# Blacksmith Capital: portfolio, investments and team > Blacksmith Capital is an investment firm based in United States. 7 investments on record, latest Sept 2006. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team. Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/blacksmith-capital (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Investor](https://millionrounds.com/investors) # Blacksmith Capital Last cheque observed Sep 2006. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds. Quiet Investment firm Series A Series B Series C Banking Finance Cheques on record **0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 7 on record Since the last cheque **7356** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec Median round **$5.0M** Rounds led **0 of 7** Exits **1 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 100%** Pitch Blacksmith Capital ## Blacksmith Capital highlights - 01 7 rounds on record - 02 Mostly Series A and Series B: 71% of its rounds - 03 1 exits from the portfolio ## What they do - **Type:** Investment firm (from a list, unverified) - **Cheque size:** Not stated - **Sectors:** Banking Finance - **Based in:** United States - **Cold pitches:** Not stated ## The record Every round we can evidence, newest first **7 appearances** - **2006** 1 round - **Sept** **[Sennari](https://millionrounds.com/company/sennari)** Series C · US · encyclopedia.com **$10M** With 3 others - **2005** 5 rounds - **Oct** **[Automattic](https://millionrounds.com/company/automattic)** Series A · US · businessweek.com **$1.1M** With 6 others - **Sept** **[Sennari](https://millionrounds.com/company/sennari)** Series B · US · gamasutra.com **$5.0M** With 3 others - **Sept** **[Blue Vector Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/blue-vector-systems)** Series B · US · findarticles.com **$4.0M** With 2 others - **Jun** **[Yodel](https://millionrounds.com/company/yodel)** Series A · US **$8.0M** With 1 other - **May** **[Sennari](https://millionrounds.com/company/sennari)** Series A · US · gamasutra.com **$2.0M** With 1 other - **2004** 1 round - **Jan** **[iLumin Software](https://millionrounds.com/company/ilumin-software)** Venture · US **$8.5M** With 5 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 listed **1 in all** **[iLumin Software](https://millionrounds.com/company/ilumin-software)** Bought by [CA Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ca-technologies) **Undisclosed** Oct 2005 An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records. ## The cheque Series A Series B Series C Median round joined **$5.0M** the round, not its cheque Led 0 of 7 rounds **0%** - **Sole investor:** Never alone - **Last cheque:** Sept 2006 - **Exits:** 1 from the portfolio Rounds by stage said on their site - Series A *3* - Series B *2* - Series C *1* - Venture *1* Cheques by year Led Joined 2004 2006 Often in the room with - [Novak Biddle Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/novak-biddle-venture-partners) 3 - [Pelion Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pelion-venture-partners) 2 - [Radar Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/radar-partners) 2 **Pitching Blacksmith Capital?** 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 Blacksmith Capital. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed. [**Novak Biddle Venture Partners** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/novak-biddle-venture-partners)[**Pelion Venture Partners** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pelion-venture-partners)[**Radar Partners** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/radar-partners) ## Mentioned on podcasts Episodes that name Blacksmith Capital in their description, not their title. - [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) 4 Sept 2017 · 24 min 20VC: True Ventures Founder, Phil Black on 4 Major Risk Categories for Startups, Why The Funding Gap Is At The "Rational B" Round & Why VCs Must Start Small But Think Big Mentions [Blacksmith Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blacksmith-capital)[Lightspeed Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lightspeed-venture-partners) Apple PodcastsShow page ## Quick answers about Blacksmith Capital ### What does Blacksmith Capital invest in? Blacksmith Capital invests most often at Series A and Series B (71% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Banking and Finance. ### How active is Blacksmith Capital? 7 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Sept 2006. ### How big are Blacksmith Capital's cheques? The median round it joins is $5.0M. ### Does Blacksmith Capital lead rounds? Rarely, if at all: none of its 7 investments on record names it as the lead. ### Where does Blacksmith Capital invest? Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (100%). ### Is Blacksmith Capital investing now? No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Sept 2006. ### Who does Blacksmith Capital invest alongside? Most often Novak Biddle Venture Partners (3 rounds together), Pelion Venture Partners (2 rounds together) and Radar Partners (2 rounds together). ### What kind of investor is Blacksmith Capital? 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