# Ignition Capital: portfolio, investments and team > Ignition Capital is a hedge fund based in United States. 6 investments on record, latest Aug 2014. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team. Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/ignition-capital (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Investor](https://millionrounds.com/investors) # Ignition Capital Filed with the SEC to raise a fund in Dec 2023, closing $0M. Last cheque observed Aug 2014. Quiet New fund $200K, Dec 2023 Hedge fund Venture Series A Series B Cheques on record **0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 6 on record Since the last cheque **4448** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec Median round **$11M** Rounds led **0 of 6** Sole investor **2 rounds** Exits **1 from the portfolio** Mostly in **China, 50%** Pitch Ignition Capital ## Ignition Capital highlights - 01 6 rounds on record - 02 Mostly Venture and Series A: 50% of its rounds - 03 Sole investor in 2 rounds, median $2.2M - 04 1 exits from the portfolio ## What they do - **Type:** Hedge fund (from a list, unverified) - **Cheque size:** Not stated - **Based in:** United States - **Cold pitches:** Not stated ## The record Every round we can evidence, newest first **6 appearances** - **2014** 1 round - **Aug** **[YPX Cayman Holdings](https://millionrounds.com/company/ypx-cayman-holdings)** Series D · CN **$25M** With 3 others - **2013** 1 round - **Jan** **[PreViser](https://millionrounds.com/company/previser)** Venture · US · sec.gov **$350K** Sole investor - **2012** 3 rounds - **Nov** **[YPX Cayman Holdings](https://millionrounds.com/company/ypx-cayman-holdings)** Series C · CN · finsmes.com **$12M** With 2 others - **Oct** **[Tier 3](https://millionrounds.com/company/tier-3)** Series B · US · finsmes.com **$10M** With 2 others - **Jun** **[Forgame](https://millionrounds.com/company/forgame)** Series A · CN · finsmes.com **$69M** With 2 others - **2010** 1 round - **Dec** **[Spoken Communications](https://millionrounds.com/company/spoken-communications)** Venture · US · venturebeat.com **$4.0M** Sole investor 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 **1 named** WS **William Stephenson** Managing Member of Issuer's Manager i Filing they signed We also hold **4** 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** **[Tier 3](https://millionrounds.com/company/tier-3)** Bought by CenturyLink **$200M** Nov 2013 An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records. New fund on file **$200K** raised in Dec 2023 From its SEC filing, not a journalist: a firm that has just raised has money to deploy. ## The cheque Venture Series A Series B Median round joined **$11M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$2.2M** Led 0 of 6 rounds **0%** - **Sole investor:** 2 rounds - **Last cheque:** Aug 2014 - **Exits:** 1 from the portfolio Rounds by stage said on their site - Venture *2* - Series A *1* - Series B *1* - Series C *1* - Series D *1* Cheques by year Led Joined 2010 2014 Often in the room with - [LionRock Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lionrock-capital) 2 - [Qiming Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/qiming-venture-partners) 2 **Pitching Ignition Capital?** Put them on your fundraising board with this record on the card, and follow them to hear when they write a new cheque. Add to your CRM *→* ## Who they invest alongside The investors most often in the same rounds as Ignition Capital. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed. [**LionRock Capital** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lionrock-capital)[**Qiming Venture Partners** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/qiming-venture-partners) ## Quick answers about Ignition Capital ### What does Ignition Capital invest in? Ignition Capital invests most often at Venture and Series A (50% of the rounds on record). ### How active is Ignition Capital? 6 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Aug 2014. ### How big are Ignition Capital's cheques? The median round it joins is $11M. ### Does Ignition Capital lead rounds? Rarely, if at all: none of its 6 investments on record names it as the lead. ### Where does Ignition Capital invest? Most of the companies it backs are in China (50%) and the United States (50%). ### Is Ignition Capital investing now? No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Aug 2014. ### Who does Ignition Capital invest alongside? Most often LionRock Capital (2 rounds together) and Qiming Venture Partners (2 rounds together). ### What kind of investor is Ignition Capital? Ignition Capital is a hedge fund based in United States. ## Raising now? Find the investors who back rounds like yours, and keep every conversation on one fundraising board. Find similar investorsOpen your CRM Built from the rounds we watched, its filings and its own website, refreshed every night. [How we count](https://millionrounds.com/methodology) · [Report a correction](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=ignition-capital) · [Is this your firm? Claim it](https://millionrounds.com/claim?org=ignition-capital)