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CMEA Ventures

Last cheque observed Oct 2014. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

QuietVC firm

SeedSeries ASeries BRenewableGridWind

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 119 on record
Since the last cheque4402days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$15MRounds led0 of 119Sole investor6 roundsExits31 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 98%
Pitch CMEA Ventures

CMEA Ventures highlights

  1. 01

    119 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Series C and Series B: 54% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 6 rounds, median $1.7M

  4. 04

    31 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
SeedSeries ASeries BGrowth
Sectors
RenewableGridWind
Based in
San Francisco, United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first119 appearances

  1. 2014

    5 rounds

  2. Oct
    JobviteSeries D · US$25MWith 3 others
  3. May
    Sorbent TherapeuticsSeries D · US$6.5MWith 4 others
  4. May
    Arcadia BiosciencesGrowth · US$33MWith 3 others
  5. Mar
    Neos TherapeuticsSeries C · US$16MWith 3 others
  6. Jan
    Auspex PharmaceuticalsSeries E · US · sec.gov$20MWith 4 others
  7. 2013

    4 rounds

  8. Nov
    MediaSpikeSeries A · US · techcrunch.com$5.2MWith 9 others
  9. Jul
    AirTight NetworksSeries D · US · finsmes.com$10MWith 5 others
  10. Apr
    Spitfire PharmaVenture · US$500KSole investor
  11. Mar
    RSI (Reel Solar Inc)Seed · US · venturebeat.com$4.0MWith 3 others
  12. 2012

    6 rounds

  13. Dec
    SurgiQuestSeries D · US · finsmes.com$7.5MWith 5 others
  14. Nov
    Auspex PharmaceuticalsSeries D · US · in.finance.yahoo.com$25MWith 3 others
  15. Jul
    MediaSpikeSeed · US · techcrunch.comUndisclosedWith 6 others
  16. Apr
    Bionic Panda GamesVenture · US$800KSole investor
  17. Apr
    WorkingPointVenture · US$188KSole investor
  18. Feb
    LuminateSeries C · US · techcrunch.com$11MWith 5 others
  19. 2011

    10 rounds

  20. Dec
    Graffiti LabsSeed · GB$1.6MWith 5 others
  21. Oct
    ZaarlySeries A · US · businessinsider.com$14MWith 5 others
  22. Oct
    Contour Energy SystemsSeries C · US · finsmes.com$20MWith 5 others
  23. Sept
    BlekkoVenture · US · techcrunch.com$30MWith 3 others
  24. Sept
    BeautylishSeed · US$1.0MWith 5 others
  25. Aug
    ArdelyxSeries B · US · ardelyx.com$30MWith 2 others
  26. Aug
    Danotek Motion TechnologiesSeries B · US · finsmes.com$15MWith 3 others
  27. Jul
    SurgiQuestSeries C · US · fis.dowjones.com$19MWith 5 others
  28. Jun
    Sorbent TherapeuticsSeries B · US · money.msn.com$36MWith 4 others
  29. May
    JobviteSeries C · US · techcrunch.com$15MWith 2 others
  30. 2010

    7 rounds

  31. Dec
    MultigigSeries C · US · finsmes.com$10MWith 2 others
  32. Oct
    Auspex PharmaceuticalsSeries C · US · onbiovc.com$12MWith 2 others
  33. Sept
    Sorbent TherapeuticsSeries B · US · fis.dowjones.com$22MWith 3 others
  34. Jul
    LuminateSeries B · US · techcrunch.com$12MWith 3 others
  35. Jun
    BaxanoSeries C · US · onbiovc.com$30MWith 5 others
  36. Jun
    Tetraphase PharmaceuticalsSeries C · US · fiercebiotech.com$45MWith 7 others
  37. Feb
    Contour Energy SystemsSeries B · US · altassets.com$14MWith 3 others
  38. 2009

    14 rounds

  39. Dec
    Danotek Motion TechnologiesVenture · US · earth2tech.com$13MWith 3 others
  40. Dec
    SolariaDebt · US · deals.venturebeat.com$7.0MWith 6 others
  41. Nov
    iSuppliSeries B · US$30MWith 4 others
  42. Nov
    BlekkoSeries C · US$2.5MWith 1 other
  43. Sept
    JobviteSeries B · US · cheezhead.com$8.3MWith 1 other
  44. Jul
    BlekkoSeries C · US · techcrunch.com$12MWith 1 other
  45. Jul
    Schooner Information TechnologySeries B · US · freshnews.com$20MWith 2 others
  46. Jul
    IntellikineSeries B · US · onbiovc.com$51MWith 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.

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 listed31 in all

LiveOpsBought by Marlin Equity PartnersUndisclosedDec 2015
SurgiQuestBought by CONMED$265MNov 2015
Auspex PharmaceuticalsBought by Teva Pharmaceutical Industries$3.2BMar 2015
BlekkoBought by IBM (International Business Machines)UndisclosedMar 2015
WorkingPointBought by ZipmarkUndisclosedNov 2014
LuminateBought by Yahoo!UndisclosedSept 2014
Luminus DevicesBought by Lightera$22MJun 2013
AprisoBought by Dassault Systemes$205MMay 2013
BaxanoBought by TranS1UndisclosedMar 2013
Evolution RoboticsBought by iRobot$74MSept 2012
Schooner Information TechnologyBought by SanDiskUndisclosedJun 2012
MultigigBought by Analog DevicesUndisclosedMar 2012
IntellikineBought by Takeda Pharmaceutical$310MDec 2011
AWR CorporationBought by National InstrumentsUndisclosedMay 2011
SpikeSourceBought by Black Duck SoftwareUndisclosedNov 2010
SymwaveBought by SMSC$8.3MNov 2010
iSuppliBought by IHS Inc.$95MNov 2010
Pyxis TechnologyBought by Mentor GraphicsUndisclosedJul 2010
CodexisListedUndisclosedApr 2010
AmitiveBought by GXSUndisclosedApr 2010

The latest 20 here. 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 CMEA Ventures. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

U.S. Venture PartnersVC firm14rounds togetherNew Enterprise AssociatesVC firm11rounds togetherSofinnova InvestmentsVC firm6rounds togetherEnterprise Partners Venture CapitalVC firm5rounds togetherGoogle VenturesCorporate VC5rounds togetherKT Venture GroupGrowth equity5rounds togetherNovartis Venture FundCorporate VC5rounds togetherRedpointVC firm5rounds togetherStorm VenturesVC firm5rounds togetherTrident CapitalVC firm5rounds togetherARCH Venture PartnersVC firm4rounds togetherAustin VenturesVC firm4rounds together

Quick answers about CMEA Ventures

What does CMEA Ventures invest in?

CMEA Ventures invests most often at Series C and Series B (54% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Renewable, Grid and Wind.

How active is CMEA Ventures?

119 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Oct 2014.

How big are CMEA Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $15M.

Does CMEA Ventures lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 119 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does CMEA Ventures invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (98%).

Is CMEA Ventures investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Oct 2014.

Who does CMEA Ventures invest alongside?

Most often U.S. Venture Partners (14 rounds together), New Enterprise Associates (11 rounds together) and Sofinnova Investments (6 rounds together).

What kind of investor is CMEA Ventures?

CMEA Ventures is a VC firm based in San Francisco, United States.

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