# BSkyB: portfolio, investments and team

> BSkyB is a growth equity. 10 investments on record, latest Sept 2015. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/bskyb (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# BSkyB

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

Quiet Growth equity

Series B Seed Series C

Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 10 on record

Since the last cheque **4053** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$8.5M** Rounds led **0 of 10** Sole investor **2 rounds** Mostly in **United States, 100%**

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## BSkyB highlights

- 01 10 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Series B and Seed: 50% of its rounds
- 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 first **10 appearances**

- **2015** 1 round
- **Sept** **[Jaunt](https://millionrounds.com/company/jaunt)** Series C · US **$65M** With 11 others
- **2014** 6 rounds
- **Oct** **[Whistle Network](https://millionrounds.com/company/whistle-network)** Series B · US **$7.0M** Sole investor
- **Oct** **[Pluto TV](https://millionrounds.com/company/pluto-tv)** Seed · US **$500K** With 5 others
- **Oct** **[Roku, Inc.](https://millionrounds.com/company/roku-inc)** Venture · US **$700K** Sole investor
- **Sept** **[Sharethrough](https://millionrounds.com/company/sharethrough)** Series D · US **$10M** With 4 others
- **Aug** **[Jaunt](https://millionrounds.com/company/jaunt)** Series B · US **$28M** With 6 others
- **Apr** **[Jaunt](https://millionrounds.com/company/jaunt)** Series A · US **$6.8M** With 4 others
- **2013** 2 rounds
- **Dec** **[Jaunt](https://millionrounds.com/company/jaunt)** Seed · US **$350K** With 3 others
- **May** **[Roku, Inc.](https://millionrounds.com/company/roku-inc)** Series F · US · techcrunch.com **$60M** With 3 others
- **2012** 1 round
- **Jul** **[Roku, Inc.](https://millionrounds.com/company/roku-inc)** Series E · US · techcrunch.com **$45M** With 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** **$2.9B** Jul 2014

**Sky Italia** **Undisclosed** Jul 2014

## The cheque

Series B Seed Series C

Median round joined **$8.5M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$3.9M**

Led 0 of 10 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** 2 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Sept 2015

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Series B *2*
- Seed *2*
- Series C *1*
- Series D *1*
- Series E *1*
- Series F *1*

Cheques by year Led Joined

2012 2015

Often in the room with

- [Redpoint](https://millionrounds.com/fund/redpoint) 4
- [Blake Krikorian](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blake-krikorian) 2
- [Google Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gv) 2
- [Highland Capital Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/highland-capital-partners) 2
- [News Corp.](https://millionrounds.com/fund/news-corp) 2
- [Peter Gotcher](https://millionrounds.com/fund/peter-gotcher) 2

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## 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.

[**Redpoint** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/redpoint)[**Blake Krikorian** Angel **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blake-krikorian)[**Google Ventures** Corporate VC **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gv)[**Highland Capital Partners** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/highland-capital-partners)[**News Corp.** Growth equity **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/news-corp)[**Peter Gotcher** Angel **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/peter-gotcher)[**SV Angel** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sv-angel)

## 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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