# Optical Capital Group: portfolio, investments and team > Optical Capital Group is a vc firm based in United States. 7 investments on record, latest Aug 2006. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team. Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/optical-capital-group (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Investor](https://millionrounds.com/investors) # Optical Capital Group Last cheque observed Aug 2006. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds. Quiet VC firm Venture Series A Series B Marketplace Ticketing Cheques on record **0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 7 on record Since the last cheque **7384** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec Median round **$16M** Rounds led **0 of 7** Exits **1 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 80%** Pitch Optical Capital Group ## Optical Capital Group highlights - 01 7 rounds on record - 02 Mostly Venture and Series A: 57% of its rounds - 03 1 exits from the portfolio ## What they do - **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified) - **Cheque size:** Not stated - **Sectors:** Marketplace Ticketing - **Based in:** United States - **Cold pitches:** Not stated ## The record Every round we can evidence, newest first **7 appearances** - **2006** 1 round - **Aug** **[COVEGA](https://millionrounds.com/company/covega)** Venture · US · covega.com **$10M** With 3 others - **2004** 1 round - **Mar** **[YottaYotta](https://millionrounds.com/company/yottayotta)** Venture · CA **$16M** With 6 others - **2003** 2 rounds - **Mar** **[COVEGA](https://millionrounds.com/company/covega)** Series A · US **$17M** With 7 others - **Jan** **[Redfern Broadband Networks](https://millionrounds.com/company/redfern-broadband-networks)** Series C · US **$11M** With 4 others - **2002** 2 rounds - **Nov** **[Narad Networks](https://millionrounds.com/company/narad-networks)** Series B · US **$16M** With 9 others - **Jan** **[Hyperchip](https://millionrounds.com/company/hyperchip)** Series D **$70M** With 6 others - **2001** 1 round - **Sept** **[Yottabyte NetStorage](https://millionrounds.com/company/yottabyte-netstorage)** Venture **$26M** With 6 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. ## Exits from the portfolio Companies it backed that were later bought or listed **1 in all** **[Redfern Broadband Networks](https://millionrounds.com/company/redfern-broadband-networks)** Bought by Sorrento Networks **Undisclosed** May 2008 An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records. ## The cheque Venture Series A Series B Median round joined **$16M** the round, not its cheque Led 0 of 7 rounds **0%** - **Sole investor:** Never alone - **Last cheque:** Aug 2006 - **Exits:** 1 from the portfolio Rounds by stage said on their site - Venture *3* - Series A *1* - Series B *1* - Series C *1* - Series D *1* Cheques by year Led Joined 2001 2006 Often in the room with - [TechnoCap](https://millionrounds.com/fund/technocap) 3 - [Desjardins Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/desjardins-venture-capital) 2 - [Intersouth Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/intersouth-partners) 2 - [Siemens](https://millionrounds.com/fund/siemens) 2 **Pitching Optical Capital Group?** 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 Optical Capital Group. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed. [**TechnoCap** Growth equity **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/technocap)[**Desjardins Venture Capital** Government **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/desjardins-venture-capital)[**Intersouth Partners** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/intersouth-partners)[**Siemens** Corporate VC **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/siemens) ## Quick answers about Optical Capital Group ### What does Optical Capital Group invest in? Optical Capital Group invests most often at Venture and Series A (57% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Marketplace and Ticketing. ### How active is Optical Capital Group? 7 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Aug 2006. ### How big are Optical Capital Group's cheques? The median round it joins is $16M. ### Does Optical Capital Group lead rounds? Rarely, if at all: none of its 7 investments on record names it as the lead. ### Where does Optical Capital Group invest? Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (80%) and Canada (20%). ### Is Optical Capital Group investing now? No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Aug 2006. ### Who does Optical Capital Group invest alongside? Most often TechnoCap (3 rounds together), Desjardins Venture Capital (2 rounds together) and Intersouth Partners (2 rounds together). ### What kind of investor is Optical Capital Group? Optical Capital Group is a VC firm based in United States. ## 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. 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