# Black Diamond Ventures: portfolio, investments and team > Black Diamond Ventures is a vc firm based in United States. 7 investments on record, latest Oct 2018. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team. Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/black-diamond-ventures (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Investor](https://millionrounds.com/investors) # Black Diamond Ventures Last cheque observed Oct 2018. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds. Email Quiet VC firm Pre-seed Seed Series A Clothing AI Bio Follow Black Diamond Ventures and see its new cheques in your feed. [Start following](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&why=follow&next=%2Ffund%2Fblack-diamond-ventures) Cheques on record **0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 7 on record Since the last cheque **2939** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec Median round **$95M** Cheque size, as they say **$25K – $5.0M** Rounds led **0 of 7** Exits **1 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 100%** Pitch Black Diamond Ventures ## Black Diamond Ventures highlights - 01 7 rounds on record - 02 Mostly Venture and Seed: 50% of its rounds - 03 1 exits from the portfolio ## What they do > Transformational venture capital firm with a commitment to nurturing growth one deal at a time. From their own website - **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified) - **Cheque size:** $25K – $5.0M as they say - **Stages:** Pre-seed Seed Series A Series B Growth - **Sectors:** Clothing AI Bio - **Based in:** Glendale, United States - **Cold pitches:** Not stated ## The record Every round we can evidence, newest first **7 appearances** - **2018** 1 round - **Oct** **[Berkeley Lights](https://millionrounds.com/company/berkeley-lights)** US · FinSMEs **$95M** With 9 others - **2014** 2 rounds - **Oct** **[LiquidSpace](https://millionrounds.com/company/liquidspace)** Series C · US **$14M** With 7 others - **Aug** **[WeStyle](https://millionrounds.com/company/westyle)** Seed · US **$253K** With 2 others - **2012** 2 rounds - **Nov** **[Consumer Brands](https://millionrounds.com/company/consumer-brands)** Series A · US · consumerbrands.com **Undisclosed** With 1 other - **Apr** **[Mogreet](https://millionrounds.com/company/mogreet)** Venture · US · marketwatch.com **$4.1M** With 5 others - **2011** 1 round - **Apr** **[Capella Photonics](https://millionrounds.com/company/capella-photonics)** Venture · US · live-pr.com **$20M** With 1 other - **2008** 1 round - **Nov** **[Mogreet](https://millionrounds.com/company/mogreet)** Series B · US · techcrunch.com **$5.0M** 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 **16** 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 listed **1 in all** **[Mogreet](https://millionrounds.com/company/mogreet)** Bought by Outspoken **Undisclosed** May 2013 An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records. ## The cheque Pre-seed Seed Series A Median round joined **$95M** the round, not its cheque Led 0 of 7 rounds **0%** - **Said size:** $25K – $5.0M - **Sole investor:** Never alone - **Last cheque:** Oct 2018 - **Exits:** 1 from the portfolio Rounds by stage said on their site - Venture *2* - Seed said *1* - Series A said *1* - Series B said *1* - Series C *1* - Pre-seed said *-* - Growth said *-* Cheques by year Led Joined 2008 2018 Often in the room with - [Ascend Venture Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ascend-venture-group) 2 - [DFJ Frontier](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dfj-frontier) 2 **Pitching Black Diamond Ventures?** Put them on your fundraising board with this record on the card, and follow them to hear when they write a new cheque. Add to your CRM *→* ## Who they invest alongside The investors most often in the same rounds as Black Diamond Ventures. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed. [**Ascend Venture Group** Growth equity **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ascend-venture-group)[**DFJ Frontier** Investment firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dfj-frontier) ## Recently backed The latest companies Black Diamond Ventures put money into. [**Berkeley Lights** $95M · Oct 2018](https://millionrounds.com/company/berkeley-lights) ## Quick answers about Black Diamond Ventures ### What does Black Diamond Ventures invest in? Black Diamond Ventures invests most often at Venture and Seed (50% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Clothing, AI and Bio. ### How active is Black Diamond Ventures? 7 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Oct 2018. ### What has Black Diamond Ventures invested in recently? Its most recent investments on record: Berkeley Lights (Undisclosed round, Oct 2018). ### How big are Black Diamond Ventures's cheques? The median round it joins is $95M. It says it writes cheques of $25K to $5.0M. ### Does Black Diamond Ventures lead rounds? Rarely, if at all: none of its 7 investments on record names it as the lead. ### Where does Black Diamond Ventures invest? Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (100%). ### Is Black Diamond Ventures investing now? No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Oct 2018. ### Who does Black Diamond Ventures invest alongside? Most often Ascend Venture Group (2 rounds together) and DFJ Frontier (2 rounds together). ## Raising now? Find the investors who back rounds like yours, and keep every conversation on one fundraising board. Find similar investorsOpen your CRM Built from the rounds we watched, its filings and its own website, refreshed every night. [How we count](https://millionrounds.com/methodology) · [Report a correction](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=black-diamond-ventures) · [Is this your firm? 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