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Funk Ventures

Last cheque observed Oct 2010. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

QuietVC firm

SeedSeries ASeries BGridImpactSmart Grid

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 5 on record
Since the last cheque5859days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$2.5MRounds led0 of 5Sole investor2 roundsMostly inUnited States, 100%
Pitch Funk Ventures

Funk Ventures highlights

  1. 01

    5 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Series A and Series B: 60% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 2 rounds, median $3.6M

What they do

Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
SeedSeries ASeries B
Sectors
GridImpactSmart Grid
Based in
Pacific Palisades, United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first5 appearances

  1. 2010

    1 round

  2. Oct
    Cyber-RainSeries B · US · businesswire.com$1.8MWith 3 others
  3. 2008

    2 rounds

  4. Jul
    Cyber-RainSeries A · US · deals.venturebeat.com$1.5MSole investor
  5. Jun
    Alter-GSeries A · US · deals.venturebeat.com$2.5MWith 2 others
  6. 2007

    2 rounds

  7. Apr
    Prolacta BioscienceSeries C · US$13MWith 7 others
  8. Feb
    Fuji Food ProductsVenture · US$5.8MSole investor

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.

Quick answers about Funk Ventures

What does Funk Ventures invest in?

Funk Ventures invests most often at Series A and Series B (60% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Grid, Impact and Smart Grid.

How active is Funk Ventures?

5 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Oct 2010.

How big are Funk Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $2.5M.

Does Funk Ventures lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 5 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Funk Ventures invest?

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

Is Funk Ventures investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Oct 2010.

What kind of investor is Funk Ventures?

Funk Ventures is a VC firm based in Pacific Palisades, United States.

When was Funk Ventures founded?

Funk Ventures was founded in 2000.

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