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Crescendo Ventures

Last cheque observed Apr 2026; 63 cheques on record.

Deploying nowGrowth equity

BuyoutDebtGrowthConsumerFinTechFinance

Deploying now
100%of best year1cheques in 12 months, 63 on record
Since the last cheque207days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$4.6MRounds led0 of 63Sole investor4 roundsExits15 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 83%
Pitch Crescendo Ventures

Crescendo Ventures highlights

  1. 01

    1 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Series C and Venture: 59% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 4 rounds, median $7.7M

  4. 04

    15 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Type
Growth equity (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
BuyoutDebtGrowthPre-seedSeedSeries ASeries B
Sectors
ConsumerFinTechFinance
Based in
Palo Alto, United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first63 appearances

  1. 2026

    1 round

  2. Apr
    VoxaRO · Catalyst Romania$4.6MWith 2 others
  3. 2013

    1 round

  4. Sept
    eASICGrowth · US · finsmes.com$24MWith 5 others
  5. 2012

    4 rounds

  6. Oct
    eASICVenture · US$6.4MSole investor
  7. Jul
    eSiliconVenture · US$1.1MWith 3 others
  8. May
    NextIOSeries F · US · reuters.com$12MWith 1 other
  9. Jan
    EnvivioVenture · US$1.5MWith 1 other
  10. 2010

    1 round

  11. Jun
    eASICSeries E · US · deals.venturebeat.com$11MWith 1 other
  12. 2009

    1 round

  13. Dec
    EnvivioDebt · US · deals.venturebeat.com$1.0MWith 11 others
  14. 2008

    11 rounds

  15. Oct
    MetaplaceSeries B · US · techcrunch.com$6.7MWith 3 others
  16. Sept
    EnvivioVenture · US · paidcontent.org$25MWith 11 others
  17. Jul
    VerimatrixSeries C · US · biz.yahoo.com$5.0MWith 3 others
  18. Jul
    JasperSeries C · US$25MWith 6 others
  19. Jun
    Airband Communications HoldingsVenture · US · venturebeat.com$2.5MWith 4 others
  20. May
    ArterisSeries C · US · venturebeat.com$7.5MWith 4 others
  21. Apr
    CoreOpticsVenture · DE · lightreading.com$25MWith 7 others
  22. Mar
    eASICSeries D · US · easic.com$48MWith 4 others
  23. Feb
    NextIOSeries C · US · virtualization.com$19MWith 4 others
  24. Feb
    DashSeries C · US$30MWith 9 others
  25. Jan
    brylleSeries C · GB · uk.techcrunch.com$12MWith 3 others
  26. 2007

    9 rounds

  27. Dec
    CREDANT TechnologiesSeries C · US$5.0MWith 4 others
  28. Oct
    BDNASeries D · US · bdna.com$20MWith 3 others
  29. Oct
    VerimatrixVenture · USUndisclosedWith 1 other
  30. Jul
    BroadSoftSeries D · US · broadsoft.com$10MWith 6 others
  31. Jun
    ArterisSeries B · US · findarticles.com$8.1MWith 3 others
  32. May
    Airband Communications HoldingsSeries C · US$13MWith 4 others
  33. Mar
    QuikCycleVenture · US · venturebeat.com$8.9MSole investor
  34. Feb
    DashSeries B · US · dash.net$25MWith 6 others
  35. Jan
    Zolo TechnologiesSeries D · US · zolotech.com$13MWith 4 others
  36. 2006

    6 rounds

  37. Oct
    Quorum SystemsSeries C · US · highbeam.com$15MWith 3 others
  38. Sept
    Compellent TechnologiesVenture · US$15MWith 4 others
  39. Jul
    NovaluxSeries B · US · compoundsemi.com$22MWith 4 others
  40. Jul
    CoreOpticsVenture · DE · lightreading.com$28MWith 5 others
  41. Jun
    VerimatrixSeries B · US · verimatrix.com$8.0MWith 2 others
  42. Mar
    Fultec SemiconductorSeries C · US$12MWith 4 others
  43. 2005

    13 rounds

  44. Oct
    eASICSeries C · US · easic.com$17MWith 3 others
  45. Sept
    ParexaSeries A · CH$5.3MSole investor
  46. Sept
    PaxeraSeries A · US$5.4MWith 2 others
  47. Jul
    Zolo TechnologiesSeries C · US · zolotech.com$5.0MWith 2 others
  48. Jul
    brylleSeries B · GB · shozu.com$12MWith 3 others
  49. May
    Tropic NetworksSeries D · CA · markevanstech.com$33MWith 11 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 listed15 in all

EnvivioBought by Ericsson$125MSept 2015
CREDANT TechnologiesBought by DellUndisclosedDec 2012
Compellent TechnologiesBought by Dell$820MDec 2010
MetaplaceBought by PlaydomUndisclosedJul 2010
BroadSoftListedUndisclosedJun 2010
CoreOpticsBought by Cisco$99MMay 2010
brylleBought by Critical Path Inc.UndisclosedJan 2010
DashBought by BlackBerry$8.3MJun 2009
Pure Digital TechnologiesBought by Cisco$590MMar 2009
TransitiveBought by IBM (International Business Machines)UndisclosedNov 2008
Quorum SystemsBought by Spreadtrum Communications$70MNov 2007
Tropic NetworksBought by Alcatel-LucentUndisclosedApr 2007
WhereNetBought by Zebra Technologies$126MJan 2007
Sistina SoftwareBought by Red Hat$31MJun 2004
CybrantBought by Blue Martini SoftwareUndisclosedApr 2002

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 Crescendo Ventures. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Kleiner Perkins Caufield & ByersVC firm6rounds togetherAtila VentureVC firm4rounds togetherAtlas VentureVC firm4rounds togetherHigh Tech Private EquityPrivate equity4rounds togetherTVM CapitalPrivate equity4rounds togetherAtlantic BridgeVC firm3rounds togetherCRVVC firm3rounds togetherCargill VenturesCorporate VC3rounds togetherCrosspoint Venture PartnersVC firm3rounds togetherEl Dorado VenturesVC firm3rounds togetherEvergreen Venture PartnersVC firm3rounds togetherGoldman SachsPrivate equity3rounds together

Recently backed

The latest companies Crescendo Ventures put money into.

Voxa$4.6M · Apr 2026

Quick answers about Crescendo Ventures

What does Crescendo Ventures invest in?

Crescendo Ventures invests most often at Series C and Venture (59% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Consumer, FinTech and Finance.

How active is Crescendo Ventures?

63 investments on record, 1 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Apr 2026.

What has Crescendo Ventures invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Voxa (Apr 2026).

How big are Crescendo Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $4.6M.

Does Crescendo Ventures lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 63 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Crescendo Ventures invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (83%), Germany (5%) and the United Kingdom (5%).

Is Crescendo Ventures investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 1 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does Crescendo Ventures invest alongside?

Most often Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers (6 rounds together), Atila Venture (4 rounds together) and Atlas Venture (4 rounds together).

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