Investor

DFJ Portage Ventures

Last cheque observed Jan 2012. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

QuietVC firm

Series CVentureSeries AHardware

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 14 on record
Since the last cheque5403days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$16MRounds led0 of 14Exits7 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 100%
Pitch DFJ Portage Ventures

DFJ Portage Ventures highlights

  1. 01

    14 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Series C and Venture: 58% of its rounds

  3. 03

    7 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Sectors
Hardware
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first14 appearances

  1. 2012

    1 round

  2. Jan
    ThinkVineSeries C · US · finsmes.com$8.0MWith 4 others
  3. 2008

    1 round

  4. Oct
    Analyte HealthUS$3.0MWith 1 other
  5. 2007

    2 rounds

  6. Oct
    Siimpel CorporationVenture · US · venturebeat.com$22MWith 8 others
  7. Jan
    TicketsNowSeries A · US · techconfidential.com$34MWith 3 others
  8. 2006

    3 rounds

  9. May
    ViaCyteVenture · US$20MWith 7 others
  10. Apr
    Imago Scientific InstrumentsVenture · US · azonano.com$3.4MWith 2 others
  11. Apr
    Seed$42MWith 12 others
  12. 2005

    4 rounds

  13. Nov
    Siimpel CorporationSeries C · US$20MWith 4 others
  14. Sept
    EverdreamSeries F · US · everdream.com$20MWith 4 others
  15. Sept
    Lefthand NetworksSeries C · US · goliath.ecnext.com$25MWith 10 others
  16. Apr
    FeedBurnerSeries B · US$7.0MWith 4 others
  17. 2003

    1 round

  18. Jan
    EverdreamSeries D · US$12MWith 6 others
  19. 2001

    2 rounds

  20. Sept
    CenterPost CommunicationsSeries C$13MWith 4 others
  21. Feb
    ThreeCoreSeries A · US$2.2MWith 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.

The team

We hold 1 person at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed7 in all

Siimpel CorporationBought by Tessera Technologies$15MMay 2010
Imago Scientific InstrumentsBought by AMETEKUndisclosedApr 2010
Lefthand NetworksBought by Hewlett-Packard$360MOct 2008
TicketsNowBought by Ticketmaster$265MJan 2008
EverdreamBought by DellUndisclosedNov 2007
FeedBurnerBought by Google$100MJun 2007
CenterPost CommunicationsBought by West CorporationUndisclosedFeb 2007

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

Who they invest alongside

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

Quick answers about DFJ Portage Ventures

What does DFJ Portage Ventures invest in?

DFJ Portage Ventures invests most often at Series C and Venture (58% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Hardware.

How active is DFJ Portage Ventures?

14 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Jan 2012.

How big are DFJ Portage Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $16M.

Does DFJ Portage Ventures lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 14 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does DFJ Portage Ventures invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (100%).

Is DFJ Portage Ventures investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Jan 2012.

Who does DFJ Portage Ventures invest alongside?

Most often DFJ (5 rounds together), Pritzker Group (4 rounds together) and Asset Management Ventures (2 rounds together).

What kind of investor is DFJ Portage Ventures?

DFJ Portage Ventures is a VC firm.

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