# Gilde IT Fund: portfolio, investments and team

> Gilde IT Fund is a private equity based in Netherlands. 7 investments on record, latest Jun 2009. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/gilde-it-fund (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Gilde IT Fund

Last cheque observed Jun 2009. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

Quiet New fund $36M, Mar 2010 Private equity

Growth Buyout Healthcare Climate

Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 7 on record

Since the last cheque **6335** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$12M** Cheque size, as they say **$22M – $216M** Rounds led **0 of 7** Exits **2 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 50%**

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## Gilde IT Fund highlights

- 01 7 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Series A and Series B: 33% of its rounds
- 03 2 exits from the portfolio

## What they do

> Gilde is one of the oldest private equity firms in The Netherlands. From their own website

- **Type:** Private equity
- **Cheque size:** $22M – $216M as they say
- **Stages:** Growth Buyout
- **Sectors:** Healthcare Climate
- **Based in:** Utrecht, Netherlands
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **7 appearances**

- **2009** 1 round
- **Jun** **[Chroma Therapeutics](https://millionrounds.com/company/chroma-therapeutics)** Venture · GB **$25M** With 5 others
- **2008** 2 rounds
- **Apr** **[Jobpartners](https://millionrounds.com/company/jobpartners)** Series C · GB · growingbusiness.co.uk **$17M** With 2 others
- **Mar** **[Webcollage](https://millionrounds.com/company/webcollage)** Series F · US · webcollage.com **$10M** With 4 others
- **2007** 1 round
- **May** **[Webcollage](https://millionrounds.com/company/webcollage)** Series E · US · thealarmclock.com **$3.6M** With 2 others
- **2006** 1 round
- **Nov** **[PIERIS Proteolab](https://millionrounds.com/company/pieris-proteolab)** Series B · DE **$6.4M** With 4 others
- **2002** 2 rounds
- **Nov** **[PIERIS Proteolab](https://millionrounds.com/company/pieris-proteolab)** Series A **$12M** With 4 others
- **Feb** **[LaserComm](https://millionrounds.com/company/lasercomm)** Series D · US **$21M** With 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

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration **3 named**

BW **Bas Wiersma** Mr. WIersma is a Director of the general partner, Gilde Equity Management (GEM) Benelux II Capital Partners B.V. i Filing they signed

GN **Gerhard Nordemann** Mr. Nordemann is a Manager and Director of the general partner, Gilde Equity Management (GEM) Benelux II Capital Partners B.V. i Filing they signed

RJ **Remko Jager** Mr. Jager is a Manager and Director of the general partner, Gilde Equity Management (GEM) Benelux II Capital Partners B.V. i Filing they signed

We also hold **11** 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 **2 in all**

**[Webcollage](https://millionrounds.com/company/webcollage)** Bought by Answers Corporation **Undisclosed** May 2013

**[Jobpartners](https://millionrounds.com/company/jobpartners)** Bought by Taleo **$38M** Jun 2011

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

New fund on file

**$36M**

raised in Mar 2010

From its SEC filing, not a journalist: a firm that has just raised has money to deploy.

## The cheque

Growth Buyout

Median round joined **$12M** the round, not its cheque

Led 0 of 7 rounds **0%**

- **Said size:** $22M – $216M
- **Sole investor:** Never alone
- **Last cheque:** Jun 2009
- **Exits:** 2 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Series A *1*
- Series B *1*
- Series C *1*
- Series D *1*
- Series E *1*
- Series F *1*
- Growth said *-*

Cheques by year Led Joined

2002 2009

Often in the room with

- [CEDAR Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cedar-fund) 3
- [BayTech Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/baytech-venture-capital) 2
- [Global Life Science Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/global-life-science-ventures) 2
- [Sierra Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sierra-ventures) 2

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## Who they invest alongside

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

[**CEDAR Fund** Investment firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cedar-fund)[**BayTech Venture Capital** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/baytech-venture-capital)[**Global Life Science Ventures** Growth equity **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/global-life-science-ventures)[**Sierra Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sierra-ventures)

## Quick answers about Gilde IT Fund

### What does Gilde IT Fund invest in?

Gilde IT Fund invests most often at Series A and Series B (33% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Healthcare and Climate.

### How active is Gilde IT Fund?

7 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Jun 2009.

### How big are Gilde IT Fund's cheques?

The median round it joins is $12M. It says it writes cheques of $22M to $216M.

### Does Gilde IT Fund lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 7 investments on record names it as the lead.

### Where does Gilde IT Fund invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (50%), the United Kingdom (33%) and Germany (17%).

### Is Gilde IT Fund investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Jun 2009.

### Who does Gilde IT Fund invest alongside?

Most often CEDAR Fund (3 rounds together), BayTech Venture Capital (2 rounds together) and Global Life Science Ventures (2 rounds together).

### What kind of investor is Gilde IT Fund?

Gilde IT Fund is a private equity firm based in Utrecht, Netherlands.

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