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Lucent Venture Partners

Last cheque observed Sep 2007. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

QuietVC firm

VentureSeries BSeries CEnterprise SoftwareWeb Hosting

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 18 on record
Since the last cheque6986days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$16MRounds led0 of 18Exits8 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 94%
Pitch Lucent Venture Partners

Lucent Venture Partners highlights

  1. 01

    18 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Venture and Series B: 78% of its rounds

  3. 03

    8 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Sectors
Enterprise SoftwareWeb Hosting
Based in
United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first18 appearances

  1. 2007

    1 round

  2. Sept
    BTI SystemsSeries D · US$12MWith 5 others
  3. 2006

    1 round

  4. Jan
    BTI SystemsSeries C · CA$16MWith 6 others
  5. 2005

    1 round

  6. Feb
    MobilitecSeries C · US · encyclopedia.com$12MWith 3 others
  7. 2004

    2 rounds

  8. Jul
    Wave7 OpticsVenture · US$6.0MWith 5 others
  9. Apr
    OmneonVenture · US$11MWith 7 others
  10. 2003

    4 rounds

  11. Oct
    Network PhysicsVenture · US$8.0MWith 6 others
  12. Sept
    Wave7 OpticsSeries C · US$31MWith 5 others
  13. Aug
    American Fiber SystemsVenture · US$6.0MWith 2 others
  14. Jul
    Monterey Design SystemsVenture · US$10MWith 4 others
  15. 2002

    4 rounds

  16. Sept
    CipherMaxSeries B · US$25MWith 13 others
  17. Mar
    WayportVenture · US$15MWith 8 others
  18. Mar
    WavesplitterVenture · US$20MWith 5 others
  19. Feb
    Wave7 OpticsSeries B · US$23MWith 4 others
  20. 2001

    2 rounds

  21. Oct
    Megisto SystemsSeries B · US$18MWith 4 others
  22. Mar
    Ishoni NetworksVenture · US$35MWith 9 others
  23. 2000

    3 rounds

  24. Nov
    TelespreeSeries B · US$19MWith 3 others
  25. Aug
    CognigineSeries B$15MWith 3 others
  26. Jun
    Lightspeed SemiconductorVenture · US$25MWith 6 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 listed8 in all

TelespreeBought by Evolving SystemsUndisclosedOct 2013
American Fiber SystemsBought by ZayoUndisclosedJun 2010
OmneonBought by Harmonic$274MMay 2010
WayportBought by AT&T$275MNov 2008
Wave7 OpticsBought by Enablence TechnologiesUndisclosedMay 2008
Network PhysicsBought by OPNET Technologies, Inc.$10MOct 2007
Monterey Design SystemsBought by SynopsysUndisclosedOct 2004
CognigineBought by Futurewei TechnologiesUndisclosedJun 2003

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 Lucent Venture Partners. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Quick answers about Lucent Venture Partners

What does Lucent Venture Partners invest in?

Lucent Venture Partners invests most often at Venture and Series B (78% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Enterprise Software and Web Hosting.

How active is Lucent Venture Partners?

18 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Sept 2007.

How big are Lucent Venture Partners's cheques?

The median round it joins is $16M.

Does Lucent Venture Partners lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 18 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Lucent Venture Partners invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (94%) and Canada (6%).

Is Lucent Venture Partners investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Sept 2007.

Who does Lucent Venture Partners invest alongside?

Most often Advanced Technology Ventures (4 rounds together), Armada Venture Group (3 rounds together) and Mellon Ventures (3 rounds together).

What kind of investor is Lucent Venture Partners?

Lucent Venture Partners is a VC firm based in United States.

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