# Masthead Venture Partners: portfolio, investments and team > Masthead Venture Partners is a vc firm. 10 investments on record, latest Dec 2008. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team. Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/masthead-venture-partners (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) [Investor](https://millionrounds.com/investors) # Masthead Venture Partners Last cheque observed Dec 2008. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds. Quiet VC firm Series A Series B Series C Biotechnology Information Technology Cheques on record **0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 10 on record Since the last cheque **6509** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec Median round **$8.5M** Rounds led **0 of 10** Exits **2 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 100%** Pitch Masthead Venture Partners ## Masthead Venture Partners highlights - 01 10 rounds on record - 02 Mostly Series A and Series B: 40% of its rounds - 03 2 exits from the portfolio ## What they do - **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified) - **Cheque size:** Not stated - **Sectors:** Biotechnology Information Technology - **Cold pitches:** Not stated ## The record Every round we can evidence, newest first **10 appearances** - **2008** 2 rounds - **Dec** **[Sitrion](https://millionrounds.com/company/sitrion)** Series F · US · paidcontent.org **$10M** With 2 others - **Feb** **[Tizor Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/tizor-systems)** Series C · US **$8.3M** With 4 others - **2007** 1 round - **Jul** **[EXPO](https://millionrounds.com/company/expo)** Series B · US · paidcontent.org **Undisclosed** With 2 others - **2004** 2 rounds - **Dec** **[Centric Software](https://millionrounds.com/company/centric-software)** Series A · US **$34M** With 3 others - **Sept** **[Tizor Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/tizor-systems)** Series A · US **$3.0M** With 2 others - **2003** 1 round - **Oct** **[SyChip](https://millionrounds.com/company/sychip)** Series C · US **$15M** With 9 others - **2002** 2 rounds - **Jun** **[Autonomic Networks](https://millionrounds.com/company/autonomic-networks)** Series D · US **Undisclosed** With 12 others - **Jun** **[Vernier Networks](https://millionrounds.com/company/vernier-networks)** Series D · US **Undisclosed** With 12 others - **2001** 2 rounds - **Oct** **[College publisher](https://millionrounds.com/company/college-publisher)** Series B · US **$8.5M** With 2 others - **Jun** **[Autonomic Networks](https://millionrounds.com/company/autonomic-networks)** Venture · US **$8.5M** With 3 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 **3** people 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. ## Exits from the portfolio Companies it backed that were later bought or listed **2 in all** **[Tizor Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/tizor-systems)** Bought by Netezza **Undisclosed** Feb 2009 **[SyChip](https://millionrounds.com/company/sychip)** Bought by [Murata Manufacturing](https://millionrounds.com/fund/murata-manufacturing) **Undisclosed** Apr 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 **$8.5M** the round, not its cheque Led 0 of 10 rounds **0%** - **Sole investor:** Never alone - **Last cheque:** Dec 2008 - **Exits:** 2 from the portfolio Rounds by stage said on their site - Series A *2* - Series B *2* - Series C *2* - Series D *2* - Series F *1* - Venture *1* Cheques by year Led Joined 2001 2008 Often in the room with - [DCM Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dcm-ventures) 3 - [Foundation Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/foundation-capital) 3 - [Weber Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/weber-capital) 3 - [Allegis Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/allegis-capital) 2 - [Converge VC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/converge-vc) 2 - [FTVentures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ftventures) 2 **Pitching Masthead 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 Masthead Venture Partners. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed. [**DCM Ventures** Private equity **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dcm-ventures)[**Foundation Capital** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/foundation-capital)[**Weber Capital** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/weber-capital)[**Allegis Capital** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/allegis-capital)[**Converge VC** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/converge-vc)[**FTVentures** Growth equity **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ftventures)[**Gold Hill Capital** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gold-hill-capital)[**Hitachi** Company **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hitachi)[**ITX International Holdings, Inc.** Growth equity **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/itx-international-holdings-inc)[**Navigator Technology Ventures** Growth equity **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/navigator-technology-ventures)[**Packet Design** Growth equity **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/packet-design)[**Pelion Venture Partners** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pelion-venture-partners) ## Mentioned on podcasts Episodes that name Masthead Venture Partners in their description, not their title. - [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) 16 Aug 2017 · 20 min 20VC: How To Design Investment Decision Making That Allows For Outliers, Why Personal Voice Computing Is The Next Big Platform & The Challenges That Could Prevent It with David Beisel, Founding Partner @ NextView Ventures With [David Beisel](https://millionrounds.com/person/david-beisel) Mentions [NextView Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nextview-ventures)[Google](https://millionrounds.com/fund/google-assistant-investments)[Masthead Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/masthead-venture-partners) *+1* Apple PodcastsShow page ## Quick answers about Masthead Venture Partners ### What does Masthead Venture Partners invest in? Masthead Venture Partners invests most often at Series A and Series B (40% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Biotechnology and Information Technology. ### How active is Masthead Venture Partners? 10 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Dec 2008. ### How big are Masthead Venture Partners's cheques? The median round it joins is $8.5M. ### Does Masthead Venture Partners lead rounds? Rarely, if at all: none of its 10 investments on record names it as the lead. ### Where does Masthead Venture Partners invest? Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (100%). ### Is Masthead Venture Partners investing now? No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Dec 2008. ### Who does Masthead Venture Partners invest alongside? Most often DCM Ventures (3 rounds together), Foundation Capital (3 rounds together) and Weber Capital (3 rounds together). ### What kind of investor is Masthead Venture Partners? 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