# DFO Management, LLC: portfolio, investments and team

> DFO Management, LLC is a family office based in United States. 8 investments on record, latest Oct 2019. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

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# DFO Management, LLC

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

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Buyout Growth Pre-IPO Big Data & Analytics CloudTech Consulting

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Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 8 on record

Since the last cheque **2580** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$100M** Cheque size, as they say **$20M – $50M** Rounds led **0 of 8** Mostly in **United States, 75%**

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## DFO Management, LLC highlights

- 01 8 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Series B and Seed: 50% of its rounds

## What they do

> MSD Capital, L.P. Established in 1998, exclusively manages the assets of Michael S. Dell and his family. From their own website

- **Type:** Family office
- **Cheque size:** $20M – $50M as they say
- **Stages:** Buyout Growth Pre-IPO Seed Series A Series B
- **Sectors:** Big Data & Analytics CloudTech Consulting
- **Based in:** United States, United States
- **Cold pitches:** Not accepted

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **8 appearances**

- **2019** 1 round
- **Oct** **[SparkCognition](https://millionrounds.com/company/sparkcognition)** Series C · US · FinSMEs **$100M** With 5 others
- **2015** 1 round
- **Sept** **[Guru](https://millionrounds.com/company/guru)** Seed · US **$2.7M** With 2 others
- **2014** 2 rounds
- **Jul** **[Eagle Eye Networks](https://millionrounds.com/company/eagle-eye-networks)** Series B · US **Undisclosed** With 1 other
- **Mar** **[Cloudera](https://millionrounds.com/company/cloudera)** Series F · US **$160M** With 2 others
- **2013** 2 rounds
- **Oct** **[NGINX, Inc.](https://millionrounds.com/company/nginx-inc)** Series B · RU · techcrunch.com **$10M** With 4 others
- **Oct** **[Kobalt](https://millionrounds.com/company/kobalt)** Series B · US **$40M** With 2 others
- **2011** 1 round
- **Oct** **[NGINX, Inc.](https://millionrounds.com/company/nginx-inc)** Series A · RU · techcrunch.com **$3.0M** With 2 others
- **1999** 1 round
- **Nov** **[Agillion, Inc.](https://millionrounds.com/company/agillion-inc)** Venture · US **$40M** 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.

## The team

We hold **21** 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.

## The cheque

Buyout Growth Pre-IPO

Median round joined **$100M** the round, not its cheque

Led 0 of 8 rounds **0%**

- **Said size:** $20M – $50M
- **Sole investor:** Never alone
- **Last cheque:** Oct 2019

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Series B said *3*
- Seed said *1*
- Series A said *1*
- Series C *1*
- Series F *1*
- Venture *1*
- Buyout said *-*

Cheques by year Led Joined

1999 2019

Often in the room with

- [Runa Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/runa-capital) 2
- [e.ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/e-ventures-3) 2

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## Who they invest alongside

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

[**Runa Capital** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/runa-capital)[**e.ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/e-ventures-3)

## Recently backed

The latest companies DFO Management, LLC put money into.

[**SparkCognition** $100M · Oct 2019](https://millionrounds.com/company/sparkcognition)

## Quick answers about DFO Management, LLC

### What does DFO Management, LLC invest in?

DFO Management, LLC invests most often at Series B and Seed (50% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Big Data & Analytics, CloudTech and Consulting.

### How active is DFO Management, LLC?

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

### What has DFO Management, LLC invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: SparkCognition (Series C, Oct 2019).

### How big are DFO Management, LLC's cheques?

The median round it joins is $100M. It says it writes cheques of $20M to $50M.

### Does DFO Management, LLC lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 8 investments on record names it as the lead.

### Where does DFO Management, LLC invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (75%) and Russia (25%).

### Is DFO Management, LLC investing now?

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

### Who does DFO Management, LLC invest alongside?

Most often Runa Capital (2 rounds together) and e.ventures (2 rounds together).

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