# DFJ Portage Ventures: portfolio, investments and team

> DFJ Portage Ventures is a vc firm. 14 investments on record, latest Jan 2012. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

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

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# DFJ Portage Ventures

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

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Quiet VC firm

Series C Venture Series A Hardware

Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 14 on record

Since the last cheque **5404** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$16M** Rounds led **0 of 14** Exits **7 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 100%**

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## DFJ Portage Ventures highlights

- 01 14 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Series C and Venture: 58% of its rounds
- 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 first **14 appearances**

- **2012** 1 round
- **Jan** **[ThinkVine](https://millionrounds.com/company/thinkvine)** Series C · US · finsmes.com **$8.0M** With 4 others
- **2008** 1 round
- **Oct** **[Analyte Health](https://millionrounds.com/company/analyte-health)** US **$3.0M** With 1 other
- **2007** 2 rounds
- **Oct** **[Siimpel Corporation](https://millionrounds.com/company/siimpel-corporation)** Venture · US · venturebeat.com **$22M** With 8 others
- **Jan** **[TicketsNow](https://millionrounds.com/company/ticketsnow)** Series A · US · techconfidential.com **$34M** With 3 others
- **2006** 3 rounds
- **May** **[ViaCyte](https://millionrounds.com/company/viacyte)** Venture · US **$20M** With 7 others
- **Apr** **[Imago Scientific Instruments](https://millionrounds.com/company/imago-scientific-instruments)** Venture · US · azonano.com **$3.4M** With 2 others
- **Apr** Seed **$42M** With 12 others
- **2005** 4 rounds
- **Nov** **[Siimpel Corporation](https://millionrounds.com/company/siimpel-corporation)** Series C · US **$20M** With 4 others
- **Sept** **[Everdream](https://millionrounds.com/company/everdream)** Series F · US · everdream.com **$20M** With 4 others
- **Sept** **[Lefthand Networks](https://millionrounds.com/company/lefthand-networks)** Series C · US · goliath.ecnext.com **$25M** With 10 others
- **Apr** **[FeedBurner](https://millionrounds.com/company/feedburner)** Series B · US **$7.0M** With 4 others
- **2003** 1 round
- **Jan** **[Everdream](https://millionrounds.com/company/everdream)** Series D · US **$12M** With 6 others
- **2001** 2 rounds
- **Sept** **[CenterPost Communications](https://millionrounds.com/company/centerpost-communications)** Series C **$13M** With 4 others
- **Feb** **[ThreeCore](https://millionrounds.com/company/threecore)** Series A · US **$2.2M** 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.

## 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 listed **7 in all**

**[Siimpel Corporation](https://millionrounds.com/company/siimpel-corporation)** Bought by Tessera Technologies **$15M** May 2010

**[Imago Scientific Instruments](https://millionrounds.com/company/imago-scientific-instruments)** Bought by AMETEK **Undisclosed** Apr 2010

**[Lefthand Networks](https://millionrounds.com/company/lefthand-networks)** Bought by [Hewlett-Packard](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hewlett-packard) **$360M** Oct 2008

**[TicketsNow](https://millionrounds.com/company/ticketsnow)** Bought by [Ticketmaster](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ticketmaster) **$265M** Jan 2008

**[Everdream](https://millionrounds.com/company/everdream)** Bought by [Dell](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dell) **Undisclosed** Nov 2007

**[FeedBurner](https://millionrounds.com/company/feedburner)** Bought by [Google](https://millionrounds.com/fund/google-assistant-investments) **$100M** Jun 2007

**[CenterPost Communications](https://millionrounds.com/company/centerpost-communications)** Bought by West Corporation **Undisclosed** Feb 2007

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

## The cheque

Series C Venture Series A

Median round joined **$16M** the round, not its cheque

Led 0 of 14 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** Never alone
- **Last cheque:** Jan 2012
- **Exits:** 7 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Series C *4*
- Venture *3*
- Series A *2*
- Series B *1*
- Seed *1*
- Series D *1*

Cheques by year Led Joined

2001 2012

Often in the room with

- [DFJ](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dfj) 5
- [Pritzker Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pritzker-group) 4
- [Asset Management Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/asset-management-ventures) 2
- [BD Venture](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ignite-tech-solutions) 2
- [Canaan](https://millionrounds.com/fund/canaan-partners) 2
- [Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ)](https://millionrounds.com/fund/draper-fisher-jurvetson-dfj) 2

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## 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.

[**DFJ** VC firm **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dfj)[**Pritzker Group** Private equity **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pritzker-group)[**Asset Management Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/asset-management-ventures)[**BD Venture** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ignite-tech-solutions)[**Canaan** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/canaan-partners)[**Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ)** Investment firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/draper-fisher-jurvetson-dfj)[**Global Catalyst Partners** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/global-catalyst-partners)[**Headland Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/headland-ventures)[**Johnson & Johnson Development Corporation (JJDC)** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/johnson-and-johnson-development-corporation)[**Pacific Horizon Ventures** Growth equity **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pacific-horizon-ventures)[**Sanderling Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sanderling-ventures)[**Scale Venture Partners** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/scale-venture-partners)

## 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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