Investor

Keating Capital

Last cheque observed Aug 2013. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

QuietGrowth equity

VentureSeries CSeries D

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 15 on record
Since the last cheque4821days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$19MRounds led0 of 15Sole investor4 roundsExits3 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 100%
Pitch Keating Capital

Keating Capital highlights

  1. 01

    15 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Venture and Series C: 62% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 4 rounds, median $8.9M

  4. 04

    3 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Type
Growth equity (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first15 appearances

  1. 2013

    2 rounds

  2. Aug
    Mode MediaSeries F · US · techcrunch.com$25MWith 1 other
  3. Aug
    SilkRoad TechnologySeries D · US · finsmes.com$16MWith 4 others
  4. 2012

    6 rounds

  5. Jul
    JumptapVenture · US · techcrunch.com$28MWith 5 others
  6. Jun
    StokeVenture · US · rttnews.com$3.5MSole investor
  7. May
    SilkRoad TechnologySeries C · US · techcrunch.com$35MWith 6 others
  8. Mar
    LifeLockGrowth · US · techcrunch.com$100MWith 8 others
  9. Jan
    LivescribeVenture · US$3.3MWith 6 others
  10. Jan
    ZooskSeries E · US · onlinepersonalswatch.com$21MWith 4 others
  11. 2011

    4 rounds

  12. Dec
    AgilyxSeries C · US · finsmes.com$25MWith 4 others
  13. Aug
    MetabolonSeries D · US · finsmes.com$13MWith 5 others
  14. May
    Harvest PowerSeries B · US · masshightech.com$6.3MWith 9 others
  15. Feb
    MBA PolymersVenture · US · earthtimes.org$15MSole investor
  16. 2010

    2 rounds

  17. Sept
    LivescribeSeries C · US · livescribe.com$39MWith 8 others
  18. Jan
    NeoPhotonicsVenture · US · sec.gov$8.9MSole investor
  19. 2009

    1 round

  20. Nov
    IndustriaplexUS · dealipedia.comUndisclosedSole 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.

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed3 in all

LivescribeBought by Anoto Group$15MNov 2015
JumptapBought by Millennial Media$225MAug 2013
LifeLockListedUndisclosedOct 2012

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 Keating Capital. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Crosslink CapitalVC firm4rounds togetherKleiner Perkins Caufield & ByersVC firm3rounds togetherAeris CapitalGrowth equity2rounds togetherAzure Capital PartnersVC firm2rounds togetherFoundation CapitalVC firm2rounds togetherIntel CapitalCorporate VC2rounds togetherQualcommCorporate VC2rounds togetherScale Venture PartnersVC firm2rounds togetherTranslink CapitalVC firm2rounds togetherVantagePoint Capital PartnersVC firm2rounds together

Quick answers about Keating Capital

What does Keating Capital invest in?

Keating Capital invests most often at Venture and Series C (62% of the rounds on record).

How active is Keating Capital?

15 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Aug 2013.

How big are Keating Capital's cheques?

The median round it joins is $19M.

Does Keating Capital lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 15 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Keating Capital invest?

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

Is Keating Capital investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Aug 2013.

Who does Keating Capital invest alongside?

Most often Crosslink Capital (4 rounds together), Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers (3 rounds together) and Aeris Capital (2 rounds together).

What kind of investor is Keating Capital?

Keating Capital is a growth equity firm.

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