# Capital E: portfolio, investments and team

> Capital E is an investment firm based in United States. 18 investments on record, latest Oct 2018. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

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

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# Capital E

Last cheque observed Oct 2018. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

Quiet Investment firm

Series A Series B Venture Venture Capital & Private Equity

Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 18 on record

Since the last cheque **2937** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$10M** Rounds led **0 of 18** Sole investor **3 rounds** Exits **5 from the portfolio** Mostly in **Belgium, 39%**

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## Capital E highlights

- 01 18 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Series A and Series B: 65% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 3 rounds, median $1.7M
- 04 5 exits from the portfolio

## What they do

- **Type:** Investment firm (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Sectors:** Venture Capital & Private Equity
- **Based in:** Washington, United States
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **18 appearances**

- **2018** 1 round
- **Oct** **[Silicon Mobility](https://millionrounds.com/company/silicon-mobility)** Series B · FR · FinSMEs **$10M** With 1 other
- **2013** 2 rounds
- **Oct** **[NovoPolymers](https://millionrounds.com/company/novopolymers)** BE · novopolymers.com **Undisclosed** With 3 others
- **Jul** **[Movidius](https://millionrounds.com/company/movidius)** Series D · IE · finsmes.com **$16M** With 6 others
- **2012** 1 round
- **Apr** **[Trinean](https://millionrounds.com/company/trinean)** Venture · BE · trinean.com **$3.6M** With 2 others
- **2011** 2 rounds
- **Nov** **[Movidius](https://millionrounds.com/company/movidius)** Series C · IE · movidius.com **$9.0M** With 3 others
- **Feb** **[MyEnergy](https://millionrounds.com/company/myenergy)** Series A · US · techcrunch.com **$4.0M** With 2 others
- **2010** 5 rounds
- **Oct** **[Light Blue Optics](https://millionrounds.com/company/light-blue-optics)** Series A · GB · lightblueoptics.com **$13M** With 6 others
- **Jun** **[eoSemi](https://millionrounds.com/company/eosemi)** Venture · GB · growthbusiness.co.uk **$4.5M** With 3 others
- **May** **[Movidius](https://millionrounds.com/company/movidius)** Series B · IE · movidius.com **$7.5M** With 4 others
- **Apr** **[Nanda Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/nanda-technologies)** Venture · DE · nanda-tech.com **$4.0M** With 5 others
- **Jan** **[PharmaDiagnostics](https://millionrounds.com/company/pharmadiagnostics)** Series B · BE · onbiovc.com **$3.7M** Sole investor
- **2009** 2 rounds
- **Jul** **[Light Blue Optics](https://millionrounds.com/company/light-blue-optics)** Series A · GB · freshnews.com **$15M** With 4 others
- **May** **[CMOSIS nv](https://millionrounds.com/company/cmosis-nv)** Series B · BE · eetimes.com **$1.5M** Sole investor
- **2008** 3 rounds
- **Oct** **[Trinean](https://millionrounds.com/company/trinean)** Venture · BE **$4.7M** With 2 others
- **Oct** **[Movidius](https://millionrounds.com/company/movidius)** Series A · IE · techcrunch.com **$14M** With 6 others
- **Jan** **[CMOSIS nv](https://millionrounds.com/company/cmosis-nv)** Series A · BE · capital-e.eu **$1.7M** Sole investor
- **2007** 2 rounds
- **Oct** **[Light Blue Optics](https://millionrounds.com/company/light-blue-optics)** Series A · GB · lightblueoptics.com **$26M** With 3 others
- **Jan** **[AsicAhead](https://millionrounds.com/company/asicahead)** Series B · BE · thefreelibrary.com **$10M** 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**

**[CMOSIS nv](https://millionrounds.com/company/cmosis-nv)** Bought by ams AG **Undisclosed** Nov 2015

**[MyEnergy](https://millionrounds.com/company/myenergy)** Bought by [Google](https://millionrounds.com/fund/google-assistant-investments) **Undisclosed** May 2014

**[CMOSIS nv](https://millionrounds.com/company/cmosis-nv)** Bought by [TA Associates](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ta-associates) **Undisclosed** Dec 2013

**[MyEnergy](https://millionrounds.com/company/myenergy)** Bought by Nest Labs **Undisclosed** May 2013

**[Nanda Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/nanda-technologies)** Bought by Nanometrics **Undisclosed** Nov 2011

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

## The cheque

Series A Series B Venture

Median round joined **$10M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$1.7M**

Led 0 of 18 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** 3 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Oct 2018
- **Exits:** 5 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Series A *6*
- Series B *5*
- Venture *4*
- Series C *1*
- Series D *1*

Cheques by year Led Joined

2007 2018

Often in the room with

- [Nesta](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nesta-ventures) 4
- [Celtic House Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/celtic-house-venture-partners) 3
- [Earlybird Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/earlybird) 3
- [Emertec Gestion](https://millionrounds.com/fund/emertec-gestion) 3
- [Robert Bosch Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/robert-bosch-venture-capital) 3
- [3i Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/3i-group) 2

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## Who they invest alongside

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

[**Nesta** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nesta-ventures)[**Celtic House Venture Partners** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/celtic-house-venture-partners)[**Earlybird Venture Capital** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/earlybird)[**Emertec Gestion** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/emertec-gestion)[**Robert Bosch Venture Capital** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/robert-bosch-venture-capital)[**3i Group** Private equity **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/3i-group)[**DFJ Esprit** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dfj-esprit)[**Draper Esprit** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/draper-esprit-plc)[**Dublin Business Innovation Centre** Investment firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dublin-business-innovation-centre)[**Enterprise Equity** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/enterprise-equity-venture-capital)[**Vesalius Biocapital Partners** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/vesalius-biocapital-partners)

## Recently backed

The latest companies Capital E put money into.

[**Silicon Mobility** $10M · Oct 2018](https://millionrounds.com/company/silicon-mobility)

## Quick answers about Capital E

### What does Capital E invest in?

Capital E invests most often at Series A and Series B (65% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Venture Capital & Private Equity.

### How active is Capital E?

18 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Oct 2018.

### What has Capital E invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Silicon Mobility (Series B, Oct 2018).

### How big are Capital E's cheques?

The median round it joins is $10M.

### Does Capital E lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 18 investments on record names it as the lead.

### Where does Capital E invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in Belgium (39%), Ireland (22%) and the United Kingdom (22%).

### Is Capital E investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Oct 2018.

### Who does Capital E invest alongside?

Most often Nesta (4 rounds together), Celtic House Venture Partners (3 rounds together) and Earlybird Venture Capital (3 rounds together).

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