# MK Capital: portfolio, investments and team

> MK Capital is a vc firm based in United States. 45 investments on record, latest Dec 2019. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/mk-capital (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# MK Capital

Last cheque observed Dec 2019. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

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Quiet New fund $2.2M, Mar 2011 VC firm

Seed Series A Series B Woman Led Gay Black

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Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 45 on record

Since the last cheque **2517** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$11M** Cheque size, as they say **$100K – $10M** Rounds led **0 of 45** Sole investor **10 rounds** Exits **5 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 98%**

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## MK Capital highlights

- 01 45 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Series A and Series B: 61% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 10 rounds, median $5.0M
- 04 5 exits from the portfolio

## What they do

> MK Capital is a $500M+ AUM venture fund with a focus on early and growth stage software and technology companies. From their own website

- **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** $100K – $10M as they say
- **Stages:** Seed Series A Series B Growth
- **Sectors:** Woman Led Gay Black
- **Based in:** Northfield, United States
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **45 appearances**

- **2019** 2 rounds
- **Dec** **[Passport](https://millionrounds.com/company/passport)** Series D · US · FinSMEs **$65M** With 6 others
- **Nov** **[DataCubes](https://millionrounds.com/company/datacubes)** Series B · US · FinSMEs **$15M** With 6 others
- **2017** 2 rounds
- **Sept** **[DataCubes](https://millionrounds.com/company/datacubes)** Series A · US · FinSMEs **$2.5M** With 1 other
- **Jul** **[CellTrak](https://millionrounds.com/company/celltrak)** US · FinSMEs **$11M** With 1 other
- **2016** 1 round
- **Dec** **[BidPal](https://millionrounds.com/company/bidpal)** US · FinSMEs **$6.0M** With 2 others
- **2015** 2 rounds
- **May** **[Intradiem](https://millionrounds.com/company/intradiem)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 1 other
- **Feb** **[Machinima](https://millionrounds.com/company/machinima)** Series E · US **$24M** With 4 others
- **2014** 6 rounds
- **Sept** **[Netuitive](https://millionrounds.com/company/netuitive)** Growth · US **$6.5M** With 3 others
- **Jul** **[SimpleReach](https://millionrounds.com/company/simplereach)** Series A · US **$9.0M** With 5 others
- **Mar** **[Machinima](https://millionrounds.com/company/machinima)** Series D · US **$18M** With 3 others
- **Feb** **[Wellspring Worldwide](https://millionrounds.com/company/wellspring-worldwide)** Venture · US **$5.0M** Sole investor
- **Feb** **[ADAR IT](https://millionrounds.com/company/adar-it)** Series A · US **$2.4M** Sole investor
- **Feb** **[Unitas Global](https://millionrounds.com/company/unitas-global)** Series A · US **$5.7M** With 1 other
- **2012** 10 rounds
- **Oct** **[LLamasoft](https://millionrounds.com/company/llamasoft)** Venture · US · finsmes.com **$6.1M** With 1 other
- **Sept** **[eSpark](https://millionrounds.com/company/espark)** Series A · US · techcrunch.com **$5.7M** With 3 others
- **Aug** **[ZEFR](https://millionrounds.com/company/zefr)** Series C · US · techcrunch.com **$19M** With 5 others
- **Aug** **[AwesomenessTV](https://millionrounds.com/company/awesomenesstv)** Series A · US · paidcontent.org **$3.5M** With 9 others
- **Jul** **[Poptent](https://millionrounds.com/company/poptent)** Venture · US · techcrunch.com **$5.5M** Sole investor
- **Jun** **[DramaFever](https://millionrounds.com/company/dramafever)** Series B · US · hollywoodreporter.com **$6.0M** With 11 others
- **May** **[Machinima](https://millionrounds.com/company/machinima)** Series C · US · techcrunch.com **$35M** With 2 others
- **Apr** **[DataPop](https://millionrounds.com/company/datapop)** Series B · US · gigaom.com **$7.0M** With 4 others
- **Feb** **[Kontiki](https://millionrounds.com/company/kontiki)** Series C · US · pehub.com **$5.1M** With 3 others
- **Jan** **[Eved](https://millionrounds.com/company/eved)** Series B · US · techcrunch.com **$9.5M** With 1 other
- **2011** 4 rounds
- **Sept** **[BidPal, Inc.](https://millionrounds.com/company/bidpal-inc)** Series B · US · freshnews.com **$5.6M** With 1 other
- **Jul** **[ZEFR](https://millionrounds.com/company/zefr)** Series B · US · techcrunch.com **$7.0M** With 7 others
- **Jan** **[ReachForce](https://millionrounds.com/company/reachforce)** Venture · US · finsmes.com **$4.6M** With 1 other
- **Jan** **[Playcast Media](https://millionrounds.com/company/playcast-media)** Series B · GB · finsmes.com **$10M** With 2 others
- **2010** 5 rounds
- **Oct** **[Poptent](https://millionrounds.com/company/poptent)** Series A · US · freshnews.com **$3.0M** Sole investor
- **Oct** **[Kontiki](https://millionrounds.com/company/kontiki)** Series B · US · kontiki.com **$11M** With 2 others
- **Jul** **[TopSchool](https://millionrounds.com/company/topschool)** Series C · US · businesswire.com **$8.0M** Sole investor
- **Jun** **[Geodelic Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/geodelic-systems)** Series B · US · techcrunch.com **$7.0M** With 2 others
- **Jun** **[Netuitive](https://millionrounds.com/company/netuitive)** Growth · US · freshnews.com **$10M** With 2 others
- **2009** 2 rounds
- **Nov** **[Machinima](https://millionrounds.com/company/machinima)** Series A · US · paidcontent.org **$1.7M** With 1 other
- **Jul** **[Generate](https://millionrounds.com/company/generate)** Series A · US · paidcontent.org **$2.0M** With 1 other
- **2008** 2 rounds
- **Nov** **[Machinima](https://millionrounds.com/company/machinima)** Series A · US · paidcontent.org **$3.9M** Sole investor
- **Sept** **[HealthiNation](https://millionrounds.com/company/healthination)** Series B · US · paidcontent.org **$7.5M** With 1 other
- **2007** 4 rounds
- **Aug** **[DBS Communications](https://millionrounds.com/company/dbs-communications)** Series D · US **$17M** With 4 others
- **Apr** **[Netuitive](https://millionrounds.com/company/netuitive)** Series D · US · netuitive.com **$8.0M** With 6 others
- **Jan** **[Junction Solutions](https://millionrounds.com/company/junction-solutions)** Venture · US · allbusiness.com **$7.5M** Sole investor
- **Jan** **[HealthiNation](https://millionrounds.com/company/healthination)** Series A · US · multichannel.com **$4.5M** With 1 other

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

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration **8 named**

BR **Bret Robert Maxwell** Manager of the General Partner to Issuer i Filing they signed

CD **Charles D. Maxwell** Officer of Morgan Keegan Fund Management, Inc., Managing Member i Filing they signed

DM **David M. Guthrie** Officer of Morgan Keegan Fund Management, Inc., Managing Member i Filing they signed

KB **Karen Buckner** Manager of the General Partner to Issuer i Filing they signed

MT **Mark Thomas Koulogeorge** Manager of the General Partner to Issuer i Filing they signed

MT **Mark Terbeek** Manager of the General Partner to Issuer i Filing they signed

MJ **McQuiston J. Thomas** Officer of Morgan Keegan Fund Management, Inc., Managing Member i Filing they signed

TJ **Thomas J. McQuiston** Officer of Morgan Keegan Fund Management, Inc., Managing Member i Filing they signed

We also hold **15** 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.

## What the register says

From the firm's own filings with the SEC, which it must file accurately by law

**$211M** gross assets of its funds Oct 2026

**Exempt** reporting adviser venture or small private funds

- **Legal name:** MK Capital Company
- **SEC number:** CRD 312360

## What they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

**6** of 33 we have independently watched raise

[63f79e216b857e035f2798d7 hexagon](https://millionrounds.com/company/uncountable)[Freightwaves](https://millionrounds.com/company/freightwaves)[MK Capital Passport](https://millionrounds.com/company/passport)[Relayrobotics](https://millionrounds.com/company/relay-robotics)[datanomix logo-MK Capital Datanomix](https://millionrounds.com/company/datanomix)[nerdioimage-MK Capital Nerdio](https://millionrounds.com/company/nerdio) 68da5a5c1a3b1c60b6a733d8 foodop logo-MK Argentumgroup Brightmont Academy Channelfutures Everpass Gamesindustry Infi Quadpartners Rcrwireless Rsmus Shiftplatform Thomas Digital Vimly Wellspring ariba-MK Capital Ariba awesomenesstv logo-MK Capital bannerlogo-MK Capital Kollective celltrak1-MK Capital dpalogonew-MK Capital Datapop g617509-MK Capital Bladelogic harpin AI intradiem logo-MK Capital Intradiem machinima logo-MK Capital Machinima optil yfqqv4etrisuetbovn7d-MK Capital yvv7ty0typkdb7k9ivcg-MK Capital zefrlogo1200x675-MK Capital Zefr

Weaker than a round we watched, stronger than a list somebody sold us. A firm is far less willing to put a company on its own site that it never funded.

## Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed **5 in all**

**[DataPop](https://millionrounds.com/company/datapop)** Bought by Criteo **Undisclosed** Feb 2015

**[DramaFever](https://millionrounds.com/company/dramafever)** Bought by [SoftBank](https://millionrounds.com/fund/softbank) **Undisclosed** Oct 2014

**[AwesomenessTV](https://millionrounds.com/company/awesomenesstv)** Bought by [DreamWorks Animation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dreamworks-animation) **$33M** May 2013

**[Multicast Media](https://millionrounds.com/company/multicast-media)** Bought by KIT digital **$18M** Mar 2010

**[BladeLogic](https://millionrounds.com/company/bladelogic)** Bought by BMC Software **$800M** Mar 2008

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

New fund on file

**$2.2M**

raised in Mar 2011

From its SEC filing, not a journalist: a firm that has just raised has money to deploy.

## The cheque

Seed Series A Series B

Median round joined **$11M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$5.0M**

Led 0 of 45 rounds **0%**

- **Said size:** $100K – $10M
- **Sole investor:** 10 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Dec 2019
- **Exits:** 5 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Series A said *13*
- Series B said *10*
- Venture *6*
- Series D *5*
- Series C *4*
- Seed said *-*
- Growth said *-*

Cheques by year Led Joined

2004 2019

Often in the room with

- [Cross Creek Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cross-creek-capital) 4
- [Pritzker Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pritzker-group) 4
- [Allen DeBevoise](https://millionrounds.com/fund/allen-debevoise) 3
- [Redpoint](https://millionrounds.com/fund/redpoint) 3
- [Shasta Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/shasta-ventures) 3
- [Allos Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/allos-ventures) 2

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## Who they invest alongside

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

[**Cross Creek Capital** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cross-creek-capital)[**Pritzker Group** Private equity **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pritzker-group)[**Allen DeBevoise** Angel **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/allen-debevoise)[**Redpoint** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/redpoint)[**Shasta Ventures** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/shasta-ventures)[**Allos Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/allos-ventures)[**Bessemer Venture Partners** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bessemer-venture-partners)[**Columbia Capital** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/columbia-capital)[**First Round Capital** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/first-round-capital)[**Google** Accelerator **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/google-assistant-investments)[**Matt Coffin** Angel **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/matt-coffin)[**New Line Cinema** Corporate VC **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/new-line-cinema)

## Recently backed

The latest companies MK Capital put money into.

[**Passport** $65M · Dec 2019](https://millionrounds.com/company/passport)[**CellTrak** $11M · Jul 2017](https://millionrounds.com/company/celltrak)[**BidPal** $6.0M · Dec 2016](https://millionrounds.com/company/bidpal)

## Mentioned on podcasts

Episodes that name MK Capital in their description, not their title.

- [Superclusters](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/superclusters) 8 Apr 2024 · 1h 16m When Helpful is an Action Verb | Aakar Vachhani | Superclusters | S2E5 Mentions [MK Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mk-capital) Apple PodcastsShow page

## Quick answers about MK Capital

### What does MK Capital invest in?

MK Capital invests most often at Series A and Series B (61% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Woman Led, Gay and Black.

### How active is MK Capital?

45 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Dec 2019.

### What has MK Capital invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Passport (Series D, Dec 2019), DataCubes (Series B, Nov 2019) and CellTrak (Undisclosed round, Jul 2017).

### How big are MK Capital's cheques?

The median round it joins is $11M. It says it writes cheques of $100K to $10M.

### Does MK Capital lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 45 investments on record names it as the lead.

### Where does MK Capital invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (98%).

### Is MK Capital investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Dec 2019.

### Who does MK Capital invest alongside?

Most often Cross Creek Capital (4 rounds together), Pritzker Group (4 rounds together) and Allen DeBevoise (3 rounds together).

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