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CSK Venture Capital

Last cheque observed Jul 2010. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

QuietVC firm

VentureSeries ASeries BContentDigital Media

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 13 on record
Since the last cheque5949days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$9.0MRounds led0 of 13Exits4 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 83%
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CSK Venture Capital highlights

  1. 01

    13 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Venture and Series A: 54% of its rounds

  3. 03

    4 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Sectors
ContentDigital Media
Based in
Japan
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first13 appearances

  1. 2010

    2 rounds

  2. Jul
    MorphlabsSeries B · US · mor.ph$5.5MWith 3 others
  3. Jan
    MicroCHIPSVenture · US · finsmes.com$17MWith 8 others
  4. 2008

    2 rounds

  5. Mar
    MorphlabsVenture · US · mor.ph$1.5MWith 1 other
  6. Feb
    REGiMMUNE CorporationSeries B · JP · regimmune.com$6.0MWith 8 others
  7. 2007

    1 round

  8. Sept
    EcrioSeries C · US · venturebeat.com$24MWith 6 others
  9. 2006

    1 round

  10. Jan
    DxO LabsSeries A · FR$13MWith 6 others
  11. 2005

    3 rounds

  12. Nov
    Game TrustSeries B · US · thefreelibrary.com$9.0MWith 6 others
  13. Jul
    Sphera CorporationVenture · thewhir.com$3.0MWith 7 others
  14. Feb
    Perlegen SciencesSeries D · US · allbusiness.com$74MWith 14 others
  15. 2003

    2 rounds

  16. Feb
    Peregrine SemiconductorSeries A · US$23MWith 10 others
  17. Jan
    Perlegen SciencesSeries C · US$30MWith 8 others
  18. 2001

    1 round

  19. Sept
    MessageVineSeries A · US$6.0MWith 3 others
  20. 2000

    1 round

  21. Jun
    Tessera TechnologiesVenture · US$5.2MWith 4 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 listed4 in all

Game TrustBought by Real Networks$20MSept 2007
Sphera CorporationBought by SWsoftUndisclosedSept 2007
MessageVineBought by Onset TechnologyUndisclosedMay 2006

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 CSK Venture Capital. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Quick answers about CSK Venture Capital

What does CSK Venture Capital invest in?

CSK Venture Capital invests most often at Venture and Series A (54% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Content and Digital Media.

How active is CSK Venture Capital?

13 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Jul 2010.

How big are CSK Venture Capital's cheques?

The median round it joins is $9.0M.

Does CSK Venture Capital lead rounds?

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

Where does CSK Venture Capital invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (83%), Japan (8%) and France (8%).

Is CSK Venture Capital investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Jul 2010.

Who does CSK Venture Capital invest alongside?

Most often Apax Partners (3 rounds together), BioFrontier Partners (2 rounds together) and CMEA Ventures (2 rounds together).

What kind of investor is CSK Venture Capital?

CSK Venture Capital is a VC firm based in Japan.

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