# Caterpillar Ventures: portfolio, investments and team > Caterpillar Ventures is a corporate vc based in United States. 7 investments on record, latest Jul 2019. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team. Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/caterpillar-ventures (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Investor](https://millionrounds.com/investors) # Caterpillar Ventures Last cheque observed Jul 2019. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds. Quiet Corporate VC Seed Series A Series B Batteries Industry 4.0 Advanced Manufacturing Cheques on record **0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 7 on record Since the last cheque **2666** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec Median round **$17M** Rounds led **1 of 7** Mostly in **United States, 71%** Pitch Caterpillar Ventures ## Caterpillar Ventures highlights - 01 7 rounds on record - 02 Mostly Series A and Series B: 67% of its rounds - 03 Led 1 rounds ## What they do - **Type:** Corporate VC (from a list, unverified) - **Cheque size:** Not stated - **Stages:** Seed Series A Series B Growth - **Sectors:** Batteries Industry 4.0 Advanced Manufacturing - **Based in:** Irving, United States - **Cold pitches:** Not stated ## The record Every round we can evidence, newest first **7 appearances** - **2019** 1 round - **Jul** **[Powerhive](https://millionrounds.com/company/powerhive)** Series B · US · FinSMEs **$9.3M** With 7 others - **2018** 1 round - **Sept** **[Guardhat](https://millionrounds.com/company/guardhat)** Series A · US · FinSMEs **$20M** With 4 others - **2017** 1 round - **Feb** **[MineSense](https://millionrounds.com/company/minesense)** CA · BetaKit: funding **$15M** *Led* - **2016** 1 round - **Oct** **[Clearpath Robotics](https://millionrounds.com/company/clearpath-robotics)** Series B · CA · FinSMEs **$30M** With 5 others - **2015** 2 rounds - **Aug** **[FlexGen Power Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/flexgen-power-systems)** Series A · US **$26M** With 2 others - **May** **[Yard Club](https://millionrounds.com/company/yard-club)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 2 others - **2011** 1 round - **May** **[Datapipe](https://millionrounds.com/company/datapipe)** Debt · US · finsmes.com **$176M** With 6 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 team We hold **14** people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them. Funds they back ## 1 fund commitment on record - **Managers:** 1 Every fund on record that it has committed money to, and the managers who invest it. Source: fund news. Managers it backs most - [Cottonwood Technology Fund 1 fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cottonwood-technology-fund-2) Most recent commitments - [Cottonwood Technology Fund Cottonwood Technology Fund IV](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cottonwood-technology-fund-2) ## The cheque Seed Series A Series B Median round joined **$17M** the round, not its cheque Led 1 of 7 rounds **14%** - **Sole investor:** Never alone - **Last cheque:** Jul 2019 Rounds by stage said on their site - Series A said *2* - Series B said *2* - Debt *1* - Venture *1* - Seed said *-* - Growth said *-* Cheques by year Led Joined 2011 2019 Often in the room with - [Prelude Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/prelude-ventures) 2 - [SVB Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/svb-capital) 2 **Pitching Caterpillar Ventures?** Put them on your fundraising board with this record on the card, and follow them to hear when they write a new cheque. Add to your CRM *→* ## Who they invest alongside The investors most often in the same rounds as Caterpillar Ventures. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed. [**Prelude Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/prelude-ventures)[**SVB Capital** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/svb-capital) ## Recently backed The latest companies Caterpillar Ventures put money into. [**Clearpath Robotics** $30M · Oct 2016](https://millionrounds.com/company/clearpath-robotics) ## Quick answers about Caterpillar Ventures ### What does Caterpillar Ventures invest in? Caterpillar Ventures invests most often at Series A and Series B (67% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Batteries, Industry 4.0 and Advanced Manufacturing. ### How active is Caterpillar Ventures? 7 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 1. The most recent was in Jul 2019. ### What has Caterpillar Ventures invested in recently? Its most recent investments on record: Powerhive (Series B, Jul 2019), Guardhat (Series A, Sept 2018) and MineSense (Undisclosed round, Feb 2017). ### How big are Caterpillar Ventures's cheques? The median round it joins is $17M. ### Does Caterpillar Ventures lead rounds? Sometimes: it led 1 of its 7 investments on record (14%). ### Where does Caterpillar Ventures invest? Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (71%) and Canada (29%). ### Is Caterpillar Ventures investing now? No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Jul 2019. ### Who does Caterpillar Ventures invest alongside? Most often Prelude Ventures (2 rounds together) and SVB Capital (2 rounds together). ## Raising now? Find the investors who back rounds like yours, and keep every conversation on one fundraising board. 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