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Big Sky Partners

Last cheque observed Aug 2015. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

QuietVC firmWebsite unconfirmed

Pre-seedSeedSeries AClean EnergyDeep TechnologyHospitality & Real Estate

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 12 on record
Since the last cheque4085days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$5.0MCheque size, as they say$250K – $1.0MRounds led0 of 12Sole investor1 roundsExits2 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 100%
Pitch Big Sky Partners

Big Sky Partners highlights

  1. 01

    12 rounds on record

  2. 02

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

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 1 rounds, median $10M

  4. 04

    2 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Type
VC firm
Cheque size
$250K – $1.0M as they say
Stages
Pre-seedSeedSeries A
Sectors
Clean EnergyDeep TechnologyHospitality & Real Estate
Based in
Sausalito, United States
Cold pitches
Accepted

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The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first12 appearances

  1. 2015

    2 rounds

  2. Aug
    LifefactorySeries C · US$5.0MWith 3 others
  3. Jul
    InsideViewGrowth · US$33MWith 4 others
  4. 2012

    1 round

  5. Jan
    LifefactoryVenture · US$3.1MWith 1 other
  6. 2011

    1 round

  7. Sept
    Linkage BiosciencesSeries B · US · linkagebio.com$2.1MWith 2 others
  8. 2009

    2 rounds

  9. Nov
    Aravo SolutionsSeries D · US · deals.venturebeat.com$19MWith 2 others
  10. Feb
    Linkage BiosciencesSeries A · US · reuters.com$2.0MWith 2 others
  11. 2008

    3 rounds

  12. Dec
    Aravo SolutionsSeries D · US · techcrunchit.com$7.0MWith 2 others
  13. Dec
    Windspire EnergySeries B · US · mariahpower.comUndisclosedWith 3 others
  14. Apr
    Windspire EnergySeries A · US · earth2tech.com$500KWith 1 other
  15. 2007

    2 rounds

  16. Aug
    Aravo SolutionsSeries C · US · aravo.com$10MSole investor
  17. May
    SolaicxSeries C · US$27MWith 5 others
  18. 2001

    1 round

  19. Jun
    ProcessClaimsSeries C · US$4.0MWith 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.

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.

What they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

13 of 31 we have independently watched raise

Boston DynamicsCapellaDemandbaseDoublebeamFigure AIGrosolarLifefactoryNydigOtonomoSandboxaqSkyryseTaelifesciencesUnicorndaoAlphageoAmericanexpressAravoBeranislandCatamountventuresCccisCoralmountainEmergentpartnersGreenhousecapGw-semiLevelizedMeriwethercoRevivedrinksRiekesSoneirabioThefamilieThermofisherVeiasupplies

Weaker than a round we watched, stronger than a list somebody sold us. A firm is far less willing to put a company on its own site that it never funded.

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed2 in all

SolaicxBought by MEMC Electronic Materials$66MMay 2010
ProcessClaimsBought by CCC Information ServicesUndisclosedJun 2006

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

Who they invest alongside

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

Quick answers about Big Sky Partners

What does Big Sky Partners invest in?

Big Sky Partners invests most often at Series C and Series A (50% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Clean Energy, Deep Technology and Hospitality & Real Estate.

How active is Big Sky Partners?

12 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Aug 2015.

How big are Big Sky Partners's cheques?

The median round it joins is $5.0M. It says it writes cheques of $250K to $1.0M.

Does Big Sky Partners lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 12 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Big Sky Partners invest?

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

Is Big Sky Partners investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Aug 2015.

Who does Big Sky Partners invest alongside?

Most often Greenhouse Capital Partners (7 rounds together), Fisher Capital (2 rounds together) and Stephen Friedman (2 rounds together).

What kind of investor is Big Sky Partners?

Big Sky Partners is a VC firm based in Sausalito, United States.

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