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Pond Ventures

Last cheque observed May 2013. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

QuietVC firm

Series BVentureSeries AEvent ManagementEvent Promotion

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 28 on record
Since the last cheque4911days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$9.3MRounds led0 of 28Sole investor9 roundsExits7 from the portfolioMostly inUnited Kingdom, 59%
Pitch Pond Ventures

Pond Ventures highlights

  1. 01

    28 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Series B and Venture: 67% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 9 rounds, median $2.9M

  4. 04

    7 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Sectors
Event ManagementEvent Promotion
Based in
San Jose, United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first28 appearances

  1. 2013

    1 round

  2. May
    MekanistSeries B · TR$3.2MSole investor
  3. 2012

    1 round

  4. Feb
    LiveRailSeries B · US · xconomy.com$4.0MSole investor
  5. 2010

    4 rounds

  6. Sept
    LiveRailSeries A · US$3.5MSole investor
  7. Jul
    Mirics SemiconductorVenture · GB · businesswire.com$13MWith 2 others
  8. Jun
    picoChipVenture · GB · picochip.com$20MWith 6 others
  9. Jan
    Broadway NetworksVenture · US · deals.venturebeat.com$954KSole investor
  10. 2009

    2 rounds

  11. Nov
    picoChipSeries E · GB · cellular-news.com$20MWith 7 others
  12. Jan
    Mirics SemiconductorVenture · GB · reuters.com$7.0MWith 2 others
  13. 2008

    3 rounds

  14. Sept
    4HomeSeries B · US · bayareanewsgroup.com$1.0MSole investor
  15. Aug
    LiveRailSeed · US · paidcontent.org$500KSole investor
  16. Aug
    Nanotech SemiconductorVenture · GB · nanosemi.co.uk$5.0MWith 1 other
  17. 2007

    6 rounds

  18. Nov
    Gigle NetworksSeries B · ES · venturebeat.com$20MWith 2 others
  19. Aug
    Mirics SemiconductorSeries B · GB · mirics.com$12MWith 2 others
  20. Jul
    ACCO SASeries B$10MWith 2 others
  21. Jun
    picoChipSeries D · GB · picochip.com$27MWith 8 others
  22. Jun
    Nanotech SemiconductorSeries B · GB · nanosemi.co.uk$2.5MWith 1 other
  23. Feb
    Acco BrandsSeries A · US$10MWith 2 others
  24. 2006

    3 rounds

  25. Aug
    4HomeSeries A · US · paidcontent.org$2.9MSole investor
  26. Apr
    Air SemiconductorSeries A · GB · eetimes.com$10MSole investor
  27. Mar
    Gigle NetworksSeries A · ES$11MWith 1 other
  28. 2005

    3 rounds

  29. Jun
    picoChipSeries C · GB · thefreelibrary.com$21MWith 4 others
  30. May
    Nanotech SemiconductorSeries B · GB · nanosemi.co.uk$6.0MWith 1 other
  31. Apr
    SealedMediaVenture · GB · econtentmag.com$8.5MWith 1 other
  32. 2003

    2 rounds

  33. Oct
    picoChipSeries B · GB$17MWith 1 other
  34. Mar
    TransitiveSeries B · US$10MWith 1 other
  35. 2001

    1 round

  36. Oct
    SealedMediaVenture · GB$17MWith 1 other
  37. 1999

    1 round

  38. Jul
    Microcosm CommunicationsSeries B · GB$6.5MWith 2 others
  39. 1998

    1 round

  40. Aug
    Microcosm CommunicationsSeries A · GB$2.0MSole investor

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 3 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.

Who backs their funds

1 LP on record in Pond Ventures's funds

Committed
$10M
Funds
1
Vintages
2006

The institutions that put money into its funds, which the firm then invests in companies.Source: the pension's own report, latest Jun 2025.

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed7 in all

MekanistBought by ZomatoUndisclosedJan 2015
LiveRailBought by Facebook$500MJul 2014
picoChipBought by Mindspeed Technologies$77MJan 2012
4HomeBought by Motorola SolutionsUndisclosedDec 2010
Gigle NetworksBought by Broadcom$75MNov 2010
Broadway NetworksBought by FinisarUndisclosedSept 2010
TransitiveBought by IBM (International Business Machines)UndisclosedNov 2008

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

Who they invest alongside

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

Intel CapitalCorporate VC6rounds togetherAtlas VentureVC firm5rounds togetherScottish Equity PartnersPrivate equity5rounds togetherAcacia Capital PartnersVC firm3rounds togetherAtlantic BridgeVC firm3rounds togetherCrescendo VenturesGrowth equity3rounds togetherFive Arrows Principal InvestmentsPrivate equity3rounds togetherHighland Capital PartnersVC firm3rounds togetherAccelVC firm2rounds togetherPartech VenturesVC firm2rounds togetherSiparexPrivate equity2rounds together

Mentioned on podcasts

Episodes that name Pond Ventures in their description, not their title.

Quick answers about Pond Ventures

What does Pond Ventures invest in?

Pond Ventures invests most often at Series B and Venture (67% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Event Management and Event Promotion.

How active is Pond Ventures?

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

How big are Pond Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $9.3M.

Does Pond Ventures lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 28 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Pond Ventures invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United Kingdom (59%), the United States (30%) and Spain (7%).

Is Pond Ventures investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in May 2013.

Who does Pond Ventures invest alongside?

Most often Intel Capital (6 rounds together), Atlas Venture (5 rounds together) and Scottish Equity Partners (5 rounds together).

What kind of investor is Pond Ventures?

Pond Ventures is a VC firm based in San Jose, United States.

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