# Comdisco Ventures: portfolio, investments and team

> Comdisco Ventures is a vc firm based in United States. 13 investments on record, latest Apr 2012. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

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

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# Comdisco Ventures

Last cheque observed Apr 2012. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

Quiet VC firm Website unconfirmed

Buyout Debt Growth Artificial Intelligence Robotics Social Network

Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 13 on record

Since the last cheque **5321** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$36M** Rounds led **0 of 13** Sole investor **1 rounds** Exits **9 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 100%**

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## Comdisco Ventures highlights

- 01 13 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Series B and Growth: 56% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 1 rounds, median $1.5M
- 04 9 exits from the portfolio

## What they do

- **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Stages:** Buyout Debt Growth
- **Sectors:** Artificial Intelligence Robotics Social Network
- **Based in:** United States
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

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## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **13 appearances**

- **2012** 1 round
- **Apr** **[Performance Marketing Brands, Inc.](https://millionrounds.com/company/performance-marketing-brands-inc)** Growth · US **$49M** With 3 others
- **2007** 2 rounds
- **Sept** **[ACTIVE Network](https://millionrounds.com/company/active-network)** Series E · US · venturebeat.com **$65M** With 7 others
- **Feb** **[Veraz Networks](https://millionrounds.com/company/veraz-networks)** Venture · US · venturebeat.com **$10M** With 9 others
- **2001** 2 rounds
- **May** **[Sanrise](https://millionrounds.com/company/sanrise)** Series B **$115M** With 11 others
- **Feb** **[Array Networks](https://millionrounds.com/company/array-networks)** Series A · US **$31M** With 2 others
- **2000** 4 rounds
- **Oct** **[OpenTable](https://millionrounds.com/company/opentable)** Series C · US · opentable.com **$36M** With 5 others
- **Jul** **[SirenServ](https://millionrounds.com/company/sirenserv)** US **$1.5M** Sole investor
- **Jun** **[Livevault](https://millionrounds.com/company/livevault)** Venture · US **$17M** With 5 others
- **Jun** **[BenefitPoint](https://millionrounds.com/company/benefitpoint)** Series B **$52M** With 6 others
- **1999** 4 rounds
- **Dec** **[OurHouse](https://millionrounds.com/company/ourhouse)** Debt · US · news.cnet.com **$30M** With 2 others
- **Dec** **[Equinix](https://millionrounds.com/company/equinix)** Growth · US **$80M** With 15 others
- **Nov** **[HomeGrocer.com](https://millionrounds.com/company/homegrocer-com)** Series D **$100M** With 8 others
- **Apr** **[Silicon Metrics](https://millionrounds.com/company/silicon-metrics)** Series B · US **$5.0M** With 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.

## Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed **9 in all**

**[OpenTable](https://millionrounds.com/company/opentable)** Bought by Priceline **$2.6B** Jun 2014

**[ACTIVE Network](https://millionrounds.com/company/active-network)** Bought by [Vista Equity Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/vista-equity-partners) **Undisclosed** Nov 2013

**[ACTIVE Network](https://millionrounds.com/company/active-network)** Listed **Undisclosed** Jun 2011

**[Veraz Networks](https://millionrounds.com/company/veraz-networks)** Bought by Dialogic **Undisclosed** May 2010

**[OpenTable](https://millionrounds.com/company/opentable)** Listed **Undisclosed** May 2009

**[SirenServ](https://millionrounds.com/company/sirenserv)** Bought by [Time Inc.](https://millionrounds.com/fund/time-inc) **Undisclosed** Jan 2006

**[Livevault](https://millionrounds.com/company/livevault)** Bought by [Iron Mountain](https://millionrounds.com/fund/iron-mountain) **Undisclosed** Dec 2005

**[Silicon Metrics](https://millionrounds.com/company/silicon-metrics)** Bought by Magma Design Automation **Undisclosed** Oct 2003

**[Equinix](https://millionrounds.com/company/equinix)** Listed **Undisclosed** Aug 2000

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

## The cheque

Buyout Debt Growth

Median round joined **$36M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$1.5M**

Led 0 of 13 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** 1 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Apr 2012
- **Exits:** 9 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Series B *3*
- Growth said *2*
- Venture *2*
- Series A *1*
- Series C *1*
- Buyout said *-*
- Debt said *-*

Cheques by year Led Joined

1999 2012

Often in the room with

- [Benchmark](https://millionrounds.com/fund/benchmark) 2
- [Canaan](https://millionrounds.com/fund/canaan-partners) 2
- [Dell](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dell) 2
- [Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kleiner-perkins-caufield-and-byers) 2

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## Who they invest alongside

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

[**Benchmark** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/benchmark)[**Canaan** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/canaan-partners)[**Dell** Growth equity **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dell)[**Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kleiner-perkins-caufield-and-byers)

## Quick answers about Comdisco Ventures

### What does Comdisco Ventures invest in?

Comdisco Ventures invests most often at Series B and Growth (56% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Artificial Intelligence, Robotics and Social Network.

### How active is Comdisco Ventures?

13 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Apr 2012.

### How big are Comdisco Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $36M.

### Does Comdisco Ventures lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 13 investments on record names it as the lead.

### Where does Comdisco Ventures invest?

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

### Is Comdisco Ventures investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Apr 2012.

### Who does Comdisco Ventures invest alongside?

Most often Benchmark (2 rounds together), Canaan (2 rounds together) and Dell (2 rounds together).

### What kind of investor is Comdisco Ventures?

Comdisco Ventures is a VC firm based in United States.

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