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Cipio Partners

Last cheque observed Mar 2025. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

QuietPrivate equity

SeedSeries ASeries BSoftwareSaaSDeeptech

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 25 on record
Since the last cheque606days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$11MCheque size, as they say$2.0M – $6.0MRounds led1 of 25Sole investor3 roundsExits10 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 72%
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Cipio Partners highlights

  1. 01

    25 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Venture and Series D: 58% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 3 rounds, median $7.0M

  4. 04

    10 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Cipio Partners invests in European growth-stage technology companies, focusing on software, SaaS, and selected deeptech businesses since 2003.From their own website
Type
Private equity (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
$2.0M – $6.0M as they say
Stages
SeedSeries ASeries BGrowthPre-IPO
Sectors
SoftwareSaaSDeeptech
Based in
Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
Cold pitches
Not accepted

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first25 appearances

  1. 2025

    1 round

  2. Mar
  3. 2013

    1 round

  4. Jan
    BridgeWave CommunicationsVenture · US · sec.gov$2.9MWith 1 other
  5. 2012

    6 rounds

  6. Sept
    DisplayLinkVenture · US · finsmes.com$10MWith 7 others
  7. Jul
    mysportgroupSeries B · DE · finsmes.com$17MWith 3 others
  8. Jul
    wywySeries A · DE · reuters.com$3.0MSole investor
  9. Jul
    DisplayLinkVenture · US$3.3MWith 5 others
  10. Apr
    BridgeWave CommunicationsVenture · US$1.1MWith 1 other
  11. Jan
    BridgeWave CommunicationsVenture · US · finsmes.com$10MWith 3 others
  12. 2011

    1 round

  13. Sept
    DisplayLinkSeries D · US · finsmes.com$15MWith 5 others
  14. 2010

    1 round

  15. Mar
    VPIsystemsVenture · US$4.0MWith 4 others
  16. 2009

    2 rounds

  17. Nov
    BridgeWave CommunicationsVenture · US · deals.venturebeat.com$2.4MWith 12 others
  18. Feb
    BridgeCoVenture · CH · freshnews.com$6.0MWith 7 others
  19. 2008

    3 rounds

  20. Jul
    VerimatrixSeries C · US · biz.yahoo.com$5.0MWith 3 others
  21. Jun
    PSS SystemsSeries D · US · venturebeat.com$18MWith 4 others
  22. Jan
    DuneNetworksSeries B · US · venturebeat.com$12MWith 5 others
  23. 2007

    4 rounds

  24. Oct
    Voltage SecuritySeries D · US · venturebeat.com$12MWith 7 others
  25. Sept
    BroadLightSeries E · US · venturebeat.com$12MWith 8 others
  26. Jul
    DiBcomSeries E · FR$27MWith 10 others
  27. Jan
    BridgeCoVenture · CH · dmwmedia.com$17MWith 6 others
  28. 2006

    2 rounds

  29. Jun
    BridgeCoSeries D · CH · thefreelibrary.com$23MWith 6 others
  30. Apr
    Imago Scientific InstrumentsVenture · US · azonano.com$3.4MWith 2 others
  31. 2005

    4 rounds

  32. Dec
    BridgeWave CommunicationsSeries B · US · bridgewave.com$7.0MSole investor
  33. Nov
    MetaraSeries E · US · eetimes.com$12MWith 3 others
  34. Aug
    Broadbus TechnologiesSeries C · US$20MWith 4 others
  35. Mar
    VPIsystemsSeries C · US · core-capital.com$9.0MWith 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 18 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.

What they claim to have backed

Weaker than a round we watched, stronger than a list somebody sold us. A firm is far less willing to put a company on its own site that it never funded.

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed10 in all

Voltage SecurityBought by HpUndisclosedMay 2015
Voltage SecurityBought by Hewlett-PackardUndisclosedFeb 2015
BroadLightBought by Broadcom$230MMar 2012
DiBcomBought by ParrotUndisclosedJul 2011
BridgeCoBought by SMSCUndisclosedMay 2011
Imago Scientific InstrumentsBought by AMETEKUndisclosedApr 2010
VPIsystemsBought by Elanti SystemsUndisclosedMar 2010
DuneNetworksBought by Broadcom$178MNov 2009

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 Cipio Partners. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Recently backed

The latest companies Cipio Partners put money into.

Quick answers about Cipio Partners

What does Cipio Partners invest in?

Cipio Partners invests most often at Venture and Series D (58% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Software, SaaS and Deeptech.

How active is Cipio Partners?

25 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 1. The most recent was in Mar 2025.

What has Cipio Partners invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Conceptboard (Mar 2025).

How big are Cipio Partners's cheques?

The median round it joins is $11M. It says it writes cheques of $2.0M to $6.0M.

Does Cipio Partners lead rounds?

Sometimes: it led 1 of its 25 investments on record (4%).

Where does Cipio Partners invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (72%), Germany (12%) and Switzerland (12%).

Is Cipio Partners investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Mar 2025.

Who does Cipio Partners invest alongside?

Most often Core Capital Partners (6 rounds together), Intel Capital (6 rounds together) and Balderton Capital (5 rounds together).

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