Investor

David Cheriton

Last cheque observed Nov 2017. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

QuietInvestment firm

SeedSeries ASeries B

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 6 on record
Since the last cheque3262days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$10MRounds led0 of 6Exits2 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 80%
Pitch David Cheriton

David Cheriton highlights

  1. 01

    6 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed and Series A: 50% of its rounds

  3. 03

    2 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Type
Investment firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first6 appearances

  1. 2017

    1 round

  2. Nov
    AISenseSeries A · US · FinSMEs$10MWith 3 others
  3. 2015

    1 round

  4. Sept
    ThreatSTOPSeries B$4.8MWith 1 other
  5. 2012

    1 round

  6. Mar
    AltobeamSeries D · CN · finsmes.com$6.0MWith 4 others
  7. 2010

    1 round

  8. Sept
    Aster Data SystemsSeries C · US · finsmes.com$30MWith 5 others
  9. 2005

    1 round

  10. Nov
    Aster Data SystemsSeed · US$1.0MWith 4 others
  11. 1998

    1 round

  12. Nov
    GoogleSeed · US$1.0MWith 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.

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed2 in all

Aster Data SystemsBought by Teradata$263MMar 2011
GoogleListedUndisclosedAug 2004

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

Quick answers about David Cheriton

What does David Cheriton invest in?

David Cheriton invests most often at Seed and Series A (50% of the rounds on record).

How active is David Cheriton?

6 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Nov 2017.

What has David Cheriton invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: AISense (Series A, Nov 2017).

How big are David Cheriton's cheques?

The median round it joins is $10M.

Does David Cheriton lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 6 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does David Cheriton invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (80%) and China (20%).

Is David Cheriton investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Nov 2017.

What kind of investor is David Cheriton?

David Cheriton is an investment firm.

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