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Prefix Capital

Last cheque observed Nov 2015. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

QuietVC firm

SeedSeries ASeries BDeep TechnologySemiconductorVoice Technology

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 28 on record
Since the last cheque4015days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$1.9MCheque size, as they say$100K – $5.0MRounds led0 of 28Sole investor1 roundsExits3 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 86%
Pitch Prefix Capital

Prefix Capital highlights

  1. 01

    28 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed and Series A: 89% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 1 rounds, median $1.2M

  4. 04

    3 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Byron’s been immersed in fields from consumer electronics to advanced software and artificial intelligence to biotech. And now, he’s spreading his wisdom through his investments, which focus on early-stage deep technology companies.From their own website
Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
$100K – $5.0M as they say
Stages
SeedSeries ASeries BGrowth
Sectors
Deep TechnologySemiconductorVoice Technology
Based in
San Francisco, United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first28 appearances

  1. 2015

    5 rounds

  2. Nov
    Sirqul, Inc.Series A · US$5.0MWith 4 others
  3. Oct
    honestbeeSeries A · SG$15MWith 4 others
  4. May
    EkhoVenture · US$1.2MSole investor
  5. Apr
    CompareAsiaGroupSeries A · HK$40MWith 6 others
  6. Jan
    BoxedSeries B · US$25MWith 18 others
  7. 2014

    9 rounds

  8. Sept
    GhostruckSeed · US$1.2MWith 3 others
  9. Aug
    StrutSeed · US$1.5MWith 18 others
  10. May
    BoxedSeries A · US$6.5MWith 10 others
  11. Apr
    Nervana SystemsSeed · US$600KWith 11 others
  12. Apr
    ZestySeed · US$3.7MWith 38 others
  13. Mar
    ClassPassSeed · US$2.0MWith 14 others
  14. Mar
    GoCoinSeries A · SG$1.5MWith 3 others
  15. Feb
    Doppler LabsSeed · USUndisclosedWith 13 others
  16. Jan
    AmitreeVenture · US$2.7MWith 8 others
  17. 2013

    8 rounds

  18. Dec
    ResolutionTubeSeed · US$1.9MWith 5 others
  19. Nov
    Wire LabsSeed · US · techcrunch.com$1.8MWith 11 others
  20. Nov
    GoCoinSeed · SG · finsmes.com$550KWith 10 others
  21. Oct
    IfOnlySeries A · US · finsmes.com$12MWith 11 others
  22. Aug
    IfOnlySeed · US · allthingsd.com$3.0MWith 6 others
  23. Jun
    ClinkleSeries A · US · techcrunch.com$25MWith 17 others
  24. Mar
    AdStageSeed · US · techcrunch.com$1.4MWith 12 others
  25. Jan
    WireSeed · US$2.3MWith 11 others
  26. 2012

    2 rounds

  27. Oct
    FOBOSeed · US$1.6MWith 18 others
  28. Jan
    SummonSeed · US · techcrunch.comUndisclosedWith 6 others
  29. 2011

    1 round

  30. Nov
    StyleCasterSeries A · US · venturebeat.com$1.0MWith 5 others
  31. 2010

    1 round

  32. Aug
    Kima LabsSeed · US · techcrunch.com$770KWith 5 others
  33. 2009

    1 round

  34. Apr
    AsanaSeed · US · privco.com$1.2MWith 13 others
  35. 2007

    1 round

  36. Sept
    Project PlaylistSeries A · US$3.0MWith 2 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 2 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.

What they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

10 of 20 we have independently watched raise

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Weaker than a round we watched, stronger than a list somebody sold us. A firm is far less willing to put a company on its own site that it never funded.

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed3 in all

FOBOBought by Gone!UndisclosedOct 2015
StyleCasterBought by SheKnows MediaUndisclosedAug 2014
Kima LabsBought by GrouponUndisclosedFeb 2012

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 Prefix Capital. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Quick answers about Prefix Capital

What does Prefix Capital invest in?

Prefix Capital invests most often at Seed and Series A (89% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Deep Technology, Semiconductor and Voice Technology.

How active is Prefix Capital?

28 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Nov 2015.

How big are Prefix Capital's cheques?

The median round it joins is $1.9M. It says it writes cheques of $100K to $5.0M.

Does Prefix Capital lead rounds?

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

Where does Prefix Capital invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (86%) and Singapore (11%).

Is Prefix Capital investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Nov 2015.

Who does Prefix Capital invest alongside?

Most often Ali Partovi (4 rounds together), Hank Vigil (4 rounds together) and Rudy Gadre (4 rounds together).

What kind of investor is Prefix Capital?

Prefix Capital is a VC firm based in San Francisco, United States.

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