# Cambrian Ventures: portfolio, investments and team

> Cambrian Ventures is a vc firm based in United States. 13 investments on record, latest Sept 2010. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

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

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# Cambrian Ventures

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

Quiet New fund $122K, Oct 2021 VC firm

Series B Series A Series C Internet Transportation

Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 13 on record

Since the last cheque **5878** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$7.0M** Rounds led **0 of 13** Exits **5 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 92%**

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## Cambrian Ventures highlights

- 01 13 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Series B and Series A: 54% of its rounds
- 03 5 exits from the portfolio

## What they do

- **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Sectors:** Internet Transportation
- **Based in:** Livermore, United States
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **13 appearances**

- **2010** 1 round
- **Sept** **[Aster Data Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/aster-data-systems)** Series C · US · finsmes.com **$30M** With 5 others
- **2009** 2 rounds
- **Feb** **[Aster Data Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/aster-data-systems)** Series B · US · asterdata.com **$17M** With 5 others
- **Feb** **[Jasper Design Automation](https://millionrounds.com/company/jasper-design-automation)** Series D · US · businesswire.com **$7.0M** With 5 others
- **2008** 1 round
- **Jul** **[Hightail](https://millionrounds.com/company/hightail)** Series C · US · techcrunch.com **$14M** With 4 others
- **2007** 2 rounds
- **May** **[Aster Data Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/aster-data-systems)** Series A · US **$5.0M** With 2 others
- **Apr** **[Hightail](https://millionrounds.com/company/hightail)** Series B · US · venturebeat.com **$10M** With 3 others
- **2006** 3 rounds
- **Dec** **[GupShup](https://millionrounds.com/company/gupshup)** Series B · IN · seattlepi.nwsource.com **$10M** With 2 others
- **Oct** **[TheFind, Inc.](https://millionrounds.com/company/thefind-inc)** Series B · US **$4.0M** With 2 others
- **Aug** **[Efficient Frontier](https://millionrounds.com/company/efficient-frontier)** Series C · US · deals.venturebeat.com **$6.0M** With 2 others
- **2005** 3 rounds
- **Oct** **[Hightail](https://millionrounds.com/company/hightail)** Venture · US **$5.0M** With 2 others
- **Feb** **[TheFind, Inc.](https://millionrounds.com/company/thefind-inc)** Series A · US **$7.0M** With 2 others
- **Jan** **[Wink](https://millionrounds.com/company/wink)** Series A · US · techcrunch.com **$6.2M** With 1 other
- **2004** 1 round
- **Apr** **[Mobissimo](https://millionrounds.com/company/mobissimo)** Seed · US · thealarmclock.com **$1.0M** With 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 listed **5 in all**

**[TheFind, Inc.](https://millionrounds.com/company/thefind-inc)** Bought by [Facebook](https://millionrounds.com/fund/facebook) **Undisclosed** Mar 2015

**[Jasper Design Automation](https://millionrounds.com/company/jasper-design-automation)** Bought by [Cadence Design Systems](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cadence-design-systems) **$170M** Apr 2014

**[Efficient Frontier](https://millionrounds.com/company/efficient-frontier)** Bought by [Adobe Systems](https://millionrounds.com/fund/adobe-systems) **$400M** Nov 2011

**[Aster Data Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/aster-data-systems)** Bought by Teradata **$263M** Mar 2011

**[Wink](https://millionrounds.com/company/wink)** Bought by MyLife **Undisclosed** Nov 2008

An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.

New fund on file

**$122K**

raised in Oct 2021

From its SEC filing, not a journalist: a firm that has just raised has money to deploy.

## The cheque

Series B Series A Series C

Median round joined **$7.0M** the round, not its cheque

Led 0 of 13 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** Never alone
- **Last cheque:** Sept 2010
- **Exits:** 5 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Series B *4*
- Series A *3*
- Series C *3*
- Seed *1*
- Series D *1*
- Venture *1*

Cheques by year Led Joined

2004 2010

Often in the room with

- [Alloy Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alloy-ventures) 3
- [Redpoint](https://millionrounds.com/fund/redpoint) 3
- [Sequoia Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sequoia-capital) 3
- [Sevin Rosen Funds](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sevin-rosen-funds) 3
- [First Round Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/first-round-capital) 2
- [IVP](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ivp) 2

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## 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 Ventures** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alloy-ventures)[**Redpoint** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/redpoint)[**Sequoia Capital** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sequoia-capital)[**Sevin Rosen Funds** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sevin-rosen-funds)[**First Round Capital** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/first-round-capital)[**IVP** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ivp)[**Icon Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/icon-ventures)[**Jafco Ventures** Growth equity **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jafco-ventures)[**Lightspeed Venture Partners** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lightspeed-venture-partners)[**Sigma Partners** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sigma-partners)

## 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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