# Center Electric: portfolio, investments and team

> Center Electric is a vc firm based in United States. 15 investments on record, latest Jan 2016. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

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

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# Center Electric

Last cheque observed Jan 2016. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

Quiet New fund, Aug 2014 VC firm

Seed Series A Series B Infra Infrastructure

Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 15 on record

Since the last cheque **3945** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$23M** Cheque size, as they say **$100K – $600K** Rounds led **0 of 15** Sole investor **2 rounds** Mostly in **United States, 92%**

Pitch Center Electric

## Center Electric highlights

- 01 15 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Seed and Series A: 86% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 2 rounds, median $4.0M

## What they do

- **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** $100K – $600K as they say
- **Stages:** Seed Series A Series B
- **Sectors:** Infra Infrastructure
- **Based in:** Lafayette, United States
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **15 appearances**

- **2016** 1 round
- **Jan** **[Kentik](https://millionrounds.com/company/kentik)** **$23M** With 11 others
- **2015** 6 rounds
- **Sept** **[Roost](https://millionrounds.com/company/roost)** Series A · US **$5.5M** With 4 others
- **Jun** **[GoTenna](https://millionrounds.com/company/gotenna)** Series A · US **$4.0M** Sole investor
- **Apr** **[NS1](https://millionrounds.com/company/ns1)** Series A **$5.3M** With 3 others
- **Mar** **[August](https://millionrounds.com/company/august)** Series B · US **$38M** With 6 others
- **Mar** **[Parkifi](https://millionrounds.com/company/parkifi)** Seed · US **$1.4M** With 3 others
- **Jan** **[Paperspace](https://millionrounds.com/company/paperspace)** Seed · US **$120K** With 3 others
- **2014** 6 rounds
- **Dec** **[Mesosphere](https://millionrounds.com/company/mesosphere)** Series B · US **$36M** With 4 others
- **Oct** **[FreeWire Technologies, Inc.](https://millionrounds.com/company/freewire-technologies-inc)** Seed · US **Undisclosed** Sole investor
- **Oct** **[Roost](https://millionrounds.com/company/roost)** Seed · US **$975K** With 3 others
- **Sept** **[Kentik](https://millionrounds.com/company/kentik)** Seed · US **$3.1M** With 5 others
- **Jul** **[Sr.Pago](https://millionrounds.com/company/sr-pago)** Seed · MX **$1.1M** With 2 others
- **Feb** **[Virtual Power Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/virtual-power-systems)** Series A · US **$5.7M** With 2 others
- **2013** 2 rounds
- **Dec** **[GoTenna](https://millionrounds.com/company/gotenna)** Seed · US · sec.gov **$1.8M** With 2 others
- **Nov** **[August](https://millionrounds.com/company/august)** Series A · US · techcrunch.com **$8.0M** With 9 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 **3** 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.

New fund on file

**Raised**

a new fund in Aug 2014

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

## The cheque

Seed Series A Series B

Median round joined **$23M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$4.0M**

Led 0 of 15 rounds **0%**

- **Said size:** $100K – $600K
- **Sole investor:** 2 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Jan 2016

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Seed said *7*
- Series A said *5*
- Series B said *2*

Cheques by year Led Joined

2013 2016

Often in the room with

- [DCM Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dcm-ventures) 2
- [DCVC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/data-collective) 2
- [QueensBridge Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/queensbridge-venture-partners) 2
- [Richard Yoo](https://millionrounds.com/fund/richard-yoo) 2
- [Tahoma Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tahoma-ventures) 2

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## Who they invest alongside

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

[**DCM Ventures** Private equity **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dcm-ventures)[**DCVC** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/data-collective)[**QueensBridge Venture Partners** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/queensbridge-venture-partners)[**Richard Yoo** Angel **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/richard-yoo)[**Tahoma Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tahoma-ventures)

## Recently backed

The latest companies Center Electric put money into.

[**Kentik** $23M · Jan 2016](https://millionrounds.com/company/kentik)

## Quick answers about Center Electric

### What does Center Electric invest in?

Center Electric invests most often at Seed and Series A (86% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Infra and Infrastructure.

### How active is Center Electric?

15 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Jan 2016.

### What has Center Electric invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Kentik (Jan 2016).

### How big are Center Electric's cheques?

The median round it joins is $23M. It says it writes cheques of $100K to $600K.

### Does Center Electric lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 15 investments on record names it as the lead.

### Where does Center Electric invest?

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

### Is Center Electric investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Jan 2016.

### Who does Center Electric invest alongside?

Most often DCM Ventures (2 rounds together), DCVC (2 rounds together) and QueensBridge Venture Partners (2 rounds together).

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