# Northwest Venture Associates: portfolio, investments and team > Northwest Venture Associates is a vc firm. 19 investments on record, latest Apr 2009. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team. Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/northwest-venture-associates (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) [Investor](https://millionrounds.com/investors) # Northwest Venture Associates Last cheque observed Apr 2009. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds. Quiet VC firm Venture Series B Series C Messaging Web Hosting Cheques on record **0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 19 on record Since the last cheque **6391** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec Median round **$5.5M** Rounds led **0 of 19** Sole investor **2 rounds** Exits **5 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 100%** Pitch Northwest Venture Associates ## Northwest Venture Associates highlights - 01 19 rounds on record - 02 Mostly Venture and Series B: 63% of its rounds - 03 Sole investor in 2 rounds, median $3.2M - 04 5 exits from the portfolio ## What they do - **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified) - **Cheque size:** Not stated - **Sectors:** Messaging Web Hosting - **Cold pitches:** Not stated ## The record Every round we can evidence, newest first **19 appearances** - **2009** 1 round - **Apr** **[Vigilos](https://millionrounds.com/company/vigilos)** Venture · US · xconomy.com **$1.4M** Sole investor - **2007** 2 rounds - **Jul** **[Action Engine](https://millionrounds.com/company/action-engine)** Series E · US · venturebeat.com **$20M** With 4 others - **Mar** **[SprayCool](https://millionrounds.com/company/spraycool)** Venture · US · thealarmclock.com **$10M** With 1 other - **2006** 3 rounds - **Apr** **[Estorian](https://millionrounds.com/company/estorian)** Venture · US **$4.5M** With 2 others - **Mar** **[Vigilos](https://millionrounds.com/company/vigilos)** Venture · US · seattle.bizjournals.com **$6.0M** With 1 other - **Mar** **[IP Fabrics](https://millionrounds.com/company/ip-fabrics)** Series B · US · portland.bizjournals.com **$1.5M** With 1 other - **2005** 2 rounds - **Dec** **[World Wide Packets](https://millionrounds.com/company/world-wide-packets)** Series D · US · lightreading.com **$26M** With 5 others - **Apr** **[MessageGate](https://millionrounds.com/company/messagegate)** Venture · US · seattlepi.com **$5.0M** With 4 others - **2004** 4 rounds - **Jul** **[Pacific Edge Software LLC](https://millionrounds.com/company/pacific-edge-software-llc)** Series C · US **$12M** With 3 others - **Jun** **[Wireless Services Corporation](https://millionrounds.com/company/wireless-services-corporation)** Series B · US **$8.5M** With 3 others - **Mar** **[World Wide Packets](https://millionrounds.com/company/world-wide-packets)** Series C · US **$8.7M** With 4 others - **Jan** **[World Wide Packets](https://millionrounds.com/company/world-wide-packets)** Series C · US **$16M** With 2 others - **2003** 3 rounds - **Dec** **[Confirma](https://millionrounds.com/company/confirma)** Venture · US **$3.0M** With 2 others - **Aug** **[MessageGate](https://millionrounds.com/company/messagegate)** Series A · US **$5.1M** With 2 others - **Jul** **[Fidesic](https://millionrounds.com/company/fidesic)** Venture · US **$3.0M** With 1 other - **2002** 4 rounds - **Dec** **[NetMotion Wireless](https://millionrounds.com/company/netmotion-wireless)** Series B · US **$11M** With 3 others - **Oct** **[Pet's Choice](https://millionrounds.com/company/pet-s-choice)** Venture · US **$5.0M** Sole investor - **May** **[TeraCloud Corporation](https://millionrounds.com/company/teracloud-corporation)** Series A **$5.5M** With 1 other - **Mar** **[Action Engine](https://millionrounds.com/company/action-engine)** Series B · US **$5.0M** With 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 **1** person 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 listed **5 in all** **[NetMotion Wireless](https://millionrounds.com/company/netmotion-wireless)** Bought by [Clearlake Capital Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/clearlake-capital-group) **Undisclosed** Sept 2012 **[SprayCool](https://millionrounds.com/company/spraycool)** Bought by [Parker Hannifin](https://millionrounds.com/fund/parker-hannifin) **Undisclosed** Mar 2010 **[Confirma](https://millionrounds.com/company/confirma)** Bought by Merge Healthcare **Undisclosed** Aug 2009 **[Action Engine](https://millionrounds.com/company/action-engine)** Bought by Mobui **Undisclosed** Oct 2008 **[World Wide Packets](https://millionrounds.com/company/world-wide-packets)** Bought by [Ciena](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ciena) **$290M** Jan 2008 An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records. ## The cheque Venture Series B Series C Median round joined **$5.5M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$3.2M** Led 0 of 19 rounds **0%** - **Sole investor:** 2 rounds - **Last cheque:** Apr 2009 - **Exits:** 5 from the portfolio Rounds by stage said on their site - Venture *8* - Series B *4* - Series C *3* - Series A *2* - Series D *1* - Series E *1* Cheques by year Led Joined 2002 2009 Often in the room with - [Madrona Venture Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/madrona) 4 - [Azure Capital Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/azure-capital-partners) 3 - [Argo Global Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/argo-global-capital) 2 - [Boulder Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/boulder-ventures) 2 - [Entrepia Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/entrepia-ventures) 2 - [Intel Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/intel-capital) 2 **Pitching Northwest Venture Associates?** 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 Northwest Venture Associates. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed. [**Madrona Venture Group** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/madrona)[**Azure Capital Partners** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/azure-capital-partners)[**Argo Global Capital** Growth equity **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/argo-global-capital)[**Boulder Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/boulder-ventures)[**Entrepia Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/entrepia-ventures)[**Intel Capital** Corporate VC **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/intel-capital)[**OVP Venture Partners** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ovp-venture-partners)[**Polaris Partners** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/polaris-partners) ## Quick answers about Northwest Venture Associates ### What does Northwest Venture Associates invest in? Northwest Venture Associates invests most often at Venture and Series B (63% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Messaging and Web Hosting. ### How active is Northwest Venture Associates? 19 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Apr 2009. ### How big are Northwest Venture Associates's cheques? The median round it joins is $5.5M. ### Does Northwest Venture Associates lead rounds? Rarely, if at all: none of its 19 investments on record names it as the lead. ### Where does Northwest Venture Associates invest? Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (100%). ### Is Northwest Venture Associates investing now? No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Apr 2009. ### Who does Northwest Venture Associates invest alongside? Most often Madrona Venture Group (4 rounds together), Azure Capital Partners (3 rounds together) and Argo Global Capital (2 rounds together). ### What kind of investor is Northwest Venture Associates? Northwest Venture Associates is a VC firm. ## 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=northwest-venture-associates) · [Is this your firm? Claim it](https://millionrounds.com/claim?org=northwest-venture-associates)