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FTVentures

Last cheque observed Sep 2008. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

QuietGrowth equity

Series CSeries DVentureMobileNightlife

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 19 on record
Since the last cheque6628days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$13MRounds led0 of 19Sole investor5 roundsExits11 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 94%
Pitch FTVentures

FTVentures highlights

  1. 01

    19 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Series C and Series D: 53% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 5 rounds, median $14M

  4. 04

    11 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Type
Growth equity (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Sectors
MobileNightlife
Based in
United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first19 appearances

  1. 2008

    6 rounds

  2. Sept
    Fleet OneVenture · USUndisclosedWith 1 other
  3. Jul
    OpenSpanSeries C · US · openspan.com$13MWith 4 others
  4. Jul
    Welton StreetVenture · US$14MSole investor
  5. Jun
    PSS SystemsSeries D · US · venturebeat.com$18MWith 4 others
  6. Jan
    AveksaSeries B · US · reuters.com$12MWith 4 others
  7. Jan
    CovarioSeries B · US · thealarmclock.com$16MWith 2 others
  8. 2007

    3 rounds

  9. Jul
    Presidio Reinsurance GroupGrowth · US$50MSole investor
  10. Feb
    ProfitLineSeries C · US$7.0MWith 1 other
  11. Jan
    ETF SecuritiesVenture · GB$10MSole investor
  12. 2006

    2 rounds

  13. Jun
    GMISeries C · US · gmi-mr.com$35MWith 2 others
  14. Mar
    CoremetricsSeries D · US · thealarmclock.com$31MWith 2 others
  15. 2004

    5 rounds

  16. Sept
    CloudmarkSeries C · US · cloudmark.com$11MWith 2 others
  17. Aug
    MedSynergiesVenture · US$24MSole investor
  18. May
    e-SecuritySeries C · US$5.0MWith 4 others
  19. May
    Trustwave HoldingsSeries A · US$10MSole investor
  20. Jan
    ActimizeSeries C$10MWith 4 others
  21. 2002

    3 rounds

  22. Oct
    CapitalStreamGrowth$10MWith 7 others
  23. Jun
    Vernier NetworksSeries D · USUndisclosedWith 12 others
  24. Jun
    Autonomic NetworksSeries D · USUndisclosedWith 12 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 1 person 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 listed11 in all

Trustwave HoldingsBought by SingTel$770MApr 2015
MedSynergiesBought by UnitedHealth GroupUndisclosedSept 2014
CovarioBought by Dentsu Aegis NetworkUndisclosedSept 2014
AveksaBought by EMCUndisclosedJul 2013
Presidio Reinsurance GroupBought by PartnerReUndisclosedDec 2012
ProfitLineBought by TangoeUndisclosedDec 2011
PSS SystemsBought by IBM (International Business Machines)UndisclosedOct 2010
CoremetricsBought by IBM (International Business Machines)UndisclosedJun 2010
CapitalStreamBought by HCL$40MFeb 2008
ActimizeBought by NICE Systems$281MJul 2007
e-SecurityBought by NovellUndisclosedApr 2006

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 FTVentures. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Voyager CapitalVC firm3rounds togetherAllegis CapitalVC firm2rounds togetherDCM VenturesPrivate equity2rounds togetherFoundation CapitalVC firm2rounds togetherGold Hill CapitalVC firm2rounds togetherHitachiCompany2rounds togetherITX International Holdings, Inc.Growth equity2rounds togetherMasthead Venture PartnersVC firm2rounds togetherPacket DesignGrowth equity2rounds togetherPelion Venture PartnersVC firm2rounds togetherSVB CapitalVC firm2rounds togetherVenrockVC firm2rounds together

Quick answers about FTVentures

What does FTVentures invest in?

FTVentures invests most often at Series C and Series D (53% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Mobile and Nightlife.

How active is FTVentures?

19 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Sept 2008.

How big are FTVentures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $13M.

Does FTVentures lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 19 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does FTVentures invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (94%) and the United Kingdom (6%).

Is FTVentures investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Sept 2008.

Who does FTVentures invest alongside?

Most often Voyager Capital (3 rounds together), Allegis Capital (2 rounds together) and DCM Ventures (2 rounds together).

What kind of investor is FTVentures?

FTVentures is a growth equity firm based in United States.

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