# PKS Capital: portfolio, investments and team

> PKS Capital is a vc firm based in United States. 8 investments on record, latest Nov 2011. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

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

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# PKS Capital

No cheque observed since Nov 2011, after 8 earlier cheques, and the website is dead.

Dormant VC firm

Seed Series A Series B Digital Entertainment E-Commerce Venture Capital & Private Equity

Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 8 on record

Since the last cheque **5472** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$550K** Rounds led **0 of 8** Exits **2 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 100%**

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## PKS Capital highlights

- 01 8 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Seed and Series A: 88% of its rounds
- 03 2 exits from the portfolio

## What they do

- **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Sectors:** Digital Entertainment E-Commerce Venture Capital & Private Equity
- **Based in:** New York, United States
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **8 appearances**

- **2011** 4 rounds
- **Nov** **[Artsicle](https://millionrounds.com/company/artsicle)** Seed · US · businessinsider.com **$390K** With 8 others
- **Jul** **[LearnVest](https://millionrounds.com/company/learnvest)** Series B · US · techcrunch.com **$19M** With 4 others
- **Mar** **[UpNext](https://millionrounds.com/company/upnext)** Series A · US **$557K** With 6 others
- **Mar** **[UpNext](https://millionrounds.com/company/upnext)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$500K** With 4 others
- **2010** 2 rounds
- **Oct** **[SeatGeek](https://millionrounds.com/company/seatgeek)** Series A · US · techcrunch.com **$550K** With 6 others
- **Jan** **[SeatGeek](https://millionrounds.com/company/seatgeek)** Seed · US · sec.gov **$550K** With 9 others
- **2009** 2 rounds
- **Aug** **[LearnVest](https://millionrounds.com/company/learnvest)** Seed · US **$1.1M** With 5 others
- **Jun** **[ChallengePost](https://millionrounds.com/company/challengepost)** Seed · US · venturebeat.com **$500K** With 9 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**

**[LearnVest](https://millionrounds.com/company/learnvest)** Bought by [Northwestern Mutual](https://millionrounds.com/fund/northwestern-mutual-future-ventures) **$250M** Mar 2015

**[UpNext](https://millionrounds.com/company/upnext)** Bought by [Amazon](https://millionrounds.com/fund/amazon) **Undisclosed** Jul 2012

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

## The cheque

Seed Series A Series B

Median round joined **$550K** the round, not its cheque

Led 0 of 8 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** Never alone
- **Last cheque:** Nov 2011
- **Exits:** 2 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Seed *5*
- Series A *2*
- Series B *1*

Cheques by year Led Joined

2009 2011

Often in the room with

- [Trajectory Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/trajectory-capital-partners) 4
- [Rose Tech Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rose-tech-ventures) 3
- [Angel Round Capital Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/angel-round-capital-fund) 2
- [Circle Financial Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/circle-financial-group) 2
- [David Cohen](https://millionrounds.com/fund/david-cohen) 2
- [David Tisch](https://millionrounds.com/fund/david-tisch) 2

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## Who they invest alongside

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

[**Trajectory Capital** Family office **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/trajectory-capital-partners)[**Rose Tech Ventures** Accelerator **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rose-tech-ventures)[**Angel Round Capital Fund** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/angel-round-capital-fund)[**Circle Financial Group** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/circle-financial-group)[**David Cohen** Angel **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/david-cohen)[**David Tisch** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/david-tisch)[**Lowercase Capital** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lowercase-capital)[**Richmond Global** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/richmond-global)[**Stage One Capital** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/stage-one-capital)[**The Trisiras Group** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/the-trisiras-group)

## Quick answers about PKS Capital

### What does PKS Capital invest in?

PKS Capital invests most often at Seed and Series A (88% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Digital Entertainment, E-Commerce and Venture Capital & Private Equity.

### How active is PKS Capital?

8 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Nov 2011.

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

The median round it joins is $550K.

### Does PKS Capital lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 8 investments on record names it as the lead.

### Where does PKS Capital invest?

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

### Is PKS Capital investing now?

It looks quiet: no investment on record since Nov 2011.

### Who does PKS Capital invest alongside?

Most often Trajectory Capital (4 rounds together), Rose Tech Ventures (3 rounds together) and Angel Round Capital Fund (2 rounds together).

### What kind of investor is PKS Capital?

PKS Capital is a VC firm based in New York, United States.

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