# Fayez Sarofim & Co.: portfolio, investments and team

> Fayez Sarofim & Co. is a vc firm based in United States. 12 investments on record, latest Jul 2015. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

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# Fayez Sarofim & Co.

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

Quiet VC firm

Seed Series A Series B Recurring Enterprise Software

Cheques on record

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

Since the last cheque **4122** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$6.4M** Rounds led **0 of 12** Sole investor **2 rounds** Exits **2 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 100%**

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## Fayez Sarofim & Co. highlights

- 01 12 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Series B and Series A: 58% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 2 rounds, median $4.3M
- 04 2 exits from the portfolio

## What they do

- **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Stages:** Seed Series A Series B Growth
- **Sectors:** Recurring Enterprise Software
- **Based in:** Houston, United States
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **12 appearances**

- **2015** 1 round
- **Jul** **[Ziften Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/ziften-technologies)** Series C · US **$24M** With 1 other
- **2012** 1 round
- **May** **[Ziften Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/ziften-technologies)** Series B · US · freshnews.com **$5.5M** Sole investor
- **2011** 1 round
- **Jul** **[Ziften Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/ziften-technologies)** Series A · US · statesman.com **$5.8M** With 1 other
- **2008** 3 rounds
- **Jul** **[Trulia](https://millionrounds.com/company/trulia)** Series D · US · venturebeat.com **$15M** With 3 others
- **Apr** **[Uplogix](https://millionrounds.com/company/uplogix)** Series C · US · austin.bizjournals.com **$10M** With 2 others
- **Mar** **[iChange](https://millionrounds.com/company/ichange)** Seed · US **$1.0M** With 1 other
- **2007** 1 round
- **May** **[Trulia](https://millionrounds.com/company/trulia)** Series C · US · truliablog.com **$10M** With 2 others
- **2006** 1 round
- **Apr** **[Uplogix](https://millionrounds.com/company/uplogix)** Series B · US · thefreelibrary.com **$7.0M** With 1 other
- **2005** 2 rounds
- **Dec** **[Trulia](https://millionrounds.com/company/trulia)** Series B · US **$5.7M** With 2 others
- **Sept** **[Trulia](https://millionrounds.com/company/trulia)** Series A · US **$2.1M** With 3 others
- **2004** 1 round
- **Nov** **[eHarmony](https://millionrounds.com/company/eharmony)** Series B · US · sramanamitra.com **$110M** With 3 others
- **2000** 1 round
- **Jun** **[eHarmony](https://millionrounds.com/company/eharmony)** Series A · US **$3.0M** 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.

## The team

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration **9 named**

AR **Alan Robert Christensen** President and Head of Investment Risk i Form ADV

AC **Alexander Chase Robison** Chief Financial Officer i Form ADV

CE **Charles Edmund Sheedy** Senior Vice President i Form ADV

CB **Christopher Binyon Sarofim** Director and Chairman i Form ADV

J(**John (nmn) Colucci** Chief Operating Officer i Form ADV

JW **Jr. William Lee** Director, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer i Form ADV

ML **Michele Lew Gibbons** General Counsel i Form ADV

RG **Raye Gillis White** Director, Executive Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, Chief Compliance Officer i Form ADV

R(**Reynaldo (nmn) Reza** Senior Vice President i Form ADV

We also hold **38** 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.

## What the register says

From the firm's own filings with the SEC, which it must file accurately by law

**$35B** assets it manages Oct 2026

**Registered** investment adviser full reporting to the SEC

- **Legal name:** FAYEZ SAROFIM &amp; CO., LLC
- **SEC number:** CRD 106584

## Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed **2 in all**

**[Trulia](https://millionrounds.com/company/trulia)** Bought by Zillow **$3.5B** Jul 2014

**[iChange](https://millionrounds.com/company/ichange)** Bought by Herbalife Ltd **Undisclosed** Apr 2011

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

## The cheque

Seed Series A Series B

Median round joined **$6.4M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$4.3M**

Led 0 of 12 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** 2 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Jul 2015
- **Exits:** 2 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Series B said *4*
- Series A said *3*
- Series C *3*
- Seed said *1*
- Series D *1*
- Growth said *-*

Cheques by year Led Joined

2000 2015

Often in the room with

- [Accel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/accel) 3
- [Sequoia Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sequoia-capital) 3
- [Adams Capital Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/adams-capital-management) 2

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## Who they invest alongside

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

[**Accel** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/accel)[**Sequoia Capital** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sequoia-capital)[**Adams Capital Management** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/adams-capital-management)

## Quick answers about Fayez Sarofim & Co.

### What does Fayez Sarofim & Co. invest in?

Fayez Sarofim & Co. invests most often at Series B and Series A (58% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Recurring, Enterprise and Software.

### How active is Fayez Sarofim & Co.?

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

### How big are Fayez Sarofim & Co.'s cheques?

The median round it joins is $6.4M.

### Does Fayez Sarofim & Co. lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 12 investments on record names it as the lead.

### Where does Fayez Sarofim & Co. invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (100%).

### Is Fayez Sarofim & Co. investing now?

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

### Who does Fayez Sarofim & Co. invest alongside?

Most often Accel (3 rounds together), Sequoia Capital (3 rounds together) and Adams Capital Management (2 rounds together).

### What kind of investor is Fayez Sarofim & Co.?

Fayez Sarofim & Co. is a VC firm based in Houston, United States.

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