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Firsthand Technology Value Fund

Last cheque observed Aug 2018. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

QuietVC firm

Series BSeries ASeries ETechnologyCleantech

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 11 on record
Since the last cheque2978days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$8.0MRounds led0 of 11Sole investor3 roundsExits1 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 91%
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Firsthand Technology Value Fund highlights

  1. 01

    11 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Series B and Series A: 50% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 3 rounds, median $5.0M

  4. 04

    1 exits from the portfolio

What they do

A publicly traded venture capital fund investing in private technology and cleantech companies.From their own website
Type
VC firm
Cheque size
Not stated
Sectors
TechnologyCleantech
Based in
San Jose, United States
Cold pitches
Accepted

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first11 appearances

  1. 2018

    1 round

  2. Aug
    RevasumAU · Nasdaq$8.0MSole investor
  3. 2014

    4 rounds

  4. Sept
    TapadSeries B · US$19MWith 7 others
  5. Jun
    TapadSeries B · US$7.0MWith 4 others
  6. Mar
    PhunwareSeries E · US$30MWith 7 others
  7. Jan
    TurnSeries E · US$80MWith 9 others
  8. 2013

    2 rounds

  9. Sept
    TelepathySeries A · US · finsmes.com$5.0MSole investor
  10. Mar
    TapadSeries B · US · allthingsd.com$6.5MWith 3 others
  11. 2012

    2 rounds

  12. Dec
    Pivotal SystemsVenture · US · globenewswire.com$4.6MSole investor
  13. May
    SoloPowerVenture · US · greentechmedia.com$7.1MWith 4 others
  14. 2008

    1 round

  15. Oct
    SoloPowerSeries C · US$48MWith 4 others
  16. 2007

    1 round

  17. Aug
    Silicon GenesisSeries A · US · venturebeat.com$23MWith 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 2 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 listed1 in all

SoloPowerBought by Opera Investments$220MJul 2015

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

IntraOp MedicalUndisclosedOct 2013

Who they invest alongside

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

Recently backed

The latest companies Firsthand Technology Value Fund put money into.

Quick answers about Firsthand Technology Value Fund

What does Firsthand Technology Value Fund invest in?

Firsthand Technology Value Fund invests most often at Series B and Series A (50% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Technology and Cleantech.

How active is Firsthand Technology Value Fund?

11 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Aug 2018.

What has Firsthand Technology Value Fund invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Revasum (Undisclosed round, Aug 2018).

How big are Firsthand Technology Value Fund's cheques?

The median round it joins is $8.0M.

Does Firsthand Technology Value Fund lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 11 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Firsthand Technology Value Fund invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (91%) and Australia (9%).

Is Firsthand Technology Value Fund investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Aug 2018.

Who does Firsthand Technology Value Fund invest alongside?

Most often Avalon Ventures (3 rounds together), Convexa Capital Ventures (3 rounds together) and FirstMark (3 rounds together).

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