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Handshake Ventures

Last cheque observed Jan 2015. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

QuietVC firmWebsite unconfirmed

SeedSeries ASeries BVenture Capital & Private Equity

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 3 on record
Since the last cheque4310days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$41MRounds led0 of 3
Pitch Handshake Ventures

Handshake Ventures highlights

  1. 01

    3 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Series B and Series C: 67% of its rounds

What they do

Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
SeedSeries ASeries B
Sectors
Venture Capital & Private Equity
Based in
Palo Alto, United States
Cold pitches
Not accepted

A website was listed for this organisation, but we could not confirm it belongs to the firm that wrote these cheques. Either the site never mentions them, or it turned out to be a different company sharing the name. We show neither it nor anything read from it. Tell us the right one.

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first3 appearances

  1. 2015

    1 round

  2. Jan
    Blend TherapeuticsSeries B · US$21MWith 3 others
  3. 2007

    2 rounds

  4. Sept
    GlobeImmuneSeries C · US$41MWith 5 others
  5. Aug
    Nereus PharmaceuticalsSeries D · US$45MWith 12 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.

What they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

5 of 8 we have independently watched raise

1QBitFanRallyaptologybeautiful.aicondatiEraEverywhere CommunicationsFitted

Weaker than a round we watched, stronger than a list somebody sold us. A firm is far less willing to put a company on its own site that it never funded.

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Handshake Ventures. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Quick answers about Handshake Ventures

What does Handshake Ventures invest in?

Handshake Ventures invests most often at Series B and Series C (67% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Venture Capital & Private Equity.

How active is Handshake Ventures?

3 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Jan 2015.

How big are Handshake Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $41M.

Is Handshake Ventures investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Jan 2015.

Who does Handshake Ventures invest alongside?

Most often Boston Life Science Venture (2 rounds together).

What kind of investor is Handshake Ventures?

Handshake Ventures is a VC firm based in Palo Alto, United States.

Where does this information on Handshake Ventures come from?

From public registers and its own website, checked and rebuilt every night.

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