# Best Buy Capital: portfolio, investments and team

> Best Buy Capital is a vc firm based in United States. 8 investments on record, latest Jun 2014. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

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

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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.

Quiet VC firm

Seed Series A Series B Mobile Payments Payments

Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 8 on record

Since the last cheque **4515** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$10M** Rounds led **0 of 8** Exits **3 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 100%**

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## Best Buy Capital highlights

- 01 8 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Series B and Series C: 50% of its rounds
- 03 3 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:** Mobile Payments Payments
- **Based in:** Eden Prairie, United States
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **8 appearances**

- **2014** 1 round
- **Jun** **[Valencell](https://millionrounds.com/company/valencell)** Series C · US **$7.0M** With 3 others
- **2011** 2 rounds
- **Jun** **[Valencell](https://millionrounds.com/company/valencell)** Series B · US · businesswire.com **$5.5M** With 1 other
- **Jan** **[Zeo](https://millionrounds.com/company/zeo)** Series C · US · finsmes.com **$12M** With 3 others
- **2010** 3 rounds
- **Dec** **[Dashwire](https://millionrounds.com/company/dashwire)** Venture · US · thealarmclock.com **$1.0M** With 2 others
- **Oct** **[Viewdle](https://millionrounds.com/company/viewdle)** Series B · US · techcrunch.com **$10M** With 3 others
- **Jan** **[Avnera](https://millionrounds.com/company/avnera)** Series D · US · finsmes.com **$10M** With 8 others
- **2009** 2 rounds
- **Jul** **[Control4](https://millionrounds.com/company/control4)** Venture · US · green.venturebeat.com **$17M** With 6 others
- **Jan** **[IMVU](https://millionrounds.com/company/imvu)** Series D · US · tradingmarkets.com **$10M** With 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 listed **3 in all**

**[Control4](https://millionrounds.com/company/control4)** Listed **$60M** Jul 2013

**[Viewdle](https://millionrounds.com/company/viewdle)** Bought by [Motorola Mobility](https://millionrounds.com/fund/motorola-mobility) **$45M** Oct 2012

**[Dashwire](https://millionrounds.com/company/dashwire)** Bought by [HTC Corp](https://millionrounds.com/fund/htc) **$19M** Aug 2011

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 **$10M** the round, not its cheque

Led 0 of 8 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** Never alone
- **Last cheque:** Jun 2014
- **Exits:** 3 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Series B said *2*
- Series C *2*
- Series D *2*
- Venture *2*
- Seed said *-*
- Series A said *-*
- Growth said *-*

Cheques by year Led Joined

2009 2014

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## 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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