# Dolphin Equity Partners: portfolio, investments and team > Dolphin Equity Partners is a vc firm. 24 investments on record, latest Apr 2010. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team. Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/dolphin-equity-partners (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) [Investor](https://millionrounds.com/investors) # Dolphin Equity Partners Last cheque observed Apr 2010. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds. Quiet VC firm Venture Series B Series C Consulting Social Media Cheques on record **0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 24 on record Since the last cheque **6034** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec Median round **$7.0M** Rounds led **0 of 24** Sole investor **4 rounds** Exits **5 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 100%** Pitch Dolphin Equity Partners ## Dolphin Equity Partners highlights - 01 24 rounds on record - 02 Mostly Venture and Series B: 58% of its rounds - 03 Sole investor in 4 rounds, median $5.3M - 04 5 exits from the portfolio ## What they do - **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified) - **Cheque size:** Not stated - **Sectors:** Consulting Social Media - **Cold pitches:** Not stated ## The record Every round we can evidence, newest first **24 appearances** - **2010** 1 round - **Apr** **[Overtone](https://millionrounds.com/company/overtone)** Series C · US **$7.0M** With 1 other - **2009** 2 rounds - **Oct** **[Overtone](https://millionrounds.com/company/overtone)** Venture · US · deals.venturebeat.com **$2.5M** With 2 others - **Apr** **[Touch Commerce](https://millionrounds.com/company/touchcommerce)** Series E · US · news.prnewswire.com **$10M** With 4 others - **2008** 3 rounds - **Jul** **[Overtone](https://millionrounds.com/company/overtone)** Series B · US · venturebeat.com **$6.0M** With 2 others - **Jun** **[Airband Communications Holdings](https://millionrounds.com/company/airband-communications-holdings)** Venture · US · venturebeat.com **$2.5M** With 4 others - **Jan** **[The Guild](https://millionrounds.com/company/the-guild)** Series C · US · pehub.com **$2.5M** Sole investor - **2007** 4 rounds - **Aug** **[TouchCommerce](https://millionrounds.com/company/touchcommerce)** Series D · US · venturebeat.com **$5.0M** With 3 others - **Jun** **[Mobile Armor](https://millionrounds.com/company/mobile-armor)** Series A · US · mobilearmor.com **$6.0M** With 1 other - **May** **[Airband Communications Holdings](https://millionrounds.com/company/airband-communications-holdings)** Series C · US **$13M** With 4 others - **Feb** **[The Guild](https://millionrounds.com/company/the-guild)** Series B · US **$3.0M** With 1 other - **2006** 3 rounds - **Aug** **[BOLT Solutions](https://millionrounds.com/company/bolt-solutions)** Series C · US · dolphinfund.com **$12M** With 4 others - **Jul** **[MaxPreps](https://millionrounds.com/company/maxpreps)** Series B · US · dolphinfund.com **$7.0M** With 2 others - **Jun** **[Aligo](https://millionrounds.com/company/aligo)** Venture · US **$7.9M** With 3 others - **2005** 2 rounds - **Aug** **[ACT Teleconferencing Inc.](https://millionrounds.com/company/act-teleconferencing-inc)** Venture **$16M** Sole investor - **Mar** **[Netifice Communications](https://millionrounds.com/company/netifice-communications)** Venture · US **$55M** With 5 others - **2004** 1 round - **Jan** **[Aligo](https://millionrounds.com/company/aligo)** Series C · US **$11M** With 3 others - **2003** 1 round - **Sept** **[Gomez, Inc.](https://millionrounds.com/company/gomez-inc)** Series C · US · masshightech.com **$6.0M** With 2 others - **2002** 3 rounds - **Dec** **[NetMotion Wireless](https://millionrounds.com/company/netmotion-wireless)** Series B · US **$11M** With 3 others - **Feb** **[Sixth Sense Media](https://millionrounds.com/company/sixth-sense-media)** Venture · US **$9.0M** With 3 others - **Jan** **[Gomez, Inc.](https://millionrounds.com/company/gomez-inc)** Venture · US · techcrunchit.com **$5.0M** Sole investor - **2001** 3 rounds - **Nov** **[Gomez, Inc.](https://millionrounds.com/company/gomez-inc)** Venture · US · masshightech.com **$3.5M** With 2 others - **Oct** **[Gomez, Inc.](https://millionrounds.com/company/gomez-inc)** Series B · US · highbeam.com **$9.3M** With 4 others - **Feb** **[Gomez, Inc.](https://millionrounds.com/company/gomez-inc)** Series B · US · techcrunchit.com **$5.6M** Sole investor - **2000** 1 round - **Feb** **[Gomez, Inc.](https://millionrounds.com/company/gomez-inc)** Series A · US · highbeam.com **$29M** With 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 listed **5 in all** **[NetMotion Wireless](https://millionrounds.com/company/netmotion-wireless)** Bought by [Clearlake Capital Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/clearlake-capital-group) **Undisclosed** Sept 2012 **[Overtone](https://millionrounds.com/company/overtone)** Bought by KANA Software **Undisclosed** Apr 2011 **[Mobile Armor](https://millionrounds.com/company/mobile-armor)** Bought by Trend Micro **Undisclosed** Nov 2010 **[Gomez, Inc.](https://millionrounds.com/company/gomez-inc)** Bought by [Compuware](https://millionrounds.com/fund/compuware) **$295M** Oct 2009 **[MaxPreps](https://millionrounds.com/company/maxpreps)** Bought by [CBS](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cbs) **Undisclosed** Mar 2007 An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records. ## The cheque Venture Series B Series C Median round joined **$7.0M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$5.3M** Led 0 of 24 rounds **0%** - **Sole investor:** 4 rounds - **Last cheque:** Apr 2010 - **Exits:** 5 from the portfolio Rounds by stage said on their site - Venture *8* - Series B *6* - Series C *6* - Series A *2* - Series D *1* - Series E *1* Cheques by year Led Joined 2000 2010 Often in the room with - [SoftBank Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/softbank-capital-2) 4 - [ABS Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/abs-ventures) 3 - [BancBoston Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bancboston-ventures) 2 - [Crescendo Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/crescendo-ventures) 2 - [Emergence](https://millionrounds.com/fund/emergence-capital-partners) 2 - [Hudson Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hudson-ventures) 2 **Pitching Dolphin Equity Partners?** Put them on your fundraising board with this record on the card, and follow them to hear when they write a new cheque. Add to your CRM *→* ## 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. [**SoftBank Capital** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/softbank-capital-2)[**ABS Ventures** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/abs-ventures)[**BancBoston Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bancboston-ventures)[**Crescendo Ventures** Growth equity **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/crescendo-ventures)[**Emergence** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/emergence-capital-partners)[**Hudson Ventures** Growth equity **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hudson-ventures)[**Partech Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/partech)[**RBC Venture Partners** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rbc-venture-partners)[**Sevin Rosen Funds** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sevin-rosen-funds)[**Thomas Weisel Venture Partners** Growth equity **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/thomas-weisel-venture-partners)[**Whelan Capital LLC** Private equity **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/whelan-capital-llc) ## 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? 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