# Dow Venture Capital: portfolio, investments and team > Dow Venture Capital is a growth equity based in Switzerland. 25 investments on record, latest Oct 2012. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team. Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/dow-venture-capital (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) Switzerland · [Investor](https://millionrounds.com/investors) # Dow Venture Capital Last cheque observed Oct 2012. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds. Email Growth equity Quiet Growth Chemicals Circular Economy Energy Follow Dow Venture Capital and see its new cheques in your feed. [Start following](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&why=follow&next=%2Ffund%2Fdow-venture-capital) Cheques on record **0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 25 on record Since the last cheque **5146** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec Median round **$12M** Rounds led **0 of 25** Sole investor **3 rounds** Exits **4 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 76%** Pitch Dow Venture Capital ## Dow Venture Capital highlights - 01 25 rounds on record - 02 Mostly Series C and Series B: 52% of its rounds - 03 Sole investor in 3 rounds, median $3.9M - 04 4 exits from the portfolio ## What they do > The homepage text does not mention investment activities. From their own website - **Type:** Growth equity (from a list, unverified) - **Cheque size:** Not stated - **Stages:** Growth - **Sectors:** Chemicals Circular Economy Energy - **Based in:** New Paltz, Switzerland - **Cold pitches:** Not stated ## The record Every round we can evidence, newest first **25 appearances** - **2012** 1 round - **Oct** **[RainStor](https://millionrounds.com/company/rainstor)** Series C · US · techcrunch.com **$12M** With 4 others - **2011** 1 round - **Jul** **[Primet Precision Materials](https://millionrounds.com/company/primet-precision-materials)** US · fis.dowjones.com **Undisclosed** Sole investor - **2010** 4 rounds - **Jul** **[Xtreme Power](https://millionrounds.com/company/xtreme-power)** Series C · US · techcrunch.com **$30M** With 2 others - **Jun** **[Clean Filtration Technology](https://millionrounds.com/company/clean-filtration-technology)** Venture · US · deals.venturebeat.com **$2.0M** Sole investor - **Mar** **[RainStor](https://millionrounds.com/company/rainstor)** Series B · US · earthtimes.org **$7.5M** With 3 others - **Jan** **[Nuvosun](https://millionrounds.com/company/nuvosun)** Venture · US · greentechmedia.com **$5.9M** Sole investor - **2009** 2 rounds - **Dec** **[Pfenex](https://millionrounds.com/company/pfenex)** Series A · US · sec.gov **$24M** With 1 other - **Jan** **[Water Health International](https://millionrounds.com/company/water-health-international)** Series D · US · reuters.com **$10M** With 1 other - **2008** 3 rounds - **Oct** **[Biolex Therapeutics](https://millionrounds.com/company/biolex-therapeutics)** Series D · US · mitsuiventures.com **$60M** With 10 others - **Aug** **[HandyLab](https://millionrounds.com/company/handylab)** Series D · US **$19M** With 4 others - **Jun** **[nanoMR](https://millionrounds.com/company/nanomr)** Series A · US · nanomr.com **$5.5M** With 2 others - **2007** 5 rounds - **Oct** **[Oxford Immunotec](https://millionrounds.com/company/oxford-immunotec)** Series C · GB · oxfordimmunotec.com **$40M** With 5 others - **Sept** **[GreatPoint Energy](https://millionrounds.com/company/greatpoint-energy)** Series C · US · greatpointenergy.com **$100M** With 3 others - **May** **[Biolex Therapeutics](https://millionrounds.com/company/biolex-therapeutics)** Series C · US · biolex.com **$30M** With 8 others - **May** **[MBA Polymers](https://millionrounds.com/company/mba-polymers)** Series E · US · deals.venturebeat.com **$20M** With 3 others - **Apr** **[Superprotonic](https://millionrounds.com/company/superprotonic)** Series B · US **$16M** With 6 others - **2006** 4 rounds - **Oct** **[Aveso](https://millionrounds.com/company/aveso)** Series B · US · avesodisplays.com **$6.3M** With 2 others - **Sept** **[SiConnect](https://millionrounds.com/company/siconnect)** Series B · GB **$5.3M** With 4 others - **Aug** **[ZBD Displays](https://millionrounds.com/company/zbd-displays)** Venture · GB **$5.4M** With 5 others - **Jul** **[inSilica](https://millionrounds.com/company/insilica)** Venture · US · soccentral.com **$18M** With 4 others - **2005** 4 rounds - **Dec** **[Sionex](https://millionrounds.com/company/sionex)** Series C · US · sionex.com **$12M** With 3 others - **Oct** **[ZBD Displays](https://millionrounds.com/company/zbd-displays)** Venture · GB **$4.7M** With 5 others - **Aug** **[Oxford Immunotec](https://millionrounds.com/company/oxford-immunotec)** Series B · GB · accessmylibrary.com **$13M** With 2 others - **May** **[SiConnect](https://millionrounds.com/company/siconnect)** Series A · GB **$4.9M** With 4 others - **2004** 1 round - **Dec** **[Cymbet](https://millionrounds.com/company/cymbet)** Series B · US · cymbet.com **$17M** With 4 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 **15** 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. ## What they claim to have backed From their own portfolio page (on their website) **0** of 3 we have independently watched raise CREATE ACCOUNT Climate Protection MaizeCare™ Clarity Polymer Weaker than a round we watched, stronger than a list somebody sold us. A firm is far less willing to put a company on its own site that it never funded. ## Exits from the portfolio Companies it backed that were later bought or listed **4 in all** **[RainStor](https://millionrounds.com/company/rainstor)** Bought by Teradata **Undisclosed** Dec 2014 **[Oxford Immunotec](https://millionrounds.com/company/oxford-immunotec)** Listed **$64M** Nov 2013 **[Nuvosun](https://millionrounds.com/company/nuvosun)** Bought by [The Dow Chemical Company](https://millionrounds.com/fund/the-dow-chemical-company) **Undisclosed** Mar 2013 **[HandyLab](https://millionrounds.com/company/handylab)** Bought by Becton Dickinson **$275M** Oct 2009 An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records. ## The cheque Growth Median round joined **$12M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$3.9M** Led 0 of 25 rounds **0%** - **Sole investor:** 3 rounds - **Last cheque:** Oct 2012 - **Exits:** 4 from the portfolio Rounds by stage said on their site - Series C *6* - Series B *6* - Venture *5* - Series D *3* - Series A *3* - Growth said *-* Cheques by year Led Joined 2004 2012 Often in the room with - [Prelude Trust](https://millionrounds.com/fund/prelude-trust) 6 - [DFJ Esprit](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dfj-esprit) 4 - [Draper Esprit](https://millionrounds.com/fund/draper-esprit-plc) 4 - [TTP Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ttp-ventures) 4 - [Clarus Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blackstone) 2 - [Doughty Hanson](https://millionrounds.com/fund/doughty-hanson) 2 **Pitching Dow Venture Capital?** 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 Dow Venture Capital. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed. [**Prelude Trust** VC firm **6** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/prelude-trust)[**DFJ Esprit** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dfj-esprit)[**Draper Esprit** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/draper-esprit-plc)[**TTP Ventures** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ttp-ventures)[**Clarus Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blackstone)[**Doughty Hanson** Private equity **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/doughty-hanson)[**Intel Capital** Corporate VC **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/intel-capital)[**Intersouth Partners** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/intersouth-partners)[**Investor AB** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/investor-ab)[**J.P. Morgan Securities Inc.** Investment bank **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/j-p-morgan-securities-inc)[**Johnson & Johnson Development Corporation (JJDC)** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/johnson-and-johnson-development-corporation)[**Mitsui Ventures** Growth equity **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mitsui-ventures) ## Quick answers about Dow Venture Capital ### What does Dow Venture Capital invest in? Dow Venture Capital invests most often at Series C and Series B (52% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Chemicals, Circular Economy and Energy. ### How active is Dow Venture Capital? 25 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Oct 2012. ### How big are Dow Venture Capital's cheques? The median round it joins is $12M. ### Does Dow Venture Capital lead rounds? Rarely, if at all: none of its 25 investments on record names it as the lead. ### Where does Dow Venture Capital invest? Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (76%) and the United Kingdom (24%). ### Is Dow Venture Capital investing now? No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Oct 2012. ### Who does Dow Venture Capital invest alongside? Most often Prelude Trust (6 rounds together), DFJ Esprit (4 rounds together) and Draper Esprit (4 rounds together). ### What kind of investor is Dow Venture Capital? Dow Venture Capital is a growth equity firm based in New Paltz, Switzerland. ## Raising now? Find the investors who back rounds like yours, and keep every conversation on one fundraising board. Find similar investorsOpen your CRM Built from the rounds we watched, its filings and its own website, refreshed every night. 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