# MKS Ventures: portfolio, investments and team

> MKS Ventures is a growth equity based in Canada. 3 investments on record, latest Nov 2009. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

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

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# MKS Ventures

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

Quiet Growth equity

Series B Series D Venture

Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 3 on record

Since the last cheque **6192** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$4.8M** Rounds led **0 of 3** Exits **1 from the portfolio**

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## MKS Ventures highlights

- 01 3 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Series B and Series D: 67% of its rounds
- 03 1 exits from the portfolio

## What they do

- **Type:** Growth equity (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Based in:** Canada
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **3 appearances**

- **2009** 1 round
- **Nov** **[BridgeWave Communications](https://millionrounds.com/company/bridgewave-communications)** Venture · US · deals.venturebeat.com **$2.4M** With 12 others
- **2005** 1 round
- **Sept** **[Mirapoint Software](https://millionrounds.com/company/mirapoint-software)** Series B · US · sanjose.bizjournals.com **$10M** With 6 others
- **2002** 1 round
- **Oct** **[BridgeWave Communications](https://millionrounds.com/company/bridgewave-communications)** Series D · US **$4.8M** With 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.

## The team

We hold **2** 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 **1 in all**

**[Mirapoint Software](https://millionrounds.com/company/mirapoint-software)** Bought by Critical Path Inc. **Undisclosed** Oct 2010

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

## The cheque

Series B Series D Venture

Median round joined **$4.8M** the round, not its cheque

Led 0 of 3 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** Never alone
- **Last cheque:** Nov 2009
- **Exits:** 1 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Series B *1*
- Series D *1*
- Venture *1*

Cheques by year Led Joined

2002 2009

Often in the room with

- [West Steag Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/west-steag-partners) 2

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## Who they invest alongside

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

[**West Steag Partners** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/west-steag-partners)

## Quick answers about MKS Ventures

### What does MKS Ventures invest in?

MKS Ventures invests most often at Series B and Series D (67% of the rounds on record).

### How active is MKS Ventures?

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

### How big are MKS Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $4.8M.

### Is MKS Ventures investing now?

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

### Who does MKS Ventures invest alongside?

Most often West Steag Partners (2 rounds together).

### What kind of investor is MKS Ventures?

MKS Ventures is a growth equity firm based in Canada.

### Where does this information on MKS Ventures come from?

From 2 articles and filings naming it in a round, public registers and its own website, checked and rebuilt every night.

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