# Polycom: portfolio, investments and team

> Polycom is a corporate vc based in United States. 6 investments on record, latest Nov 2010. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

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

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# Polycom

Last cheque observed Nov 2010. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

Quiet Corporate VC

Series D Series A Series B Consumer Enterprise Software Communications Infrastructure

Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 6 on record

Since the last cheque **5834** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$13M** Rounds led **0 of 6** Mostly in **United States, 100%**

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## Polycom highlights

- 01 6 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Series D and Series A: 50% of its rounds

## What they do

- **Type:** Corporate VC (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Sectors:** Consumer Enterprise Software Communications Infrastructure
- **Based in:** San Jose, United States
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **6 appearances**

- **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
- **2007** 2 rounds
- **Sept** **[CoVi Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/covi-technologies)** Series A · US **$4.0M** With 3 others
- **Sept** **[Avnera](https://millionrounds.com/company/avnera)** Series C · US · bizjournals.com **$15M** With 9 others
- **2006** 1 round
- **Jul** **[CoVi Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/covi-technologies)** Venture · US · thefreelibrary.com **$15M** With 3 others
- **2005** 1 round
- **Jan** **[CoVi Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/covi-technologies)** Series B · US · austin.bizjournals.com **$15M** With 3 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 **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.

## Companies it bought

Acquisitions by the firm itself

**Sentri, Inc.** **Undisclosed** Jan 2013

**[ViVu](https://millionrounds.com/company/vivu)** **Undisclosed** Oct 2011

**[Accordent Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/accordent-technologies)** **Undisclosed** Mar 2011

**[Voyant Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/voyant-technologies)** **Undisclosed** Nov 2003

## The cheque

Series D Series A Series B

Median round joined **$13M** the round, not its cheque

Led 0 of 6 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** Never alone
- **Last cheque:** Nov 2010

Rounds by stage said on their site

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

Cheques by year Led Joined

2005 2010

Often in the room with

- [Altien Limited](https://millionrounds.com/fund/altien-limited) 3
- [Bessemer Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bessemer-venture-partners) 3
- [DAG Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dag-ventures) 3
- [Intel Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/intel-capital) 3
- [Oak Investment Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/oak-investment-partners) 3
- [Panasonic Venture Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/panasonic-venture-group) 3

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## Who they invest alongside

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

[**Altien Limited** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/altien-limited)[**Bessemer Venture Partners** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bessemer-venture-partners)[**DAG Ventures** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dag-ventures)[**Intel Capital** Corporate VC **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/intel-capital)[**Oak Investment Partners** Private equity **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/oak-investment-partners)[**Panasonic Venture Group** Corporate VC **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/panasonic-venture-group)[**Redpoint** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/redpoint)[**Walden International** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/walden-international)[**Centennial Ventures** Growth equity **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/centennial-ventures)[**Icon Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/icon-ventures)[**Onkyo** Corporate VC **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/onkyo)

## Quick answers about Polycom

### What does Polycom invest in?

Polycom invests most often at Series D and Series A (50% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Consumer, Enterprise Software and Communications Infrastructure.

### How active is Polycom?

6 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Nov 2010.

### How big are Polycom's cheques?

The median round it joins is $13M.

### Does Polycom lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 6 investments on record names it as the lead.

### Where does Polycom invest?

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

### Is Polycom investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Nov 2010.

### Who does Polycom invest alongside?

Most often Altien Limited (3 rounds together), Bessemer Venture Partners (3 rounds together) and DAG Ventures (3 rounds together).

### What kind of investor is Polycom?

Polycom is a corporate VC based in San Jose, United States.

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