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OpenView

Last cheque observed Dec 2019. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

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QuietNew fund $518M, Sept 2022VC firm

SeedSeries ASeries BSubscriptionRecurringEnterprise

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 50 on record
Since the last cheque2524days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$27MCheque size, as they say$5.0M – $50MRounds led3 of 50Sole investor14 roundsExits5 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 90%
Pitch OpenView

OpenView highlights

  1. 01

    50 rounds on record

  2. 02

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

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 14 rounds, median $8.0M

  4. 04

    5 exits from the portfolio

What they do

For over two decades, we've helped build business software companies at the expansion stage into market leaders.From their own website
Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
$5.0M – $50M as they say
Stages
SeedSeries ASeries BGrowth
Sectors
SubscriptionRecurringEnterprise
Based in
Boston, United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first50 appearances

  1. 2019

    7 rounds

  2. Dec
    HighspotSeries D · US · Prnewswire$75MWith 4 others
  3. Aug
    AxoniusSeries B · US · FinSMEs$20MLed
  4. Jul
    BalenaSeries B · US · FinSMEs$14MLed
  5. Jul
    PipefySeries B · US · VentureBeat$45MWith 2 others
  6. Jun
    HighspotSeries D · US · FinSMEs$60MWith 5 others
  7. May
    Logz.ioSeries D · IL · FinSMEs$52MWith 5 others
  8. May
    JumpCloudUS · FinSMEs$50MWith 2 others
  9. 2018

    5 rounds

  10. Oct
    project44US · FinSMEs$45MWith 6 others
  11. Sept
    JumpCloudUS · FinSMEs$10MWith 1 other
  12. Jul
    CogitoSeries C · US · TechCrunch$37MWith 1 other
  13. Mar
    PipefySeries A · US · Crunchbase News$16MLed
  14. Feb
    LoopioSeries A · CA · FinSMEs$9.0MSole investor
  15. 2017

    2 rounds

  16. Nov
    LessonlySeries B · US · FinSMEs$8.0MWith 3 others
  17. Jan
    DeputySeries A · AU · FinSMEs$25MSole investor
  18. 2016

    2 rounds

  19. Aug
    LogikcullUS · FinSMEs$10MSole investor
  20. Jul
    PantheonSeries C · US · TechCrunch$29MWith 2 others
  21. 2013

    7 rounds

  22. Dec
    MonetateSeries C · US · techcrunch.com$8.0MWith 4 others
  23. Nov
    SignpostSeries B · US · techcrunch.com$10MWith 3 others
  24. Sept
    NextDocsSeries C · US · finsmes.com$14MWith 2 others
  25. Sept
    BalihooVenture · US · finsmes.com$5.0MSole investor
  26. Jul
    uSampSeries D · US · finsmes.com$15MWith 1 other
  27. Jun
    SocrataSeries B · US · techcrunch.com$18MWith 3 others
  28. Feb
    SpredfastSeries C · US · finsmes.com$18MWith 2 others
  29. 2012

    6 rounds

  30. Nov
    IntronisVenture · US · news.yahoo.com$12MWith 1 other
  31. Jul
    MasheryVenture · US · techcrunch.com$10MWith 4 others
  32. May
    SonianSeries C · US · finsmes.com$14MWith 2 others
  33. Mar
    UnboundIDSeries B · US · finsmes.com$13MSole investor
  34. Mar
    ExindaSeries B · US · finsmes.com$12MWith 1 other
  35. Jan
    BalihooVenture · US · finsmes.com$5.0MWith 1 other
  36. 2011

    7 rounds

  37. Dec
    ZmagsDebt · DK · techcrunch.com$7.0MWith 2 others
  38. Oct
    KareoSeries D · US · fis.dowjones.com$10MWith 3 others
  39. Sept
    XtiumSeries A · US · bizjournals.com$12MSole investor
  40. Aug
    NextDocsSeries A · US · techcrunch.com$10MWith 2 others
  41. Aug
    MonetateSeries B · US · techcrunch.com$15MSole investor
  42. May
    MasherySeries D · US · techcrunch.com$11MWith 3 others
  43. Apr
    InstructureSeries B · US · techcrunch.com$8.0MWith 4 others
  44. 2010

    3 rounds

  45. Dec
    SkytapSeries C · US · techcrunchit.com$10MWith 3 others
  46. Sept
    KareoVenture · US · kareo.com$9.5MSole investor
  47. Jun
    uSampSeries C · US · techcrunch.com$10MWith 2 others
  48. 2009

    1 round

  49. Aug
    BalihooSeries C · US · techcrunch.com$7.0MWith 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

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration11 named

ACAdam C. MarcusExecutive OfficeriFiling they signed
BCBlake C. BartlettExecutive OfficeriFiling they signed
DCDaniel C. DemmerExecutive OfficeriFiling they signed
DMDevon M. McDonaldExecutive OfficeriFiling they signed
ECElizabeth CainExecutive OfficeriFiling they signed
JCJohn C. CravenExecutive OfficeriFiling they signed
JMJohn M. McCulloughExecutive OfficeriFiling they signed
RMRichard M. PelletierExecutive OfficeriFiling they signed
RCRufus C. KingExecutive OfficeriFiling they signed
SKSanjiv KalevarExecutive OfficeriFiling they signed
SMScott M. MaxwellExecutive OfficeriFiling they signed

We also hold 34 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.

What the register says

From the firm's own filings with the SEC, which it must file accurately by law

$839Massets it managesOct 2026
Registeredinvestment adviserfull reporting to the SEC
Legal name
Openview Advisors, LLC
SEC number
CRD 316766

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed5 in all

IntronisBought by Barracuda NetworksUndisclosedSept 2015
Central DesktopBought by PGiUndisclosedOct 2014
MasheryBought by IntelUndisclosedApr 2013
AstaroBought by SophosUndisclosedMay 2011
Loyalty LabBought by TIBCO Software Inc.$23MDec 2010

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

Greenspring AssociatesPrivate equity4rounds togetherFirst Round CapitalVC firm3rounds togetherFoundry GroupVC firm3rounds togetherInsight PartnersVC firm3rounds togetherMadrona Venture GroupVC firm3rounds togetherBridgebank CapitalVC firm2rounds togetherCiscoCorporate VC2rounds togetherEastward Capital PartnersVC firm2rounds togetherFormative VenturesVC firm2rounds togetherHighway 12 VenturesVC firm2rounds togetherIconiq CapitalGrowth equity2rounds togetherNorthcapVC firm2rounds together

Recently backed

The latest companies OpenView put money into.

Highspot$75M · Dec 2019Balena$14M · Jul 2019Pipefy$45M · Jul 2019JumpCloud$50M · May 2019project44$45M · Oct 2018Loopio$9.0M · Feb 2018

Quick answers about OpenView

What does OpenView invest in?

OpenView invests most often at Series B and Series C (51% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Subscription, Recurring and Enterprise.

How active is OpenView?

50 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 3. The most recent was in Dec 2019.

What has OpenView invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Highspot (Series D, Dec 2019), Axonius (Series B, Aug 2019) and Balena (Series B, Jul 2019).

How big are OpenView's cheques?

The median round it joins is $27M. It says it writes cheques of $5.0M to $50M.

Does OpenView lead rounds?

Sometimes: it led 3 of its 50 investments on record (6%).

Where does OpenView invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (90%).

Is OpenView investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Dec 2019.

Who does OpenView invest alongside?

Most often Greenspring Associates (4 rounds together), First Round Capital (3 rounds together) and Foundry Group (3 rounds together).

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