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EDF Ventures

Last cheque observed Mar 2019. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

QuietNew fund $2.5M, May 2014VC firm

Series BSeries CVentureGeospatialRoboticsVenture Capital & Private Equity

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 26 on record
Since the last cheque2792days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$23MRounds led0 of 26Exits5 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 83%
Pitch EDF Ventures

EDF Ventures highlights

  1. 01

    26 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Series B and Series C: 54% of its rounds

  3. 03

    5 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Sectors
GeospatialRoboticsVenture Capital & Private Equity
Based in
Ann Arbor, United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first26 appearances

  1. 2019

    1 round

  2. Mar
    ubitricitySeries C · DE · EU-Startups$23MWith 2 others
  3. 2013

    1 round

  4. Jun
    IntelePeerVenture · US · bizjournals.com$15MWith 3 others
  5. 2012

    1 round

  6. Apr
    Direct Flow MedicalVenture · US$284KWith 8 others
  7. 2011

    1 round

  8. Feb
    Sonoma OrthopedicsSeries D · US · finance.yahoo.com$22MWith 7 others
  9. 2010

    1 round

  10. Jul
    Cerenis TherapeuticsSeries C · FR · cerenis.com$52MWith 6 others
  11. 2009

    4 rounds

  12. Oct
    Direct Flow MedicalSeries C · US · deals.venturebeat.com$40MWith 6 others
  13. Oct
    ValenTxSeries B · US · onbiovc.com$20MWith 5 others
  14. May
    LyceraSeries A · US · onbiovc.com$36MWith 3 others
  15. Feb
    VontooSeries B · US · mediapost.com$2.0MWith 2 others
  16. 2008

    3 rounds

  17. Aug
    HandyLabSeries D · US$19MWith 4 others
  18. Mar
    NanosolarSeries D · US · news.cnet.com$300MWith 10 others
  19. Jan
    Greenplum SoftwareSeries C · US · techcrunch.com$27MWith 8 others
  20. 2007

    5 rounds

  21. Oct
    Direct Flow MedicalSeries B · US$27MWith 5 others
  22. Jul
    RockeTalkSeries A · IN · venturebeat.com$7.1MWith 2 others
  23. May
    Sonoma OrthopedicsSeries B · US · venturebeat.com$10MWith 4 others
  24. Mar
    Arxan TechnologiesSeries C · US · arxan.com$13MWith 5 others
  25. Feb
    Greenplum SoftwareSeries B · US · freshnews.com$15MWith 3 others
  26. 2006

    2 rounds

  27. Nov
    Cerenis TherapeuticsSeries B$54MWith 5 others
  28. Mar
    Greenplum SoftwareSeries A · US · blogs.the451group.com$15MWith 3 others
  29. 2004

    2 rounds

  30. Aug
    BioSETSeries B · US$5.0MWith 5 others
  31. Jun
    OXANDVenture · FR$1.9MWith 1 other
  32. 2003

    1 round

  33. Aug
    Xtera CommunicationsVenture · US$30MWith 1 other
  34. 2002

    1 round

  35. Feb
    Virtual Silicon TechnologySeries C · US$20MWith 8 others
  36. 2001

    1 round

  37. Jan
    MetaMatrixSeries C$8.5MWith 3 others
  38. 2000

    1 round

  39. Aug
    IcanVenture · US$4.0MWith 3 others
  40. 1999

    1 round

  41. Nov
    CentromineVenture$5.1MWith 3 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

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration3 named

LLLinda L FingerleChief Financial Officer and Principal of General PartneriFiling they signed
MLMary L CampbellManaging Member of General PartneriFiling they signed
MLMichael L DeVriesManaging Member of General PartneriFiling they signed

We also hold 4 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.

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed5 in all

Arxan TechnologiesBought by TA Associates$132MSept 2013
Greenplum SoftwareBought by EMCUndisclosedJul 2010
HandyLabBought by Becton Dickinson$275MOct 2009
MetaMatrixBought by Red HatUndisclosedJun 2007
Virtual Silicon TechnologyBought by Mosaid TechnologiesUndisclosedNov 2005

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

Mission VenturesVC firm4rounds togetherVantagePoint Capital PartnersVC firm4rounds togetherDawntreader VenturesVC firm3rounds togetherJohnson & Johnson Development Corporation (JJDC)VC firm3rounds togetherNew Leaf Venture PartnersVC firm3rounds togetherSpray Venture PartnersVC firm3rounds togetherAffinity Capital ManagementVC firm2rounds togetherAlta PartnersVC firm2rounds togetherFoundation Medical PartnersPrivate equity2rounds togetherHudson VenturesGrowth equity2rounds togetherMedVenture AssociatesVC firm2rounds togetherOrbiMedPrivate equity2rounds together

Recently backed

The latest companies EDF Ventures put money into.

ubitricity$23M · Mar 2019

Quick answers about EDF Ventures

What does EDF Ventures invest in?

EDF Ventures invests most often at Series B and Series C (54% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Geospatial, Robotics and Venture Capital & Private Equity.

How active is EDF Ventures?

26 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Mar 2019.

What has EDF Ventures invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: ubitricity (Series C, Mar 2019).

How big are EDF Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $23M.

Does EDF Ventures lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 26 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does EDF Ventures invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (83%) and France (9%).

Is EDF Ventures investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Mar 2019.

Who does EDF Ventures invest alongside?

Most often Mission Ventures (4 rounds together), VantagePoint Capital Partners (4 rounds together) and Dawntreader Ventures (3 rounds together).

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