# Perseus: portfolio, investments and team

> Perseus is a growth equity based in France. 7 investments on record, latest Aug 2008. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

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

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# Perseus

No cheque observed since Aug 2008, after 7 earlier cheques, and the website is dead.

Dormant Growth equity

Growth Series C Series B Information Technology & Services

Cheques on record

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

Since the last cheque **6651** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$30M** Rounds led **0 of 7** Sole investor **2 rounds** Exits **2 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 100%**

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## Perseus highlights

- 01 7 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Growth and Series C: 57% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 2 rounds, median $95M
- 04 2 exits from the portfolio

## What they do

- **Type:** Growth equity (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Sectors:** Information Technology & Services
- **Based in:** Paris, France
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

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

- **2008** 1 round
- **Aug** **[Vehicle Production Group](https://millionrounds.com/company/vehicle-production-group)** Growth · US **$160M** Sole investor
- **2007** 1 round
- **Apr** **[Ascenta Therapeutics](https://millionrounds.com/company/ascenta-therapeutics)** Series C · US **$50M** With 3 others
- **2006** 1 round
- **Oct** **[NanoBio](https://millionrounds.com/company/nanobio)** Growth · US **$30M** Sole investor
- **2002** 1 round
- **Mar** **[SoftSwitching Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/softswitching-technologies)** Series C · US **$17M** With 2 others
- **2001** 3 rounds
- **Oct** **[Encorp](https://millionrounds.com/company/encorp)** Series D · US **$38M** With 7 others
- **Oct** **[Biometric Access](https://millionrounds.com/company/biometric-access)** Series B · US **$12M** With 1 other
- **Jun** **[Serveron](https://millionrounds.com/company/serveron)** Venture · US **$17M** With 5 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

We hold **5** 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 listed **2 in all**

**[Vehicle Production Group](https://millionrounds.com/company/vehicle-production-group)** Bought by AM General LLC **Undisclosed** Sept 2013

**[SoftSwitching Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/softswitching-technologies)** Bought by Rockwell Automation **Undisclosed** Mar 2012

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

## The cheque

Growth Series C Series B

Median round joined **$30M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$95M**

Led 0 of 7 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** 2 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Aug 2008
- **Exits:** 2 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Growth *2*
- Series C *2*
- Series B *1*
- Series D *1*
- Venture *1*

Cheques by year Led Joined

2001 2008

Often in the room with

- [Enron North America](https://millionrounds.com/fund/enron-north-america) 2

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## Who they invest alongside

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

[**Enron North America** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/enron-north-america)

## Quick answers about Perseus

### What does Perseus invest in?

Perseus invests most often at Growth and Series C (57% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Information Technology & Services.

### How active is Perseus?

7 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Aug 2008.

### How big are Perseus's cheques?

The median round it joins is $30M.

### Does Perseus lead rounds?

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

### Where does Perseus invest?

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

### Is Perseus investing now?

It looks quiet: no investment on record since Aug 2008.

### Who does Perseus invest alongside?

Most often Enron North America (2 rounds together).

### What kind of investor is Perseus?

Perseus is a growth equity firm based in Paris, France.

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