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Prime Ventures

Last cheque observed Dec 2019. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

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GrowthMarketplacesSaaSFintech

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 40 on record
Since the last cheque2516days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$27MCheque size, as they say$7.0M – $25MRounds led3 of 40Sole investor13 roundsExits5 from the portfolioMostly inNetherlands, 38%
Pitch Prime Ventures

Prime Ventures highlights

  1. 01

    40 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Series B and Series A: 82% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 13 rounds, median $13M

  4. 04

    5 exits from the portfolio

What they do

We back Europe’s future technology leaders. We have over EUR 875 million of capital invested to help founders scale their business.From their own website
Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
$7.0M – $25M as they say
Stages
Growth
Sectors
MarketplacesSaaSFintech
Based in
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first40 appearances

  1. 2019

    7 rounds

  2. Dec
    KredXSeries B · IN · Techcircle$26MWith 4 others
  3. Nov
    Leavy.coSeed · FR · FinSMEs$14MLed
  4. Oct
    BluegroundSeries B · US · FinSMEs$50MSole investor
  5. Jun
    Creative GroupNL · Tech.eu$25MSole investor
  6. Jun
    MeeroFR · TechCrunch$230MLed
  7. Mar
    PagantisSeries B · ES · Bankingtech$73MWith 1 other
  8. Feb
    ZappiStoreDE · Cipiopartners$8.0MWith 1 other
  9. 2016

    2 rounds

  10. Oct
    iwocaDebt · GB · FinSMEs$57MWith 1 other
  11. Apr
    iWoca$27MLed
  12. 2015

    4 rounds

  13. Jul
    SlimPaySeries B$17MSole investor
  14. Apr
    DealerdirectVenture · NL$8.6MWith 1 other
  15. Apr
    ForcareVenture · NL$5.4MSole investor
  16. Mar
    Falcon SocialSeries B · DK$16MWith 2 others
  17. 2014

    3 rounds

  18. Jul
    Bright ComputingSeries B · US$15MWith 4 others
  19. Apr
    Takeaway.comSeries B · GB$94MWith 1 other
  20. Jan
    MendixSeries B · NL$25MWith 1 other
  21. 2013

    3 rounds

  22. Oct
    AppLiftSeries B · DE · techcrunch.com$7.0MSole investor
  23. Jun
    AppLiftSeries A · DE · techcrunch.com$20MSole investor
  24. May
    Interactions CorporationGrowth · US · finsmes.com$40MWith 4 others
  25. 2012

    3 rounds

  26. Apr
    MarkaVIPSeries B · JO · techcrunch.com$10MWith 3 others
  27. Apr
    Intrinsic-IDSeries B · NL · finsmes.com$6.6MWith 1 other
  28. Jan
    Takeaway.comSeries A · GB · techcrunch.com$17MSole investor
  29. 2011

    2 rounds

  30. Oct
    MendixSeries A · NL · masshightech.com$13MSole investor
  31. Jun
    Service2MediaSeries B · NL · finsmes.com$10MWith 2 others
  32. 2010

    4 rounds

  33. Aug
    PalringoSeries B · GB$3.9MWith 4 others
  34. May
    EutechnyxSeries A · GB · press.eutechnyx.com$8.8MSole investor
  35. Apr
    LiquavistaSeries D · NL · altassets.com$9.5MWith 3 others
  36. Feb
    LayarSeries A · NL · techcrunch.com$3.4MWith 1 other
  37. 2009

    4 rounds

  38. Jul
    CivolutionSeries A · NL · bnet.com$20MSole investor
  39. May
    LiquavistaSeries C · NL · liquavista.com$7.0MWith 1 other
  40. May
    IPDIASeries A$6.8MWith 3 others
  41. Mar
    GreetzSeries B · NL · sociableblog.com$8.9MWith 1 other
  42. 2008

    2 rounds

  43. Apr
    SellABandSeries A · DE · techcrunch.com$5.0MSole investor
  44. Feb
    eBuddySeries B · NL · ebuddy.com$9.5MSole investor
  45. 2007

    3 rounds

  46. Dec
    PalringoSeries A · GB$5.2MWith 4 others
  47. Oct
    AutekBioSeries B · US · zero2ipo.com.cn$1.0MWith 1 other
  48. Sept
    GreetzSeries A · NL$6.9MSole investor
  49. 2006

    2 rounds

  50. Sept
    Wireless DynamicsVenture · GB$1.2MWith 1 other
  51. Aug
    PalringoSeed · GB$1.2MWith 2 others
  52. 2005

    1 round

  53. Feb
    CodenomiconSeries A · US · codenomicon.com$3.6MWith 1 other

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 13 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.

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed5 in all

MarkaVIPBought by JollychicUndisclosedJan 2017
CodenomiconBought by SynopsysUndisclosedApr 2015
LayarBought by BlipparUndisclosedJun 2014
LiquavistaBought by AmazonUndisclosedMay 2013
LiquavistaBought by Samsung ElectronicsUndisclosedJan 2011

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

Northstar VenturesVC firm4rounds togetherDFJ ePlanet VenturesGrowth equity3rounds togetherAmadeus Capital PartnersVC firm2rounds togetherGlobal Founders CapitalVC firm2rounds togetherNTECGovernment2rounds together

Recently backed

The latest companies Prime Ventures put money into.

KredX$26M · Dec 2019Creative Group$25M · Jun 2019Meero$230M · Jun 2019Pagantis$73M · Mar 2019iwoca$57M · Oct 2016

Quick answers about Prime Ventures

What does Prime Ventures invest in?

Prime Ventures invests most often at Series B and Series A (82% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Marketplaces, SaaS and Fintech.

How active is Prime Ventures?

40 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 3. The most recent was in Dec 2019.

What has Prime Ventures invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: KredX (Series B, Dec 2019), Leavy.co (Seed, Nov 2019) and Blueground (Series B, Oct 2019).

How big are Prime Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $27M. It says it writes cheques of $7.0M to $25M.

Does Prime Ventures lead rounds?

Sometimes: it led 3 of its 40 investments on record (8%).

Where does Prime Ventures invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the Netherlands (38%), the United Kingdom (22%) and the United States (14%).

Is Prime Ventures investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Dec 2019.

Who does Prime Ventures invest alongside?

Most often Northstar Ventures (4 rounds together), DFJ ePlanet Ventures (3 rounds together) and Amadeus Capital Partners (2 rounds together).

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