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Granite Ventures

Last cheque observed Aug 2019. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

QuietNew fund $1.3M, Nov 2017VC firm

SeedSeries ASeries BHardwareInternetVenture Capital & Private Equity

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 129 on record
Since the last cheque2637days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$100MRounds led0 of 129Sole investor7 roundsExits28 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 100%
Pitch Granite Ventures

Granite Ventures highlights

  1. 01

    129 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Series B and Series C: 50% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 7 rounds, median $2.6M

  4. 04

    28 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Granite Ventures | Partners for Technology LeadersFrom their own website
Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
SeedSeries ASeries BGrowthPre-IPO
Sectors
HardwareInternetVenture Capital & Private Equity
Based in
San Francisco, United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first129 appearances

  1. 2019

    1 round

  2. Aug
    LucidworksUS · FinSMEs$100MWith 5 others
  3. 2015

    6 rounds

  4. Oct
    MarqetaSeries C · US$25MWith 5 others
  5. Jun
    HireVueSeries E · US$45MWith 5 others
  6. Apr
    HyTrustSeries D · US$25MWith 8 others
  7. Mar
    AgilenceVenture · US$4.3MWith 4 others
  8. Feb
    Telltale GamesSeries D · US$40MWith 1 other
  9. Jan
    BlockCypherSeed · US$3.1MWith 20 others
  10. 2014

    11 rounds

  11. Oct
    Fastback NetworksSeries C · US$15MWith 4 others
  12. Oct
    MotivDebt · US$1.0MWith 2 others
  13. Oct
    Sense PlatformSeed · US$1.1MWith 2 others
  14. Sept
    Hobo LabsSeries A · US$4.0MWith 1 other
  15. Aug
    LucidworksSeries D · US$21MWith 2 others
  16. May
    SurviosSeries A · US$4.0MWith 4 others
  17. May
    AnaplanSeries D · US$100MWith 7 others
  18. Apr
    SmuleSeries E · US$17MWith 2 others
  19. Mar
    Mechio, Inc. (DBA Motiv)Seed · US$1.2MSole investor
  20. Feb
    WorkboardSeries A · US$2.8MWith 3 others
  21. Jan
    AirPairSeed · USUndisclosedWith 3 others
  22. 2013

    12 rounds

  23. Oct
    HireVueSeries D · US · techcrunch.com$25MWith 5 others
  24. Aug
    Martini MediaSeries D · US · techcrunch.com$14MWith 3 others
  25. Aug
    Pelican ImagingSeries C · US · finsmes.comUndisclosedWith 4 others
  26. Aug
    HyTrustSeries C · US · finsmes.com$19MWith 6 others
  27. Jul
    AirTight NetworksSeries D · US · finsmes.com$10MWith 5 others
  28. May
    Pelican ImagingSeries C · US · finsmes.com$20MWith 4 others
  29. May
    MarqetaSeries B · US · techcrunch.com$14MWith 3 others
  30. May
    LucidworksSeries C · US · venturebeat.com$10MWith 2 others
  31. May
    Fastback NetworksSeries B · US · venturebeat.com$15MWith 3 others
  32. Apr
    QuantanceSeries D · US · pevc.dowjones.com$12MWith 4 others
  33. Mar
    AnaplanSeries C · US · techcrunch.com$33MWith 3 others
  34. Jan
    MarqetaGrowth · US$16MSole investor
  35. 2012

    7 rounds

  36. Oct
    Aspen AvionicsVenture · US · finsmes.com$13MWith 5 others
  37. Aug
    HireVueSeries C · US · techcrunch.com$22MWith 3 others
  38. Aug
    YottaMarkSeries D · US · news.yahoo.com$24MWith 4 others
  39. Aug
    RewarderSeries A · US$7.0MWith 6 others
  40. Apr
    Ozmo DevicesVenture · US$6.0MWith 1 other
  41. Feb
    LucidworksGrowth · US · sec.gov$6.0MWith 2 others
  42. Jan
    AnaplanSeries B · US · finsmes.com$11MWith 1 other
  43. 2011

    10 rounds

  44. Dec
    Martini MediaVenture · US · techcrunch.com$13MWith 3 others
  45. Oct
    SmuleSeries D · US · techcrunch.com$12MWith 2 others
  46. Sept
    QuantanceSeries C · US · freshnews.com$11MWith 4 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 registration6 named

CHChris HollenbeckChris Hollenbeck is a Member of Granite Ventures, LLC. Granite Ventures, LLC is General Partner of GV Anaplan SPV, L.P. (Issuer).iFiling they signed
CMChris McKayChris McKay is a Member of Granite Ventures, LLC. Granite Ventures, LLC is General Partner of GV Anaplan SPV, L.P. (Issuer).iFiling they signed
EZEric ZimitsEric Zimits is a Member of Granite Ventures, LLC. Granite Ventures, LLC is General Partner of GV Anaplan SPV, L.P. (Issuer).iFiling they signed
JBJackie BerterretcheJackie Berterretche is Manager/Member of Granite Ventures, LLC. Granite Ventures, LLC is General Partner of GV Anaplan SPV, L.P. (Issuer).iFiling they signed
JBJacqueline BerterretcheExecutive OfficeriFiling they signed
SOStandish O'GradyStandish O'Grady is a Member of Granite Ventures, LLC. Granite Ventures, LLC is General Partner of GV Anaplan SPV, L.P. (Issuer).iFiling they signed

We also 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.

Who backs their funds

1 LP on record in Granite Ventures's funds

Committed
$25M
Funds
1
Vintages
2005

The institutions that put money into its funds, which the firm then invests in companies.Source: the pension's own report, latest Sept 2025.

What they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

7 of 8 we have independently watched raise

AirbnbHirevueLucidworksMarqetaSmuleSurviosWorkboardStancebranding

Weaker than a round we watched, stronger than a list somebody sold us. A firm is far less willing to put a company on its own site that it never funded.

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed28 in all

Martini MediaBought by Evolve Media, LLCUndisclosedJun 2015
MixamoBought by Adobe SystemsUndisclosedJun 2015
Empowered CareersBought by Qualcomm IncorporatedUndisclosedJul 2014
IndiceeBought by Dun & BradstreetUndisclosedApr 2014
SkytideBought by CitrixUndisclosedDec 2013
Ozmo DevicesBought by AtmelUndisclosedDec 2012
LocalmindBought by AirbnbUndisclosedDec 2012
Connected CorporationBought by Iron MountainUndisclosedOct 2012
DecisionViewBought by IMS HealthUndisclosedApr 2012
ConvioBought by Blackbaud$294MJan 2012
AuditudeBought by Adobe Systems$120MNov 2011
Fulcrum MicrosystemsBought by IntelUndisclosedJul 2011
SPS CommerceBought by GE Intelligent PlatformsUndisclosedJan 2011
Zeugma SystemsBought by TellabsUndisclosedNov 2010
Arcot SystemsBought by CA TechnologiesUndisclosedOct 2010
TuVoxBought by westinteractiveUndisclosedJul 2010
Biz360Bought by AttensityUndisclosedApr 2010
ConvioListedUndisclosedApr 2010
SPS CommerceListedUndisclosedApr 2010

The latest 20 here. 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 Granite Ventures. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Recently backed

The latest companies Granite Ventures put money into.

Quick answers about Granite Ventures

What does Granite Ventures invest in?

Granite Ventures invests most often at Series B and Series C (50% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Hardware, Internet and Venture Capital & Private Equity.

How active is Granite Ventures?

129 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Aug 2019.

What has Granite Ventures invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Lucidworks (Undisclosed round, Aug 2019).

How big are Granite Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $100M.

Does Granite Ventures lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 129 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Granite Ventures invest?

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

Is Granite Ventures investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Aug 2019.

Who does Granite Ventures invest alongside?

Most often Shasta Ventures (12 rounds together), Adobe (11 rounds together) and Austin Ventures (9 rounds together).

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