# CIT Group: portfolio, investments and team

> CIT Group is a corporate vc based in United States. 10 investments on record, latest Mar 2015. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

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

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# CIT Group

Last cheque observed Mar 2015. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

Quiet Corporate VC

Debt Venture Series B Advertising Internet Asset Management

Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 10 on record

Since the last cheque **4247** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$49M** Rounds led **0 of 10** Sole investor **4 rounds** Exits **3 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 100%**

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## CIT Group highlights

- 01 10 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Debt and Venture: 80% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 4 rounds, median $55M
- 04 3 exits from the portfolio

## What they do

- **Type:** Corporate VC (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Sectors:** Advertising Internet Asset Management
- **Based in:** New York, United States
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **10 appearances**

- **2015** 1 round
- **Mar** **[Compass Datacenters](https://millionrounds.com/company/compass-datacenters)** Debt · US **$25M** Sole investor
- **2014** 1 round
- **Jul** **[Virgo Investment Group](https://millionrounds.com/company/virgo-investment-group)** Debt · US **$27M** Sole investor
- **2013** 2 rounds
- **Oct** **[PST Tankers](https://millionrounds.com/company/pst-tankers)** Debt · businesswire.com **$84M** Sole investor
- **Sept** **[AWCC Holdings](https://millionrounds.com/company/awcc-holdings)** Debt · US · hartfordbusiness.com **$100M** Sole investor
- **2011** 1 round
- **May** **[Datapipe](https://millionrounds.com/company/datapipe)** Debt · US · finsmes.com **$176M** With 6 others
- **2009** 1 round
- **Jun** **[Telx](https://millionrounds.com/company/telx)** Venture · US · telx.com **$44M** With 1 other
- **2007** 1 round
- **Nov** **[Zayo](https://millionrounds.com/company/zayo)** Debt · US **$85M** With 2 others
- **2001** 2 rounds
- **Mar** **[Enable Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/enable-systems)** Venture · US **$22M** With 1 other
- **Mar** **[Pixel Magic Imaging](https://millionrounds.com/company/pixel-magic-imaging)** Series B · US **$11M** With 3 others
- **2000** 1 round
- **Oct** **[Sylantro](https://millionrounds.com/company/sylantro)** Series C · US · enronexplorer.com **$55M** With 10 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 **5** 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 listed **3 in all**

**[Telx](https://millionrounds.com/company/telx)** Bought by [Digital Realty Trust](https://millionrounds.com/fund/digital-realty) **Undisclosed** Jul 2015

**[Telx](https://millionrounds.com/company/telx)** Bought by [ABRY Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/abry-partners) **Undisclosed** Aug 2011

**[Sylantro](https://millionrounds.com/company/sylantro)** Bought by BroadSoft **Undisclosed** Dec 2008

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

## Companies it bought

Acquisitions by the firm itself

**OneWest Bank N.A** **$3.4B** Jul 2014

## The cheque

Debt Venture Series B

Median round joined **$49M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$55M**

Led 0 of 10 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** 4 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Mar 2015
- **Exits:** 3 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Debt *6*
- Venture *2*
- Series B *1*
- Series C *1*

Cheques by year Led Joined

2000 2015

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## Mentioned on podcasts

Episodes that name CIT Group in their description, not their title.

- [Equity](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/equity) 4 Aug 2023 · 23 min Chain Reaction: Ripple’s chief legal officer talks SEC lawsuit, XRP ‘win’ and future regulation (w/ Stu Alderoty) Mentions [Ripple](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ripple)[CIT Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cit-group)[HSBC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hsbc) Apple PodcastsShow page

## Quick answers about CIT Group

### What does CIT Group invest in?

CIT Group invests most often at Debt and Venture (80% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Advertising, Internet and Asset Management.

### How active is CIT Group?

10 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Mar 2015.

### How big are CIT Group's cheques?

The median round it joins is $49M.

### Does CIT Group lead rounds?

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

### Where does CIT Group invest?

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

### Is CIT Group investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Mar 2015.

### What kind of investor is CIT Group?

CIT Group is a corporate VC based in New York, United States.

### When was CIT Group founded?

CIT Group was founded in 1908.

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