# Compaq: portfolio, investments and team

> Compaq is a corporate vc based in United States. 3 investments on record, latest Jan 2001. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

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

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# Compaq

Last cheque observed Jan 2001. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

Quiet Corporate VC

Series B Series D Venture Analytics Publishing Computer

Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 3 on record

Since the last cheque **9406** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$32M** Rounds led **0 of 3** Exits **3 from the portfolio**

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## Compaq highlights

- 01 3 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Series B and Series D: 67% of its rounds
- 03 3 exits from the portfolio

## What they do

- **Type:** Corporate VC (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Sectors:** Analytics Publishing Computer
- **Based in:** Palo Alto, United States
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **3 appearances**

- **2001** 1 round
- **Jan** **[Lane15 Software](https://millionrounds.com/company/lane15-software)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 3 others
- **2000** 1 round
- **Jan** **[FaceTime Communications, Inc](https://millionrounds.com/company/facetime-communications-inc)** Series D · US **$30M** With 3 others
- **1999** 1 round
- **Sept** **[Ancestry](https://millionrounds.com/company/ancestry)** Series B · US · findarticles.com **$33M** With 3 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 **3 in all**

**[FaceTime Communications, Inc](https://millionrounds.com/company/facetime-communications-inc)** Bought by [Check Point Software Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/fund/check-point-software-technologies) **Undisclosed** Nov 2009

**[Ancestry](https://millionrounds.com/company/ancestry)** Listed **Undisclosed** Nov 2009

**[Lane15 Software](https://millionrounds.com/company/lane15-software)** Bought by InfiniSwitch Corporation **Undisclosed** Mar 2003

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

**zip2** **$307M** Apr 1999

**Digital Equipment Corporation** **Undisclosed** Jan 1998

## The cheque

Series B Series D Venture

Median round joined **$32M** the round, not its cheque

Led 0 of 3 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** Never alone
- **Last cheque:** Jan 2001
- **Exits:** 3 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Series B *1*
- Series D *1*
- Venture *1*

Cheques by year Led Joined

1999 2001

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## Quick answers about Compaq

### What does Compaq invest in?

Compaq invests most often at Series B and Series D (67% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Analytics, Publishing and Computer.

### How active is Compaq?

3 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Jan 2001.

### How big are Compaq's cheques?

The median round it joins is $32M.

### Is Compaq investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Jan 2001.

### What kind of investor is Compaq?

Compaq is a corporate VC based in Palo Alto, United States.

### When was Compaq founded?

Compaq was founded in 1982.

### Where does this information on Compaq come from?

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