# CSK Venture Capital: portfolio, investments and team

> CSK Venture Capital is a vc firm based in Japan. 13 investments on record, latest Jul 2010. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

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

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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.

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Quiet VC firm

Venture Series A Series B Content Digital Media

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Cheques on record

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

Since the last cheque **5949** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$9.0M** Rounds led **0 of 13** Exits **4 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 83%**

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## CSK Venture Capital highlights

- 01 13 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Venture and Series A: 54% of its rounds
- 03 4 exits from the portfolio

## What they do

- **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Sectors:** Content Digital Media
- **Based in:** Japan
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

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

- **2010** 2 rounds
- **Jul** **[Morphlabs](https://millionrounds.com/company/morphlabs)** Series B · US · mor.ph **$5.5M** With 3 others
- **Jan** **[MicroCHIPS](https://millionrounds.com/company/microchips)** Venture · US · finsmes.com **$17M** With 8 others
- **2008** 2 rounds
- **Mar** **[Morphlabs](https://millionrounds.com/company/morphlabs)** Venture · US · mor.ph **$1.5M** With 1 other
- **Feb** **[REGiMMUNE Corporation](https://millionrounds.com/company/regimmune-corporation)** Series B · JP · regimmune.com **$6.0M** With 8 others
- **2007** 1 round
- **Sept** **[Ecrio](https://millionrounds.com/company/ecrio)** Series C · US · venturebeat.com **$24M** With 6 others
- **2006** 1 round
- **Jan** **[DxO Labs](https://millionrounds.com/company/dxo-labs)** Series A · FR **$13M** With 6 others
- **2005** 3 rounds
- **Nov** **[Game Trust](https://millionrounds.com/company/game-trust)** Series B · US · thefreelibrary.com **$9.0M** With 6 others
- **Jul** **[Sphera Corporation](https://millionrounds.com/company/sphera-corporation)** Venture · thewhir.com **$3.0M** With 7 others
- **Feb** **[Perlegen Sciences](https://millionrounds.com/company/perlegen-sciences)** Series D · US · allbusiness.com **$74M** With 14 others
- **2003** 2 rounds
- **Feb** **[Peregrine Semiconductor](https://millionrounds.com/company/peregrine-semiconductor)** Series A · US **$23M** With 10 others
- **Jan** **[Perlegen Sciences](https://millionrounds.com/company/perlegen-sciences)** Series C · US **$30M** With 8 others
- **2001** 1 round
- **Sept** **[MessageVine](https://millionrounds.com/company/messagevine)** Series A · US **$6.0M** With 3 others
- **2000** 1 round
- **Jun** **[Tessera Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/tessera-technologies)** Venture · US **$5.2M** With 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 listed **4 in all**

**[Peregrine Semiconductor](https://millionrounds.com/company/peregrine-semiconductor)** Bought by [Murata Manufacturing](https://millionrounds.com/fund/murata-manufacturing) **$471M** Aug 2014

**[Game Trust](https://millionrounds.com/company/game-trust)** Bought by [Real Networks](https://millionrounds.com/fund/real-networks) **$20M** Sept 2007

**[Sphera Corporation](https://millionrounds.com/company/sphera-corporation)** Bought by SWsoft **Undisclosed** Sept 2007

**[MessageVine](https://millionrounds.com/company/messagevine)** Bought by Onset Technology **Undisclosed** May 2006

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

## The cheque

Venture Series A Series B

Median round joined **$9.0M** the round, not its cheque

Led 0 of 13 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** Never alone
- **Last cheque:** Jul 2010
- **Exits:** 4 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Venture *4*
- Series A *3*
- Series B *3*
- Series C *2*
- Series D *1*

Cheques by year Led Joined

2000 2010

Often in the room with

- [Apax Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/apax-partners) 3
- [BioFrontier Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/biofrontier-partners) 2
- [CMEA Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cmea-capital) 2
- [Japan Asia Investment](https://millionrounds.com/fund/japan-asia-investment-co-ltd) 2
- [Maverick Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/maverick-capital) 2
- [SB Life Science](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sb-life-science) 2

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## 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.

[**Apax Partners** Private equity **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/apax-partners)[**BioFrontier Partners** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/biofrontier-partners)[**CMEA Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cmea-capital)[**Japan Asia Investment** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/japan-asia-investment-co-ltd)[**Maverick Capital** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/maverick-capital)[**SB Life Science** Growth equity **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sb-life-science)

## 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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