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Providian Financial

Last cheque observed Feb 2001. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

QuietGrowth equity

Series DHealth CareMedical Device

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 1 on record
Since the last cheque9383days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$90MRounds led0 of 1Exits1 from the portfolio
Pitch Providian Financial

Providian Financial highlights

  1. 01

    1 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Series D: 100% of its rounds

  3. 03

    1 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Type
Growth equity (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Sectors
Health CareMedical Device
Based in
United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first1 appearances

  1. 2001

    1 round

  2. Feb
    PayPalSeries D · US · news.cnet.com$90MWith 5 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.

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed1 in all

PayPalBought by eBay$1.5BJul 2002

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

Quick answers about Providian Financial

What does Providian Financial invest in?

Providian Financial invests most often at Series D (100% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Health Care and Medical Device.

How active is Providian Financial?

1 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Feb 2001.

How big are Providian Financial's cheques?

The median round it joins is $90M.

Is Providian Financial investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Feb 2001.

What kind of investor is Providian Financial?

Providian Financial is a growth equity firm based in United States.

Where does this information on Providian Financial come from?

From 1 articles and filings naming it in a round, public registers and its own website, checked and rebuilt every night.

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