# Inventures Group: portfolio, investments and team > Inventures Group is a growth equity based in United States. 5 investments on record, latest Jan 2009. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team. Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/inventures-group (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Investor](https://millionrounds.com/investors) # Inventures Group Last cheque observed Jan 2009. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds. Quiet Growth equity Series C Series B Series E Cheques on record **0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 5 on record Since the last cheque **6480** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec Median round **$20M** Rounds led **0 of 5** Exits **4 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 100%** Pitch Inventures Group ## Inventures Group highlights - 01 5 rounds on record - 02 Mostly Series C and Series B: 60% of its rounds - 03 4 exits from the portfolio ## What they do - **Type:** Growth equity (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 **5 appearances** - **2009** 1 round - **Jan** **[VirtuOz](https://millionrounds.com/company/virtuoz)** Series B · US · virtuoz.com **$11M** With 2 others - **2008** 1 round - **Feb** **[Proofpoint](https://millionrounds.com/company/proofpoint)** Venture · US · venturebeat.com **$28M** With 8 others - **2006** 2 rounds - **Apr** **[Zimbra](https://millionrounds.com/company/zimbra)** Series C · US · zimbra.com **$15M** With 8 others - **Mar** **[Proofpoint](https://millionrounds.com/company/proofpoint)** Series E · US · proofpoint.com **$20M** With 7 others - **2004** 1 round - **Sept** **[Proofpoint](https://millionrounds.com/company/proofpoint)** Series C · US **$20M** With 5 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 **1** person 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. ## What they claim to have backed From their own portfolio page (on their website) **2** of 8 we have independently watched raise [BitGo World-class crypto](https://millionrounds.com/company/bitgo)[Bitnami](https://millionrounds.com/company/bitnami) Breezeworks Run your ClearSlide The leading Element 30 Labs Nuance Wit Zimbra Open, secure 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 listed **4 in all** **[Zimbra](https://millionrounds.com/company/zimbra)** Bought by Synacor **$25M** Aug 2015 **[Zimbra](https://millionrounds.com/company/zimbra)** Bought by Telligent Systems **Undisclosed** Jul 2013 **[VirtuOz](https://millionrounds.com/company/virtuoz)** Bought by [Nuance Communications](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nuance-communications) **Undisclosed** Jan 2013 **[Zimbra](https://millionrounds.com/company/zimbra)** Bought by [Yahoo!](https://millionrounds.com/fund/yahoo) **$350M** Sept 2007 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 Series E Median round joined **$20M** the round, not its cheque Led 0 of 5 rounds **0%** - **Sole investor:** Never alone - **Last cheque:** Jan 2009 - **Exits:** 4 from the portfolio Rounds by stage said on their site - Series C *2* - Series B *1* - Series E *1* - Venture *1* Cheques by year Led Joined 2004 2009 Often in the room with - [Benchmark](https://millionrounds.com/fund/benchmark) 4 - [Mohr Davidow Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mohr-davidow-ventures) 4 - [Meritech Capital Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/meritech-capital-partners) 3 - [RRE Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rre-ventures) 3 - [Bridgescale Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bridgescale-partners) 2 - [DAG Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dag-ventures) 2 **Pitching Inventures Group?** 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 Inventures Group. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed. [**Benchmark** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/benchmark)[**Mohr Davidow Ventures** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mohr-davidow-ventures)[**Meritech Capital Partners** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/meritech-capital-partners)[**RRE Ventures** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rre-ventures)[**Bridgescale Partners** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bridgescale-partners)[**DAG Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dag-ventures)[**Icon Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/icon-ventures)[**Jafco Ventures** Growth equity **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jafco-ventures) ## Quick answers about Inventures Group ### What does Inventures Group invest in? Inventures Group invests most often at Series C and Series B (60% of the rounds on record). ### How active is Inventures Group? 5 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Jan 2009. ### How big are Inventures Group's cheques? The median round it joins is $20M. ### Does Inventures Group lead rounds? Rarely, if at all: none of its 5 investments on record names it as the lead. ### Where does Inventures Group invest? Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (100%). ### Is Inventures Group investing now? No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Jan 2009. ### Who does Inventures Group invest alongside? Most often Benchmark (4 rounds together), Mohr Davidow Ventures (4 rounds together) and Meritech Capital Partners (3 rounds together). ### What kind of investor is Inventures Group? Inventures Group is a growth equity firm based in United States. ## Raising now? 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