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ONSET Ventures

No cheque observed since Nov 2015, after 94 earlier cheques, and the website is dead.

DormantVC firm

GrowthPre-seedSeedCloudTechDeveloper ToolsEnterprise

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 94 on record
Since the last cheque3990days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$11MRounds led0 of 94Sole investor2 roundsExits12 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 100%
Pitch ONSET Ventures

ONSET Ventures highlights

  1. 01

    94 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Series B and Series C: 51% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 2 rounds, median $6.0M

  4. 04

    12 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
GrowthPre-seedSeedSeries ASeries B
Sectors
CloudTechDeveloper ToolsEnterprise
Based in
Menlo Park, United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first94 appearances

  1. 2015

    9 rounds

  2. Nov
    BAROnovaSeries D · US$37MWith 4 others
  3. Sept
    AdsNativeSeries A · US$8.5MWith 2 others
  4. Sept
    ADARASeries C · US$23MWith 4 others
  5. Aug
    Nok Nok LabsSeries C · US$16MWith 7 others
  6. Aug
    TalenaSeries A · US$12MWith 2 others
  7. Jun
    Adaptive InsightsSeries G · US$75MWith 6 others
  8. Apr
    VidderSeries B · US$12MWith 4 others
  9. Apr
    NeuroneticsSeries F · US$34MWith 7 others
  10. Jan
    Apama MedicalSeries B · US$18MWith 2 others
  11. 2014

    3 rounds

  12. Aug
    ClariPhy CommunicationsVenture · US$20MWith 6 others
  13. Apr
    AdsNativeSeed · US$2.0MWith 7 others
  14. Feb
    Nok Nok LabsSeries B · US$17MWith 2 others
  15. 2013

    5 rounds

  16. Dec
    GridstoreSeries B · US · finsmes.com$11MWith 3 others
  17. May
    Adaptive InsightsSeries F · US · venturebeat.com$45MWith 6 others
  18. Feb
    ADARASeries B · US · marketwired.com$20MWith 4 others
  19. Feb
    BAROnovaSeries C · US · prnewswire.com$27MWith 5 others
  20. Feb
    Nok Nok LabsSeries A · US · finsmes.com$15MWith 1 other
  21. 2012

    9 rounds

  22. Oct
    GridstoreSeries A · US · techcrunch.com$13MWith 3 others
  23. Oct
    Access ClosureVenture · US$998KWith 2 others
  24. Jun
    Cloud CruiserSeries B · US · techcrunch.com$6.0MSole investor
  25. Mar
    Relievant MedsystemsSeries D · US · finsmes.com$30MWith 4 others
  26. Mar
    BuysightSeries B · US · businesswire.com$8.0MWith 1 other
  27. Mar
    Adaptive InsightsSeries E · US · finsmes.com$22MWith 4 others
  28. Mar
    Uptake MedicalSeries C · US · sec.gov$40MWith 6 others
  29. Jan
    ADARAVenture · US · marketwired.com$12MWith 3 others
  30. Jan
    CytoPherxVenture · US · finsmes.com$34MWith 9 others
  31. 2011

    5 rounds

  32. Sept
    ValeritasSeries C · US · finsmes.com$150MWith 8 others
  33. Aug
    SentillaSeries C · US · greentechmedia.com$15MWith 2 others
  34. Jun
    ClariPhy CommunicationsSeries C · US · clariphy.com$14MWith 5 others
  35. May
    NeuroneticsSeries E · US · marketwire.com$30MWith 7 others
  36. Jan
    VisionCare Ophthalmic TechnologiesSeries E · US · finsmes.com$31MWith 5 others
  37. 2010

    7 rounds

  38. Nov
    SS8 NetworksSeries B · US · prweb.com$13MWith 5 others
  39. Nov
    VindiciaSeries E · US · vindicia.com$20MWith 3 others
  40. Sept
    BuysightSeries A · US · venturewire.com$10MWith 3 others
  41. Jul
    Uptake MedicalSeries B · US · uptakemedical.com$18MWith 5 others
  42. May
    ClariPhy CommunicationsSeries C · US · clariphy.com$24MWith 3 others
  43. Mar
    PlacecastSeries B · US$3.0MWith 2 others
  44. Jan
    Vertos MedicalSeries D · US · onbiovc.com$16MWith 4 others
  45. 2009

    14 rounds

  46. Dec
    PanceteraSeries A · US · virtualization.info$5.0MWith 1 other
  47. Nov
    PlacecastSeries B · US · nwinnovation.com$5.0MWith 2 others

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The team

We hold 10 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 listed12 in all

Cloud CruiserBought by HpUndisclosedJan 2017
Access ClosureBought by Cardinal Health$320MApr 2014
BuysightBought by Advertising.com, now a part of ONE by AOLUndisclosedDec 2012
Hotspur TechnologiesBought by TeleflexUndisclosedJul 2012
TruvisoBought by CiscoUndisclosedMay 2012
Aragon SurgicalBought by AesculapUndisclosedSept 2011
PacketmotionBought by VMwareUndisclosedAug 2011
PanceteraBought by Quantum$12MJun 2011
Sadra MedicalBought by Boston Scientific$193MNov 2010
Arcot SystemsBought by CA TechnologiesUndisclosedOct 2010
Pegasus BiologicsBought by Synovis Life Technologies$12MJul 2009
InvariumBought by Cadence Design SystemsUndisclosedJul 2007

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 ONSET Ventures. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Quick answers about ONSET Ventures

What does ONSET Ventures invest in?

ONSET Ventures invests most often at Series B and Series C (51% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as CloudTech, Developer Tools and Enterprise.

How active is ONSET Ventures?

94 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Nov 2015.

How big are ONSET Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $11M.

Does ONSET Ventures lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 94 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does ONSET Ventures invest?

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

Is ONSET Ventures investing now?

It looks quiet: no investment on record since Nov 2015.

Who does ONSET Ventures invest alongside?

Most often Three Arch Partners (9 rounds together), Goldman Sachs (6 rounds together) and Intel Capital (6 rounds together).

What kind of investor is ONSET Ventures?

ONSET Ventures is a VC firm based in Menlo Park, United States.

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