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EchoStar

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

QuietCorporate VC

VentureSeries CCrowdfundingE-CommerceHardware

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 3 on record
Since the last cheque6160days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$40MRounds led0 of 3Sole investor2 roundsExits2 from the portfolio
Pitch EchoStar

EchoStar highlights

  1. 01

    3 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Venture and Series C: 100% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 2 rounds, median $45M

  4. 04

    2 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Type
Corporate VC (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Sectors
CrowdfundingE-CommerceHardware
Based in
Englewood, United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first3 appearances

  1. 2009

    1 round

  2. Dec
    Widevine TechnologiesSeries C · US · businessinsider.com$15MWith 2 others
  3. 2007

    1 round

  4. Feb
    TU Media CorpVenture · KR$40MSole investor
  5. 2001

    1 round

  6. Sept
    StarBand CommunicationsVenture$50MSole investor

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 listed2 in all

Widevine TechnologiesBought by Google$160MDec 2010
StarBand CommunicationsBought by SpacenetUndisclosedMar 2005

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

Companies it bought

Acquisitions by the firm itself

Sling Media$380MSept 2007
SatmexUndisclosedJun 1987
Move NetworksUndisclosedJun 1987

Quick answers about EchoStar

What does EchoStar invest in?

EchoStar invests most often at Venture and Series C (100% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Crowdfunding, E-Commerce and Hardware.

How active is EchoStar?

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

How big are EchoStar's cheques?

The median round it joins is $40M.

Is EchoStar investing now?

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

What kind of investor is EchoStar?

EchoStar is a corporate VC based in Englewood, United States.

When was EchoStar founded?

EchoStar was founded in 1980.

Where does this information on EchoStar come from?

From 1 articles and filings naming it in a round, public registers and its own website, checked and rebuilt every night.

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