# Calumet Venture Fund: portfolio, investments and team

> Calumet Venture Fund is a growth equity based in United States. 8 investments on record, latest Jan 2015. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

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

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# Calumet Venture Fund

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

Quiet Growth equity

Series B Series A Series C E-Learning Education Venture Capital & Private Equity

Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 8 on record

Since the last cheque **4309** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$3.8M** Rounds led **0 of 8** Mostly in **United States, 100%**

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## Calumet Venture Fund highlights

- 01 8 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Series B and Series A: 63% of its rounds

## What they do

- **Type:** Growth equity (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Sectors:** E-Learning Education Venture Capital & Private Equity
- **Based in:** Madison, United States
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **8 appearances**

- **2015** 1 round
- **Jan** **[OptiMine Software](https://millionrounds.com/company/optimine-software)** Series C · US **$2.9M** With 3 others
- **2014** 2 rounds
- **Jun** **[Montage](https://millionrounds.com/company/montage)** Series C · US **$6.0M** With 4 others
- **Jan** **[OptiMine Software](https://millionrounds.com/company/optimine-software)** Series B · US **$4.2M** With 3 others
- **2012** 1 round
- **Dec** **[Montage](https://millionrounds.com/company/montage)** Series B · US · tmcnet.com **$4.0M** With 4 others
- **2011** 3 rounds
- **Dec** **[Montage](https://millionrounds.com/company/montage)** Venture · US · finsmes.com **$3.0M** With 2 others
- **Oct** **[OptiMine Software](https://millionrounds.com/company/optimine-software)** Series B · US · techcrunch.com **$3.6M** With 3 others
- **Jan** **[OptiMine Software](https://millionrounds.com/company/optimine-software)** Series A · US · finsmes.com **$1.1M** With 2 others
- **2010** 1 round
- **Sept** **[Montage](https://millionrounds.com/company/montage)** Series A · US **$4.7M** With 2 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.

## The cheque

Series B Series A Series C

Median round joined **$3.8M** the round, not its cheque

Led 0 of 8 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** Never alone
- **Last cheque:** Jan 2015

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Series B *3*
- Series A *2*
- Series C *2*
- Venture *1*

Cheques by year Led Joined

2010 2015

Often in the room with

- [Baird Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/baird-capital) 4
- [GCI](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gci) 4
- [Hummer Winblad Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hummer-winblad-venture-partners) 3
- [Omphalos Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/omphalos-fund) 3
- [Zetta Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/zetta-venture-partners) 2

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## Who they invest alongside

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

[**Baird Capital** Wealth manager **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/baird-capital)[**GCI** Private equity **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gci)[**Hummer Winblad Venture Partners** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hummer-winblad-venture-partners)[**Omphalos Fund** Growth equity **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/omphalos-fund)[**Zetta Venture Partners** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/zetta-venture-partners)

## Quick answers about Calumet Venture Fund

### What does Calumet Venture Fund invest in?

Calumet Venture Fund invests most often at Series B and Series A (63% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as E-Learning, Education and Venture Capital & Private Equity.

### How active is Calumet Venture Fund?

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

### How big are Calumet Venture Fund's cheques?

The median round it joins is $3.8M.

### Does Calumet Venture Fund lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 8 investments on record names it as the lead.

### Where does Calumet Venture Fund invest?

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

### Is Calumet Venture Fund investing now?

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

### Who does Calumet Venture Fund invest alongside?

Most often Baird Capital (4 rounds together), GCI (4 rounds together) and Hummer Winblad Venture Partners (3 rounds together).

### What kind of investor is Calumet Venture Fund?

Calumet Venture Fund is a growth equity firm based in Madison, United States.

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