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Black River Asset Management

Last cheque observed Sep 2018. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

QuietGrowth equityWebsite unconfirmed

Series BVentureDebtAutomotiveManufacturing

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 19 on record
Since the last cheque2951days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$103MRounds led0 of 19Sole investor1 roundsExits9 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 84%
Pitch Black River Asset Management

Black River Asset Management highlights

  1. 01

    19 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Series B and Venture: 61% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 1 rounds, median $9.1M

  4. 04

    9 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Type
Growth equity (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Sectors
AutomotiveManufacturing
Based in
United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

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The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first19 appearances

  1. 2018

    1 round

  2. Sept
    SEBACH · Reuters$103MWith 1 other
  3. 2010

    1 round

  4. Jun
    Virent Energy SystemsSeries C · US · earth2tech.com$46MWith 1 other
  5. 2009

    2 rounds

  6. Sept
    Alvine PharmaceuticalsSeries A · US · deals.venturebeat.com$22MWith 5 others
  7. Jul
    Prometheus EnergyVenture · US · newenergyworldnetwork.com$20MWith 1 other
  8. 2008

    4 rounds

  9. Jun
    BrightSource EnergySeries C · US · venturebeat.com$115MWith 7 others
  10. May
    SunEdisonDebt · US · venturebeat.com$30MWith 5 others
  11. May
    SunEdisonSeries B · US · venturebeat.com$131MWith 5 others
  12. Jan
    SopogySeries B · US$9.1MSole investor
  13. 2007

    3 rounds

  14. Aug
    DemandTecDebt · US · venturebeat.com$6.0MWith 2 others
  15. Jul
    GuardianEdge TechnologiesSeries B · US · guardianedge.com$10MWith 4 others
  16. Jul
    GuardianEdge TechnologiesDebt · US · guardianedge.com$3.5MWith 3 others
  17. 2006

    3 rounds

  18. Aug
    MicrolandVenture · IN · microland.com$11MWith 3 others
  19. May
    MarkMonitorVenture · US · www2.prnewswire.com$12MWith 3 others
  20. Feb
    OB10Venture · GB · ob10.com$10MWith 2 others
  21. 2005

    4 rounds

  22. Sept
    TeranodeSeries B · US · biospace.com$9.5MWith 3 others
  23. Jul
    iCenteraSeries A · US · icentera.com$1.5MWith 1 other
  24. Mar
    Sirtris PharmaceuticalsSeries B · US · boston.bizjournals.com$27MWith 8 others
  25. Jan
    Informance InternationalSeries B · US$6.0MWith 3 others
  26. 2004

    1 round

  27. Jul
    IntalioSeries B · US · writer.zoho.com$11MWith 6 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.

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed9 in all

MarkMonitorBought by Thomson ReutersUndisclosedJul 2012
iCenteraBought by CallidusCloudUndisclosedJul 2011
BrightSource EnergyListedUndisclosedApr 2011
DemandTecListedUndisclosedFeb 2011
GuardianEdge TechnologiesBought by Symantec$70MApr 2010
SunEdisonBought by MEMC Electronic Materials$200MOct 2009
Informance InternationalBought by CDC SoftwareUndisclosedMay 2009

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 Black River Asset Management. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Mentioned on podcasts

Episodes that name Black River Asset Management in their description, not their title.

Quick answers about Black River Asset Management

What does Black River Asset Management invest in?

Black River Asset Management invests most often at Series B and Venture (61% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Automotive and Manufacturing.

How active is Black River Asset Management?

19 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Sept 2018.

What has Black River Asset Management invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: SEBA (Undisclosed round, Sept 2018).

How big are Black River Asset Management's cheques?

The median round it joins is $103M.

Does Black River Asset Management lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 19 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Black River Asset Management invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (84%), Switzerland (5%) and India (5%).

Is Black River Asset Management investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Sept 2018.

Who does Black River Asset Management invest alongside?

Most often Altos Ventures (3 rounds together), Cargill Ventures (3 rounds together) and Allco Renewable Energy (2 rounds together).

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