# Nanostart: portfolio, investments and team > Nanostart is a vc firm based in Germany. 6 investments on record, latest Sept 2011. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team. Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/nanostart (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) Germany · [Investor](https://millionrounds.com/investors) # Nanostart Last cheque observed Sep 2011. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds. Quiet VC firm Series A Series B Series C Industrial Renewable Energy Cheques on record **0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 6 on record Since the last cheque **5523** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec Median round **$32M** Rounds led **0 of 6** Sole investor **3 rounds** Exits **1 from the portfolio** Mostly in **Singapore, 50%** Pitch Nanostart ## Nanostart highlights - 01 6 rounds on record - 02 Mostly Series A and Series B: 50% of its rounds - 03 Sole investor in 3 rounds, median undisclosed - 04 1 exits from the portfolio ## What they do - **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified) - **Cheque size:** Not stated - **Sectors:** Industrial Renewable Energy - **Based in:** Germany - **Cold pitches:** Not stated ## The record Every round we can evidence, newest first **6 appearances** - **2011** 2 rounds - **Sept** **[Microlight Sensors](https://millionrounds.com/company/microlight-sensors)** SG · finsmes.com **Undisclosed** Sole investor - **Feb** **[Membrane Instruments and Technology](https://millionrounds.com/company/membrane-instruments-and-technology)** Series A · SG **Undisclosed** Sole investor - **2010** 1 round - **Dec** **[Microlight Sensors](https://millionrounds.com/company/microlight-sensors)** SG · finsmes.com **Undisclosed** Sole investor - **2008** 1 round - **Jan** **[NanoGram](https://millionrounds.com/company/nanogram)** Series C · US · nanogram.com **$32M** With 13 others - **2007** 1 round - **Sept** **[BioMicro Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/biomicro-systems)** Series B · US · biomicro.com **$2.0M** With 2 others - **2005** 1 round - **Nov** **[Nanosys](https://millionrounds.com/company/nanosys)** Series D · US **$42M** With 15 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 **1 in all** **[NanoGram](https://millionrounds.com/company/nanogram)** Bought by Teijin Limited **Undisclosed** Jul 2010 An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records. ## The cheque Series A Series B Series C Median round joined **$32M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **-** Led 0 of 6 rounds **0%** - **Sole investor:** 3 rounds - **Last cheque:** Sept 2011 - **Exits:** 1 from the portfolio Rounds by stage said on their site - Series A *1* - Series B *1* - Series C *1* - Series D *1* Cheques by year Led Joined 2005 2011 Often in the room with - [Harris & Harris Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/harris-and-harris-group) 2 **Pitching Nanostart?** Put them on your fundraising board with this record on the card, and follow them to hear when they write a new cheque. Add to your CRM *→* ## Who they invest alongside The investors most often in the same rounds as Nanostart. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed. [**Harris & Harris Group** Growth equity **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/harris-and-harris-group) ## Quick answers about Nanostart ### What does Nanostart invest in? Nanostart invests most often at Series A and Series B (50% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Industrial and Renewable Energy. ### How active is Nanostart? 6 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Sept 2011. ### How big are Nanostart's cheques? The median round it joins is $32M. ### Does Nanostart lead rounds? Rarely, if at all: none of its 6 investments on record names it as the lead. ### Where does Nanostart invest? Most of the companies it backs are in Singapore (50%) and the United States (50%). ### Is Nanostart investing now? No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Sept 2011. ### Who does Nanostart invest alongside? Most often Harris & Harris Group (2 rounds together). ### What kind of investor is Nanostart? Nanostart is a VC firm based in Germany. ## Raising now? Find the investors who back rounds like yours, and keep every conversation on one fundraising board. Find similar investorsOpen your CRM Built from the rounds we watched, its filings and its own website, refreshed every night. [How we count](https://millionrounds.com/methodology) · [Report a correction](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=nanostart) · [Is this your firm? Claim it](https://millionrounds.com/claim?org=nanostart)