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Diamondhead Ventures

Last cheque observed Mar 2010. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

QuietVC firm

VentureSeries BSeries CFinanceInternetVenture Capital & Private Equity

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 21 on record
Since the last cheque6083days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$11MRounds led0 of 21Exits8 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 100%
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Diamondhead Ventures highlights

  1. 01

    21 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Venture and Series B: 67% of its rounds

  3. 03

    8 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Sectors
FinanceInternetVenture Capital & Private Equity
Based in
Menlo Park, United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first21 appearances

  1. 2010

    1 round

  2. Mar
    FirstRainVenture · US · sec.gov$7.3MWith 2 others
  3. 2009

    3 rounds

  4. Dec
    CaviumSeries B · US · sec.gov$34MWith 2 others
  5. Oct
    UPEKVenture · US · deals.venturebeat.com$6.2MWith 3 others
  6. Jul
    TruvisoVenture · US · deals.venturebeat.com$3.0MWith 2 others
  7. 2008

    2 rounds

  8. Jan
    FirstRainVenture · US · venturebeat.com$14MWith 2 others
  9. Jan
    SerusVenture · US$5.8MWith 1 other
  10. 2007

    1 round

  11. Jul
    SerusSeries C · US · venturebeat.com$8.0MWith 4 others
  12. 2006

    6 rounds

  13. Aug
    HabeasVenture · US$6.0MWith 2 others
  14. Jul
    AvailigentSeries B · US · oracle.sys-con.com$12MWith 2 others
  15. Jun
    Cranite SystemsSeries C · US$12MWith 6 others
  16. Jun
    NitronexVenture · US · findarticles.com$22MWith 5 others
  17. Apr
    FirstRainVenture · US$19MWith 2 others
  18. Feb
    ReactivityVenture · US$8.6MWith 2 others
  19. 2005

    1 round

  20. Aug
    SerusSeries B · US$5.3MWith 1 other
  21. 2004

    1 round

  22. Mar
    UPEKSeries A · US$20MWith 4 others
  23. 2003

    3 rounds

  24. Aug
    CaviumSeries C · US$18MWith 5 others
  25. Jul
    FirstRainSeries B · US$8.3MWith 3 others
  26. Jun
    Orative CorporationSeries A · US$6.0MWith 1 other
  27. 2002

    1 round

  28. Sept
    Cranite SystemsSeries C · US$12MWith 5 others
  29. 2001

    2 rounds

  30. Oct
    FirstRainSeries A · US$11MWith 3 others
  31. Oct
    DangerSeries B · US · danger.com$36MWith 5 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 listed8 in all

SerusBought by E2openUndisclosedJun 2014
NitronexBought by M/A-COM Technology Solutions$26MFeb 2014
TruvisoBought by CiscoUndisclosedMay 2012
UPEKBought by AuthenTecUndisclosedSept 2010
HabeasBought by Return PathUndisclosedAug 2008
DangerBought by Microsoft$500MFeb 2008
ReactivityBought by CiscoUndisclosedFeb 2007
Orative CorporationBought by CiscoUndisclosedOct 2006

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 Diamondhead Ventures. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Quick answers about Diamondhead Ventures

What does Diamondhead Ventures invest in?

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

How active is Diamondhead Ventures?

21 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Mar 2010.

How big are Diamondhead Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $11M.

Does Diamondhead Ventures lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 21 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Diamondhead Ventures invest?

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

Is Diamondhead Ventures investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Mar 2010.

Who does Diamondhead Ventures invest alongside?

Most often Ampersand Capital Partners (4 rounds together), JK&B Capital (3 rounds together) and Oak Investment Partners (3 rounds together).

What kind of investor is Diamondhead Ventures?

Diamondhead Ventures is a VC firm based in Menlo Park, United States.

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