# Oclaro: portfolio, investments and team

> Oclaro is a corporate vc based in United States. 4 investments on record, latest Aug 2014. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/oclaro (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Oclaro

No cheque observed since Aug 2014, after 4 earlier cheques, and the website is dead.

Dormant Corporate VC

Series C Series B Venture Consumer Electronics Hardware Manufacturing

Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 4 on record

Since the last cheque **4457** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$17M** Rounds led **0 of 4** Sole investor **1 rounds**

Pitch Oclaro

## Oclaro highlights

- 01 4 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Series C and Series B: 75% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 1 rounds, median $7.5M

## What they do

- **Type:** Corporate VC (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Sectors:** Consumer Electronics Hardware Manufacturing
- **Based in:** San Jose, United States
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **4 appearances**

- **2014** 1 round
- **Aug** **[ClariPhy Communications](https://millionrounds.com/company/clariphy-communications)** Venture · US **$20M** With 6 others
- **2011** 1 round
- **Jun** **[ClariPhy Communications](https://millionrounds.com/company/clariphy-communications)** Series C · US · clariphy.com **$14M** With 5 others
- **2010** 2 rounds
- **May** **[ClariPhy Communications](https://millionrounds.com/company/clariphy-communications)** Series C · US · clariphy.com **$24M** With 3 others
- **May** **[ClariPhy Communications](https://millionrounds.com/company/clariphy-communications)** Series B · US · clariphy.com **$7.5M** Sole investor

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.

## Companies it bought

Acquisitions by the firm itself

**[Mintera](https://millionrounds.com/company/mintera)** **Undisclosed** Jul 2010

**[Xtellus](https://millionrounds.com/company/xtellus)** **$33M** Dec 2009

**Avalon Photonics** **$5.5M** Mar 2006

## The cheque

Series C Series B Venture

Median round joined **$17M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$7.5M**

Led 0 of 4 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** 1 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Aug 2014

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Series C *2*
- Series B *1*
- Venture *1*

Cheques by year Led Joined

2010 2014

Often in the room with

- [Allegis Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/allegis-capital) 3
- [Norwest Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/norwest) 3
- [ONSET Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/onset-ventures) 3
- [Nokia Siemens Networks](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nokia-siemens-networks) 2
- [Pacific General Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pacific-general-ventures) 2

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## Who they invest alongside

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

[**Allegis Capital** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/allegis-capital)[**Norwest Venture Partners** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/norwest)[**ONSET Ventures** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/onset-ventures)[**Nokia Siemens Networks** Growth equity **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nokia-siemens-networks)[**Pacific General Ventures** Growth equity **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pacific-general-ventures)

## Quick answers about Oclaro

### What does Oclaro invest in?

Oclaro invests most often at Series C and Series B (75% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Consumer Electronics, Hardware and Manufacturing.

### How active is Oclaro?

4 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Aug 2014.

### How big are Oclaro's cheques?

The median round it joins is $17M.

### Is Oclaro investing now?

It looks quiet: no investment on record since Aug 2014.

### Who does Oclaro invest alongside?

Most often Allegis Capital (3 rounds together), Norwest Venture Partners (3 rounds together) and ONSET Ventures (3 rounds together).

### What kind of investor is Oclaro?

Oclaro is a corporate VC based in San Jose, United States.

### When was Oclaro founded?

Oclaro was founded in 1988.

### Where does this information on Oclaro come from?

From 3 articles and filings naming it in a round, public registers and its own website, checked and rebuilt every night.

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