# Porton Group: portfolio, investments and team > Porton Group is a vc firm based in United Arab Emirates. 7 investments on record, latest Jun 2011. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team. Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/porton-group (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United Arab Emirates · [Investor](https://millionrounds.com/investors) # Porton Group Last cheque observed Jun 2011. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds. Email Quiet VC firm Growth Cyber Security Secure Communications Secure IoT Follow Porton Group and see its new cheques in your feed. [Start following](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&why=follow&next=%2Ffund%2Fporton-group) Cheques on record **0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 7 on record Since the last cheque **5617** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec Median round **$5.8M** Rounds led **0 of 7** Sole investor **2 rounds** Mostly in **United Kingdom, 100%** Pitch Porton Group ## Porton Group highlights - 01 7 rounds on record - 02 Mostly Venture and Series C: 100% of its rounds - 03 Sole investor in 2 rounds, median $6.8M ## What they do > Since 2000, Porton Group has funded the commercialization of a number of technologies alongside its UK public sector partners. From their own website - **Type:** VC firm - **Cheque size:** Not stated - **Stages:** Growth - **Sectors:** Cyber Security Secure Communications Secure IoT - **Based in:** Dubai, United Arab Emirates - **Cold pitches:** Not accepted ## The record Every round we can evidence, newest first **7 appearances** - **2011** 3 rounds - **Jun** **[ACAL Energy](https://millionrounds.com/company/acal-energy)** Venture · GB · finsmes.com **$9.9M** With 4 others - **Apr** **[SmartKem](https://millionrounds.com/company/smartkem)** GB · smartkem.com **Undisclosed** Sole investor - **Jan** **[Microvisk Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/microvisk-technologies)** Series C · GB · finsmes.com **$9.5M** With 5 others - **2010** 1 round - **Sept** **[Microvisk Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/microvisk-technologies)** GB · news-medical.net **$3.8M** With 4 others - **2008** 1 round - **Dec** **[ACAL Energy](https://millionrounds.com/company/acal-energy)** Venture · GB · acalenergy.co.uk **$4.9M** With 4 others - **2006** 1 round - **Mar** **[Psynova Neurotech](https://millionrounds.com/company/psynova-neurotech)** Venture · GB · psynova-neurotech.com **$3.9M** With 1 other - **2005** 1 round - **Feb** **[Smart Holograms](https://millionrounds.com/company/smart-holograms)** Venture · GB **$6.8M** Sole 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 cheque Growth Median round joined **$5.8M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$6.8M** Led 0 of 7 rounds **0%** - **Sole investor:** 2 rounds - **Last cheque:** Jun 2011 Rounds by stage said on their site - Venture *4* - Series C *1* - Growth said *-* Cheques by year Led Joined 2005 2011 Often in the room with - [Finance Wales](https://millionrounds.com/fund/finance-wales) 2 - [Future Planet Capital Regional](https://millionrounds.com/fund/future-planet-capital-regional) 2 - [Oxford Technology Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/oxford-technology-management) 2 - [Rainbow Seed Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rainbow-seed-fund) 2 **Pitching Porton Group?** Put them on your fundraising board with this record on the card, and follow them to hear when they write a new cheque. Add to your CRM *→* ## Who they invest alongside The investors most often in the same rounds as Porton Group. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed. [**Finance Wales** Investment firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/finance-wales)[**Future Planet Capital Regional** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/future-planet-capital-regional)[**Oxford Technology Management** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/oxford-technology-management)[**Rainbow Seed Fund** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rainbow-seed-fund) ## Quick answers about Porton Group ### What does Porton Group invest in? Porton Group invests most often at Venture and Series C (100% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Cyber Security, Secure Communications and Secure IoT. ### How active is Porton Group? 7 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Jun 2011. ### How big are Porton Group's cheques? The median round it joins is $5.8M. ### Does Porton Group lead rounds? Rarely, if at all: none of its 7 investments on record names it as the lead. ### Where does Porton Group invest? Most of the companies it backs are in the United Kingdom (100%). ### Is Porton Group investing now? No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Jun 2011. ### Who does Porton Group invest alongside? Most often Finance Wales (2 rounds together), Future Planet Capital Regional (2 rounds together) and Oxford Technology Management (2 rounds together). ### What kind of investor is Porton Group? Porton Group is a VC firm based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. ## Raising now? Find the investors who back rounds like yours, and keep every conversation on one fundraising board. Find similar investorsOpen your CRM Built from the rounds we watched, its filings and its own website, refreshed every night. 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