# Demarest: portfolio, investments and team

> Demarest is a vc firm. 19 investments on record, latest Feb 2015. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

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

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# Demarest

Last cheque observed Feb 2015. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

Quiet VC firm

Seed Venture Series A

Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 19 on record

Since the last cheque **4277** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$1.8M** Rounds led **0 of 19** Sole investor **1 rounds** Exits **1 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 94%**

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## Demarest highlights

- 01 19 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Seed and Venture: 76% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 1 rounds, median $816K
- 04 1 exits from the portfolio

## What they do

- **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **19 appearances**

- **2015** 1 round
- **Feb** **[AFINITY](https://millionrounds.com/company/afinity)** Seed · US **$500K** With 6 others
- **2014** 8 rounds
- **Oct** **[Augury](https://millionrounds.com/company/augury)** Seed · US **$2.0M** With 4 others
- **Sept** **[MoviePass](https://millionrounds.com/company/moviepass)** Series A · US **$2.2M** With 14 others
- **Sept** **[TheTake](https://millionrounds.com/company/thetake)** Seed · US **$2.0M** With 1 other
- **May** **[Digitour Media](https://millionrounds.com/company/digitour-media)** Seed · US **$2.0M** With 7 others
- **Apr** **[Genesis Media](https://millionrounds.com/company/genesis-media)** Series B · US **$6.0M** With 2 others
- **Mar** **[GoCoin](https://millionrounds.com/company/gocoin)** Series A · SG **$1.5M** With 3 others
- **Mar** **[TAPP](https://millionrounds.com/company/tapp)** **Undisclosed** With 2 others
- **Mar** **[expresscoin](https://millionrounds.com/company/expresscoin)** Seed · US **Undisclosed** With 2 others
- **2013** 5 rounds
- **Aug** **[Open Me](https://millionrounds.com/company/open-me)** Seed · US **Undisclosed** With 11 others
- **Aug** **[EverSport Media](https://millionrounds.com/company/eversport-media)** Seed · US **Undisclosed** With 2 others
- **Aug** **[Amplify.LA](https://millionrounds.com/company/amplify-la)** US **Undisclosed** With 3 others
- **Apr** **[DSTLD](https://millionrounds.com/company/dstld)** Seed · US **$1.0M** With 7 others
- **Mar** **[MiMedia](https://millionrounds.com/company/mimedia)** Venture · US · sec.gov **$816K** Sole investor
- **2012** 2 rounds
- **Apr** **[Playsino](https://millionrounds.com/company/playsino)** Venture · US · finsmes.com **$1.5M** With 6 others
- **Jan** **[Seismic Games](https://millionrounds.com/company/seismic-games)** Series A · US · techcrunch.com **$2.0M** With 4 others
- **2011** 2 rounds
- **Feb** **[MoviePass](https://millionrounds.com/company/moviepass)** Seed · US · businesswire.com **$1.5M** With 10 others
- **Jan** **[HALO Maritime Defense Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/halo-maritime-defense-systems)** Venture · US · masshightech.com **$1.0M** With 1 other
- **2009** 1 round
- **Jul** **[Cross Mediaworks](https://millionrounds.com/company/cross-mediaworks)** Venture · US · altassets.net **$17M** With 2 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 **1 in all**

**[Open Me](https://millionrounds.com/company/open-me)** Bought by Rowl **Undisclosed** May 2015

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

## The cheque

Seed Venture Series A

Median round joined **$1.8M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$816K**

Led 0 of 19 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** 1 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Feb 2015
- **Exits:** 1 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Seed *9*
- Venture *4*
- Series A *3*
- Series B *1*

Cheques by year Led Joined

2009 2015

Often in the room with

- [amplify.la](https://millionrounds.com/fund/amplify-la) 4
- [Wavemaker Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/wavemaker-partners-3) 3
- [Allen DeBevoise](https://millionrounds.com/fund/allen-debevoise) 2
- [Aol Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/aol-ventures) 2
- [Brian Lee](https://millionrounds.com/fund/brian-lee) 2
- [Canyon Creek Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/canyon-creek-capital) 2

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## Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Demarest. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

[**amplify.la** Accelerator **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/amplify-la)[**Wavemaker Partners** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/wavemaker-partners-3)[**Allen DeBevoise** Angel **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/allen-debevoise)[**Aol Ventures** Corporate VC **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/aol-ventures)[**Brian Lee** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/brian-lee)[**Canyon Creek Capital** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/canyon-creek-capital)[**Crypto Currency Partners** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/crypto-currency-partners)[**Lambert Media Group** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lambert-media-group)[**MJ Eng** Angel **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mj-eng)[**Moxie Pictures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/moxie-pictures)[**Ryan Steelberg** Angel **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ryan-steelberg)[**Sam Englebardt** Angel **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sam-englebardt)

## Quick answers about Demarest

### What does Demarest invest in?

Demarest invests most often at Seed and Venture (76% of the rounds on record).

### How active is Demarest?

19 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Feb 2015.

### How big are Demarest's cheques?

The median round it joins is $1.8M.

### Does Demarest lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 19 investments on record names it as the lead.

### Where does Demarest invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (94%) and Singapore (6%).

### Is Demarest investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Feb 2015.

### Who does Demarest invest alongside?

Most often amplify.la (4 rounds together), Wavemaker Partners (3 rounds together) and Allen DeBevoise (2 rounds together).

### What kind of investor is Demarest?

Demarest is a VC firm.

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