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Cambrian Ventures

Last cheque observed Sep 2010. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

QuietNew fund $122K, Oct 2021VC firm

Series BSeries ASeries CInternetTransportation

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 13 on record
Since the last cheque5878days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$7.0MRounds led0 of 13Exits5 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 92%
Pitch Cambrian Ventures

Cambrian Ventures highlights

  1. 01

    13 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Series B and Series A: 54% of its rounds

  3. 03

    5 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Sectors
InternetTransportation
Based in
Livermore, United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first13 appearances

  1. 2010

    1 round

  2. Sept
    Aster Data SystemsSeries C · US · finsmes.com$30MWith 5 others
  3. 2009

    2 rounds

  4. Feb
    Aster Data SystemsSeries B · US · asterdata.com$17MWith 5 others
  5. Feb
    Jasper Design AutomationSeries D · US · businesswire.com$7.0MWith 5 others
  6. 2008

    1 round

  7. Jul
    HightailSeries C · US · techcrunch.com$14MWith 4 others
  8. 2007

    2 rounds

  9. May
    Aster Data SystemsSeries A · US$5.0MWith 2 others
  10. Apr
    HightailSeries B · US · venturebeat.com$10MWith 3 others
  11. 2006

    3 rounds

  12. Dec
    GupShupSeries B · IN · seattlepi.nwsource.com$10MWith 2 others
  13. Oct
    TheFind, Inc.Series B · US$4.0MWith 2 others
  14. Aug
    Efficient FrontierSeries C · US · deals.venturebeat.com$6.0MWith 2 others
  15. 2005

    3 rounds

  16. Oct
    HightailVenture · US$5.0MWith 2 others
  17. Feb
    TheFind, Inc.Series A · US$7.0MWith 2 others
  18. Jan
    WinkSeries A · US · techcrunch.com$6.2MWith 1 other
  19. 2004

    1 round

  20. Apr
    MobissimoSeed · US · thealarmclock.com$1.0MWith 3 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 listed5 in all

TheFind, Inc.Bought by FacebookUndisclosedMar 2015
Jasper Design AutomationBought by Cadence Design Systems$170MApr 2014
Efficient FrontierBought by Adobe Systems$400MNov 2011
Aster Data SystemsBought by Teradata$263MMar 2011
WinkBought by MyLifeUndisclosedNov 2008

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

Alloy VenturesVC firm3rounds togetherRedpointVC firm3rounds togetherSequoia CapitalVC firm3rounds togetherSevin Rosen FundsVC firm3rounds togetherFirst Round CapitalVC firm2rounds togetherIVPVC firm2rounds togetherIcon VenturesVC firm2rounds togetherJafco VenturesGrowth equity2rounds togetherLightspeed Venture PartnersVC firm2rounds togetherSigma PartnersVC firm2rounds together

Quick answers about Cambrian Ventures

What does Cambrian Ventures invest in?

Cambrian Ventures invests most often at Series B and Series A (54% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Internet and Transportation.

How active is Cambrian Ventures?

13 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Sept 2010.

How big are Cambrian Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $7.0M.

Does Cambrian Ventures lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 13 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Cambrian Ventures invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (92%) and India (8%).

Is Cambrian Ventures investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Sept 2010.

Who does Cambrian Ventures invest alongside?

Most often Alloy Ventures (3 rounds together), Redpoint (3 rounds together) and Sequoia Capital (3 rounds together).

What kind of investor is Cambrian Ventures?

Cambrian Ventures is a VC firm based in Livermore, United States.

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