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First Data

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

QuietCorporate VC

Series ASeries CGrowthMedical DeviceSubscription ServiceE-commerce

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 6 on record
Since the last cheque2791days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$12MRounds led0 of 6Sole investor1 roundsExits1 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 100%
Pitch First Data

First Data highlights

  1. 01

    6 rounds on record

  2. 02

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

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 1 rounds, median $12M

  4. 04

    1 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Type
Corporate VC (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Sectors
Medical DeviceSubscription ServiceE-commerce
Based in
Brookfield, United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first6 appearances

  1. 2019

    2 rounds

  2. Mar
    FutureFuel.ioSeries A · US · FinSMEs$11MWith 7 others
  3. Jan
    FinxactGrowth · US · FinSMEs$30MWith 8 others
  4. 2018

    1 round

  5. May
    SalidoSeries A · US · Pymnts$12MSole investor
  6. 2015

    2 rounds

  7. Mar
    BookerSeries C · US$35MWith 3 others
  8. Feb
    MineralTreeSeries B · US$11MWith 2 others
  9. 2007

    1 round

  10. Aug
    VivotechSeries C · US$23MWith 5 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.

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed1 in all

VivotechBought by SequentUndisclosedOct 2012

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

Spree CommerceUndisclosedSept 2015
Gyft$7.5MJul 2014
Perka, Inc.UndisclosedOct 2013
Clover$56MJan 2012
EuroProcessing InternationalUndisclosedJun 2005
Achex$32MJul 2001

Recently backed

The latest companies First Data put money into.

FutureFuel.io$11M · Mar 2019Finxact$30M · Jan 2019

Mentioned on podcasts

Episodes that name First Data in their description, not their title.

Quick answers about First Data

What does First Data invest in?

First Data invests most often at Series A and Series C (67% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Medical Device, Subscription Service and E-commerce.

How active is First Data?

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

What has First Data invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: FutureFuel.io (Series A, Mar 2019), Finxact (Growth, Jan 2019) and Salido (Series A, May 2018).

How big are First Data's cheques?

The median round it joins is $12M.

Does First Data lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 6 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does First Data invest?

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

Is First Data investing now?

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

What kind of investor is First Data?

First Data is a corporate VC based in Brookfield, United States.

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