# Panasonic Venture Group: portfolio, investments and team

> Panasonic Venture Group is a corporate vc based in United States. 10 investments on record, latest Feb 2013. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

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

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# Panasonic Venture Group

No cheque observed since Feb 2013, after 10 earlier cheques, and the website is dead.

Dormant Corporate VC

Grant Growth Seed

Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 10 on record

Since the last cheque **5005** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$15M** Rounds led **0 of 10** Sole investor **1 rounds** Exits **2 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 90%**

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## Panasonic Venture Group highlights

- 01 10 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Venture and Series C: 50% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 1 rounds, median undisclosed
- 04 2 exits from the portfolio

## What they do

- **Type:** Corporate VC (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Stages:** Grant Growth Seed Series A
- **Based in:** United States
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **10 appearances**

- **2013** 1 round
- **Feb** **[Avnera](https://millionrounds.com/company/avnera)** Series E · US · sec.gov **$3.7M** With 7 others
- **2010** 2 rounds
- **Nov** **[Avnera](https://millionrounds.com/company/avnera)** Series D · US · sec.gov **$11M** With 8 others
- **Jan** **[Avnera](https://millionrounds.com/company/avnera)** Series D · US · finsmes.com **$10M** With 8 others
- **2009** 2 rounds
- **Jul** **[Kovio](https://millionrounds.com/company/kovio)** Series E · US · deals.venturebeat.com **$20M** With 10 others
- **May** **[ZettaCore](https://millionrounds.com/company/zettacore)** Venture · US · venturebeat.com **$21M** With 4 others
- **2008** 2 rounds
- **Oct** **[PixelOptics](https://millionrounds.com/company/pixeloptics)** Venture · US · pixeloptics.com **$30M** With 4 others
- **Mar** **[Z-Wave Alliance](https://millionrounds.com/company/z-wave-alliance)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** Sole investor
- **2007** 1 round
- **Sept** **[Avnera](https://millionrounds.com/company/avnera)** Series C · US · bizjournals.com **$15M** With 9 others
- **2006** 1 round
- **Jul** **[Berkeley Design Automation](https://millionrounds.com/company/berkeley-design-automation)** Series B · US · berkeley-da.com **$6.0M** With 2 others
- **2005** 1 round
- **Apr** **[Elixent](https://millionrounds.com/company/elixent)** Series C · GB · findarticles.com **$15M** With 4 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 **2 in all**

**[Berkeley Design Automation](https://millionrounds.com/company/berkeley-design-automation)** Bought by [Mentor Graphics](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mentor-graphics) **Undisclosed** Mar 2014

**[Kovio](https://millionrounds.com/company/kovio)** Bought by Thin Film Electronics ASA **$3.7M** Jan 2014

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

## The cheque

Grant Growth Seed

Median round joined **$15M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **-**

Led 0 of 10 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** 1 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Feb 2013
- **Exits:** 2 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Venture *3*
- Series C *2*
- Series D *2*
- Series E *2*
- Series B *1*
- Grant said *-*
- Growth said *-*

Cheques by year Led Joined

2005 2013

Often in the room with

- [Bessemer Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bessemer-venture-partners) 6
- [DAG Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dag-ventures) 5
- [Altien Limited](https://millionrounds.com/fund/altien-limited) 4
- [Intel Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/intel-capital) 4
- [Redpoint](https://millionrounds.com/fund/redpoint) 4
- [Icon Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/icon-ventures) 3

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## Who they invest alongside

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

[**Bessemer Venture Partners** VC firm **6** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bessemer-venture-partners)[**DAG Ventures** VC firm **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dag-ventures)[**Altien Limited** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/altien-limited)[**Intel Capital** Corporate VC **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/intel-capital)[**Redpoint** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/redpoint)[**Icon Ventures** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/icon-ventures)[**Onkyo** Corporate VC **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/onkyo)[**Polycom** Corporate VC **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/polycom)[**Yasuda Enteprise Development Co. Ltd** Growth equity **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/yasuda-enteprise-development-co-ltd)

## Quick answers about Panasonic Venture Group

### What does Panasonic Venture Group invest in?

Panasonic Venture Group invests most often at Venture and Series C (50% of the rounds on record).

### How active is Panasonic Venture Group?

10 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Feb 2013.

### How big are Panasonic Venture Group's cheques?

The median round it joins is $15M.

### Does Panasonic Venture Group lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 10 investments on record names it as the lead.

### Where does Panasonic Venture Group invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (90%) and the United Kingdom (10%).

### Is Panasonic Venture Group investing now?

It looks quiet: no investment on record since Feb 2013.

### Who does Panasonic Venture Group invest alongside?

Most often Bessemer Venture Partners (6 rounds together), DAG Ventures (5 rounds together) and Altien Limited (4 rounds together).

### What kind of investor is Panasonic Venture Group?

Panasonic Venture Group is a corporate VC based in United States.

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