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Motorola

Last cheque observed Sep 2017. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

QuietCorporate VC

Series CVentureSeries BMedicalMedical DeviceConsumer Electronics

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 83 on record
Since the last cheque3337days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$16MRounds led0 of 83Sole investor7 roundsExits25 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 83%
Pitch Motorola

Motorola highlights

  1. 01

    83 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Series C and Venture: 49% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 7 rounds, median $2.3M

  4. 04

    25 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Type
Corporate VC (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Sectors
MedicalMedical DeviceConsumer Electronics
Based in
United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first83 appearances

  1. 2017

    2 rounds

  2. Sept
    Orion LabsUS · FinSMEs$18MWith 5 others
  3. Apr
    RapidOSSeries A · US · FinSMEs$14MWith 4 others
  4. 2013

    3 rounds

  5. Oct
    ByteLightSeries A · US · finsmes.com$3.0MWith 4 others
  6. May
    CanvasSeries C · US · finsmes.com$4.0MWith 2 others
  7. Mar
    RetailigenceSeries B · US · finsmes.com$6.3MWith 3 others
  8. 2012

    8 rounds

  9. Nov
    TRX SystemsSeries A · US · finsmes.com$2.0MWith 2 others
  10. Oct
    SST Inc.Venture · US · pevc.dowjones.com$12MWith 5 others
  11. Aug
    FixmoCA · finsmes.comUndisclosedSole investor
  12. Jun
    IQ EnginesSeries B · US · finsmes.com$3.8MWith 1 other
  13. May
    Zephyr TechnologySeries C · US · sec.gov$8.9MWith 2 others
  14. Jan
    OnavoSeries B · US · techcrunch.com$10MWith 3 others
  15. Jan
    RetailigenceVenture · US · bizjournals.com$2.6MSole investor
  16. Jan
    MicroPower TechnologiesVenture · US · finsmes.com$6.5MSole investor
  17. 2011

    4 rounds

  18. Sept
    RetailigenceSeries A · US · mediacenter.motorolasolutions.com$2.6MWith 5 others
  19. Jul
    CanvasSeries B · US · techcrunch.com$1.2MWith 2 others
  20. Jul
    Nearbuy SystemsVenture · US · techcrunch.com$1.0MWith 3 others
  21. Apr
    ScanbuyVenture · US · techcrunch.com$5.0MWith 1 other
  22. 2010

    8 rounds

  23. Nov
    Kineto WirelessDebt · US · venturebeat.com$3.0MWith 3 others
  24. Oct
    CleversafeSeries C · US · cleversafe.com$31MWith 3 others
  25. Jun
    KXENSeries D · US · businesswire.com$8.0MWith 4 others
  26. May
    INVIDI TechnologiesSeries D · US · techcrunch.com$23MWith 7 others
  27. Apr
    ZenvergeSeries C · US · freshnews.com$30MWith 3 others
  28. Mar
    ApprionSeries C · US · xconomy.com$8.0MWith 4 others
  29. Feb
    TuneWikiSeries B · US · techcrunch.com$7.0MWith 5 others
  30. Feb
    ScanbuyUS · techcrunch.comUndisclosedSole investor
  31. 2009

    9 rounds

  32. Dec
    Sensitive ObjectSeries B · FR · sensitiveobject.fr$6.0MWith 1 other
  33. Dec
    Cedar Point CommunicationsDebt · DE · masshightech.com$2.0MWith 7 others
  34. Nov
    Sequans CommunicationsFR · freshnews.comUndisclosedWith 1 other
  35. Oct
    GreenPeak TechnologiesSeries B · NL · greenpeak.com$19MWith 5 others
  36. Oct
    Dilithium NetworksVenture · US · deals.venturebeat.com$11MWith 5 others
  37. Sept
    RuckusSeries F · US · deals.venturebeat.com$11MWith 4 others
  38. Jul
    Zephyr TechnologySeries B · US · onbiovc.com$2.0MSole investor
  39. Feb
    ZoomSystemsSeries E · US · vendingmarketwatch.com$20MWith 5 others
  40. Jan
    LumidigmSeries C · US · lumidigm.com$7.0MWith 8 others
  41. 2008

    3 rounds

  42. Oct
    Accompany-ME TechnologyVenture · US · marketwatch.com$22MWith 5 others
  43. Jul
    OpenCloudSeries B · GB · opencloud.com$10MWith 3 others
  44. Apr
    VirtualLogixSeries C · US · motorola.comUndisclosedSole investor
  45. 2007

    12 rounds

  46. Dec
    IntelleflexSeries C · US · venturebeat.com$16MWith 5 others
  47. Dec
    Inside SecureSeries C · FR · insidecontactless.com$44MWith 11 others
  48. Nov
    Ruckus WirelessSeries E · US · venturebeat.com$7.5MWith 7 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 6 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 listed25 in all

CleversafeBought by IBM (International Business Machines)$1.3BOct 2015
ByteLightBought by Acuity BrandsUndisclosedApr 2015
ZenvergeBought by Freescale SemiconductorUndisclosedDec 2014
AirClicBought by Descartes Systems Group$30MNov 2014
Kineto WirelessBought by TaquaUndisclosedSept 2014
FixmoBought by Good TechnologyUndisclosedJun 2014
Molecular ImprintsBought by CanonUndisclosedApr 2014
LumidigmBought by HID GlobalUndisclosedFeb 2014
Nearbuy SystemsBought by RetailNextUndisclosedDec 2013
OnavoBought by Facebook$150MOct 2013
KXENBought by SAPUndisclosedSept 2013
IQ EnginesBought by Yahoo!UndisclosedAug 2013
HandmarkBought by Sprint NextelUndisclosedMay 2013
mFoundryBought by FIS$165MMar 2013
BroadLightBought by Broadcom$230MMar 2012
VirtualLogixBought by Red Bend SoftwareUndisclosedSept 2010
AmberPointBought by Oracle CorporationUndisclosedFeb 2010
Sensitive ObjectBought by Tyco Electronics$62MJan 2010
Accompany-ME TechnologyBought by Antenna SoftwareUndisclosedJun 2009
RuckusBought by Total Music GroupUndisclosedJul 2008

The latest 20 here. 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

Ucentric SystemsUndisclosedJan 2005
Paceline SystemsUndisclosedMay 2003
Winphoria NetworksUndisclosedApr 2003

Who they invest alongside

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

Intel CapitalCorporate VC6rounds togetherDeutsche Telekom Strategic InvestmentsInvestment firm5rounds togetherSequoia CapitalVC firm5rounds togetherSutter Hill VenturesVC firm5rounds togetherCM Capital InvestmentsInvestment firm4rounds togetherCanaanVC firm4rounds togetherDFJVC firm4rounds togetherDeutsche BankCorporate VC4rounds togetherSigma PartnersVC firm4rounds togetherStar VenturesGrowth equity4rounds togetherAlloy VenturesVC firm3rounds togetherBattery VenturesVC firm3rounds together

Recently backed

The latest companies Motorola put money into.

Orion Labs$18M · Sept 2017

Quick answers about Motorola

What does Motorola invest in?

Motorola invests most often at Series C and Venture (49% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Medical, Medical Device and Consumer Electronics.

How active is Motorola?

83 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Sept 2017.

What has Motorola invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Orion Labs (Undisclosed round, Sept 2017) and RapidOS (Series A, Apr 2017).

How big are Motorola's cheques?

The median round it joins is $16M.

Does Motorola lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 83 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Motorola invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (83%) and France (8%).

Is Motorola investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Sept 2017.

Who does Motorola invest alongside?

Most often Intel Capital (6 rounds together), Deutsche Telekom Strategic Investments (5 rounds together) and Sequoia Capital (5 rounds together).

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