# Close: portfolio, investments and team

> Close is an investment firm based in United States. 15 investments on record, latest Dec 2008. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

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

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# Close

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

Quiet Investment firm Website unconfirmed

Venture Series A Series B Crm Database Email

Cheques on record

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

Since the last cheque **6529** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$3.5M** Rounds led **0 of 15** Sole investor **5 rounds** Exits **2 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United Kingdom, 93%**

Pitch Close

## Close highlights

- 01 15 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Venture and Series A: 91% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 5 rounds, median $3.5M
- 04 2 exits from the portfolio

## What they do

- **Type:** Investment firm (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Sectors:** Crm Database Email
- **Based in:** San Francisco, United States
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

A website was listed for this organisation, but we could not confirm it belongs to the firm that wrote these cheques. Either the site never mentions them, or it turned out to be a different company sharing the name. We show neither it nor anything read from it. [Tell us the right one](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=close).

## The record

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

- **2008** 6 rounds
- **Dec** **[Rostima](https://millionrounds.com/company/rostima)** GB **$851K** With 1 other
- **Oct** **[Rostima](https://millionrounds.com/company/rostima)** GB **$386K** With 1 other
- **Jun** **[Vibrant Energy](https://millionrounds.com/company/vibrant-energy)** Series A · GB · moneymarketing.co.uk **$2.9M** Sole investor
- **Mar** **[Rostima](https://millionrounds.com/company/rostima)** GB **$1.4M** With 1 other
- **Mar** **[Helveta](https://millionrounds.com/company/helveta)** Venture · GB · corporate.helveta.com **$2.9M** With 1 other
- **Feb** **[Opta Sportsdata](https://millionrounds.com/company/opta-sportsdata)** Venture · GB **$3.0M** With 1 other
- **2007** 3 rounds
- **Nov** **[Mi-Pay](https://millionrounds.com/company/mi-pay)** Venture · GB · vcastocks.com **$3.7M** Sole investor
- **Jul** **[Process System Enterprise](https://millionrounds.com/company/process-system-enterprise)** Venture · GB · psenterprise.com **$3.0M** Sole investor
- **Mar** **[Rostima](https://millionrounds.com/company/rostima)** Venture · GB · rostima.com **$3.9M** With 1 other
- **2006** 4 rounds
- **Dec** **[Xceleron Inc.](https://millionrounds.com/company/xceleron-inc)** Series B · US **$4.0M** With 1 other
- **Oct** **[Helveta](https://millionrounds.com/company/helveta)** Venture · GB · corporate.helveta.com **$3.7M** With 1 other
- **Mar** **[Blackbay](https://millionrounds.com/company/blackbay)** Venture · GB **$6.1M** Sole investor
- **Feb** **[RFI Global Services](https://millionrounds.com/company/rfi-global-services)** GB · gamebiz.co.uk **$3.5M** Sole investor
- **2005** 2 rounds
- **Dec** **[Red-M Group](https://millionrounds.com/company/red-m-group)** Venture · GB **$9.6M** With 3 others
- **May** **[Xceleron Inc.](https://millionrounds.com/company/xceleron-inc)** Venture · GB · york.ac.uk **$3.7M** With 1 other

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 **2** 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 **2 in all**

**[Opta Sportsdata](https://millionrounds.com/company/opta-sportsdata)** Bought by Perform Group **Undisclosed** Jul 2013

**[Red-M Group](https://millionrounds.com/company/red-m-group)** Bought by Team Telecom Group **Undisclosed** Mar 2012

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

## The cheque

Venture Series A Series B

Median round joined **$3.5M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$3.5M**

Led 0 of 15 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** 5 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Dec 2008
- **Exits:** 2 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Venture *9*
- Series A *1*
- Series B *1*

Cheques by year Led Joined

2005 2008

Often in the room with

- [Oxford Capital Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/oxford-capital) 6
- [Foursome Investments](https://millionrounds.com/fund/foursome-investments) 2

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## Who they invest alongside

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

[**Oxford Capital Partners** VC firm **6** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/oxford-capital)[**Foursome Investments** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/foursome-investments)

## Quick answers about Close

### What does Close invest in?

Close invests most often at Venture and Series A (91% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Crm, Database and Email.

### How active is Close?

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

### How big are Close's cheques?

The median round it joins is $3.5M.

### Does Close lead rounds?

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

### Where does Close invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United Kingdom (93%) and the United States (7%).

### Is Close investing now?

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

### Who does Close invest alongside?

Most often Oxford Capital Partners (6 rounds together) and Foursome Investments (2 rounds together).

### What kind of investor is Close?

Close is an investment firm based in San Francisco, United States.

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