# Monster: portfolio, investments and team

> Monster is a corporate vc based in United States. 5 investments on record, latest Jul 2008. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

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

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# Monster

Last cheque observed Jul 2008. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

Quiet Corporate VC

Series A Seed Enterprise Applications Enterprise Software Employment

Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 5 on record

Since the last cheque **6684** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$1.2M** Rounds led **0 of 5** Sole investor **2 rounds** Exits **2 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 80%**

Pitch Monster

## Monster highlights

- 01 5 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Series A and Seed: 100% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 2 rounds, median $1.0M
- 04 2 exits from the portfolio

## What they do

- **Type:** Corporate VC (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Sectors:** Enterprise Applications Enterprise Software Employment
- **Based in:** Weston, United States
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **5 appearances**

- **2008** 2 rounds
- **Jul** **[Alerts](https://millionrounds.com/company/alerts)** Seed · US **$1.2M** With 1 other
- **Apr** **[Wishpot](https://millionrounds.com/company/wishpot)** Series A · US **$1.0M** Sole investor
- **2007** 3 rounds
- **Dec** **[EVO Media Group](https://millionrounds.com/company/evo-media-group)** Series A · US · thealarmclock.com **Undisclosed** Sole investor
- **Nov** **[SharedReviews](https://millionrounds.com/company/sharedreviews)** Seed · CA · blog.sharedreviews.com **Undisclosed** With 2 others
- **Jul** **[Clickable](https://millionrounds.com/company/clickable)** Series A · US · thealarmclock.com **$3.0M** With 5 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 listed **2 in all**

**[Wishpot](https://millionrounds.com/company/wishpot)** Bought by ADOR **Undisclosed** Sept 2012

**[Clickable](https://millionrounds.com/company/clickable)** Bought by Syncapse **Undisclosed** Jun 2012

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

**[TalentBin](https://millionrounds.com/company/talentbin)** **Undisclosed** Feb 2014

**[Gozaik](https://millionrounds.com/company/gozaik)** **Undisclosed** Feb 2014

**Hotjobs** **$225M** Feb 2010

**[ChinaHR.com](https://millionrounds.com/company/chinahr-com)** **$224M** Oct 2008

**[Trovix](https://millionrounds.com/company/trovix)** **$73M** Jul 2008

**Armees.com** **Undisclosed** Jul 2008

**[Affinity Labs](https://millionrounds.com/company/affinity-labs)** **$61M** Jan 2008

**Tickle** **$94M** May 2004

**JobPilot** **$86M** Apr 2004

## The cheque

Series A Seed

Median round joined **$1.2M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$1.0M**

Led 0 of 5 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** 2 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Jul 2008
- **Exits:** 2 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Series A *3*
- Seed *2*

Cheques by year Led Joined

2007 2008

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## Quick answers about Monster

### What does Monster invest in?

Monster invests most often at Series A and Seed (100% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Enterprise Applications, Enterprise Software and Employment.

### How active is Monster?

5 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Jul 2008.

### How big are Monster's cheques?

The median round it joins is $1.2M.

### Does Monster lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 5 investments on record names it as the lead.

### Where does Monster invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (80%) and Canada (20%).

### Is Monster investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Jul 2008.

### What kind of investor is Monster?

Monster is a corporate VC based in Weston, United States.

### When was Monster founded?

Monster was founded in 1994.

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