# Finisar: portfolio, investments and team > Finisar is a corporate vc based in United States. 3 investments on record, latest Feb 2008. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team. Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/finisar (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Investor](https://millionrounds.com/investors) # Finisar Last cheque observed Feb 2008. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds. Quiet Corporate VC Series A Series B Series C Enterprise Sustainability Information Technology Cheques on record **0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 3 on record Since the last cheque **6818** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec Median round **$30M** Rounds led **0 of 3** Exits **1 from the portfolio** Pitch Finisar ## Finisar highlights - 01 3 rounds on record - 02 Mostly Series A and Series B: 67% of its rounds - 03 1 exits from the portfolio ## What they do - **Type:** Corporate VC (from a list, unverified) - **Cheque size:** Not stated - **Sectors:** Enterprise Sustainability Information Technology - **Based in:** Sunnyvale, United States - **Cold pitches:** Not stated ## The record Every round we can evidence, newest first **3 appearances** - **2008** 1 round - **Feb** **[Nistica](https://millionrounds.com/company/nistica)** Series B · US · njbiz.com **$10M** With 5 others - **2001** 2 rounds - **Mar** **[Gemfire](https://millionrounds.com/company/gemfire)** Series C · US **$63M** With 4 others - **Jan** **[TrueSAN Networks](https://millionrounds.com/company/truesan-networks)** Series A **$30M** With 6 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 We hold **11** 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 **1 in all** **[Gemfire](https://millionrounds.com/company/gemfire)** Bought by Ignis **Undisclosed** Nov 2009 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 **Ignis** **Undisclosed** Jul 2011 **[Broadway Networks](https://millionrounds.com/company/broadway-networks)** **Undisclosed** Sept 2010 **Optium** **$225M** Aug 2008 **[InterSAN](https://millionrounds.com/company/intersan)** **Undisclosed** May 2005 **Data Transit Corporation** **Undisclosed** Aug 2004 ## The cheque Series A Series B Series C Median round joined **$30M** the round, not its cheque Led 0 of 3 rounds **0%** - **Sole investor:** Never alone - **Last cheque:** Feb 2008 - **Exits:** 1 from the portfolio Rounds by stage said on their site - Series A *1* - Series B *1* - Series C *1* Cheques by year Led Joined 2001 2008 **Pitching Finisar?** 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 Finisar ### What does Finisar invest in? Finisar invests most often at Series A and Series B (67% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Enterprise, Sustainability and Information Technology. ### How active is Finisar? 3 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Feb 2008. ### How big are Finisar's cheques? The median round it joins is $30M. ### Is Finisar investing now? No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Feb 2008. ### What kind of investor is Finisar? Finisar is a corporate VC based in Sunnyvale, United States. ### When was Finisar founded? Finisar was founded in 1988. ### Where does this information on Finisar 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=finisar) · [Is this your firm? Claim it](https://millionrounds.com/claim?org=finisar)