Investor

GIV Venture Partners

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

QuietVC firm

VentureSeries CSeries BInfrastructure

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 8 on record
Since the last cheque6802days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$4.1MRounds led0 of 8Sole investor1 roundsExits2 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 100%
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GIV Venture Partners highlights

  1. 01

    8 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Venture and Series C: 75% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 1 rounds, median $3.3M

  4. 04

    2 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Sectors
Infrastructure
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first8 appearances

  1. 2008

    1 round

  2. Mar
    GridEdge NetworksVenture · US$2.9MWith 2 others
  3. 2007

    2 rounds

  4. Jul
    WAY SystemsSeries C · US$3.0MWith 1 other
  5. Mar
    Jacent TechnologiesSeries B · US$6.7MWith 3 others
  6. 2006

    2 rounds

  7. Oct
    Firefly MobileVenture · US · deals.venturebeat.com$3.0MWith 1 other
  8. Jul
    WorkshopLiveVenture · 93south.net$3.3MSole investor
  9. 2005

    1 round

  10. Oct
    WAY SystemsSeries C · US$22MWith 3 others
  11. 2004

    2 rounds

  12. Dec
    GridEdge NetworksVenture · US$10MWith 5 others
  13. Jul
    LightningcastSeries D · US$5.0MWith 3 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.

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed2 in all

WAY SystemsBought by VeriFone$9.0MSept 2010
LightningcastBought by AOLUndisclosedMay 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 GIV Venture Partners. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Redleaf GroupInvestment firm3rounds togetherAspen VenturesCompany2rounds togetherBessemer Venture PartnersVC firm2rounds together

Quick answers about GIV Venture Partners

What does GIV Venture Partners invest in?

GIV Venture Partners invests most often at Venture and Series C (75% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Infrastructure.

How active is GIV Venture Partners?

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

How big are GIV Venture Partners's cheques?

The median round it joins is $4.1M.

Does GIV Venture Partners lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 8 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does GIV Venture Partners invest?

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

Is GIV Venture Partners investing now?

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

Who does GIV Venture Partners invest alongside?

Most often Redleaf Group (3 rounds together), Aspen Ventures (2 rounds together) and Bessemer Venture Partners (2 rounds together).

What kind of investor is GIV Venture Partners?

GIV Venture Partners is a VC firm.

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