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California Technology Ventures

Last cheque observed Jun 2016. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

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SeedSeries ASeries BTechnologyLife Science

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 26 on record
Since the last cheque3796days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$2.0MRounds led0 of 26Sole investor4 roundsExits6 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 92%
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California Technology Ventures highlights

  1. 01

    26 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Series A and Series B: 57% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 4 rounds, median $2.0M

  4. 04

    6 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Direct investments in technology and life science companiesFrom their own website
Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
SeedSeries ASeries BGrowthPre-IPO
Sectors
TechnologyLife Science
Based in
Pasadena, United States
Cold pitches
Not accepted

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first26 appearances

  1. 2016

    1 round

  2. Jun
    AiVita BiomedicalSeries A · US · Wsj$2.0MSole investor
  3. 2015

    1 round

  4. Jun
    CyMedica OrthopedicsSeries A · US$12MWith 3 others
  5. 2013

    2 rounds

  6. Oct
    MariaDBSeries B · FI · techcrunch.com$20MWith 4 others
  7. Apr
    VideoCareSeed · US · finsmes.comUndisclosedWith 1 other
  8. 2012

    6 rounds

  9. Dec
    SurgiQuestSeries D · US · finsmes.com$7.5MWith 5 others
  10. Oct
    Education.comVenture · US$2.3MWith 1 other
  11. May
    MariaDBSeries A · FI · skysql.com$2.5MSole investor
  12. Feb
    ClearFlowSeries C · US$4.9MWith 2 others
  13. Feb
    Clear Catheter SystemsSeries C · US · onbiovc.com$4.9MWith 2 others
  14. Jan
    Education.comVenture · US · bizjournals.com$3.5MWith 1 other
  15. 2011

    3 rounds

  16. Dec
    Clear Catheter SystemsSeries A · US · marketwatch.com$4.0MWith 1 other
  17. Dec
    ClearFlowSeries A · US$4.0MWith 1 other
  18. Jul
    SurgiQuestSeries C · US · fis.dowjones.com$19MWith 5 others
  19. 2010

    1 round

  20. Mar
    OrthAlignSeries A · US · onbiovc.com$5.2MWith 1 other
  21. 2009

    2 rounds

  22. Nov
    Blade Games WorldDebt · US · sec.gov$500KSole investor
  23. Apr
    Blade Games WorldVenture · US · sec.gov$5.4MWith 1 other
  24. 2008

    3 rounds

  25. Nov
    TravelMuseSeries A · US · pewnews.com$600KWith 1 other
  26. Oct
    OrthoScanSeries B · US$7.5MWith 2 others
  27. Aug
    Education.comSeries B · US$9.8MWith 2 others
  28. 2007

    5 rounds

  29. Oct
    AngioScoreSeries E · US · angioscore.com$30MWith 5 others
  30. Jul
    ThinglefinSeries A · USUndisclosedSole investor
  31. Jun
    CeregeneSeries C · US · altapartners.com$28MWith 5 others
  32. May
    TravelMuseSeed · US · venturebeat.com$3.0MWith 1 other
  33. Apr
    SurgRx, IncSeries F · US$20MWith 5 others
  34. 2006

    1 round

  35. Nov
    Health Hero Network(Bosch Healthcare)Series B · US · deals.venturebeat.com$16MWith 5 others
  36. 2004

    1 round

  37. Aug
    CeregeneSeries B · US$32MWith 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.

The team

We hold 4 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.

What they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

14 of 25 we have independently watched raise

AblexisClearflowCymedicaorthoFanxchangeGameviceInsoundmedicalMariadbOrthalignOrthoscanSpinewaveSurgiquestThinglefinTravelmuseTurbineAgilentBoschCS2KEducationEthiconFortePcnalertSangamoSpectraneticsSpencerhealthsolutionsTyco

Weaker than a round we watched, stronger than a list somebody sold us. A firm is far less willing to put a company on its own site that it never funded.

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed6 in all

SurgiQuestBought by CONMED$265MNov 2015
AngioScoreBought by Spectranetics$230MMay 2014
CeregeneBought by Sangamo BioSciencesUndisclosedAug 2013
OrthoScanBought by AtonUndisclosedSept 2011
TravelMuseBought by Travora NetworksUndisclosedNov 2010
Health Hero Network(Bosch Healthcare)Bought by Robert Bosch GmBHUndisclosedDec 2008

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

Aphelion CapitalVC firm9rounds togetherAzure Capital PartnersVC firm5rounds togetherAlta PartnersVC firm3rounds togetherResearch Corporation TechnologiesVC firm3rounds togetherRiver Cities Capital FundsInvestment firm3rounds togetherCMEA VenturesVC firm2rounds togetherFletcher Spaght, Inc.VC firm2rounds togetherMPM CapitalPrivate equity2rounds togetherPresidio PartnersVC firm2rounds togetherPsilos GroupPrivate equity2rounds together

Recently backed

The latest companies California Technology Ventures put money into.

AiVita Biomedical$2.0M · Jun 2016

Quick answers about California Technology Ventures

What does California Technology Ventures invest in?

California Technology Ventures invests most often at Series A and Series B (57% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Technology and Life Science.

How active is California Technology Ventures?

26 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Jun 2016.

What has California Technology Ventures invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: AiVita Biomedical (Series A, Jun 2016).

How big are California Technology Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $2.0M.

Does California Technology Ventures lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 26 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does California Technology Ventures invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (92%) and Finland (8%).

Is California Technology Ventures investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Jun 2016.

Who does California Technology Ventures invest alongside?

Most often Aphelion Capital (9 rounds together), Azure Capital Partners (5 rounds together) and Alta Partners (3 rounds together).

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