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Chess Ventures

Last cheque observed Dec 2008. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

QuietNew fund $30M, Jun 2023VC firm

Series CSeedSeries BBiopharmaGenetics

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 10 on record
Since the last cheque6524days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$12MRounds led0 of 10Sole investor1 roundsExits5 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 100%
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Chess Ventures highlights

  1. 01

    10 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Series C and Seed: 57% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 1 rounds, median $1.0M

  4. 04

    5 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Filed 2 private fund offerings with the SEC, the most recent in 2023-06From their own website
Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Sectors
BiopharmaGenetics
Based in
United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first10 appearances

  1. 2008

    1 round

  2. Dec
    Pendo SystemsVenture · US · techzulu.com$1.0MSole investor
  3. 2007

    2 rounds

  4. Nov
    NorthStar Systems InternationalSeed · US$12MWith 2 others
  5. Jul
    newScaleSeries D · US · deals.venturebeat.com$11MWith 5 others
  6. 2006

    1 round

  7. Mar
    Integration AssociatesUSUndisclosedWith 2 others
  8. 2005

    3 rounds

  9. Apr
    InfobloxSeries E · US · infoblox.com$30MWith 4 others
  10. Mar
    newScaleSeries C · US · newscale.com$15MWith 5 others
  11. Mar
    BaynoteSeries A · US$4.0MWith 2 others
  12. 2004

    3 rounds

  13. Jun
    NorthStar Systems InternationalSeed · US$12MWith 3 others
  14. Apr
    DigitalPersonaSeries C · US$13MWith 4 others
  15. Feb
    Integration AssociatesSeries B · US$11MWith 2 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

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration2 named

ABAlessandro BiralManaging DirectoriFiling they signed
ELEsfandiar LohrasbpourManaging DirectoriFiling they signed

We also 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.

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed5 in all

DigitalPersonaBought by Cross Match TechnologiesUndisclosedApr 2014
InfobloxListed$120MApr 2012
NorthStar Systems InternationalBought by SEI InvestmentsUndisclosedFeb 2012
newScaleBought by CiscoUndisclosedMar 2011
Integration AssociatesBought by Silicon Laboratories$87MJul 2008

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

Who they invest alongside

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

Sequoia CapitalVC firm3rounds togetherBenchmarkVC firm2rounds togetherCrosslink CapitalVC firm2rounds togetherH.I.G. CapitalGrowth equity2rounds togetherMenlo VenturesVC firm2rounds togetherMontagu Newhall AssociatesGrowth equity2rounds togetherNew Enterprise AssociatesVC firm2rounds together

Books by the people here

3 books written by people at Chess Ventures: Charles Schwab.

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Quick answers about Chess Ventures

What does Chess Ventures invest in?

Chess Ventures invests most often at Series C and Seed (57% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Biopharma and Genetics.

How active is Chess Ventures?

10 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Dec 2008.

How big are Chess Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $12M.

Does Chess Ventures lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 10 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Chess Ventures invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (100%).

Is Chess Ventures investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Dec 2008.

Who does Chess Ventures invest alongside?

Most often Sequoia Capital (3 rounds together), Benchmark (2 rounds together) and Crosslink Capital (2 rounds together).

What kind of investor is Chess Ventures?

Chess Ventures is a VC firm based in United States.

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