# DARPA: portfolio, investments and team

> DARPA is a vc firm based in United States. 4 investments on record, latest Jul 2019. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

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

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# DARPA

Last cheque observed Jul 2019. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

Quiet VC firm

Grant Venture Automotive Marketplace Government

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Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 4 on record

Since the last cheque **2660** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$4.3M** Rounds led **0 of 4** Sole investor **3 rounds**

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## DARPA highlights

- 01 4 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Grant and Venture: 100% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 3 rounds, median $5.6M

## What they do

- **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Sectors:** Automotive Marketplace Government
- **Based in:** Arlington, United States
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **4 appearances**

- **2019** 1 round
- **Jul** **[Voyant Photonics](https://millionrounds.com/company/voyant-photonics)** US · TechCrunch **$4.3M** With 2 others
- **2015** 1 round
- **Sept** **[Inovio Pharmaceuticals](https://millionrounds.com/company/inovio-pharmaceuticals)** Grant · US **$45M** Sole investor
- **2014** 1 round
- **Jun** **[Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory](https://millionrounds.com/company/lawrence-livermore-national-laboratory)** Venture · US **$5.6M** Sole investor
- **2013** 1 round
- **Feb** **[Continuum Analytics](https://millionrounds.com/company/continuum-analytics)** Grant · US · businesswire.com **$3.0M** Sole investor

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 cheque

Grant Venture

Median round joined **$4.3M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$5.6M**

Led 0 of 4 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** 3 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Jul 2019

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Grant *2*
- Venture *1*

Cheques by year Led Joined

2013 2019

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## Recently backed

The latest companies DARPA put money into.

[**Voyant Photonics** $4.3M · Jul 2019](https://millionrounds.com/company/voyant-photonics)

## Quick answers about DARPA

### What does DARPA invest in?

DARPA invests most often at Grant and Venture (100% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Automotive, Marketplace and Government.

### How active is DARPA?

4 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Jul 2019.

### What has DARPA invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Voyant Photonics (Undisclosed round, Jul 2019).

### How big are DARPA's cheques?

The median round it joins is $4.3M.

### Is DARPA investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Jul 2019.

### What kind of investor is DARPA?

DARPA is a VC firm based in Arlington, United States.

### When was DARPA founded?

DARPA was founded in 1958.

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

From 2 articles and filings naming it in a round, public registers and its own website, checked and rebuilt every night.

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