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Bowman Capital

Last cheque observed Oct 2011. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

QuietInvestment firm

VentureSeries CSeries BPersonalizationQuantified Self

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 11 on record
Since the last cheque5479days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$30MRounds led0 of 11Sole investor1 roundsExits6 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 100%
Pitch Bowman Capital

Bowman Capital highlights

  1. 01

    11 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Venture and Series C: 80% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 1 rounds, median $500K

  4. 04

    6 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Type
Investment firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Sectors
PersonalizationQuantified Self
Based in
United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first11 appearances

  1. 2011

    1 round

  2. Oct
    CrowdOpticVenture · US · techcrunch.com$500KSole investor
  3. 2001

    1 round

  4. Oct
    EmployeaseSeries C · US$10MWith 4 others
  5. 2000

    5 rounds

  6. Nov
    Requisite TechnologyVenture · US$30MWith 4 others
  7. Nov
    StorageAppsVenture · US$50MWith 4 others
  8. Oct
    SylantroSeries C · US · enronexplorer.com$55MWith 10 others
  9. Jun
    CoreExpressVenture · US$573MWith 8 others
  10. Jan
    Broadband Access Systems$44MWith 4 others
  11. 1999

    4 rounds

  12. Dec
    Pets.comSeries D · US$15MWith 2 others
  13. Nov
    NooshVenture · US$51MWith 5 others
  14. Nov
    ZairmailSeries B$20MWith 3 others
  15. Mar
    AuthenticaSeries C · US$15MWith 4 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 listed6 in all

SylantroBought by BroadSoftUndisclosedDec 2008
AuthenticaBought by EMCUndisclosedMar 2006
Requisite TechnologyBought by Click Commerce$21MNov 2005
CoreExpressBought by Wiltel CommunicationsUndisclosedNov 2001
StorageAppsBought by Hewlett-Packard$350MSept 2001
Broadband Access SystemsBought by ADC Telecommunications$2.3BSept 2000

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 Bowman Capital. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

AccelVC firm3rounds togetherHummer Winblad Venture PartnersVC firm2rounds togetherMatrix PartnersVC firm2rounds togetherNorth Bridge Venture Partners & Growth EquityVC firm2rounds togetherTCVPrivate equity2rounds together

Quick answers about Bowman Capital

What does Bowman Capital invest in?

Bowman Capital invests most often at Venture and Series C (80% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Personalization and Quantified Self.

How active is Bowman Capital?

11 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Oct 2011.

How big are Bowman Capital's cheques?

The median round it joins is $30M.

Does Bowman Capital lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 11 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Bowman Capital invest?

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

Is Bowman Capital investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Oct 2011.

Who does Bowman Capital invest alongside?

Most often Accel (3 rounds together), Hummer Winblad Venture Partners (2 rounds together) and Matrix Partners (2 rounds together).

What kind of investor is Bowman Capital?

Bowman Capital is an investment firm based in United States.

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