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Needham Capital Partners

No cheque observed since Jul 2011, after 26 earlier cheques, and the website is dead.

DormantGrowth equity

VentureSeries BSeries CInformation TechnologyReal Estate

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 26 on record
Since the last cheque5574days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$10MRounds led0 of 26Sole investor1 roundsExits7 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 100%
Pitch Needham Capital Partners

Needham Capital Partners highlights

  1. 01

    26 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Venture and Series B: 52% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 1 rounds, median $10M

  4. 04

    7 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Type
Growth equity (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Sectors
Information TechnologyReal Estate
Based in
United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first26 appearances

  1. 2011

    1 round

  2. Jul
    Blue Pumpkin SoftwareVenture · US$19MWith 7 others
  3. 2010

    2 rounds

  4. Sept
    SpaceClaimSeries D · US$17MWith 3 others
  5. Apr
    SpaceClaimSeries D · US · marketwire.com$5.0MWith 3 others
  6. 2009

    1 round

  7. Mar
    SpaceClaimSeries C · US · pehub.com$7.0MWith 3 others
  8. 2008

    1 round

  9. Jul
    ChipXSeries B · US$4.0MWith 6 others
  10. 2007

    4 rounds

  11. Sept
    NascentricSeries C · US · www10.edacafe.com$7.2MWith 3 others
  12. Jul
    Bay MicrosystemsSeries E · US$16MWith 6 others
  13. Jun
    SpaceClaimSeries B · US · thealarmclock.com$14MWith 3 others
  14. Jan
    LoadStar SensorsSeries B · US$7.0MWith 3 others
  15. 2006

    3 rounds

  16. Jun
    BioceptSeries D · US$10MSole investor
  17. Jun
    NeoPhotonicsSeries C · US$75MWith 9 others
  18. May
    Sipex CorporationVenture · US$29MWith 5 others
  19. 2005

    5 rounds

  20. Nov
    TestQuestVenture · US · allbusiness.com$7.5MWith 2 others
  21. Oct
    SpaceClaimSeries A · US · thealarmclock.com$7.5MWith 2 others
  22. Sept
    CeonVenture · US$5.0MWith 2 others
  23. Aug
    ePartnersVenture · US · epartnersolutions.com$25MWith 7 others
  24. Jun
    Bay MicrosystemsSeries D · US · baymicrosystems.com$8.4MWith 3 others
  25. 2004

    2 rounds

  26. Mar
    ChipXVenture · US$12MWith 6 others
  27. Feb
    Color Kinetics, IncorporatedSeries F · US$13MWith 4 others
  28. 2003

    3 rounds

  29. Dec
    Athena SemiconductorsSeries B · US$10MWith 2 others
  30. Nov
    Bay MicrosystemsSeries C · US$10MWith 4 others
  31. Feb
    Peregrine SemiconductorSeries A · US$23MWith 10 others
  32. 2002

    1 round

  33. Jan
    AlacritechSeries C · US$13MWith 3 others
  34. 2001

    1 round

  35. Dec
    Nextest SystemsVenture · US$20MWith 5 others
  36. 2000

    1 round

  37. Aug
    Silicon MetricsVenture · US$8.0MWith 2 others
  38. 1999

    1 round

  39. Apr
    Silicon MetricsSeries B · US$5.0MWith 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 3 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 listed7 in all

SpaceClaimBought by ANSYS$85MMay 2014
ChipXBought by GigoptixUndisclosedNov 2009
TestQuestBought by BSQUARE$2.2MNov 2008
CeonBought by ConvergysUndisclosedOct 2008
Athena SemiconductorsBought by BroadcomUndisclosedOct 2005
Silicon MetricsBought by Magma Design AutomationUndisclosedOct 2003

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

Who they invest alongside

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

Quick answers about Needham Capital Partners

What does Needham Capital Partners invest in?

Needham Capital Partners invests most often at Venture and Series B (52% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Information Technology and Real Estate.

How active is Needham Capital Partners?

26 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Jul 2011.

How big are Needham Capital Partners's cheques?

The median round it joins is $10M.

Does Needham Capital Partners lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 26 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Needham Capital Partners invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (100%).

Is Needham Capital Partners investing now?

It looks quiet: no investment on record since Jul 2011.

Who does Needham Capital Partners invest alongside?

Most often Borealis Ventures (5 rounds together), Kodiak Venture Partners (5 rounds together) and Austin Ventures (4 rounds together).

What kind of investor is Needham Capital Partners?

Needham Capital Partners is a growth equity firm based in United States.

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