# Otter Capital: portfolio, investments and team

> Otter Capital is a vc firm based in United States. 7 investments on record, latest Nov 2016. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

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

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# Otter Capital

Last cheque observed Nov 2016. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

Quiet VC firm

Series B Venture Debt Biotechnology

Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 7 on record

Since the last cheque **3639** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$12M** Rounds led **0 of 7** Sole investor **1 rounds** Exits **1 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 100%**

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## Otter Capital highlights

- 01 7 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Series B and Venture: 86% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 1 rounds, median $6.0M
- 04 1 exits from the portfolio

## What they do

- **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Sectors:** Biotechnology
- **Based in:** United States
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **7 appearances**

- **2016** 1 round
- **Nov** **[BioConsortia](https://millionrounds.com/company/bioconsortia)** Debt · US · FinSMEs **$12M** With 2 others
- **2014** 2 rounds
- **Aug** **[Green & Grow](https://millionrounds.com/company/green-and-grow)** Series B · US **$6.0M** Sole investor
- **Apr** **[BioConsortia](https://millionrounds.com/company/bioconsortia)** Series B · US **$15M** With 1 other
- **2011** 1 round
- **Mar** **[AgraQuest](https://millionrounds.com/company/agraquest)** Venture · US · agraquest.com **$18M** With 1 other
- **2007** 1 round
- **Mar** **[AgraQuest](https://millionrounds.com/company/agraquest)** Venture · US **$10M** With 2 others
- **2003** 1 round
- **Feb** **[AgraQuest](https://millionrounds.com/company/agraquest)** Venture · US **$9.4M** With 6 others
- **2002** 1 round
- **Jan** **[Arena Solutions](https://millionrounds.com/company/arena-solutions)** Series B · US **$5.0M** With 1 other

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 registration **1 named**

JM **John Murray Pasquesi** Manager, and Member (Through the Pasquesi Revocable Trust Dtd June 12, 2002 and As Trustee) i Form ADV

We also 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.

## What the register says

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

**$465M** gross assets of its funds Oct 2026

**Exempt** reporting adviser venture or small private funds

- **Legal name:** Otter Capital LLC
- **SEC number:** CRD 163754

## Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed **1 in all**

**[AgraQuest](https://millionrounds.com/company/agraquest)** Bought by Bayer - Germany **$425M** Jul 2012

An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.

## The cheque

Series B Venture Debt

Median round joined **$12M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$6.0M**

Led 0 of 7 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** 1 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Nov 2016
- **Exits:** 1 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Series B *3*
- Venture *3*
- Debt *1*

Cheques by year Led Joined

2002 2016

Often in the room with

- [Khosla Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/khosla-ventures) 2
- [Swiss RE](https://millionrounds.com/fund/swiss-re) 2

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## Who they invest alongside

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

[**Khosla Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/khosla-ventures)[**Swiss RE** Investment firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/swiss-re)

## Quick answers about Otter Capital

### What does Otter Capital invest in?

Otter Capital invests most often at Series B and Venture (86% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Biotechnology.

### How active is Otter Capital?

7 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Nov 2016.

### What has Otter Capital invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: BioConsortia (Debt, Nov 2016).

### How big are Otter Capital's cheques?

The median round it joins is $12M.

### Does Otter Capital lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 7 investments on record names it as the lead.

### Where does Otter Capital invest?

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

### Is Otter Capital investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Nov 2016.

### Who does Otter Capital invest alongside?

Most often Khosla Ventures (2 rounds together) and Swiss RE (2 rounds together).

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