# Dot Edu Ventures: portfolio, investments and team

> Dot Edu Ventures is a vc firm based in United States. 10 investments on record, latest Nov 2009. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

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

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# Dot Edu Ventures

Last cheque observed Nov 2009. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

Quiet VC firm

Series B Series A Venture

Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 10 on record

Since the last cheque **6180** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$11M** Rounds led **0 of 10** Exits **5 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 100%**

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## Dot Edu Ventures highlights

- 01 10 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Series B and Series A: 50% of its rounds
- 03 5 exits from the portfolio

## What they do

- **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Based in:** United States
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **10 appearances**

- **2009** 1 round
- **Nov** **[Mimosa Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/mimosa-systems)** Debt · US · deals.venturebeat.com **$4.0M** With 6 others
- **2008** 1 round
- **Apr** **[Mimosa Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/mimosa-systems)** Series D · US · venturebeat.com **$17M** With 6 others
- **2005** 2 rounds
- **Jun** **[Meru Networks](https://millionrounds.com/company/meru-networks)** Series C · US · fiercewireless.com **$12M** With 6 others
- **May** **[PANTA Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/panta-systems)** Venture · US **$9.5M** With 1 other
- **2004** 3 rounds
- **Sept** **[NeoPath Networks](https://millionrounds.com/company/neopath-networks)** Series B · US **$12M** With 3 others
- **Apr** **[Meru Networks](https://millionrounds.com/company/meru-networks)** Series B · US **$17M** With 8 others
- **Mar** **[NeoPath Networks](https://millionrounds.com/company/neopath-networks)** Series A · US **$6.0M** With 3 others
- **2003** 3 rounds
- **Nov** **[Composite Software](https://millionrounds.com/company/composite-software)** Series B · US **$12M** With 4 others
- **Jun** **[Composite Software](https://millionrounds.com/company/composite-software)** Venture · US **$5.2M** With 3 others
- **Feb** **[Sychron Advanced Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/sychron-advanced-technologies)** Series A · US **$7.8M** 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.

## 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 listed **5 in all**

**[Meru Networks](https://millionrounds.com/company/meru-networks)** Bought by [Fortinet](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fortinet) **$44M** May 2015

**[Composite Software](https://millionrounds.com/company/composite-software)** Bought by [Cisco](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cisco) **$180M** Jun 2013

**[Meru Networks](https://millionrounds.com/company/meru-networks)** Listed **Undisclosed** Mar 2010

**[Mimosa Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/mimosa-systems)** Bought by [Iron Mountain](https://millionrounds.com/fund/iron-mountain) **$112M** Feb 2010

**[NeoPath Networks](https://millionrounds.com/company/neopath-networks)** Bought by [Cisco](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cisco) **Undisclosed** Mar 2007

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

## The cheque

Series B Series A Venture

Median round joined **$11M** the round, not its cheque

Led 0 of 10 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** Never alone
- **Last cheque:** Nov 2009
- **Exits:** 5 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Series B *3*
- Series A *2*
- Venture *2*
- Debt *1*
- Series C *1*
- Series D *1*

Cheques by year Led Joined

2003 2009

Often in the room with

- [Clearstone Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/clearstone-venture-partners) 6
- [August Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/august-capital) 4
- [BlueStream Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bluestream-ventures) 3
- [Apax Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/apax-partners) 2
- [BrainHeart Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/brainheart-capital) 2
- [DCM Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dcm-ventures) 2

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## Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Dot Edu Ventures. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

[**Clearstone Venture Partners** VC firm **6** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/clearstone-venture-partners)[**August Capital** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/august-capital)[**BlueStream Ventures** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bluestream-ventures)[**Apax Partners** Private equity **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/apax-partners)[**BrainHeart Capital** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/brainheart-capital)[**DCM Ventures** Private equity **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dcm-ventures)[**Focus Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/focus-ventures)[**Icon Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/icon-ventures)[**Jafco Ventures** Growth equity **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jafco-ventures)[**Mayfield Fund** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mayfield)[**Monitor Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/monitor-ventures)[**Palomar Ventures** Growth equity **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/palomar-ventures)

## Quick answers about Dot Edu Ventures

### What does Dot Edu Ventures invest in?

Dot Edu Ventures invests most often at Series B and Series A (50% of the rounds on record).

### How active is Dot Edu Ventures?

10 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Nov 2009.

### How big are Dot Edu Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $11M.

### Does Dot Edu Ventures lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 10 investments on record names it as the lead.

### Where does Dot Edu Ventures invest?

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

### Is Dot Edu Ventures investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Nov 2009.

### Who does Dot Edu Ventures invest alongside?

Most often Clearstone Venture Partners (6 rounds together), August Capital (4 rounds together) and BlueStream Ventures (3 rounds together).

### What kind of investor is Dot Edu Ventures?

Dot Edu Ventures is a VC firm based in United States.

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