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Downsview Capital

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

QuietVC firm

VentureGrowthSeedMobileSecurity

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 8 on record
Since the last cheque5877days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$6.8MRounds led0 of 8Exits4 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 71%
Pitch Downsview Capital

Downsview Capital highlights

  1. 01

    8 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Venture and Growth: 88% of its rounds

  3. 03

    4 exits from the portfolio

What they do

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

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first8 appearances

  1. 2010

    4 rounds

  2. Sept
    OncothyreonGrowth · US · ir.oncothyreon.com$15MWith 10 others
  3. Jul
    SoligenixVenture · US$5.9MWith 8 others
  4. Jun
    SoligenixVenture · US · dorbiopharma.com$5.2MWith 8 others
  5. Feb
    SinoHubVenture · CN$4.6MWith 9 others
  6. 2009

    2 rounds

  7. Aug
    AgenusVenture · US · antigenics.com$10MWith 2 others
  8. Jul
    Seed · deals.venturebeat.com$5.5MWith 20 others
  9. 2005

    2 rounds

  10. Dec
    EUSA PharmaVenture · GB$13MWith 4 others
  11. Jul
    PharmacopeiaVenture · US$7.6MWith 9 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 listed4 in all

OncothyreonListed$10MMay 2013
EUSA PharmaBought by Jazz Pharmaceuticals$650MApr 2012
PharmacopeiaBought by Ligand Pharmaceuticals$73MSept 2008
EUSA PharmaBought by EUSA Pharma$23MMar 2008

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

Iroquois CapitalHedge fund8rounds togetherDAFNA Capital Management, LLCWealth manager3rounds togetherHeights Capital ManagementInvestment firm2rounds togetherHighbridge Capital ManagementVC firm2rounds togetherHudson Bay Capital ManagementAsset manager2rounds togetherHudson Capital ManagementInvestment firm2rounds togetherKingsbridge CapitalInvestment firm2rounds togetherOpusPoint PartnersInvestment firm2rounds togetherRamiusHedge fund2rounds togetherRockmore CapitalVC firm2rounds togetherRosalind Capital PartnersInvestment firm2rounds togetherSigma-TauInvestment firm2rounds together

Quick answers about Downsview Capital

What does Downsview Capital invest in?

Downsview Capital invests most often at Venture and Growth (88% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Mobile and Security.

How active is Downsview Capital?

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

How big are Downsview Capital's cheques?

The median round it joins is $6.8M.

Does Downsview Capital lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 8 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Downsview Capital invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (71%), China (14%) and the United Kingdom (14%).

Is Downsview Capital investing now?

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

Who does Downsview Capital invest alongside?

Most often Iroquois Capital (8 rounds together), DAFNA Capital Management, LLC (3 rounds together) and Heights Capital Management (2 rounds together).

What kind of investor is Downsview Capital?

Downsview Capital is a VC firm based in United States.

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