# Garage Technology Ventures: portfolio, investments and team > Garage Technology Ventures is a vc firm based in United States. 22 investments on record, latest Sept 2010. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team. Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/garage-technology-ventures (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Investor](https://millionrounds.com/investors) # Garage Technology Ventures Last cheque observed Sep 2010. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds. Quiet VC firm Website unconfirmed Seed Series A Series B Garage Door Services Cheques on record **0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 22 on record Since the last cheque **5879** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec Median round **$6.8M** Rounds led **0 of 22** Sole investor **1 rounds** Exits **7 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 100%** Pitch Garage Technology Ventures ## Garage Technology Ventures highlights - 01 22 rounds on record - 02 Mostly Series A and Series B: 68% of its rounds - 03 Sole investor in 1 rounds, median $1.5M - 04 7 exits from the portfolio ## What they do - **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified) - **Cheque size:** Up to $3.0M as they say - **Stages:** Seed Series A Series B Growth - **Sectors:** Garage Door Services - **Based in:** Sunnyvale, United States - **Cold pitches:** Not accepted A website was listed for this organisation, but we could not confirm it belongs to the firm that wrote these cheques. Either the site never mentions them, or it turned out to be a different company sharing the name. We show neither it nor anything read from it. [Tell us the right one](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=garage-technology-ventures). ## The record Every round we can evidence, newest first **22 appearances** - **2010** 1 round - **Sept** **[Qumu](https://millionrounds.com/company/qumu)** Debt · US · fis.dowjones.com **$8.8M** With 7 others - **2008** 5 rounds - **Nov** **[cFares](https://millionrounds.com/company/cfares)** Series B · US · startupmeme.com **$7.6M** With 1 other - **Nov** **[d.light design](https://millionrounds.com/company/d-light-design)** Series A · US · thealarmclock.com **$6.0M** With 5 others - **Jul** **[Qumu](https://millionrounds.com/company/qumu)** Series C · US · qumu.com **$11M** With 6 others - **Jun** **[WhiteHat Security](https://millionrounds.com/company/whitehat-security)** Series D · US · venturebeat.com **$7.0M** With 3 others - **Jan** **[Step Labs](https://millionrounds.com/company/step-labs)** Series B · US · silicontap.com **$6.5M** With 3 others - **2007** 2 rounds - **Sept** **[MiaSolé](https://millionrounds.com/company/miasole)** Series C · US · greentechmedia.com **$50M** With 4 others - **Jul** **[cFares](https://millionrounds.com/company/cfares)** Series A · US · venturebeat.com **$4.5M** With 1 other - **2006** 6 rounds - **Oct** **[MiaSolé](https://millionrounds.com/company/miasole)** Series B · US · cleantech.com **$35M** With 4 others - **Jun** **[Packet Island](https://millionrounds.com/company/packet-island)** Series A · US · venturebeat.com **$2.0M** With 2 others - **May** **[Qumu](https://millionrounds.com/company/qumu)** Series B · US **$5.3M** With 3 others - **May** **[FilmLoop](https://millionrounds.com/company/filmloop)** Series B · US · accessmylibrary.com **$7.0M** With 3 others - **Feb** **[Razz](https://millionrounds.com/company/razz)** Series B · US **$7.0M** With 3 others - **Jan** **[cFares](https://millionrounds.com/company/cfares)** Venture · US **$1.5M** Sole investor - **2005** 6 rounds - **Dec** **[SignaCert](https://millionrounds.com/company/signacert)** Series A · US · signacert.com **$10M** With 3 others - **Sept** **[Lefthand Networks](https://millionrounds.com/company/lefthand-networks)** Series C · US · goliath.ecnext.com **$25M** With 10 others - **Aug** **[Simply Hired](https://millionrounds.com/company/simply-hired)** Series A · US · techcrunch.com **$3.0M** With 6 others - **Mar** **[Kaboodle](https://millionrounds.com/company/kaboodle)** Series A · US · news.com **$1.5M** With 8 others - **Jan** **[Razz](https://millionrounds.com/company/razz)** Series A · US · siliconbeat.com **$3.0M** With 2 others - **Jan** **[FilmLoop](https://millionrounds.com/company/filmloop)** Series A · US **$5.6M** With 3 others - **2004** 1 round - **Sept** **[BitPass](https://millionrounds.com/company/bitpass)** Series B · US **$12M** With 5 others - **1999** 1 round - **Sept** **[Answers Corporation](https://millionrounds.com/company/answers-corporation)** Series C · US **$2.8M** With 2 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 **6** 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 listed **7 in all** **[Answers Corporation](https://millionrounds.com/company/answers-corporation)** Bought by [Apax Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/apax-partners) **Undisclosed** Aug 2014 **[MiaSolé](https://millionrounds.com/company/miasole)** Bought by [Hanergy Holding Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hanergy-holding-group) **$30M** Sept 2012 **[Qumu](https://millionrounds.com/company/qumu)** Bought by [Rimage](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rimage) **$52M** Oct 2011 **[Answers Corporation](https://millionrounds.com/company/answers-corporation)** Bought by [AFCV Holdings](https://millionrounds.com/fund/afcv-holdings) **Undisclosed** Feb 2011 **[Packet Island](https://millionrounds.com/company/packet-island)** Bought by BroadSoft **Undisclosed** Oct 2009 **[Lefthand Networks](https://millionrounds.com/company/lefthand-networks)** Bought by [Hewlett-Packard](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hewlett-packard) **$360M** Oct 2008 **[Kaboodle](https://millionrounds.com/company/kaboodle)** Bought by Hearst Corporation **$30M** Aug 2007 An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records. ## The cheque Seed Series A Series B Median round joined **$6.8M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$1.5M** Led 0 of 22 rounds **0%** - **Said size:** Up to $3.0M - **Sole investor:** 1 rounds - **Last cheque:** Sept 2010 - **Exits:** 7 from the portfolio Rounds by stage said on their site - Series A said *8* - Series B said *7* - Series C *4* - Debt *1* - Series D *1* - Venture *1* - Seed said *-* Cheques by year Led Joined 1999 2010 Often in the room with - [Cardinal Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cardinal-venture-capital) 3 - [Storm Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/storm-ventures) 3 - [The Angels' Forum](https://millionrounds.com/fund/the-angels-forum) 3 - [The Halo Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/the-halo-fund) 3 - [Advanced Technology Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/advanced-technology-ventures) 2 - [Claremont Creek Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/claremont-creek-ventures) 2 **Pitching Garage Technology Ventures?** Put them on your fundraising board with this record on the card, and follow them to hear when they write a new cheque. Add to your CRM *→* ## Who they invest alongside The investors most often in the same rounds as Garage Technology Ventures. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed. [**Cardinal Venture Capital** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cardinal-venture-capital)[**Storm Ventures** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/storm-ventures)[**The Angels' Forum** Angel network **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/the-angels-forum)[**The Halo Fund** Investment firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/the-halo-fund)[**Advanced Technology Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/advanced-technology-ventures)[**Claremont Creek Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/claremont-creek-ventures)[**Firelake Capital Management** Growth equity **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/firelake-capital-management)[**Globespan Capital Partners** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/globespan-capital-partners)[**Kanwal Rekhi** Angel **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kanwal-rekhi)[**Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kleiner-perkins-caufield-and-byers)[**Nippon Koatsu Electric Co.** Growth equity **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nippon-koatsu-electric-co)[**Rajeev Motwani** Angel **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rajeev-motwani) ## Books by the people here 6 books written by people at Garage Technology Ventures: [Guy Kawasaki](https://millionrounds.com/person/guy-kawasaki). - The Art of the Start: The Time-Tested, Battle-Hardened Guide for Anyone Starting Anything [Guy Kawasaki](https://millionrounds.com/person/guy-kawasaki) · 2004 3.91 from 29,538 ratings on Goodreads About the book A new product, a new service, a new company, a new division, a new organization, a new anything, where there’s a will, here’s the way. It begins with a dream that just won’t quit, the once-in-a-lifetime thunderbolt of pure inspiration, the obsession, the world-beater, the killer… On AmazonListen on Audible - Enchantment: The Art of Changing Hearts, Minds, and Actions [Guy Kawasaki](https://millionrounds.com/person/guy-kawasaki) · 2011 3.74 from 11,075 ratings on Goodreads About the book Enchantment, as defined by bestselling business guru Guy Kawasaki, is not about manipulating people. It transforms situations and relationships. It converts hostility into civility and civility into affinity. It changes the skeptics and cynics into the believers and the… On AmazonListen on Audible - Reality Check: The Irreverent Guide to Outsmarting, Outmanaging, and Outmarketing Your Competit ion [Guy Kawasaki](https://millionrounds.com/person/guy-kawasaki) · 2008 4.00 from 8,127 ratings on Goodreads About the book More uncommon common sense from the bestselling author of The Art of the Start. In Silicon Valley slang, a “bozo explosion” is what causes a lean, mean, fighting machine of a company to slide into mediocrity. As Guy Kawasaki puts it, “If the two most popular words in your… On AmazonListen on Audible - The Art of Social Media: Power Tips for Power Users [Guy Kawasaki](https://millionrounds.com/person/guy-kawasaki) · 2014 3.55 from 2,712 ratings on Goodreads About the book From the bestselling author of The Art of the Start and Enchantment, a no-nonsense guide to becoming a social media superstar. By now it’s clear that whether you’re promoting a business, a product, or yourself, social media is near the top of what will determine your success… On AmazonListen on Audible - APE: Author, Publisher, Entrepreneur. How to Publish a Book [Guy Kawasaki](https://millionrounds.com/person/guy-kawasaki) · 2012 4.17 from 2,674 ratings on Goodreads About the book In 2011 the publisher of one of my books Enchantment, could not fill an order for 500 ebook copies of the book. Because of this experience, I self-published my next book, What the Plus!, and learned first-hand that self-publishing is a complex, confusing, and idiosyncratic… On AmazonListen on Audible - What the Plus! Google+ for the Rest of Us [Guy Kawasaki](https://millionrounds.com/person/guy-kawasaki) · 2012 3.70 from 917 ratings on Goodreads About the book You are ninety minutes away from mastering Google+. That's all it takes. But don't take Guy's word for it. Here's what three experts have to say about What the Plus! Google+ for the Rest of "We didn't expect over 100,000,000 people to join Google+ so quickly. If we had, we might… On AmazonListen on Audible More books for founders and investors on the [Reading List](https://millionrounds.com/reading-list). As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases. ## Quick answers about Garage Technology Ventures ### What does Garage Technology Ventures invest in? Garage Technology Ventures invests most often at Series A and Series B (68% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Garage Door Services. ### How active is Garage Technology Ventures? 22 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Sept 2010. ### How big are Garage Technology Ventures's cheques? The median round it joins is $6.8M. ### Does Garage Technology Ventures lead rounds? Rarely, if at all: none of its 22 investments on record names it as the lead. ### Where does Garage Technology Ventures invest? Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (100%). ### Is Garage Technology Ventures investing now? No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Sept 2010. ### Who does Garage Technology Ventures invest alongside? Most often Cardinal Venture Capital (3 rounds together), Storm Ventures (3 rounds together) and The Angels' Forum (3 rounds together). ### What kind of investor is Garage Technology Ventures? 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