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Birchmere Ventures

Last cheque observed Sep 2019. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

QuietNew fund $9.3M, Mar 2022VC firm

Pre-seedSeedSeries AEmploymentNetwork EffectsApp

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 72 on record
Since the last cheque2600days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$6.7MRounds led0 of 72Sole investor19 roundsExits24 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 100%
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Birchmere Ventures highlights

  1. 01

    72 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed and Series B: 58% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 19 rounds, median $7.5M

  4. 04

    24 exits from the portfolio

What they do

The site presents a portfolio of startups it has invested in, describing them as companies it backs.From their own website
Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BGrowthPre-IPO
Sectors
EmploymentNetwork EffectsApp
Based in
Pittsburgh, United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first72 appearances

  1. 2019

    2 rounds

  2. Sept
    IdelicSeries A · US · Smartbusinessdealmakers$8.0MWith 4 others
  3. May
    IkosUS · FinSMEs$4.0MWith 3 others
  4. 2018

    2 rounds

  5. Nov
    IdelicUS · FinSMEs$2.0MWith 3 others
  6. Apr
    SpidrUS · FinSMEs$2.5MWith 5 others
  7. 2017

    4 rounds

  8. Dec
    ModsySeries B · US · FinSMEs$23MWith 6 others
  9. Sept
    The ZebraSeries B · US · FinSMEs$40MWith 5 others
  10. Sept
    YayPayUS · FinSMEs$5.3MWith 6 others
  11. Apr
    ALung TechnologiesSeries C · US · FinSMEs$36MWith 6 others
  12. 2015

    7 rounds

  13. Nov
    PresenceLearningSeries C · US$25MWith 4 others
  14. Sept
    Prayas AnalyticsSeed · US$1.0MWith 6 others
  15. Jun
    BloomBoardSeries B · US$7.2MWith 2 others
  16. Jun
    EargoSeries A · US$14MWith 8 others
  17. Apr
    Peloton TechnologySeries A · US$16MWith 9 others
  18. Apr
    Ascend Consumer FinanceSeed · US$1.5MWith 2 others
  19. Apr
    Identified TechnologiesSeed · US$2.0MWith 3 others
  20. 2014

    5 rounds

  21. Aug
    The ResumatorSeries C · US$15MWith 4 others
  22. Aug
    JazzSeries C$15MWith 4 others
  23. Jun
    EarshotSeed · US$1.7MWith 5 others
  24. May
    NoWaitSeries B · US$10MWith 4 others
  25. Jan
    GemSeed · US$100KWith 8 others
  26. 2013

    12 rounds

  27. Dec
    Estimote, Inc.Seed · US · techcrunch.com$3.1MWith 6 others
  28. Dec
    The ZebraSeed · US · techcrunch.com$4.5MWith 4 others
  29. Oct
    NextPrinciplesSeed · US · sec.gov$1.7MSole investor
  30. Sept
    TVplusVenture · US · sec.gov$1.5MSole investor
  31. Sept
    ALung TechnologiesSeries B · US · finsmes.com$16MWith 8 others
  32. Sept
    BloomBoardSeries A · US$5.0MWith 1 other
  33. Jul
    UmanoSeed · US · finsmes.com$1.5MWith 3 others
  34. Apr
    Conscious BoxSeed · US · techcrunch.com$1.4MWith 6 others
  35. Apr
    PresenceLearningVenture · US · techcrunch.com$8.0MWith 5 others
  36. Apr
    Peloton TechnologySeed · US$900KWith 3 others
  37. Feb
    NovaTorqueSeries A · US$14MSole investor
  38. Jan
    The ZebraSeed · US · techcrunch.com$1.5MWith 4 others
  39. 2012

    7 rounds

  40. Oct
    JazzSeries B$2.1MWith 4 others
  41. Oct
    The ResumatorSeries B · US · techcrunch.com$2.1MWith 4 others
  42. Aug
    NoWaitSeries A · US · venturebeat.com$2.0MWith 2 others
  43. Jul
    Mom TrustedSeed · US · techcrunch.com$1.0MWith 3 others
  44. Mar
    PowerGenixUSUndisclosedSole investor
  45. Feb
    ZeaChemSeries C · US · onbiovc.com$19MWith 5 others
  46. Feb
    ALung TechnologiesSeries B · US · bizjournals.com$10MWith 2 others
  47. 2011

    4 rounds

  48. Sept
    TenMarks EducationVenture · US · techcrunch.com$3.0MWith 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

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration3 named

NRNed RenziMr. Renzi is a member and manager of Birchmere Holdings LLC, the general partner of BV4GP LP, the general partneriFiling they signed
SASean AmmiratiManager of the General Partner of the Managing MemberiFiling they signed
SSSean SebastianMr. Sebastian is a member and manager of Birchmere Holdings LLC, the general partner of BV4GP LP, the general partneriFiling they signed

We also hold 3 people 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 listed24 in all

Conscious BoxBought by BestowedUndisclosedOct 2015
UmanoBought by DropboxUndisclosedMay 2015
NextPrinciplesBought by InsightpoolUndisclosedFeb 2015
PlextronicsBought by SolvayUndisclosedMar 2014
NuPatheBought by Endo Health Solutions$105MDec 2013
TenMarks EducationBought by AmazonUndisclosedOct 2013
CventListed$118MJul 2013
PTC TherapeuticsListed$125MJun 2013
CyOpticsBought by Avago TechnologiesUndisclosedApr 2013
MiaSoléBought by Hanergy Holding Group$30MSept 2012
WebmedxBought by Nuance CommunicationsUndisclosedJul 2011
Inspired TechnologiesBought by Evo Medical SolutionsUndisclosedDec 2010
NuPatheListedUndisclosedAug 2010
Protez PharmaceuticalsBought by Novartis$400MJun 2008
LogicLibraryBought by AkanaUndisclosedMay 2008
Knova SoftwareBought by Consona CorporationUndisclosedMar 2007
TissueInformaticsBought by BioImagineUndisclosedJun 2006
LightningcastBought by AOLUndisclosedMay 2006
Eximias Pharmaceutical CorporationBought by YM BioSciencesUndisclosedApr 2006

The latest 20 here. 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 Birchmere Ventures. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Recently backed

The latest companies Birchmere Ventures put money into.

Quick answers about Birchmere Ventures

What does Birchmere Ventures invest in?

Birchmere Ventures invests most often at Seed and Series B (58% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Employment, Network Effects and App.

How active is Birchmere Ventures?

72 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Sept 2019.

What has Birchmere Ventures invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Idelic (Series A, Sept 2019), Ikos (Undisclosed round, May 2019) and Spidr (Undisclosed round, Apr 2018).

How big are Birchmere Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $6.7M.

Does Birchmere Ventures lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 72 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Birchmere Ventures invest?

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

Is Birchmere Ventures investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Sept 2019.

Who does Birchmere Ventures invest alongside?

Most often Bay City Capital (5 rounds together), Innovation Works (5 rounds together) and Draper Triangle (4 rounds together).

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