# Global Catalyst Partners: portfolio, investments and team

> Global Catalyst Partners is a vc firm based in United States. 39 investments on record, latest Jan 2017. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

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

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# Global Catalyst Partners

Last cheque observed Jan 2017. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

Quiet VC firm Website unconfirmed

Seed Series A Series B Energy Manufacturing

Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 39 on record

Since the last cheque **3555** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$75M** Rounds led **0 of 39** Sole investor **2 rounds** Exits **6 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 92%**

Pitch Global Catalyst Partners

## Global Catalyst Partners highlights

- 01 39 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Series C and Venture: 56% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 2 rounds, median $4.1M
- 04 6 exits from the portfolio

## What they do

- **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Stages:** Seed Series A Series B Growth
- **Sectors:** Energy Manufacturing
- **Based in:** Redwood Shores, United States
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

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## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **39 appearances**

- **2017** 1 round
- **Jan** **[SoundHound](https://millionrounds.com/company/soundhound)** US · FinSMEs **$75M** With 10 others
- **2015** 2 rounds
- **Feb** **[Fuller](https://millionrounds.com/company/fuller)** JP **$1.9M** With 6 others
- **Feb** **[raksul](https://millionrounds.com/company/raksul)** Series C · JP **$34M** With 5 others
- **2012** 1 round
- **Apr** **[Verient](https://millionrounds.com/company/verient)** Venture · US · sec.gov **$6.0M** Sole investor
- **2010** 2 rounds
- **May** **[Teranetics](https://millionrounds.com/company/teranetics)** Venture · US · deals.venturebeat.com **$7.8M** With 4 others
- **Jan** **[iKoa](https://millionrounds.com/company/ikoa)** Debt · US **$1.5M** With 1 other
- **2009** 3 rounds
- **Sept** **[Actelis Networks](https://millionrounds.com/company/actelis-networks)** Venture · US · archive.globes.co.il **$10M** With 9 others
- **Apr** **[Beceem Communications](https://millionrounds.com/company/beceem-communications)** Venture · US · beceem.com **$20M** With 8 others
- **Apr** **[Actelis Networks](https://millionrounds.com/company/actelis-networks)** Venture · US · venturebeat.com **$4.7M** With 3 others
- **2008** 8 rounds
- **Oct** **[Advanced Micro-Fabrication Equipment](https://millionrounds.com/company/advanced-micro-fabrication-equipment)** Series C · SG · marketavenue.cn **$58M** With 7 others
- **Sept** Series B · startupmeme.com **$7.0M** With 6 others
- **Aug** **[sliceX](https://millionrounds.com/company/slicex)** Series B · US · venturedeal.com **$15M** With 2 others
- **Jun** **[OmniPV](https://millionrounds.com/company/omnipv)** Venture · US **$5.0M** With 4 others
- **May** **[SoundHound Inc.](https://millionrounds.com/company/soundhound-inc)** Series B · US **Undisclosed** With 2 others
- **Apr** **[Actelis Networks](https://millionrounds.com/company/actelis-networks)** Series F · US · venturebeat.com **$15M** With 3 others
- **Mar** **[Verient](https://millionrounds.com/company/verient)** Series A · US · venturebeat.com **$1.5M** With 1 other
- **Feb** **[Teranetics](https://millionrounds.com/company/teranetics)** Venture · US · teranetics.com **$25M** With 5 others
- **2007** 7 rounds
- **Oct** **[Siimpel Corporation](https://millionrounds.com/company/siimpel-corporation)** Venture · US · venturebeat.com **$22M** With 8 others
- **Aug** **[Miradia](https://millionrounds.com/company/miradia)** Series C · US **$30M** With 5 others
- **Jul** **[Yoomba](https://millionrounds.com/company/yoomba)** Series A · US **Undisclosed** With 1 other
- **Jun** **[iKoa](https://millionrounds.com/company/ikoa)** Series A · US · ikoa.com **$9.4M** With 1 other
- **Feb** **[Aquest Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/aquest-systems)** Series B · US · venturebeat.com **$20M** With 3 others
- **Feb** **[Beceem Communications](https://millionrounds.com/company/beceem-communications)** Series D · US · beceem.com **$40M** With 10 others
- **Jan** **[Actelis Networks](https://millionrounds.com/company/actelis-networks)** Series E · US · venturebeat.com **$22M** With 9 others
- **2006** 7 rounds
- **Nov** **[Teranetics](https://millionrounds.com/company/teranetics)** Series C · US · deals.venturebeat.com **$20M** With 5 others
- **Nov** **[Newport Media](https://millionrounds.com/company/newport-media)** Series C · US · newportmediainc.com **$30M** With 5 others
- **Nov** **[Verient](https://millionrounds.com/company/verient)** Series A · US · venturebeat.com **$2.1M** Sole investor
- **Oct** **[Beceem Communications](https://millionrounds.com/company/beceem-communications)** Series D · US **$27M** With 2 others
- **Oct** **[Miradia](https://millionrounds.com/company/miradia)** Series C · US · deals.venturebeat.com **$15M** With 5 others
- **May** **[SoundHound Inc.](https://millionrounds.com/company/soundhound-inc)** Series A · US **Undisclosed** With 3 others
- **Feb** **[Newport Media](https://millionrounds.com/company/newport-media)** Series B · US · ezinfofind.com **$25M** With 4 others
- **2005** 4 rounds
- **Nov** **[Siimpel Corporation](https://millionrounds.com/company/siimpel-corporation)** Series C · US **$20M** With 4 others
- **Jun** **[Beceem Communications](https://millionrounds.com/company/beceem-communications)** Series B · US **$9.6M** With 2 others
- **Mar** **[Newport Media](https://millionrounds.com/company/newport-media)** Series A · US **$11M** With 2 others
- **Jan** **[Chelsio Communications](https://millionrounds.com/company/chelsio-communications)** Series C · US · chelsio.com **$25M** With 8 others
- **2004** 2 rounds
- **Aug** **[Miradia](https://millionrounds.com/company/miradia)** Series B · US **$22M** With 7 others
- **Mar** **[Informative](https://millionrounds.com/company/informative)** Venture · US **$8.0M** With 6 others
- **2001** 2 rounds
- **Jul** **[Velio Communications](https://millionrounds.com/company/velio-communications)** Series C · US **$45M** With 4 others
- **Jun** **[Actelis Networks](https://millionrounds.com/company/actelis-networks)** Series C · US **$33M** 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

We hold **5** 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 **6 in all**

**[Newport Media](https://millionrounds.com/company/newport-media)** Bought by Atmel **Undisclosed** Jul 2014

**[Beceem Communications](https://millionrounds.com/company/beceem-communications)** Bought by [Broadcom](https://millionrounds.com/fund/broadcom-limited) **$316M** Oct 2010

**[Teranetics](https://millionrounds.com/company/teranetics)** Bought by PLX Technology **$36M** Sept 2010

**[Siimpel Corporation](https://millionrounds.com/company/siimpel-corporation)** Bought by Tessera Technologies **$15M** May 2010

**[Informative](https://millionrounds.com/company/informative)** Bought by Satmetrix **Undisclosed** Oct 2007

**[Velio Communications](https://millionrounds.com/company/velio-communications)** Bought by LSI Logic Corporation **$20M** Mar 2004

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 **$75M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$4.1M**

Led 0 of 39 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** 2 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Jan 2017
- **Exits:** 6 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Series C *10*
- Venture *9*
- Series B said *7*
- Series A said *6*
- Series D *2*
- Seed said *-*
- Growth said *-*

Cheques by year Led Joined

2001 2017

Often in the room with

- [Walden International](https://millionrounds.com/fund/walden-international) 10
- [Sequoia Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sequoia-capital) 8
- [Venrock](https://millionrounds.com/fund/venrock) 6
- [The Carlyle Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/the-carlyle-group) 5
- [U.S. Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/u-s-venture-partners-usvp) 5
- [ATA Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ata-ventures) 4

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## Who they invest alongside

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

[**Walden International** VC firm **10** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/walden-international)[**Sequoia Capital** VC firm **8** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sequoia-capital)[**Venrock** VC firm **6** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/venrock)[**The Carlyle Group** Private equity **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/the-carlyle-group)[**U.S. Venture Partners** VC firm **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/u-s-venture-partners-usvp)[**ATA Ventures** Growth equity **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ata-ventures)[**DuPont Capital Management** Corporate VC **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dupont-capital-management)[**Khosla Ventures** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/khosla-ventures)[**New Enterprise Associates** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/new-enterprise-associates)[**Benchmark** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/benchmark)[**Columbia Capital** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/columbia-capital)[**GGV Capital** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ggv-capital)

## Recently backed

The latest companies Global Catalyst Partners put money into.

[**SoundHound** $75M · Jan 2017](https://millionrounds.com/company/soundhound)

## Quick answers about Global Catalyst Partners

### What does Global Catalyst Partners invest in?

Global Catalyst Partners invests most often at Series C and Venture (56% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Energy and Manufacturing.

### How active is Global Catalyst Partners?

39 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Jan 2017.

### What has Global Catalyst Partners invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: SoundHound (Undisclosed round, Jan 2017).

### How big are Global Catalyst Partners's cheques?

The median round it joins is $75M.

### Does Global Catalyst Partners lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 39 investments on record names it as the lead.

### Where does Global Catalyst Partners invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (92%) and Japan (5%).

### Is Global Catalyst Partners investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Jan 2017.

### Who does Global Catalyst Partners invest alongside?

Most often Walden International (10 rounds together), Sequoia Capital (8 rounds together) and Venrock (6 rounds together).

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