# DFJ ePlanet Ventures: portfolio, investments and team

> DFJ ePlanet Ventures is a growth equity based in United States. 24 investments on record, latest Feb 2013. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

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

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# DFJ ePlanet Ventures

Last cheque observed Feb 2013. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

Quiet Growth equity

Series B Venture Series C Venture Capital & Private Equity

Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 24 on record

Since the last cheque **5000** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$13M** Rounds led **0 of 24** Sole investor **4 rounds** Exits **2 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 25%**

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## DFJ ePlanet Ventures highlights

- 01 24 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Series B and Venture: 67% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 4 rounds, median $2.1M
- 04 2 exits from the portfolio

## What they do

- **Type:** Growth equity (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Sectors:** Venture Capital & Private Equity
- **Based in:** San Jose, United States
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **24 appearances**

- **2013** 1 round
- **Feb** **[Virgin Mobile Latin America](https://millionrounds.com/company/virgin-mobile-latin-america)** Series C · CO **$20M** With 3 others
- **2012** 1 round
- **May** **[Virgin Mobile Latin America](https://millionrounds.com/company/virgin-mobile-latin-america)** Series B · CO · finsmes.com **$27M** With 3 others
- **2011** 1 round
- **Jun** **[Spinal Modulation](https://millionrounds.com/company/spinal-modulation)** Series D · US · businesswire.com **$30M** With 7 others
- **2010** 2 rounds
- **Sept** **[Auro Mira Energy](https://millionrounds.com/company/auro-mira-energy)** Series B · IN · vccircle.com **$21M** With 1 other
- **Aug** **[Palringo](https://millionrounds.com/company/palringo)** Series B · GB **$3.9M** With 4 others
- **2009** 8 rounds
- **Nov** **[OrderDynamics](https://millionrounds.com/company/orderdynamics)** Venture · GB · ecommera.com **$2.1M** Sole investor
- **Nov** **[Manthan Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/manthan-systems)** Series B · IN · dealipedia.com **$15M** With 2 others
- **Nov** **[Spinal Modulation](https://millionrounds.com/company/spinal-modulation)** Series C · US · deals.venturebeat.com **$27M** With 6 others
- **Oct** **[Direct Flow Medical](https://millionrounds.com/company/direct-flow-medical)** Series C · US · deals.venturebeat.com **$40M** With 6 others
- **Sept** **[BiancaMed](https://millionrounds.com/company/biancamed)** Series B · IE · onbiovc.com **$8.7M** With 2 others
- **Aug** **[Silicon Mitus](https://millionrounds.com/company/silicon-mitus)** Series B · KR · venturebeat.com **Undisclosed** With 1 other
- **Mar** **[Greetz](https://millionrounds.com/company/greetz)** Series B · NL · sociableblog.com **$8.9M** With 1 other
- **Feb** **[FOI Corporation](https://millionrounds.com/company/foi-corporation)** JP · allbusiness.com **Undisclosed** Sole investor
- **2008** 2 rounds
- **Dec** **[BullGuard](https://millionrounds.com/company/bullguard)** Venture · GB **$5.0M** Sole investor
- **Feb** **[Naseeb Networks](https://millionrounds.com/company/naseeb-networks)** Series B · PK · el7z.com **$2.0M** With 1 other
- **2007** 4 rounds
- **Dec** **[ShanghaiMed Healthcare](https://millionrounds.com/company/shanghaimed-healthcare)** Series E · CN **$25M** With 4 others
- **Dec** **[Palringo](https://millionrounds.com/company/palringo)** Series A · GB **$5.2M** With 4 others
- **Jun** **[Manthan Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/manthan-systems)** Venture · IN · manthansystems.com **$2.0M** Sole investor
- **Apr** **[Ku6](https://millionrounds.com/company/ku6)** Series A · JP **$10M** With 3 others
- **2006** 3 rounds
- **Dec** **[Passado](https://millionrounds.com/company/passado)** Venture · GB · paidcontent.co.uk **$13M** With 1 other
- **Sept** **[Visto](https://millionrounds.com/company/visto)** Growth · US · venturebeat.com **$51M** With 6 others
- **Jun** **[Fangtek](https://millionrounds.com/company/fangtek)** Series C · US · prnwire.com **$12M** With 6 others
- **2005** 1 round
- **Sept** **[SpinX Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/spinx-technologies)** Series B · CH · spinx-technologies.com **$12M** With 4 others
- **2002** 1 round
- **Oct** **[Ember](https://millionrounds.com/company/ember)** Series B · US · thefreelibrary.com **$20M** With 6 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**

**[Ember](https://millionrounds.com/company/ember)** Bought by Silicon Laboratories **$72M** May 2012

**[BiancaMed](https://millionrounds.com/company/biancamed)** Bought by [ResMed](https://millionrounds.com/fund/resmed) **Undisclosed** Jul 2011

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

## The cheque

Series B Venture Series C

Median round joined **$13M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$2.1M**

Led 0 of 24 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** 4 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Feb 2013
- **Exits:** 2 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Series B *10*
- Venture *4*
- Series C *4*
- Series A *2*
- Growth *1*

Cheques by year Led Joined

2002 2013

Often in the room with

- [DFJ](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dfj) 3
- [Johnson & Johnson Development Corporation (JJDC)](https://millionrounds.com/fund/johnson-and-johnson-development-corporation) 3
- [Prime Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/prime-ventures) 3
- [De Novo Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/de-novo-ventures) 2
- [Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ)](https://millionrounds.com/fund/draper-fisher-jurvetson-dfj) 2
- [Hermes Growth Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hermes-growth-partners) 2

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## Who they invest alongside

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

[**DFJ** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dfj)[**Johnson & Johnson Development Corporation (JJDC)** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/johnson-and-johnson-development-corporation)[**Prime Ventures** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/prime-ventures)[**De Novo Ventures** Growth equity **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/de-novo-ventures)[**Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ)** Investment firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/draper-fisher-jurvetson-dfj)[**Hermes Growth Partners** Growth equity **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hermes-growth-partners)[**InCube Ventures** Corporate VC **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/incube-ventures-llc)[**Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kleiner-perkins-caufield-and-byers)[**MedVenture Associates** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/medventure-associates)[**NTEC** Government **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ntec)[**Northstar Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/northstar-ventures)[**Raffle Venture Partners** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/raffle-venture-partners)

## Quick answers about DFJ ePlanet Ventures

### What does DFJ ePlanet Ventures invest in?

DFJ ePlanet Ventures invests most often at Series B and Venture (67% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Venture Capital & Private Equity.

### How active is DFJ ePlanet Ventures?

24 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Feb 2013.

### How big are DFJ ePlanet Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $13M.

### Does DFJ ePlanet Ventures lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 24 investments on record names it as the lead.

### Where does DFJ ePlanet Ventures invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (25%), the United Kingdom (21%) and India (13%).

### Is DFJ ePlanet Ventures investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Feb 2013.

### Who does DFJ ePlanet Ventures invest alongside?

Most often DFJ (3 rounds together), Johnson & Johnson Development Corporation (JJDC) (3 rounds together) and Prime Ventures (3 rounds together).

### What kind of investor is DFJ ePlanet Ventures?

DFJ ePlanet Ventures is a growth equity firm based in San Jose, United States.

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