# KeyNote Ventures: portfolio, investments and team > KeyNote Ventures is a vc firm based in United States. 19 investments on record, latest Aug 2011. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team. Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/keynote-ventures (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Investor](https://millionrounds.com/investors) # KeyNote Ventures Last cheque observed Aug 2011. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds. Quiet VC firm Website unconfirmed Series A Series B Series C Electronics Software Enterprise Software Cheques on record **0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 19 on record Since the last cheque **5556** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec Median round **$13M** Rounds led **0 of 19** Sole investor **1 rounds** Exits **4 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 84%** Pitch KeyNote Ventures ## KeyNote Ventures highlights - 01 19 rounds on record - 02 Mostly Series A and Series B: 58% of its rounds - 03 Sole investor in 1 rounds, median $4.0M - 04 4 exits from the portfolio ## What they do - **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified) - **Cheque size:** Not stated - **Sectors:** Electronics Software Enterprise Software - **Based in:** United States - **Cold pitches:** Not stated A website was listed for this organisation, but we could not confirm it belongs to the firm that wrote these cheques. Either the site never mentions them, or it turned out to be a different company sharing the name. We show neither it nor anything read from it. [Tell us the right one](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=keynote-ventures). ## The record Every round we can evidence, newest first **19 appearances** - **2011** 2 rounds - **Aug** **[Link_A_ Media](https://millionrounds.com/company/link-a-media)** Series D · US **$16M** With 3 others - **Aug** **[Link_A_Media Devices](https://millionrounds.com/company/link-a-media-devices)** Series D · US · freshnews.com **$16M** With 3 others - **2010** 1 round - **Jun** **[Blazent](https://millionrounds.com/company/blazent)** Venture · US · marketwire.com **$10M** With 3 others - **2009** 6 rounds - **Dec** **[Center'd](https://millionrounds.com/company/center-d)** Venture · US · deals.venturebeat.com **$1.9M** With 1 other - **Nov** **[Link_A_Media Devices](https://millionrounds.com/company/link-a-media-devices)** Series C · US · linkamedia.com **$18M** With 3 others - **Nov** **[SK hynix](https://millionrounds.com/company/sk-hynix)** Series A · KR · deals.venturebeat.com **$18M** With 3 others - **Nov** **[Link_A_ Media](https://millionrounds.com/company/link-a-media)** Series A · US · deals.venturebeat.com **$18M** With 3 others - **Nov** **[Link_A_ Media](https://millionrounds.com/company/link-a-media)** Series C · US **$18M** With 3 others - **Jul** **[Mixamo](https://millionrounds.com/company/mixamo)** Series A · US · paidcontent.org **$4.0M** With 1 other - **2008** 4 rounds - **Jul** **[F-Origin](https://millionrounds.com/company/f-origin)** Series B · US · venturebeat.com **$5.0M** With 1 other - **Jun** **[OmniPV](https://millionrounds.com/company/omnipv)** Venture · US **$5.0M** With 4 others - **Apr** **[SK hynix](https://millionrounds.com/company/sk-hynix)** Series B · KR · link-a-media.com **$22M** With 4 others - **Apr** **[Link_A_ Media](https://millionrounds.com/company/link-a-media)** Series B · US · link-a-media.com **$22M** With 4 others - **2007** 3 rounds - **Oct** **[Center'd](https://millionrounds.com/company/center-d)** Series A · US **$5.5M** With 1 other - **Jun** **[F-Origin](https://millionrounds.com/company/f-origin)** Series A · US · venturebeat.com **$4.0M** Sole investor - **Feb** **[Platial](https://millionrounds.com/company/platial)** Series A · US · techcrunch.com **$2.6M** With 6 others - **2005** 3 rounds - **Oct** **[iPolicy Networks](https://millionrounds.com/company/ipolicy-networks)** Series B · IN · ipolicynet.com **$15M** With 5 others - **Sept** **[LGC Wireless](https://millionrounds.com/company/lgc-wireless)** Series B · US · encyclopedia.com **$13M** With 12 others - **Jun** **[Webify Solutions](https://millionrounds.com/company/webify-solutions)** Series C · US · highbeam.com **$12M** With 4 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 **4 in all** **[Mixamo](https://millionrounds.com/company/mixamo)** Bought by [Adobe Systems](https://millionrounds.com/fund/adobe-systems) **Undisclosed** Jun 2015 **[Link_A_ Media](https://millionrounds.com/company/link-a-media)** Bought by [SK hynix](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sk-hynix) **Undisclosed** Jun 2012 **[LGC Wireless](https://millionrounds.com/company/lgc-wireless)** Bought by [ADC Telecommunications](https://millionrounds.com/fund/adc-telecommunications) **Undisclosed** Oct 2007 **[Webify Solutions](https://millionrounds.com/company/webify-solutions)** Bought by [IBM (International Business Machines)](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ibm-international-business-machines) **Undisclosed** Aug 2006 An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records. ## The cheque Series A Series B Series C Median round joined **$13M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$4.0M** Led 0 of 19 rounds **0%** - **Sole investor:** 1 rounds - **Last cheque:** Aug 2011 - **Exits:** 4 from the portfolio Rounds by stage said on their site - Series A *6* - Series B *5* - Series C *3* - Venture *3* - Series D *2* Cheques by year Led Joined 2005 2011 Often in the room with - [SunAmerica Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sunamerica-ventures) 8 - [ITOCHU Technology Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/itochu-technology-ventures) 6 - [Lightspeed Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lightspeed-venture-partners) 6 - [Micron Technology](https://millionrounds.com/fund/micron-technology) 2 - [NEC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nec) 2 - [Norwest Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/norwest) 2 **Pitching KeyNote Ventures?** 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 KeyNote Ventures. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed. [**SunAmerica Ventures** VC firm **8** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sunamerica-ventures)[**ITOCHU Technology Ventures** VC firm **6** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/itochu-technology-ventures)[**Lightspeed Venture Partners** VC firm **6** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lightspeed-venture-partners)[**Micron Technology** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/micron-technology)[**NEC** Corporate VC **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nec)[**Norwest Venture Partners** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/norwest)[**Seagate Technology PLC** Corporate VC **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/seagate-technology-plc) ## Quick answers about KeyNote Ventures ### What does KeyNote Ventures invest in? KeyNote Ventures invests most often at Series A and Series B (58% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Electronics, Software and Enterprise Software. ### How active is KeyNote Ventures? 19 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Aug 2011. ### How big are KeyNote Ventures's cheques? The median round it joins is $13M. ### Does KeyNote Ventures lead rounds? Rarely, if at all: none of its 19 investments on record names it as the lead. ### Where does KeyNote Ventures invest? Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (84%), South Korea (11%) and India (5%). ### Is KeyNote Ventures investing now? No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Aug 2011. ### Who does KeyNote Ventures invest alongside? Most often SunAmerica Ventures (8 rounds together), ITOCHU Technology Ventures (6 rounds together) and Lightspeed Venture Partners (6 rounds together). ### What kind of investor is KeyNote Ventures? 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