Investor

BSkyB

Last cheque observed Sep 2015. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

QuietGrowth equity

Series BSeedSeries C

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 10 on record
Since the last cheque4053days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$8.5MRounds led0 of 10Sole investor2 roundsMostly inUnited States, 100%
Pitch BSkyB

BSkyB highlights

  1. 01

    10 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Series B and Seed: 50% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 2 rounds, median $3.9M

What they do

Type
Growth equity (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first10 appearances

  1. 2015

    1 round

  2. Sept
    JauntSeries C · US$65MWith 11 others
  3. 2014

    6 rounds

  4. Oct
    Whistle NetworkSeries B · US$7.0MSole investor
  5. Oct
    Pluto TVSeed · US$500KWith 5 others
  6. Oct
    Roku, Inc.Venture · US$700KSole investor
  7. Sept
    SharethroughSeries D · US$10MWith 4 others
  8. Aug
    JauntSeries B · US$28MWith 6 others
  9. Apr
    JauntSeries A · US$6.8MWith 4 others
  10. 2013

    2 rounds

  11. Dec
    JauntSeed · US$350KWith 3 others
  12. May
    Roku, Inc.Series F · US · techcrunch.com$60MWith 3 others
  13. 2012

    1 round

  14. Jul
    Roku, Inc.Series E · US · techcrunch.com$45MWith 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.

Companies it bought

Acquisitions by the firm itself

Sky Deutschland$2.9BJul 2014
Sky ItaliaUndisclosedJul 2014

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as BSkyB. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

RedpointVC firm4rounds togetherBlake KrikorianAngel2rounds togetherGoogle VenturesCorporate VC2rounds togetherHighland Capital PartnersVC firm2rounds togetherNews Corp.Growth equity2rounds togetherPeter GotcherAngel2rounds togetherSV AngelVC firm2rounds together

Quick answers about BSkyB

What does BSkyB invest in?

BSkyB invests most often at Series B and Seed (50% of the rounds on record).

How active is BSkyB?

10 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Sept 2015.

How big are BSkyB's cheques?

The median round it joins is $8.5M.

Does BSkyB lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 10 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does BSkyB invest?

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

Is BSkyB investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Sept 2015.

Who does BSkyB invest alongside?

Most often Redpoint (4 rounds together), Blake Krikorian (2 rounds together) and Google Ventures (2 rounds together).

What kind of investor is BSkyB?

BSkyB is a growth equity firm.

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