# Lucent Venture Partners: portfolio, investments and team > Lucent Venture Partners is a vc firm based in United States. 18 investments on record, latest Sept 2007. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team. Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/lucent-venture-partners (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Investor](https://millionrounds.com/investors) # Lucent Venture Partners Last cheque observed Sep 2007. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds. Quiet VC firm Venture Series B Series C Enterprise Software Web Hosting Cheques on record **0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 18 on record Since the last cheque **6986** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec Median round **$16M** Rounds led **0 of 18** Exits **8 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 94%** Pitch Lucent Venture Partners ## Lucent Venture Partners highlights - 01 18 rounds on record - 02 Mostly Venture and Series B: 78% of its rounds - 03 8 exits from the portfolio ## What they do - **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified) - **Cheque size:** Not stated - **Sectors:** Enterprise Software Web Hosting - **Based in:** United States - **Cold pitches:** Not stated ## The record Every round we can evidence, newest first **18 appearances** - **2007** 1 round - **Sept** **[BTI Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/bti-systems)** Series D · US **$12M** With 5 others - **2006** 1 round - **Jan** **[BTI Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/bti-systems)** Series C · CA **$16M** With 6 others - **2005** 1 round - **Feb** **[Mobilitec](https://millionrounds.com/company/mobilitec)** Series C · US · encyclopedia.com **$12M** With 3 others - **2004** 2 rounds - **Jul** **[Wave7 Optics](https://millionrounds.com/company/wave7-optics)** Venture · US **$6.0M** With 5 others - **Apr** **[Omneon](https://millionrounds.com/company/omneon)** Venture · US **$11M** With 7 others - **2003** 4 rounds - **Oct** **[Network Physics](https://millionrounds.com/company/network-physics)** Venture · US **$8.0M** With 6 others - **Sept** **[Wave7 Optics](https://millionrounds.com/company/wave7-optics)** Series C · US **$31M** With 5 others - **Aug** **[American Fiber Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/american-fiber-systems)** Venture · US **$6.0M** With 2 others - **Jul** **[Monterey Design Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/monterey-design-systems)** Venture · US **$10M** With 4 others - **2002** 4 rounds - **Sept** **[CipherMax](https://millionrounds.com/company/ciphermax)** Series B · US **$25M** With 13 others - **Mar** **[Wayport](https://millionrounds.com/company/wayport)** Venture · US **$15M** With 8 others - **Mar** **[Wavesplitter](https://millionrounds.com/company/wavesplitter)** Venture · US **$20M** With 5 others - **Feb** **[Wave7 Optics](https://millionrounds.com/company/wave7-optics)** Series B · US **$23M** With 4 others - **2001** 2 rounds - **Oct** **[Megisto Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/megisto-systems)** Series B · US **$18M** With 4 others - **Mar** **[Ishoni Networks](https://millionrounds.com/company/ishoni-networks)** Venture · US **$35M** With 9 others - **2000** 3 rounds - **Nov** **[Telespree](https://millionrounds.com/company/telespree)** Series B · US **$19M** With 3 others - **Aug** **[Cognigine](https://millionrounds.com/company/cognigine)** Series B **$15M** With 3 others - **Jun** **[Lightspeed Semiconductor](https://millionrounds.com/company/lightspeed-semiconductor)** Venture · US **$25M** With 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 listed **8 in all** **[Telespree](https://millionrounds.com/company/telespree)** Bought by Evolving Systems **Undisclosed** Oct 2013 **[American Fiber Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/american-fiber-systems)** Bought by Zayo **Undisclosed** Jun 2010 **[Omneon](https://millionrounds.com/company/omneon)** Bought by [Harmonic](https://millionrounds.com/fund/harmonic) **$274M** May 2010 **[Wayport](https://millionrounds.com/company/wayport)** Bought by [AT&T](https://millionrounds.com/fund/at-and-t) **$275M** Nov 2008 **[Wave7 Optics](https://millionrounds.com/company/wave7-optics)** Bought by Enablence Technologies **Undisclosed** May 2008 **[Network Physics](https://millionrounds.com/company/network-physics)** Bought by OPNET Technologies, Inc. **$10M** Oct 2007 **[Monterey Design Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/monterey-design-systems)** Bought by [Synopsys](https://millionrounds.com/fund/synopsys) **Undisclosed** Oct 2004 **[Cognigine](https://millionrounds.com/company/cognigine)** Bought by Futurewei Technologies **Undisclosed** Jun 2003 An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records. ## The cheque Venture Series B Series C Median round joined **$16M** the round, not its cheque Led 0 of 18 rounds **0%** - **Sole investor:** Never alone - **Last cheque:** Sept 2007 - **Exits:** 8 from the portfolio Rounds by stage said on their site - Venture *9* - Series B *5* - Series C *3* - Series D *1* Cheques by year Led Joined 2000 2007 Often in the room with - [Advanced Technology Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/advanced-technology-ventures) 4 - [Armada Venture Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/armada-venture-group) 3 - [Mellon Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mellon-ventures) 3 - [Morgenthaler Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/morgenthaler) 3 - [BDC Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bdc-venture-capital) 2 - [Bessemer Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bessemer-venture-partners) 2 **Pitching Lucent Venture Partners?** 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 Lucent Venture Partners. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed. [**Advanced Technology Ventures** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/advanced-technology-ventures)[**Armada Venture Group** Growth equity **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/armada-venture-group)[**Mellon Ventures** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mellon-ventures)[**Morgenthaler Ventures** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/morgenthaler)[**BDC Capital** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bdc-venture-capital)[**Bessemer Venture Partners** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bessemer-venture-partners)[**GrowthWorks** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/growthworks)[**Information Technology Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/information-technology-ventures)[**Invesco Private Capital** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/invesco-private-capital)[**Kodiak Venture Partners** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kodiak-venture-partners)[**Mayfield Fund** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mayfield)[**New Enterprise Associates** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/new-enterprise-associates) ## 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? 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