# Diamondhead Ventures: portfolio, investments and team

> Diamondhead Ventures is a vc firm based in United States. 21 investments on record, latest Mar 2010. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

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

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# Diamondhead Ventures

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

Quiet VC firm

Venture Series B Series C Finance Internet Venture Capital & Private Equity

Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 21 on record

Since the last cheque **6083** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$11M** Rounds led **0 of 21** Exits **8 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 100%**

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## Diamondhead Ventures highlights

- 01 21 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Venture and Series B: 67% of its rounds
- 03 8 exits from the portfolio

## What they do

- **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Sectors:** Finance Internet Venture Capital & Private Equity
- **Based in:** Menlo Park, United States
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **21 appearances**

- **2010** 1 round
- **Mar** **[FirstRain](https://millionrounds.com/company/firstrain)** Venture · US · sec.gov **$7.3M** With 2 others
- **2009** 3 rounds
- **Dec** **[Cavium](https://millionrounds.com/company/cavium)** Series B · US · sec.gov **$34M** With 2 others
- **Oct** **[UPEK](https://millionrounds.com/company/upek)** Venture · US · deals.venturebeat.com **$6.2M** With 3 others
- **Jul** **[Truviso](https://millionrounds.com/company/truviso)** Venture · US · deals.venturebeat.com **$3.0M** With 2 others
- **2008** 2 rounds
- **Jan** **[FirstRain](https://millionrounds.com/company/firstrain)** Venture · US · venturebeat.com **$14M** With 2 others
- **Jan** **[Serus](https://millionrounds.com/company/serus)** Venture · US **$5.8M** With 1 other
- **2007** 1 round
- **Jul** **[Serus](https://millionrounds.com/company/serus)** Series C · US · venturebeat.com **$8.0M** With 4 others
- **2006** 6 rounds
- **Aug** **[Habeas](https://millionrounds.com/company/habeas)** Venture · US **$6.0M** With 2 others
- **Jul** **[Availigent](https://millionrounds.com/company/availigent)** Series B · US · oracle.sys-con.com **$12M** With 2 others
- **Jun** **[Cranite Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/cranite-systems)** Series C · US **$12M** With 6 others
- **Jun** **[Nitronex](https://millionrounds.com/company/nitronex)** Venture · US · findarticles.com **$22M** With 5 others
- **Apr** **[FirstRain](https://millionrounds.com/company/firstrain)** Venture · US **$19M** With 2 others
- **Feb** **[Reactivity](https://millionrounds.com/company/reactivity)** Venture · US **$8.6M** With 2 others
- **2005** 1 round
- **Aug** **[Serus](https://millionrounds.com/company/serus)** Series B · US **$5.3M** With 1 other
- **2004** 1 round
- **Mar** **[UPEK](https://millionrounds.com/company/upek)** Series A · US **$20M** With 4 others
- **2003** 3 rounds
- **Aug** **[Cavium](https://millionrounds.com/company/cavium)** Series C · US **$18M** With 5 others
- **Jul** **[FirstRain](https://millionrounds.com/company/firstrain)** Series B · US **$8.3M** With 3 others
- **Jun** **[Orative Corporation](https://millionrounds.com/company/orative-corporation)** Series A · US **$6.0M** With 1 other
- **2002** 1 round
- **Sept** **[Cranite Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/cranite-systems)** Series C · US **$12M** With 5 others
- **2001** 2 rounds
- **Oct** **[FirstRain](https://millionrounds.com/company/firstrain)** Series A · US **$11M** With 3 others
- **Oct** **[Danger](https://millionrounds.com/company/danger)** Series B · US · danger.com **$36M** With 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 listed **8 in all**

**[Serus](https://millionrounds.com/company/serus)** Bought by E2open **Undisclosed** Jun 2014

**[Nitronex](https://millionrounds.com/company/nitronex)** Bought by M/A-COM Technology Solutions **$26M** Feb 2014

**[Truviso](https://millionrounds.com/company/truviso)** Bought by [Cisco](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cisco) **Undisclosed** May 2012

**[UPEK](https://millionrounds.com/company/upek)** Bought by AuthenTec **Undisclosed** Sept 2010

**[Habeas](https://millionrounds.com/company/habeas)** Bought by Return Path **Undisclosed** Aug 2008

**[Danger](https://millionrounds.com/company/danger)** Bought by [Microsoft](https://millionrounds.com/fund/microsoft) **$500M** Feb 2008

**[Reactivity](https://millionrounds.com/company/reactivity)** Bought by [Cisco](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cisco) **Undisclosed** Feb 2007

**[Orative Corporation](https://millionrounds.com/company/orative-corporation)** Bought by [Cisco](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cisco) **Undisclosed** Oct 2006

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

## The cheque

Venture Series B Series C

Median round joined **$11M** the round, not its cheque

Led 0 of 21 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** Never alone
- **Last cheque:** Mar 2010
- **Exits:** 8 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Venture *9*
- Series B *5*
- Series C *4*
- Series A *3*

Cheques by year Led Joined

2001 2010

Often in the room with

- [Ampersand Capital Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ampersand-capital-partners) 4
- [JK&B Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jk-and-b-capital) 3
- [Oak Investment Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/oak-investment-partners) 3
- [Earlybird Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/earlybird) 2
- [Green Dot](https://millionrounds.com/fund/green-dot) 2
- [Industry Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/industry-ventures) 2

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## 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.

[**Ampersand Capital Partners** Private equity **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ampersand-capital-partners)[**JK&B Capital** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jk-and-b-capital)[**Oak Investment Partners** Private equity **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/oak-investment-partners)[**Earlybird Venture Capital** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/earlybird)[**Green Dot** Corporate VC **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/green-dot)[**Industry Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/industry-ventures)[**Menlo Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/menlo-ventures)[**Myriad Investments** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/myriad-investments)[**Pacifica Fund** Growth equity **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pacifica-fund)[**Selby Venture Partners** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/selby-venture-partners)[**St. Paul Venture Capital** Growth equity **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/st-paul-venture-capital)[**Zap Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/zap-ventures)

## 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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