# Ignite Group: portfolio, investments and team

> Ignite Group is a growth equity based in United Kingdom. 12 investments on record, latest Jul 2006. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

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

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# Ignite Group

Last cheque observed Jul 2006. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

Quiet Growth equity

Series C Series B Venture Venture Capital & Private Equity

Cheques on record

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

Since the last cheque **7405** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$16M** Rounds led **0 of 12** Exits **1 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 78%**

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## Ignite Group highlights

- 01 12 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Series C and Series B: 58% of its rounds
- 03 1 exits from the portfolio

## What they do

- **Type:** Growth equity (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Sectors:** Venture Capital & Private Equity
- **Based in:** St. Ingbert, United Kingdom
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **12 appearances**

- **2006** 2 rounds
- **Jul** **[Azteq Mobile](https://millionrounds.com/company/azteq-mobile)** Venture · US **$4.0M** With 2 others
- **Jan** **[iPolicy Networks](https://millionrounds.com/company/ipolicy-networks)** Venture · IN · venturebeat.com **$29M** With 2 others
- **2005** 2 rounds
- **Oct** **[iPolicy Networks](https://millionrounds.com/company/ipolicy-networks)** Series B · IN · ipolicynet.com **$15M** With 5 others
- **Jun** **[Xceive](https://millionrounds.com/company/xceive)** Series C · US · thefreelibrary.com **$14M** With 4 others
- **2004** 3 rounds
- **Dec** **[Cymbet](https://millionrounds.com/company/cymbet)** Series B · US · cymbet.com **$17M** With 4 others
- **Jun** **[SyChip](https://millionrounds.com/company/sychip)** Series D · US **$20M** With 5 others
- **Jan** **[Xceive](https://millionrounds.com/company/xceive)** Series B · US · xceive.com **$11M** With 2 others
- **2003** 1 round
- **Mar** **[Erlang Technology](https://millionrounds.com/company/erlang-technology)** Series C **$12M** With 5 others
- **2001** 3 rounds
- **Sept** **[Corona Networks](https://millionrounds.com/company/corona-networks)** Series C **$40M** With 4 others
- **Aug** **[AccessLan Communications](https://millionrounds.com/company/accesslan-communications)** Venture · US **$16M** With 7 others
- **Jan** **[Sameday](https://millionrounds.com/company/sameday)** Series C · US **$20M** With 3 others
- **2000** 1 round
- **Oct** **[SmartAge](https://millionrounds.com/company/smartage)** Series D **$24M** With 7 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 **7** 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 **1 in all**

**[SyChip](https://millionrounds.com/company/sychip)** Bought by [Murata Manufacturing](https://millionrounds.com/fund/murata-manufacturing) **Undisclosed** Apr 2006

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

## The cheque

Series C Series B Venture

Median round joined **$16M** the round, not its cheque

Led 0 of 12 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** Never alone
- **Last cheque:** Jul 2006
- **Exits:** 1 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Series C *4*
- Series B *3*
- Venture *3*
- Series D *2*

Cheques by year Led Joined

2000 2006

Often in the room with

- [Accel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/accel) 3
- [Alliance Venture](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alliance-venture) 3
- [BA Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ba-venture-partners) 2
- [Clearstone Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/clearstone-venture-partners) 2
- [Entrepreneurs Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/entrepreneurs-fund) 2
- [Sequoia Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sequoia-capital) 2

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## Who they invest alongside

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

[**Accel** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/accel)[**Alliance Venture** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alliance-venture)[**BA Venture Partners** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ba-venture-partners)[**Clearstone Venture Partners** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/clearstone-venture-partners)[**Entrepreneurs Fund** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/entrepreneurs-fund)[**Sequoia Capital** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sequoia-capital)

## Quick answers about Ignite Group

### What does Ignite Group invest in?

Ignite Group invests most often at Series C and Series B (58% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Venture Capital & Private Equity.

### How active is Ignite Group?

12 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Jul 2006.

### How big are Ignite Group's cheques?

The median round it joins is $16M.

### Does Ignite Group lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 12 investments on record names it as the lead.

### Where does Ignite Group invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (78%) and India (22%).

### Is Ignite Group investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Jul 2006.

### Who does Ignite Group invest alongside?

Most often Accel (3 rounds together), Alliance Venture (3 rounds together) and BA Venture Partners (2 rounds together).

### What kind of investor is Ignite Group?

Ignite Group is a growth equity firm based in St. Ingbert, United Kingdom.

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