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Best Buy Capital

Last cheque observed Jun 2014. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

QuietVC firm

SeedSeries ASeries BMobile PaymentsPayments

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 8 on record
Since the last cheque4515days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$10MRounds led0 of 8Exits3 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 100%
Pitch Best Buy Capital

Best Buy Capital highlights

  1. 01

    8 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Series B and Series C: 50% of its rounds

  3. 03

    3 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
SeedSeries ASeries BGrowth
Sectors
Mobile PaymentsPayments
Based in
Eden Prairie, United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first8 appearances

  1. 2014

    1 round

  2. Jun
    ValencellSeries C · US$7.0MWith 3 others
  3. 2011

    2 rounds

  4. Jun
    ValencellSeries B · US · businesswire.com$5.5MWith 1 other
  5. Jan
    ZeoSeries C · US · finsmes.com$12MWith 3 others
  6. 2010

    3 rounds

  7. Dec
    DashwireVenture · US · thealarmclock.com$1.0MWith 2 others
  8. Oct
    ViewdleSeries B · US · techcrunch.com$10MWith 3 others
  9. Jan
    AvneraSeries D · US · finsmes.com$10MWith 8 others
  10. 2009

    2 rounds

  11. Jul
    Control4Venture · US · green.venturebeat.com$17MWith 6 others
  12. Jan
    IMVUSeries D · US · tradingmarkets.com$10MWith 3 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 listed3 in all

Control4Listed$60MJul 2013
ViewdleBought by Motorola Mobility$45MOct 2012
DashwireBought by HTC Corp$19MAug 2011

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

Quick answers about Best Buy Capital

What does Best Buy Capital invest in?

Best Buy Capital invests most often at Series B and Series C (50% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Mobile Payments and Payments.

How active is Best Buy Capital?

8 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Jun 2014.

How big are Best Buy Capital's cheques?

The median round it joins is $10M.

Does Best Buy Capital lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 8 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Best Buy Capital invest?

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

Is Best Buy Capital investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Jun 2014.

What kind of investor is Best Buy Capital?

Best Buy Capital is a VC firm based in Eden Prairie, United States.

When was Best Buy Capital founded?

Best Buy Capital was founded in 2006.

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