# Challenge Capital Partners: portfolio, investments and team > Challenge Capital Partners is an investment firm. 10 investments on record, latest Mar 2009. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team. Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/challenge-capital-partners (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) [Investor](https://millionrounds.com/investors) # Challenge Capital Partners Last cheque observed Mar 2009. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds. Email Quiet Investment firm Venture Series E Series A Advice Impact Investing Follow Challenge Capital Partners and see its new cheques in your feed. [Start following](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&why=follow&next=%2Ffund%2Fchallenge-capital-partners) Cheques on record **0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 10 on record Since the last cheque **6446** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec Median round **$10M** Rounds led **0 of 10** Exits **6 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 100%** Pitch Challenge Capital Partners ## Challenge Capital Partners highlights - 01 10 rounds on record - 02 Mostly Venture and Series E: 70% of its rounds - 03 6 exits from the portfolio ## What they do - **Type:** Investment firm (from a list, unverified) - **Cheque size:** Not stated - **Sectors:** Advice Impact Investing - **Cold pitches:** Not stated ## The record Every round we can evidence, newest first **10 appearances** - **2009** 1 round - **Mar** **[Onset Technology](https://millionrounds.com/company/onset-technology)** Venture · US · onsettechnology.com **$3.0M** With 2 others - **2008** 1 round - **Apr** **[Sense Networks](https://millionrounds.com/company/sense-networks)** Series A · US · venturebeat.com **$3.0M** With 2 others - **2006** 1 round - **Dec** **[Mercado](https://millionrounds.com/company/mercado)** Venture · US **$12M** With 4 others - **2005** 2 rounds - **Aug** **[Expand Networks](https://millionrounds.com/company/expand-networks)** Series E · US · networkcomputing.com **$9.0M** With 2 others - **Jun** **[Voltaire](https://millionrounds.com/company/voltaire)** Venture · US · voltaire.com **$15M** With 7 others - **2004** 1 round - **Mar** **[Voltaire](https://millionrounds.com/company/voltaire)** Venture · US **$15M** With 5 others - **2002** 1 round - **Feb** **[PowerDsine](https://millionrounds.com/company/powerdsine)** Series E · US **$30M** With 9 others - **2001** 2 rounds - **Dec** **[Onset Technology](https://millionrounds.com/company/onset-technology)** Venture · US **$3.5M** With 5 others - **Jan** **[Celvibe](https://millionrounds.com/company/celvibe)** Series B · US **$3.0M** With 5 others - **2000** 1 round - **Feb** **[PowerDsine](https://millionrounds.com/company/powerdsine)** Series D · US **$22M** With 5 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 **6 in all** **[Sense Networks](https://millionrounds.com/company/sense-networks)** Bought by YP **Undisclosed** Jan 2014 **[Expand Networks](https://millionrounds.com/company/expand-networks)** Bought by [Riverbed Technology](https://millionrounds.com/fund/riverbed-technology) **$10M** Dec 2011 **[Voltaire](https://millionrounds.com/company/voltaire)** Bought by [Mellanox Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mellanox-technologies) **$218M** Nov 2010 **[Mercado](https://millionrounds.com/company/mercado)** Bought by Omniture **$6.5M** Nov 2008 **[PowerDsine](https://millionrounds.com/company/powerdsine)** Bought by [Microsemi](https://millionrounds.com/fund/microsemi) **$245M** Oct 2006 **[PowerDsine](https://millionrounds.com/company/powerdsine)** Listed **$69M** Jun 2004 An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records. ## The cheque Venture Series E Series A Median round joined **$10M** the round, not its cheque Led 0 of 10 rounds **0%** - **Sole investor:** Never alone - **Last cheque:** Mar 2009 - **Exits:** 6 from the portfolio Rounds by stage said on their site - Venture *5* - Series E *2* - Series A *1* - Series B *1* - Series D *1* Cheques by year Led Joined 2000 2009 Often in the room with - [Vertex Ventures China](https://millionrounds.com/fund/vertex-ventures-china) 4 - [Baker Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/baker-capital) 2 - [Clal](https://millionrounds.com/fund/clal) 2 - [Platinum Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/platinum-venture-capital) 2 - [Tamir Fishman](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tamir-fishman) 2 **Pitching Challenge Capital Partners?** 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 Challenge Capital Partners. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed. [**Vertex Ventures China** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/vertex-ventures-china)[**Baker Capital** Investment firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/baker-capital)[**Clal** Growth equity **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/clal)[**Platinum Venture Capital** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/platinum-venture-capital)[**Tamir Fishman** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tamir-fishman) ## Quick answers about Challenge Capital Partners ### What does Challenge Capital Partners invest in? Challenge Capital Partners invests most often at Venture and Series E (70% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Advice and Impact Investing. ### How active is Challenge Capital Partners? 10 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Mar 2009. ### How big are Challenge Capital Partners's cheques? The median round it joins is $10M. ### Does Challenge Capital Partners lead rounds? Rarely, if at all: none of its 10 investments on record names it as the lead. ### Where does Challenge Capital Partners invest? Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (100%). ### Is Challenge Capital Partners investing now? No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Mar 2009. ### Who does Challenge Capital Partners invest alongside? Most often Vertex Ventures China (4 rounds together), Baker Capital (2 rounds together) and Clal (2 rounds together). ### What kind of investor is Challenge Capital Partners? 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