# David Cheriton: portfolio, investments and team

> David Cheriton is an investment firm. 6 investments on record, latest Nov 2017. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

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

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# David Cheriton

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

Quiet Investment firm

Seed Series A Series B

Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 6 on record

Since the last cheque **3262** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$10M** Rounds led **0 of 6** Exits **2 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 80%**

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## David Cheriton highlights

- 01 6 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Seed and Series A: 50% of its rounds
- 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 first **6 appearances**

- **2017** 1 round
- **Nov** **[AISense](https://millionrounds.com/company/aisense)** Series A · US · FinSMEs **$10M** With 3 others
- **2015** 1 round
- **Sept** **[ThreatSTOP](https://millionrounds.com/company/threatstop)** Series B **$4.8M** With 1 other
- **2012** 1 round
- **Mar** **[Altobeam](https://millionrounds.com/company/altobeam)** Series D · CN · finsmes.com **$6.0M** With 4 others
- **2010** 1 round
- **Sept** **[Aster Data Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/aster-data-systems)** Series C · US · finsmes.com **$30M** With 5 others
- **2005** 1 round
- **Nov** **[Aster Data Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/aster-data-systems)** Seed · US **$1.0M** With 4 others
- **1998** 1 round
- **Nov** **[Google](https://millionrounds.com/company/google)** Seed · US **$1.0M** With 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 listed **2 in all**

**[Aster Data Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/aster-data-systems)** Bought by Teradata **$263M** Mar 2011

**[Google](https://millionrounds.com/company/google)** Listed **Undisclosed** Aug 2004

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

## The cheque

Seed Series A Series B

Median round joined **$10M** the round, not its cheque

Led 0 of 6 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** Never alone
- **Last cheque:** Nov 2017
- **Exits:** 2 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Seed *2*
- Series A *1*
- Series B *1*
- Series C *1*
- Series D *1*

Cheques by year Led Joined

1998 2017

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## 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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