# Brocade Communications Systems: portfolio, investments and team > Brocade Communications Systems is a corporate vc based in United States. 4 investments on record, latest Apr 2013. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team. Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/brocade-communications-systems (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Investor](https://millionrounds.com/investors) # Brocade Communications Systems Last cheque observed Apr 2013. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds. Quiet Corporate VC Series B Series C Venture Real Estate Rental Computer Cheques on record **0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 4 on record Since the last cheque **4956** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec Median round **$10M** Rounds led **0 of 4** Exits **2 from the portfolio** Pitch Brocade Communications Systems ## Brocade Communications Systems highlights - 01 4 rounds on record - 02 Mostly Series B and Series C: 75% of its rounds - 03 2 exits from the portfolio ## What they do - **Type:** Corporate VC (from a list, unverified) - **Cheque size:** Not stated - **Sectors:** Real Estate Rental Computer - **Based in:** San Jose, United States - **Cold pitches:** Not stated ## The record Every round we can evidence, newest first **4 appearances** - **2013** 1 round - **Apr** **[Zettaset](https://millionrounds.com/company/zettaset)** Venture · US **$5.3M** With 3 others - **2012** 1 round - **Nov** **[Zettaset, Inc.](https://millionrounds.com/company/zettaset-inc)** Series B · US · techcrunch.com **$10M** With 3 others - **2007** 1 round - **Jul** **[InMage Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/inmage-systems)** Series B · US · venturebeat.com **$10M** With 1 other - **2005** 1 round - **May** **[Tacit Networks](https://millionrounds.com/company/tacit-networks)** Series C · US · thesmarttechie.com **$12M** 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 **2 in all** **[InMage Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/inmage-systems)** Bought by [Microsoft](https://millionrounds.com/fund/microsoft) **Undisclosed** Jul 2014 **[Tacit Networks](https://millionrounds.com/company/tacit-networks)** Bought by Packeteer **Undisclosed** May 2006 An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records. ## Companies it bought Acquisitions by the firm itself **[Vyatta](https://millionrounds.com/company/vyatta)** **Undisclosed** Nov 2012 **Foundry Networks** **$3.0B** Jul 2008 **[Scentric](https://millionrounds.com/company/scentric)** **Undisclosed** Jun 2008 **[Silverback Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/silverback-systems)** **Undisclosed** Jan 2007 **McDATA Corporation** **Undisclosed** Aug 2006 **[NuView](https://millionrounds.com/company/nuview)** **$60M** Mar 2006 **[Rhapsody Networks](https://millionrounds.com/company/rhapsody-networks)** **Undisclosed** Jan 2003 ## The cheque Series B Series C Venture Median round joined **$10M** the round, not its cheque Led 0 of 4 rounds **0%** - **Sole investor:** Never alone - **Last cheque:** Apr 2013 - **Exits:** 2 from the portfolio Rounds by stage said on their site - Series B *2* - Series C *1* - Venture *1* Cheques by year Led Joined 2005 2013 Often in the room with - [HighBar Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/highbar-partners) 2 **Pitching Brocade Communications Systems?** 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 Brocade Communications Systems. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed. [**HighBar Partners** Private equity **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/highbar-partners) ## Quick answers about Brocade Communications Systems ### What does Brocade Communications Systems invest in? Brocade Communications Systems invests most often at Series B and Series C (75% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Real Estate, Rental and Computer. ### How active is Brocade Communications Systems? 4 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Apr 2013. ### How big are Brocade Communications Systems's cheques? The median round it joins is $10M. ### Is Brocade Communications Systems investing now? No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Apr 2013. ### Who does Brocade Communications Systems invest alongside? Most often HighBar Partners (2 rounds together). ### What kind of investor is Brocade Communications Systems? Brocade Communications Systems is a corporate VC based in San Jose, United States. ### When was Brocade Communications Systems founded? Brocade Communications Systems was founded in 1995. ### Where does this information on Brocade Communications Systems come from? From 3 articles and filings naming it in a round, public registers and its own website, checked and rebuilt every night. ## 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=brocade-communications-systems) · [Is this your firm? Claim it](https://millionrounds.com/claim?org=brocade-communications-systems)