# Dimension Data: portfolio, investments and team

> Dimension Data is a corporate vc based in South Africa. 3 investments on record, latest Dec 2018. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

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

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# Dimension Data

Last cheque observed Dec 2018. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

Quiet Corporate VC

Series B Series C Series D Reading Apps Software Enterprise Software

Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 3 on record

Since the last cheque **2882** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$46M** Rounds led **0 of 3**

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## Dimension Data highlights

- 01 3 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Series B and Series C: 67% of its rounds

## What they do

- **Type:** Corporate VC (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Sectors:** Reading Apps Software Enterprise Software
- **Based in:** Bryanston, South Africa
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **3 appearances**

- **2018** 2 rounds
- **Dec** **[Pindrop](https://millionrounds.com/company/pindrop)** Series D · US · FinSMEs **$90M** With 9 others
- **Feb** **[Mist](https://millionrounds.com/company/mist)** Series C · US · FinSMEs **$46M** With 4 others
- **2017** 1 round
- **Dec** **[ShieldX](https://millionrounds.com/company/shieldx)** Series B · US · FinSMEs **$25M** 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 **15** people 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.

## Companies it bought

Acquisitions by the firm itself

**Britehouse** **Undisclosed** Oct 2015

**Oakton** **$171M** Aug 2014

**Nexus IS** **Undisclosed** Apr 2014

**NextiraOne** **Undisclosed** Dec 2013

**Xigo** **Undisclosed** Feb 2012

**[Magenta Computacíon](https://millionrounds.com/company/magenta-computaca-on)** **Undisclosed** Apr 2010

**Teksys** **Undisclosed** Feb 2009

## The cheque

Series B Series C Series D

Median round joined **$46M** the round, not its cheque

Led 0 of 3 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** Never alone
- **Last cheque:** Dec 2018

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Series B *1*
- Series C *1*
- Series D *1*

Cheques by year Led Joined

2017 2018

Often in the room with

- [Google Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gv) 2

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## Who they invest alongside

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

[**Google Ventures** Corporate VC **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gv)

## Recently backed

The latest companies Dimension Data put money into.

[**Pindrop** $90M · Dec 2018](https://millionrounds.com/company/pindrop)[**ShieldX** $25M · Dec 2017](https://millionrounds.com/company/shieldx)

## Mentioned on podcasts

Episodes that name Dimension Data in their description, not their title.

- [Origins: Inside Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/origins-openlp) 18 Jul 2017 · 56 min David Frankel, Founder Collective Mentions [David Frankel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/david-frankel)[Founder Collective](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founder-collective)[Dimension Data](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dimension-data) Apple PodcastsShow page

## Quick answers about Dimension Data

### What does Dimension Data invest in?

Dimension Data invests most often at Series B and Series C (67% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Reading Apps, Software and Enterprise Software.

### How active is Dimension Data?

3 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Dec 2018.

### What has Dimension Data invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Pindrop (Series D, Dec 2018), Mist (Series C, Feb 2018) and ShieldX (Series B, Dec 2017).

### How big are Dimension Data's cheques?

The median round it joins is $46M.

### Is Dimension Data investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Dec 2018.

### Who does Dimension Data invest alongside?

Most often Google Ventures (2 rounds together).

### What kind of investor is Dimension Data?

Dimension Data is a corporate VC based in Bryanston, South Africa.

### When was Dimension Data founded?

Dimension Data was founded in 1983.

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