# DFJ Mercury: portfolio, investments and team

> DFJ Mercury is a vc firm. 4 investments on record, latest Oct 2014. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

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

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# DFJ Mercury

Last cheque observed Oct 2014. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

Quiet New fund $62M, Jun 2010 VC firm

Debt Seed Series A

Cheques on record

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

Since the last cheque **4395** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$2.4M** Rounds led **0 of 4**

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## DFJ Mercury highlights

- 01 4 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Debt and Seed: 50% of its rounds

## 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 **4 appearances**

- **2014** 1 round
- **Oct** **[Illumitex](https://millionrounds.com/company/illumitex)** Debt · US **$4.0M** With 6 others
- **2011** 1 round
- **Dec** **[Epic Playground](https://millionrounds.com/company/epic-playground)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$585K** With 1 other
- **2007** 1 round
- **Aug** **[Vizionware](https://millionrounds.com/company/vizionware)** Series B · US **$8.2M** With 6 others
- **2005** 1 round
- **Sept** **[X-Sten](https://millionrounds.com/company/x-sten)** Series A · US **$725K** With 1 other

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 team

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration **3 named**

DM **Daniel M Watkins** Director i Filing they signed

EB **Edward B Hill** Director i Filing they signed

MB **M Blair Garrou** Director i Filing they signed

New fund on file

**$62M**

raised in Jun 2010

From its SEC filing, not a journalist: a firm that has just raised has money to deploy.

## The cheque

Debt Seed Series A

Median round joined **$2.4M** the round, not its cheque

Led 0 of 4 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** Never alone
- **Last cheque:** Oct 2014

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Debt *1*
- Seed *1*
- Series A *1*
- Series B *1*

Cheques by year Led Joined

2005 2014

Often in the room with

- [Aweida Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/aweida-venture-partners) 2

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## Who they invest alongside

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

[**Aweida Venture Partners** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/aweida-venture-partners)

## Quick answers about DFJ Mercury

### What does DFJ Mercury invest in?

DFJ Mercury invests most often at Debt and Seed (50% of the rounds on record).

### How active is DFJ Mercury?

4 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Oct 2014.

### How big are DFJ Mercury's cheques?

The median round it joins is $2.4M.

### Is DFJ Mercury investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Oct 2014.

### Who does DFJ Mercury invest alongside?

Most often Aweida Venture Partners (2 rounds together).

### What kind of investor is DFJ Mercury?

DFJ Mercury is a VC firm.

### Has DFJ Mercury raised a new fund?

Its latest fund filing with the SEC was in Jun 2010, reporting $62M raised.

### Where does this information on DFJ Mercury come from?

From 1 articles and filings naming it in a round, public registers and its own website, checked and rebuilt every night.

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