# EDF Ventures: portfolio, investments and team

> EDF Ventures is a vc firm based in United States. 26 investments on record, latest Mar 2019. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/edf-ventures (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# EDF Ventures

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

Quiet New fund $2.5M, May 2014 VC firm

Series B Series C Venture Geospatial Robotics Venture Capital & Private Equity

Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 26 on record

Since the last cheque **2792** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$23M** Rounds led **0 of 26** Exits **5 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 83%**

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## EDF Ventures highlights

- 01 26 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Series B and Series C: 54% of its rounds
- 03 5 exits from the portfolio

## What they do

- **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Sectors:** Geospatial Robotics Venture Capital & Private Equity
- **Based in:** Ann Arbor, United States
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **26 appearances**

- **2019** 1 round
- **Mar** **[ubitricity](https://millionrounds.com/company/ubitricity)** Series C · DE · EU-Startups **$23M** With 2 others
- **2013** 1 round
- **Jun** **[IntelePeer](https://millionrounds.com/company/intelepeer)** Venture · US · bizjournals.com **$15M** With 3 others
- **2012** 1 round
- **Apr** **[Direct Flow Medical](https://millionrounds.com/company/direct-flow-medical)** Venture · US **$284K** With 8 others
- **2011** 1 round
- **Feb** **[Sonoma Orthopedics](https://millionrounds.com/company/sonoma-orthopedics)** Series D · US · finance.yahoo.com **$22M** With 7 others
- **2010** 1 round
- **Jul** **[Cerenis Therapeutics](https://millionrounds.com/company/cerenis-therapeutics)** Series C · FR · cerenis.com **$52M** With 6 others
- **2009** 4 rounds
- **Oct** **[Direct Flow Medical](https://millionrounds.com/company/direct-flow-medical)** Series C · US · deals.venturebeat.com **$40M** With 6 others
- **Oct** **[ValenTx](https://millionrounds.com/company/valentx)** Series B · US · onbiovc.com **$20M** With 5 others
- **May** **[Lycera](https://millionrounds.com/company/lycera)** Series A · US · onbiovc.com **$36M** With 3 others
- **Feb** **[Vontoo](https://millionrounds.com/company/vontoo)** Series B · US · mediapost.com **$2.0M** With 2 others
- **2008** 3 rounds
- **Aug** **[HandyLab](https://millionrounds.com/company/handylab)** Series D · US **$19M** With 4 others
- **Mar** **[Nanosolar](https://millionrounds.com/company/nanosolar)** Series D · US · news.cnet.com **$300M** With 10 others
- **Jan** **[Greenplum Software](https://millionrounds.com/company/greenplum-software)** Series C · US · techcrunch.com **$27M** With 8 others
- **2007** 5 rounds
- **Oct** **[Direct Flow Medical](https://millionrounds.com/company/direct-flow-medical)** Series B · US **$27M** With 5 others
- **Jul** **[RockeTalk](https://millionrounds.com/company/rocketalk)** Series A · IN · venturebeat.com **$7.1M** With 2 others
- **May** **[Sonoma Orthopedics](https://millionrounds.com/company/sonoma-orthopedics)** Series B · US · venturebeat.com **$10M** With 4 others
- **Mar** **[Arxan Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/arxan-technologies)** Series C · US · arxan.com **$13M** With 5 others
- **Feb** **[Greenplum Software](https://millionrounds.com/company/greenplum-software)** Series B · US · freshnews.com **$15M** With 3 others
- **2006** 2 rounds
- **Nov** **[Cerenis Therapeutics](https://millionrounds.com/company/cerenis-therapeutics)** Series B **$54M** With 5 others
- **Mar** **[Greenplum Software](https://millionrounds.com/company/greenplum-software)** Series A · US · blogs.the451group.com **$15M** With 3 others
- **2004** 2 rounds
- **Aug** **[BioSET](https://millionrounds.com/company/bioset)** Series B · US **$5.0M** With 5 others
- **Jun** **[OXAND](https://millionrounds.com/company/oxand)** Venture · FR **$1.9M** With 1 other
- **2003** 1 round
- **Aug** **[Xtera Communications](https://millionrounds.com/company/xtera-communications)** Venture · US **$30M** With 1 other
- **2002** 1 round
- **Feb** **[Virtual Silicon Technology](https://millionrounds.com/company/virtual-silicon-technology)** Series C · US **$20M** With 8 others
- **2001** 1 round
- **Jan** **[MetaMatrix](https://millionrounds.com/company/metamatrix)** Series C **$8.5M** With 3 others
- **2000** 1 round
- **Aug** **[Ican](https://millionrounds.com/company/ican)** Venture · US **$4.0M** With 3 others
- **1999** 1 round
- **Nov** **[Centromine](https://millionrounds.com/company/centromine)** Venture **$5.1M** With 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 registration **3 named**

LL **Linda L Fingerle** Chief Financial Officer and Principal of General Partner i Filing they signed

ML **Mary L Campbell** Managing Member of General Partner i Filing they signed

ML **Michael L DeVries** Managing Member of General Partner i Filing 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 listed **5 in all**

**[Arxan Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/arxan-technologies)** Bought by [TA Associates](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ta-associates) **$132M** Sept 2013

**[Greenplum Software](https://millionrounds.com/company/greenplum-software)** Bought by [EMC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/emc) **Undisclosed** Jul 2010

**[HandyLab](https://millionrounds.com/company/handylab)** Bought by Becton Dickinson **$275M** Oct 2009

**[MetaMatrix](https://millionrounds.com/company/metamatrix)** Bought by Red Hat **Undisclosed** Jun 2007

**[Virtual Silicon Technology](https://millionrounds.com/company/virtual-silicon-technology)** Bought by [Mosaid Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mosaid-technologies) **Undisclosed** Nov 2005

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

New fund on file

**$2.5M**

raised in May 2014

From its SEC filing, not a journalist: a firm that has just raised has money to deploy.

## The cheque

Series B Series C Venture

Median round joined **$23M** the round, not its cheque

Led 0 of 26 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** Never alone
- **Last cheque:** Mar 2019
- **Exits:** 5 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Series B *7*
- Series C *7*
- Venture *6*
- Series A *3*
- Series D *3*

Cheques by year Led Joined

1999 2019

Often in the room with

- [Mission Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mission-ventures) 4
- [VantagePoint Capital Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/vantagepoint-capital-partners) 4
- [Dawntreader Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dawntreader-ventures-llc) 3
- [Johnson & Johnson Development Corporation (JJDC)](https://millionrounds.com/fund/johnson-and-johnson-development-corporation) 3
- [New Leaf Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/new-leaf-venture-partners) 3
- [Spray Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/spray-venture-partners) 3

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## 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 Ventures** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mission-ventures)[**VantagePoint Capital Partners** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/vantagepoint-capital-partners)[**Dawntreader Ventures** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dawntreader-ventures-llc)[**Johnson & Johnson Development Corporation (JJDC)** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/johnson-and-johnson-development-corporation)[**New Leaf Venture Partners** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/new-leaf-venture-partners)[**Spray Venture Partners** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/spray-venture-partners)[**Affinity Capital Management** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/affinity-capital-management)[**Alta Partners** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alta-partners)[**Foundation Medical Partners** Private equity **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/foundation-medical-partners)[**Hudson Ventures** Growth equity **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hudson-ventures)[**MedVenture Associates** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/medventure-associates)[**OrbiMed** Private equity **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/orbimed)

## Recently backed

The latest companies EDF Ventures put money into.

[**ubitricity** $23M · Mar 2019](https://millionrounds.com/company/ubitricity)

## 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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