Investor

Dolphin Equity Partners

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

QuietVC firm

VentureSeries BSeries CConsultingSocial Media

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 24 on record
Since the last cheque6034days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$7.0MRounds led0 of 24Sole investor4 roundsExits5 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 100%
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Dolphin Equity Partners highlights

  1. 01

    24 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Venture and Series B: 58% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 4 rounds, median $5.3M

  4. 04

    5 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Sectors
ConsultingSocial Media
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first24 appearances

  1. 2010

    1 round

  2. Apr
    OvertoneSeries C · US$7.0MWith 1 other
  3. 2009

    2 rounds

  4. Oct
    OvertoneVenture · US · deals.venturebeat.com$2.5MWith 2 others
  5. Apr
    Touch CommerceSeries E · US · news.prnewswire.com$10MWith 4 others
  6. 2008

    3 rounds

  7. Jul
    OvertoneSeries B · US · venturebeat.com$6.0MWith 2 others
  8. Jun
    Airband Communications HoldingsVenture · US · venturebeat.com$2.5MWith 4 others
  9. Jan
    The GuildSeries C · US · pehub.com$2.5MSole investor
  10. 2007

    4 rounds

  11. Aug
    TouchCommerceSeries D · US · venturebeat.com$5.0MWith 3 others
  12. Jun
    Mobile ArmorSeries A · US · mobilearmor.com$6.0MWith 1 other
  13. May
    Airband Communications HoldingsSeries C · US$13MWith 4 others
  14. Feb
    The GuildSeries B · US$3.0MWith 1 other
  15. 2006

    3 rounds

  16. Aug
    BOLT SolutionsSeries C · US · dolphinfund.com$12MWith 4 others
  17. Jul
    MaxPrepsSeries B · US · dolphinfund.com$7.0MWith 2 others
  18. Jun
    AligoVenture · US$7.9MWith 3 others
  19. 2005

    2 rounds

  20. Aug
    ACT Teleconferencing Inc.Venture$16MSole investor
  21. Mar
    Netifice CommunicationsVenture · US$55MWith 5 others
  22. 2004

    1 round

  23. Jan
    AligoSeries C · US$11MWith 3 others
  24. 2003

    1 round

  25. Sept
    Gomez, Inc.Series C · US · masshightech.com$6.0MWith 2 others
  26. 2002

    3 rounds

  27. Dec
    NetMotion WirelessSeries B · US$11MWith 3 others
  28. Feb
    Sixth Sense MediaVenture · US$9.0MWith 3 others
  29. Jan
    Gomez, Inc.Venture · US · techcrunchit.com$5.0MSole investor
  30. 2001

    3 rounds

  31. Nov
    Gomez, Inc.Venture · US · masshightech.com$3.5MWith 2 others
  32. Oct
    Gomez, Inc.Series B · US · highbeam.com$9.3MWith 4 others
  33. Feb
    Gomez, Inc.Series B · US · techcrunchit.com$5.6MSole investor
  34. 2000

    1 round

  35. Feb
    Gomez, Inc.Series A · US · highbeam.com$29MWith 2 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.

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed5 in all

NetMotion WirelessBought by Clearlake Capital GroupUndisclosedSept 2012
OvertoneBought by KANA SoftwareUndisclosedApr 2011
Mobile ArmorBought by Trend MicroUndisclosedNov 2010
Gomez, Inc.Bought by Compuware$295MOct 2009
MaxPrepsBought by CBSUndisclosedMar 2007

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 Dolphin Equity Partners. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Quick answers about Dolphin Equity Partners

What does Dolphin Equity Partners invest in?

Dolphin Equity Partners invests most often at Venture and Series B (58% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Consulting and Social Media.

How active is Dolphin Equity Partners?

24 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Apr 2010.

How big are Dolphin Equity Partners's cheques?

The median round it joins is $7.0M.

Does Dolphin Equity Partners lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 24 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Dolphin Equity Partners invest?

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

Is Dolphin Equity Partners investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Apr 2010.

Who does Dolphin Equity Partners invest alongside?

Most often SoftBank Capital (4 rounds together), ABS Ventures (3 rounds together) and BancBoston Ventures (2 rounds together).

What kind of investor is Dolphin Equity Partners?

Dolphin Equity Partners is a VC firm.

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