# EchoStar: portfolio, investments and team > EchoStar is a corporate vc based in United States. 3 investments on record, latest Dec 2009. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team. Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/echostar (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Investor](https://millionrounds.com/investors) # EchoStar Last cheque observed Dec 2009. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds. Quiet Corporate VC Venture Series C Crowdfunding E-Commerce Hardware Cheques on record **0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 3 on record Since the last cheque **6160** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec Median round **$40M** Rounds led **0 of 3** Sole investor **2 rounds** Exits **2 from the portfolio** Pitch EchoStar ## EchoStar highlights - 01 3 rounds on record - 02 Mostly Venture and Series C: 100% of its rounds - 03 Sole investor in 2 rounds, median $45M - 04 2 exits from the portfolio ## What they do - **Type:** Corporate VC (from a list, unverified) - **Cheque size:** Not stated - **Sectors:** Crowdfunding E-Commerce Hardware - **Based in:** Englewood, United States - **Cold pitches:** Not stated ## The record Every round we can evidence, newest first **3 appearances** - **2009** 1 round - **Dec** **[Widevine Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/widevine-technologies)** Series C · US · businessinsider.com **$15M** With 2 others - **2007** 1 round - **Feb** **[TU Media Corp](https://millionrounds.com/company/tu-media-corp)** Venture · KR **$40M** Sole investor - **2001** 1 round - **Sept** **[StarBand Communications](https://millionrounds.com/company/starband-communications)** Venture **$50M** Sole 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 listed **2 in all** **[Widevine Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/widevine-technologies)** Bought by [Google](https://millionrounds.com/fund/google-assistant-investments) **$160M** Dec 2010 **[StarBand Communications](https://millionrounds.com/company/starband-communications)** Bought by Spacenet **Undisclosed** Mar 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](https://millionrounds.com/company/sling-media)** **$380M** Sept 2007 **[Satmex](https://millionrounds.com/company/satmex)** **Undisclosed** Jun 1987 **[Move Networks](https://millionrounds.com/company/move-networks)** **Undisclosed** Jun 1987 ## The cheque Venture Series C Median round joined **$40M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$45M** Led 0 of 3 rounds **0%** - **Sole investor:** 2 rounds - **Last cheque:** Dec 2009 - **Exits:** 2 from the portfolio Rounds by stage said on their site - Venture *2* - Series C *1* Cheques by year Led Joined 2001 2009 **Pitching EchoStar?** 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 *→* ## 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. ## 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. [How we count](https://millionrounds.com/methodology) · [Report a correction](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=echostar) · [Is this your firm? Claim it](https://millionrounds.com/claim?org=echostar)