United States · Investor

Mellon Ventures

Last cheque observed Jun 2016. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

QuietVC firmWebsite unconfirmed

VentureSeries CSeries BEmploymentHuman ResourcesVenture Capital & Private Equity

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 34 on record
Since the last cheque3772days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$15MRounds led0 of 34Sole investor4 roundsExits14 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 100%
Pitch Mellon Ventures

Mellon Ventures highlights

  1. 01

    34 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Venture and Series C: 63% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 4 rounds, median $7.0M

  4. 04

    14 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Sectors
EmploymentHuman ResourcesVenture Capital & Private Equity
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.

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first34 appearances

  1. 2016

    1 round

  2. Jun
    ProgynySeries B · US · Globenewswire$15MWith 2 others
  3. 2006

    3 rounds

  4. Sept
    iVivitySeries C · US$10MWith 6 others
  5. Jul
    ARIO Data NetworksSeries E · US$8.0MWith 6 others
  6. Jun
    AkanaSeries D · US · soa.com$11MWith 4 others
  7. 2005

    1 round

  8. Apr
    ARIO Data NetworksVenture · US$5.0MWith 3 others
  9. 2004

    3 rounds

  10. Jul
    Wave7 OpticsVenture · US$6.0MWith 5 others
  11. May
    iVivitySeries C · US$26MWith 7 others
  12. Feb
    Physicians EndoscopyVenture · USUndisclosedSole investor
  13. 2003

    5 rounds

  14. Nov
    Digital EvolutionSeries C · US$8.0MSole investor
  15. Sept
    StoractiveSeries C · US$8.9MWith 2 others
  16. Sept
    Wave7 OpticsSeries C · US$31MWith 5 others
  17. Sept
    Princeton eComVenture · US$5.0MWith 2 others
  18. Aug
    StoractiveUS$280KWith 2 others
  19. 2002

    6 rounds

  20. Oct
    Snap ApplianceVenture · US$11MWith 1 other
  21. Oct
    NomadixSeries D · US$16MWith 5 others
  22. May
    Spinnaker NetworksSeries B$31MWith 3 others
  23. Feb
    Wave7 OpticsSeries B · US$23MWith 4 others
  24. Feb
    Carrizo Oil & GasVenture · US$6.0MSole investor
  25. Jan
    Printcafe SoftwareDebt · US$40MWith 4 others
  26. 2001

    9 rounds

  27. Oct
    GiftCertificates.comSeries A · US$4.4MWith 4 others
  28. Sept
    StoractiveSeries B · US$16MWith 3 others
  29. Aug
    FinancewareSeries B · US$8.0MWith 2 others
  30. Aug
    SafeRentSeries C · thefreelibrary.com$3.0MWith 9 others
  31. Jul
    EurekaGGNVenture · US$20MWith 4 others
  32. Jun
    Broadband StorageSeries A$16MWith 2 others
  33. Jun
    InfolibriaVenture · US$41MWith 10 others
  34. Apr
    Logilent Learning SystemsSeries C · US$14MWith 3 others
  35. Apr
    NovientVenture$25MWith 5 others
  36. 2000

    4 rounds

  37. Dec
    SafeRentVenture$4.3MWith 3 others
  38. Nov
    SecureWorksSeries B · US$20MWith 5 others
  39. Nov
    RichFXVenture · US$33MWith 5 others
  40. Jun
    IPNet SolutionsSeries C$40MWith 4 others
  41. 1999

    1 round

  42. Dec
    eCreditVenture · US$24MWith 10 others
  43. 1998

    1 round

  44. Nov
    NetScalerSeries A · US · venturesource.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 listed14 in all

SecureWorksBought by DellUndisclosedJan 2011
GiftCertificates.comBought by madewithloveUndisclosedOct 2010
Wave7 OpticsBought by Enablence TechnologiesUndisclosedMay 2008
RichFXBought by ChannelAdvisor$3.1MMar 2008
iVivityBought by EmulexUndisclosedOct 2007
eCreditBought by Fidelity VenturesUndisclosedDec 2006
StoractiveBought by AtempoUndisclosedMar 2006
NetScalerBought by Citrix Systems$300MAug 2005
Spinnaker NetworksBought by NetAppUndisclosedNov 2003
IPNet SolutionsBought by InovisUndisclosedJul 2003
Logilent Learning SystemsBought by ToolWireUndisclosedJun 2003
InfolibriaBought by CerteonUndisclosedJan 2003
SafeRentBought by First AmericanUndisclosedNov 2002
NovientBought by Solution 6 Group LtdUndisclosedJun 2002

An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.

Companies it bought

Acquisitions by the firm itself

L.E. TechnologiesUndisclosedAug 2003

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Mellon Ventures. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Quick answers about Mellon Ventures

What does Mellon Ventures invest in?

Mellon Ventures invests most often at Venture and Series C (63% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Employment, Human Resources and Venture Capital & Private Equity.

How active is Mellon Ventures?

34 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Jun 2016.

What has Mellon Ventures invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Progyny (Series B, Jun 2016).

How big are Mellon Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $15M.

Does Mellon Ventures lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 34 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Mellon Ventures invest?

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

Is Mellon Ventures investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Jun 2016.

Who does Mellon Ventures invest alongside?

Most often Moore Capital (4 rounds together), Smart Technology Ventures (4 rounds together) and Advanced Technology Ventures (3 rounds together).

Raising now?

Find the investors who back rounds like yours, and keep every conversation on one fundraising board.

Built from the rounds we watched, its filings and its own website, refreshed every night. How we count · Report a correction · Is this your firm? Claim it