# Divergent Ventures: portfolio, investments and team

> Divergent Ventures is a vc firm based in United States. 25 investments on record, latest Mar 2017. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

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

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# Divergent Ventures

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

Quiet New fund $875K, Aug 2019 VC firm

Pre-seed Seed Series A Analytics Biotechnology CloudTech

Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 25 on record

Since the last cheque **3503** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$1.0M** Rounds led **0 of 25** Exits **8 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 100%**

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## Divergent Ventures highlights

- 01 25 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Series A and Seed: 67% of its rounds
- 03 8 exits from the portfolio

## What they do

> Filed 5 private fund offerings with the SEC, the most recent in 2019-08 From their own website

- **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Stages:** Pre-seed Seed Series A
- **Sectors:** Analytics Biotechnology CloudTech
- **Based in:** Seattle, United States
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **25 appearances**

- **2017** 1 round
- **Mar** **[Socedo](https://millionrounds.com/company/socedo)** US · FinSMEs **$1.0M** With 2 others
- **2015** 3 rounds
- **Sept** **[Iron.io](https://millionrounds.com/company/iron-io)** Series A · US **$8.0M** With 4 others
- **Jun** **[Appuri](https://millionrounds.com/company/appuri)** Seed · US **$2.0M** With 2 others
- **Feb** **[BlueTalon](https://millionrounds.com/company/bluetalon)** Series A · US **$6.5M** With 6 others
- **2014** 4 rounds
- **Nov** **[Shippable](https://millionrounds.com/company/shippable)** Series A · US **$8.0M** With 3 others
- **Oct** **[Iron.io](https://millionrounds.com/company/iron-io)** Seed · US **$3.1M** With 2 others
- **Apr** **[ReadyPulse](https://millionrounds.com/company/readypulse)** Series A · US **$2.0M** With 3 others
- **Jan** **[Piston Cloud Computing, Inc.](https://millionrounds.com/company/piston-cloud-computing-inc)** Series B · US **$6.4M** With 5 others
- **2013** 6 rounds
- **Dec** **[Shippable](https://millionrounds.com/company/shippable)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$2.0M** With 5 others
- **Oct** **[TempoIQ](https://millionrounds.com/company/tempoiq)** Series A · US · finsmes.com **$3.2M** With 5 others
- **Jul** **[Union Bay Networks](https://millionrounds.com/company/union-bay-networks)** Seed · US · geekwire.com **$1.9M** With 3 others
- **Jun** **[SpaceCurve](https://millionrounds.com/company/spacecurve)** Series B · US · venturebeat.com **$5.0M** With 3 others
- **Mar** **[Proximal Data](https://millionrounds.com/company/proximal-data)** Series B · US · sec.gov **$2.0M** With 1 other
- **Feb** **[Piston Cloud Computing, Inc.](https://millionrounds.com/company/piston-cloud-computing-inc)** Series B · US · venturebeat.com **$8.0M** With 5 others
- **2012** 2 rounds
- **Aug** **[SpaceCurve](https://millionrounds.com/company/spacecurve)** Series A · US · finsmes.com **$3.5M** With 2 others
- **Feb** **[SpaceCurve](https://millionrounds.com/company/spacecurve)** Venture · US · finsmes.com **$2.7M** With 2 others
- **2011** 3 rounds
- **Dec** **[Iron.io](https://millionrounds.com/company/iron-io)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$2.4M** With 9 others
- **Jun** **[FlashSoft](https://millionrounds.com/company/flashsoft)** Series A · US · businesswire.com **$3.0M** With 1 other
- **Jun** **[Piston Cloud Computing, Inc.](https://millionrounds.com/company/piston-cloud-computing-inc)** Series A · US · gigaom.com **$4.5M** With 3 others
- **2010** 2 rounds
- **Aug** **[SpaceCurve](https://millionrounds.com/company/spacecurve)** Seed · US · finsmes.com **$1.1M** With 1 other
- **Jan** **[Pliant Technology](https://millionrounds.com/company/pliant-technology)** Venture · US · deals.venturebeat.com **$27M** With 3 others
- **2009** 2 rounds
- **Mar** **[Pliant Technology](https://millionrounds.com/company/pliant-technology)** Series C · US · sanjose.bizjournals.com **$15M** With 3 others
- **Feb** **[RNA Networks](https://millionrounds.com/company/rna-networks)** Series A · US · techflash.com **$7.0M** With 1 other
- **2008** 1 round
- **Feb** **[Pliant Technology](https://millionrounds.com/company/pliant-technology)** Series A · US · silicontap.com **$8.0M** With 1 other
- **2007** 1 round
- **Jan** **[HyperQuality](https://millionrounds.com/company/hyperquality)** Series B · US **$10M** With 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 registration **3 named**

KL **Kevin L. Ober** Executive Officer, Promoter i Filing they signed

RD **Robert D. Shurtleff** Executive Officer, Promoter i Filing they signed

TD **Todd D. Warren** Manager of General Partner i Filing 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 listed **8 in all**

**[BlueTalon](https://millionrounds.com/company/bluetalon)** Bought by [Microsoft](https://millionrounds.com/fund/microsoft) **Undisclosed** Jul 2019

**[Piston Cloud Computing, Inc.](https://millionrounds.com/company/piston-cloud-computing-inc)** Bought by [Cisco](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cisco) **Undisclosed** Jun 2015

**[Union Bay Networks](https://millionrounds.com/company/union-bay-networks)** Bought by [Apple](https://millionrounds.com/fund/apple) **Undisclosed** Nov 2014

**[Proximal Data](https://millionrounds.com/company/proximal-data)** Bought by [Samsung Electronics](https://millionrounds.com/fund/samsung-electronics) **Undisclosed** Nov 2014

**[HyperQuality](https://millionrounds.com/company/hyperquality)** Bought by Spoken Communications **Undisclosed** Jul 2012

**[FlashSoft](https://millionrounds.com/company/flashsoft)** Bought by [SanDisk](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sandisk) **Undisclosed** Feb 2012

**[RNA Networks](https://millionrounds.com/company/rna-networks)** Bought by [Dell](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dell) **Undisclosed** Jun 2011

**[Pliant Technology](https://millionrounds.com/company/pliant-technology)** Bought by [SanDisk](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sandisk) **$327M** May 2011

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

New fund on file

**$875K**

raised in Aug 2019

From its SEC filing, not a journalist: a firm that has just raised has money to deploy.

## The cheque

Pre-seed Seed Series A

Median round joined **$1.0M** the round, not its cheque

Led 0 of 25 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** Never alone
- **Last cheque:** Mar 2017
- **Exits:** 8 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Series A said *10*
- Seed said *6*
- Series B *5*
- Venture *2*
- Series C *1*
- Pre-seed said *-*

Cheques by year Led Joined

2007 2017

Often in the room with

- [Baseline Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/baseline-ventures) 4
- [Reed Elsevier Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/reed-elsevier-ventures) 4
- [Vulcan Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/vulcan-capital) 4
- [DCVC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/data-collective) 3
- [Hummer Winblad Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hummer-winblad-venture-partners) 3
- [Ignition Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ignition-partners) 3

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## 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 Ventures** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/baseline-ventures)[**Reed Elsevier Ventures** Growth equity **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/reed-elsevier-ventures)[**Vulcan Capital** Family office **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/vulcan-capital)[**DCVC** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/data-collective)[**Hummer Winblad Venture Partners** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hummer-winblad-venture-partners)[**Ignition Partners** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ignition-partners)[**Lightspeed Venture Partners** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lightspeed-venture-partners)[**Madrona Venture Group** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/madrona)[**Menlo Ventures** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/menlo-ventures)[**Arcturus Capital** Growth equity **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/arcturus-capital)[**Bain Capital Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bain-capital-ventures)[**Cisco** Corporate VC **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cisco)

## Recently backed

The latest companies Divergent Ventures put money into.

[**Socedo** $1.0M · Mar 2017](https://millionrounds.com/company/socedo)

## 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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