# Imation: portfolio, investments and team

> Imation is an investment firm. 2 investments on record, latest Nov 2003. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

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

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# Imation

Last cheque observed Nov 2003. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

Quiet Investment firm

Venture

Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 2 on record

Since the last cheque **8386** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$55M** Rounds led **0 of 2** Sole investor **1 rounds** Exits **1 from the portfolio**

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## Imation highlights

- 01 2 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Venture: 100% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 1 rounds, median undisclosed
- 04 1 exits from the portfolio

## What they do

- **Type:** Investment firm (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **2 appearances**

- **2003** 1 round
- **Nov** **[Exabyte Corporation](https://millionrounds.com/company/exabyte-corporation)** Venture **Undisclosed** Sole investor
- **2001** 1 round
- **Jun** **[DataPlay](https://millionrounds.com/company/dataplay)** Venture **$55M** With 10 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 listed **1 in all**

**[Exabyte Corporation](https://millionrounds.com/company/exabyte-corporation)** Bought by Tandberg **Undisclosed** Nov 2006

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

## Companies it bought

Acquisitions by the firm itself

**[Connected Data](https://millionrounds.com/company/connected-data)** **$7.5M** Oct 2015

**[Nexsan](https://millionrounds.com/company/nexsan)** **$120M** Jan 2013

**[ProStor Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/prostor-systems)** **Undisclosed** Aug 2012

**MXI Security** **Undisclosed** Jun 2011

**ENCRYPTX** **Undisclosed** Mar 2011

**Memorex** **$330M** Jan 2006

## The cheque

Venture

Median round joined **$55M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **-**

Led 0 of 2 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** 1 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Nov 2003
- **Exits:** 1 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Venture *2*

Cheques by year Led Joined

2001 2003

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## Quick answers about Imation

### What does Imation invest in?

Imation invests most often at Venture (100% of the rounds on record).

### How active is Imation?

2 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Nov 2003.

### How big are Imation's cheques?

The median round it joins is $55M.

### Is Imation investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Nov 2003.

### What kind of investor is Imation?

Imation is an investment firm.

### Where does this information on Imation come from?

From public registers and its own website, checked and rebuilt every night.

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