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DOCOMO Innovations

No cheque observed since Aug 2015, after 28 earlier cheques, and the website is dead.

DormantCorporate VC

Series BSeries CSeries DVenture Capital & Private Equity

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 28 on record
Since the last cheque4080days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$12MRounds led0 of 28Sole investor2 roundsExits5 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 93%
Pitch DOCOMO Innovations

DOCOMO Innovations highlights

  1. 01

    28 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Series B and Series C: 48% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 2 rounds, median $1.0M

  4. 04

    5 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Type
Corporate VC (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Sectors
Venture Capital & Private Equity
Based in
Palo Alto, United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first28 appearances

  1. 2015

    2 rounds

  2. Aug
    Nok Nok LabsSeries C · US$16MWith 7 others
  3. Jul
    InfluitiveSeries B · CA$31MWith 7 others
  4. 2014

    3 rounds

  5. Sept
    NetpulseSeries D · US$19MWith 4 others
  6. Jun
    CouchbaseSeries E · US$60MWith 6 others
  7. May
    CentrifySeries E · US$42MWith 7 others
  8. 2013

    3 rounds

  9. Jun
    FabSeries D · US · techcrunch.com$150MWith 8 others
  10. Jun
    MuzySeed · US · techcrunch.com$4.4MWith 4 others
  11. Apr
    QuantanceSeries D · US · pevc.dowjones.com$12MWith 4 others
  12. 2012

    1 round

  13. Jul
    FabSeries C · US · techcrunch.com$105MWith 9 others
  14. 2011

    5 rounds

  15. Oct
    CouchbaseVenture · US · finsmes.com$1.0MSole investor
  16. Sept
    QuantanceSeries C · US · freshnews.com$11MWith 4 others
  17. Jul
    SwypeSeries C · US · businessinsider.com$2.5MWith 4 others
  18. May
    SkycrossSeries E · US · reuters.com$11MWith 4 others
  19. Jan
    StokeSeries E · US · finsmes.com$17MWith 8 others
  20. 2010

    1 round

  21. Feb
    SwypeSeries B · US · techflash.com$1.0MSole investor
  22. 2009

    3 rounds

  23. Nov
    EvernoteSeries B · US · venturebeat.com$10MWith 3 others
  24. Oct
    StokeSeries D · US · digital.venturebeat.com$5.0MWith 1 other
  25. Sept
    EvernoteSeries A · US · digital.venturebeat.com$26MWith 2 others
  26. 2008

    5 rounds

  27. Nov
    QuantanceSeries B · US · quantance.com$12MWith 3 others
  28. May
    ArterisSeries C · US · venturebeat.com$7.5MWith 4 others
  29. Mar
    VerientSeries A · US · venturebeat.com$1.5MWith 1 other
  30. Mar
    GizmozSeries B · US · uk.reuters.com$6.5MWith 3 others
  31. Mar
    WiSprySeries B · US · wispry.com$18MWith 3 others
  32. 2007

    4 rounds

  33. Dec
    KyteSeries B · US · scobleizer.com$15MWith 4 others
  34. May
    GizmozSeries A · US · techcrunch.com$6.3MWith 2 others
  35. Feb
    Picsel TechnologiesSeries C · GB · thealarmclock.com$47MWith 5 others
  36. Feb
    Beceem CommunicationsSeries D · US · beceem.com$40MWith 10 others
  37. 2006

    1 round

  38. Aug
    GCT SemiconductorSeries E · US · gctsemi.com$5.0MWith 1 other

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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 listed5 in all

FabBought by PCH International$15MMar 2015
SwypeBought by Nuance CommunicationsUndisclosedOct 2011
KyteBought by KIT digitalUndisclosedJan 2011
Beceem CommunicationsBought by Broadcom$316MOct 2010
GizmozBought by Daz 3dUndisclosedDec 2009

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

Granite VenturesVC firm3rounds togetherInterWest PartnersVC firm3rounds togetherMayfield FundVC firm3rounds togetherSequoia CapitalVC firm3rounds togetherTDF VenturesVC firm3rounds togetherAccelVC firm2rounds togetherAndreessen HorowitzVC firm2rounds togetherAtomicoVC firm2rounds togetherBenchmarkVC firm2rounds togetherColumbia CapitalVC firm2rounds togetherDCM VenturesPrivate equity2rounds togetherGlobal Catalyst PartnersVC firm2rounds together

Quick answers about DOCOMO Innovations

What does DOCOMO Innovations invest in?

DOCOMO Innovations invests most often at Series B and Series C (48% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Venture Capital & Private Equity.

How active is DOCOMO Innovations?

28 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Aug 2015.

How big are DOCOMO Innovations's cheques?

The median round it joins is $12M.

Does DOCOMO Innovations lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 28 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does DOCOMO Innovations invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (93%).

Is DOCOMO Innovations investing now?

It looks quiet: no investment on record since Aug 2015.

Who does DOCOMO Innovations invest alongside?

Most often Granite Ventures (3 rounds together), InterWest Partners (3 rounds together) and Mayfield Fund (3 rounds together).

What kind of investor is DOCOMO Innovations?

DOCOMO Innovations is a corporate VC based in Palo Alto, United States.

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