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Fluke

Last cheque observed Feb 2012. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

QuietCorporate VCWebsite unconfirmed

VentureSeries BSeries AConsumer ElectronicsManufacturingRobotics

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 14 on record
Since the last cheque5376days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$6.5MRounds led0 of 14Sole investor1 roundsExits4 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 100%
Pitch Fluke

Fluke highlights

  1. 01

    14 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Venture and Series B: 64% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 1 rounds, median $4.0M

  4. 04

    4 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Type
Corporate VC (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Sectors
Consumer ElectronicsManufacturingRobotics
Based in
Everett, United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

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The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first14 appearances

  1. 2012

    1 round

  2. Feb
    Concordia Coffee SystemsSeries A · US · bizjournals.com$6.5MWith 2 others
  3. 2011

    1 round

  4. Jul
    PayScaleVenture · US · finsmes.com$7.0MWith 4 others
  5. 2008

    2 rounds

  6. Jun
    VantosSeries B · US · venturebeat.com$11MWith 2 others
  7. Jan
    ConfirmaSeries C · US$18MWith 3 others
  8. 2007

    3 rounds

  9. Aug
    Calidora Skin ClinicVenture$4.0MSole investor
  10. Jul
    PayScaleSeries C · US · mashable.com$10MWith 7 others
  11. Mar
    SprayCoolVenture · US · thealarmclock.com$10MWith 1 other
  12. 2006

    1 round

  13. Sept
    Phoseon TechnologyVenture · US · phoseon.com$1.3MWith 3 others
  14. 2005

    4 rounds

  15. Oct
    Pacific Star CommunicationsSeries B · US · pacstar.com$4.5MWith 3 others
  16. Oct
    PayScaleSeries B · US · findarticles.com$7.0MWith 3 others
  17. Aug
    FiosVenture · US$6.5MWith 4 others
  18. Mar
    Phoseon TechnologySeries B · US · phoseon.com$6.4MWith 3 others
  19. 2004

    1 round

  20. Oct
    PayScaleSeries A · US$3.2MWith 2 others
  21. 1999

    1 round

  22. Nov
    Viathan Corp.Series A · US$6.5MWith 4 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.

What they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

1 of 13 we have independently watched raise

IrisysAmprobeBeha-AmprobeChina 中国ComarkFluke BiomedicalFluke NetworksFluke Process InstrumentsLandauerPacific Laser SystemsPomonaRaysafeSolmetric

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.

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed4 in all

PayScaleBought by Warburg Pincus$100MApr 2014
FiosBought by DTIUndisclosedNov 2012
SprayCoolBought by Parker HannifinUndisclosedMar 2010
ConfirmaBought by Merge HealthcareUndisclosedAug 2009

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

Who they invest alongside

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

Madrona Venture GroupVC firm5rounds togetherMontlake CapitalPrivate equity3rounds togetherTrinity VenturesVC firm3rounds togetherCapybara VenturesGrowth equity2rounds togetherPacRim Venture PartnersVC firm2rounds togetherSAP VenturesVC firm2rounds togetherSapphire VenturesVC firm2rounds togetherSmartForest VenturesVC firm2rounds together

Quick answers about Fluke

What does Fluke invest in?

Fluke invests most often at Venture and Series B (64% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Consumer Electronics, Manufacturing and Robotics.

How active is Fluke?

14 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Feb 2012.

How big are Fluke's cheques?

The median round it joins is $6.5M.

Does Fluke lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 14 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Fluke invest?

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

Is Fluke investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Feb 2012.

Who does Fluke invest alongside?

Most often Madrona Venture Group (5 rounds together), Montlake Capital (3 rounds together) and Trinity Ventures (3 rounds together).

What kind of investor is Fluke?

Fluke is a corporate VC based in Everett, United States.

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