://millionrounds.com/company/zipline-games)** Seed · US · founderscoop.com **Undisclosed** With 1 other
- **Nov** **[Sparkbuy](https://millionrounds.com/company/sparkbuy)** Seed · US **$1.0M** With 3 others
- **2009** 1 round
- **Dec** **[Swype](https://millionrounds.com/company/swype)** Series B · US · techflash.com **$5.6M** With 3 others
- **2007** 2 rounds
- **Jun** **[Cequint](https://millionrounds.com/company/cequint)** Series B · US **$5.0M** With 1 other
- **Jun** **[Cequint](https://millionrounds.com/company/cequint)** Series B · US · xconomy.com **$7.1M** With 1 other
- **2006** 1 round
- **Apr** **[Cequint](https://millionrounds.com/company/cequint)** Series A · US **$510K** With 2 others
- **2005** 2 rounds
- **Dec** **[Cozi Group](https://millionrounds.com/company/cozi-group)** Series A · US **$3.3M** Sole investor
- **Oct** **[Pacific Star Communications](https://millionrounds.com/company/pacific-star-communications)** Series B · US · pacstar.com **$4.5M** With 3 others
- **2003** 1 round
- **Nov** **[Prepared Response](https://millionrounds.com/company/prepared-response)** Series A · US **$1.2M** Sole investor
- **2002** 1 round
- **Oct** **[CapitalStream](https://millionrounds.com/company/capitalstream)** Growth **$10M** With 7 others
- **2001** 1 round
- **Nov** **[ShareBuilder](https://millionrounds.com/company/sharebuilder)** Series D · US **$20M** With 3 others
- **2000** 1 round
- **Aug** **[Silicon Wave](https://millionrounds.com/company/silicon-wave)** Series D **$52M** With 15 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.

## The team

We hold **1** person 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 **7 in all**

**[buuteeq](https://millionrounds.com/company/buuteeq)** Bought by Priceline **Undisclosed** Jun 2014

**[Cozi](https://millionrounds.com/company/cozi)** Bought by [Time Inc.](https://millionrounds.com/fund/time-inc) **Undisclosed** Jun 2014

**[Swype](https://millionrounds.com/company/swype)** Bought by [Nuance Communications](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nuance-communications) **Undisclosed** Oct 2011

**[Sparkbuy](https://millionrounds.com/company/sparkbuy)** Bought by [Google](https://millionrounds.com/fund/google-assistant-investments) **Undisclosed** May 2011

**[Cequint](https://millionrounds.com/company/cequint)** Bought by TNS **Undisclosed** Sept 2010

**[CapitalStream](https://millionrounds.com/company/capitalstream)** Bought by HCL **$40M** Feb 2008

**[Silicon Wave](https://millionrounds.com/company/silicon-wave)** Bought by RFMD **Undisclosed** Apr 2004

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

## The cheque

Seed Series A Series B

Median round joined **$1.0M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$1.1M**

Led 0 of 20 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** 4 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Nov 2017
- **Exits:** 7 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Series A said *6*
- Series B said *4*
- Seed said *4*
- Series D *2*
- Venture *1*
- Growth said *-*

Cheques by year Led Joined

2000 2017

Often in the room with

- [Founders' Co-op](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founders-co-op) 3
- [Geoff Entress](https://millionrounds.com/fund/geoff-entress) 3
- [iSherpa Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/isherpa-capital) 3
- [Nokia Growth Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nokia-growth-partners) 2

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## Who they invest alongside

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

[**Founders' Co-op** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founders-co-op)[**Geoff Entress** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/geoff-entress)[**iSherpa Capital** Investment firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/isherpa-capital)[**Nokia Growth Partners** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nokia-growth-partners)

## Recently backed

The latest companies Benaroya Capital put money into.

[**ExtraSlice** $1.0M · Nov 2017](https://millionrounds.com/company/extraslice)

## Quick answers about Benaroya Capital

### What does Benaroya Capital invest in?

Benaroya Capital invests most often at Series A and Series B (59% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as SaaS, Security and Mobile.

### How active is Benaroya Capital?

20 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Nov 2017.

### What has Benaroya Capital invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: ExtraSlice (Undisclosed round, Nov 2017).

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

The median round it joins is $1.0M.

### Does Benaroya Capital lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 20 investments on record names it as the lead.

### Where does Benaroya Capital invest?

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

### Is Benaroya Capital investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Nov 2017.

### Who does Benaroya Capital invest alongside?

Most often Founders' Co-op (3 rounds together), Geoff Entress (3 rounds together) and iSherpa Capital (3 rounds together).

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