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Minor Ventures

Last cheque observed Jan 2009. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

QuietVC firm

Series ASeedSeries BB2BE-Commerce

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 13 on record
Since the last cheque6507days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$2.5MRounds led0 of 13Sole investor11 roundsExits5 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 100%
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Minor Ventures highlights

  1. 01

    13 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Series A and Seed: 85% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 11 rounds, median $2.1M

  4. 04

    5 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Sectors
B2BE-Commerce
Based in
United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first13 appearances

  1. 2009

    1 round

  2. Jan
    Minor StudiosSeed · USUndisclosedSole investor
  3. 2007

    2 rounds

  4. Dec
    Scout LabsSeries B · US · techcrunch.comUndisclosedSole investor
  5. Apr
    SwivelSeries A · US$1.0MSole investor
  6. 2006

    5 rounds

  7. Oct
    Scout LabsSeries A · US · techcrunch.comUndisclosedSole investor
  8. Sept
    SwivelSeries A · US$1.0MSole investor
  9. May
    KareoSeries B · US · vcastocks.com$2.5MSole investor
  10. Jan
    GrandCentralSeries A · US · thealarmclock.com$4.0MSole investor
  11. Jan
    8020 MediaSeed · US · gigaom.comUndisclosedSole investor
  12. 2005

    4 rounds

  13. Nov
    OpenDNSSeries A · US · blog.opendns.com$2.5MSole investor
  14. May
    PaxfireSeries A · US · washingtonpost.com$2.1MSole investor
  15. May
    Leverage SoftwareSeries A · US · thealarmclock.com$6.0MWith 1 other
  16. Apr
    KareoSeed · US$2.0MSole investor
  17. 1999

    1 round

  18. Jan
    SalesforceSeed · US · redherring.com$4.0MWith 2 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 listed5 in all

OpenDNSBought by Cisco$635MJun 2015
Leverage SoftwareBought by Telligent SystemsUndisclosedDec 2011
Scout LabsBought by Lithium Technologies$23MMay 2010
GrandCentralBought by Google$60MJul 2007
SalesforceListedUndisclosedJul 2004

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

Quick answers about Minor Ventures

What does Minor Ventures invest in?

Minor Ventures invests most often at Series A and Seed (85% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as B2B and E-Commerce.

How active is Minor Ventures?

13 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Jan 2009.

How big are Minor Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $2.5M.

Does Minor Ventures lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 13 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Minor Ventures invest?

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

Is Minor Ventures investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Jan 2009.

What kind of investor is Minor Ventures?

Minor Ventures is a VC firm based in United States.

Where does this information on Minor Ventures come from?

From 8 articles and filings naming it in a round, public registers and its own website, checked and rebuilt every night.

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