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Divergent Ventures

Last cheque observed Mar 2017. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

QuietNew fund $875K, Aug 2019VC firm

Pre-seedSeedSeries AAnalyticsBiotechnologyCloudTech

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 25 on record
Since the last cheque3503days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$1.0MRounds led0 of 25Exits8 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 100%
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Divergent Ventures highlights

  1. 01

    25 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Series A and Seed: 67% of its rounds

  3. 03

    8 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Filed 5 private fund offerings with the SEC, the most recent in 2019-08From their own website
Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
Pre-seedSeedSeries A
Sectors
AnalyticsBiotechnologyCloudTech
Based in
Seattle, United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first25 appearances

  1. 2017

    1 round

  2. Mar
    SocedoUS · FinSMEs$1.0MWith 2 others
  3. 2015

    3 rounds

  4. Sept
    Iron.ioSeries A · US$8.0MWith 4 others
  5. Jun
    AppuriSeed · US$2.0MWith 2 others
  6. Feb
    BlueTalonSeries A · US$6.5MWith 6 others
  7. 2014

    4 rounds

  8. Nov
    ShippableSeries A · US$8.0MWith 3 others
  9. Oct
    Iron.ioSeed · US$3.1MWith 2 others
  10. Apr
    ReadyPulseSeries A · US$2.0MWith 3 others
  11. Jan
    Piston Cloud Computing, Inc.Series B · US$6.4MWith 5 others
  12. 2013

    6 rounds

  13. Dec
    ShippableSeed · US · techcrunch.com$2.0MWith 5 others
  14. Oct
    TempoIQSeries A · US · finsmes.com$3.2MWith 5 others
  15. Jul
    Union Bay NetworksSeed · US · geekwire.com$1.9MWith 3 others
  16. Jun
    SpaceCurveSeries B · US · venturebeat.com$5.0MWith 3 others
  17. Mar
    Proximal DataSeries B · US · sec.gov$2.0MWith 1 other
  18. Feb
    Piston Cloud Computing, Inc.Series B · US · venturebeat.com$8.0MWith 5 others
  19. 2012

    2 rounds

  20. Aug
    SpaceCurveSeries A · US · finsmes.com$3.5MWith 2 others
  21. Feb
    SpaceCurveVenture · US · finsmes.com$2.7MWith 2 others
  22. 2011

    3 rounds

  23. Dec
    Iron.ioSeed · US · techcrunch.com$2.4MWith 9 others
  24. Jun
    FlashSoftSeries A · US · businesswire.com$3.0MWith 1 other
  25. Jun
    Piston Cloud Computing, Inc.Series A · US · gigaom.com$4.5MWith 3 others
  26. 2010

    2 rounds

  27. Aug
    SpaceCurveSeed · US · finsmes.com$1.1MWith 1 other
  28. Jan
    Pliant TechnologyVenture · US · deals.venturebeat.com$27MWith 3 others
  29. 2009

    2 rounds

  30. Mar
    Pliant TechnologySeries C · US · sanjose.bizjournals.com$15MWith 3 others
  31. Feb
    RNA NetworksSeries A · US · techflash.com$7.0MWith 1 other
  32. 2008

    1 round

  33. Feb
    Pliant TechnologySeries A · US · silicontap.com$8.0MWith 1 other
  34. 2007

    1 round

  35. Jan
    HyperQualitySeries B · US$10MWith 3 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

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration3 named

KLKevin L. OberExecutive Officer, PromoteriFiling they signed
RDRobert D. ShurtleffExecutive Officer, PromoteriFiling they signed
TDTodd D. WarrenManager of General PartneriFiling they signed

We also hold 7 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.

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed8 in all

BlueTalonBought by MicrosoftUndisclosedJul 2019
Piston Cloud Computing, Inc.Bought by CiscoUndisclosedJun 2015
Union Bay NetworksBought by AppleUndisclosedNov 2014
Proximal DataBought by Samsung ElectronicsUndisclosedNov 2014
HyperQualityBought by Spoken CommunicationsUndisclosedJul 2012
FlashSoftBought by SanDiskUndisclosedFeb 2012
RNA NetworksBought by DellUndisclosedJun 2011
Pliant TechnologyBought by SanDisk$327MMay 2011

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

Baseline VenturesVC firm4rounds togetherReed Elsevier VenturesGrowth equity4rounds togetherVulcan CapitalFamily office4rounds togetherDCVCVC firm3rounds togetherHummer Winblad Venture PartnersVC firm3rounds togetherIgnition PartnersVC firm3rounds togetherLightspeed Venture PartnersVC firm3rounds togetherMadrona Venture GroupVC firm3rounds togetherMenlo VenturesVC firm3rounds togetherArcturus CapitalGrowth equity2rounds togetherBain Capital VenturesVC firm2rounds togetherCiscoCorporate VC2rounds together

Recently backed

The latest companies Divergent Ventures put money into.

Socedo$1.0M · Mar 2017

Quick answers about Divergent Ventures

What does Divergent Ventures invest in?

Divergent Ventures invests most often at Series A and Seed (67% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Analytics, Biotechnology and CloudTech.

How active is Divergent Ventures?

25 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Mar 2017.

What has Divergent Ventures invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Socedo (Undisclosed round, Mar 2017).

How big are Divergent Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $1.0M.

Does Divergent Ventures lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 25 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Divergent Ventures invest?

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

Is Divergent Ventures investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Mar 2017.

Who does Divergent Ventures invest alongside?

Most often Baseline Ventures (4 rounds together), Reed Elsevier Ventures (4 rounds together) and Vulcan Capital (4 rounds together).

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