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Ramius

Last cheque observed Jul 2012. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

QuietNew fund $327M, Apr 2023Hedge fund

VentureGrowthSeries DEnterprise SoftwareVideoEnterprise Software

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 6 on record
Since the last cheque5206days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$5.6MRounds led0 of 6Exits2 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 83%
Pitch Ramius

Ramius highlights

  1. 01

    6 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Venture and Growth: 83% of its rounds

  3. 03

    2 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Type
Hedge fund (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Sectors
Enterprise SoftwareVideoEnterprise Software
Based in
Ottawa, Canada
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first6 appearances

  1. 2012

    1 round

  2. Jul
    bluebird bioSeries D · US · in.finance.yahoo.com$60MWith 6 others
  3. 2010

    3 rounds

  4. Sept
    OncothyreonGrowth · US · ir.oncothyreon.com$15MWith 10 others
  5. Mar
    BiomodaVenture · US$1.0MWith 2 others
  6. Feb
    SinoHubVenture · CN$4.6MWith 9 others
  7. 2009

    1 round

  8. Aug
    CEL-SCIVenture · US · cel-sci.com$4.4MWith 6 others
  9. 2005

    1 round

  10. Aug
    BravoSolutionVenture · US$6.5MWith 12 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

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration21 named

BWBrian W. FerkoExecutive OfficeriFiling they signed
JSJeffrey SmithDirectoriFiling they signed
JSJeffrey SolomonExecutive Officer, PromoteriFiling they signed
JBJohn B. McLaughlinExecutive OfficeriFiling they signed
JWJohn W. LewisDirectoriFiling they signed
JBJonas B. SiegelDirectoriFiling they signed
JWJoseph W. McLaughlinExecutive OfficeriFiling they signed
MMMark MitchellDirectoriFiling they signed
MOMarran OgilvieDirectoriFiling they signed
MSMorgan StarkExecutive Officer, PromoteriFiling they signed
OLOwen LittmanDirectoriFiling they signed
PWPatrick W. AgemianDirectoriFiling they signed
PCPeter CohenExecutive Officer, PromoteriFiling they signed
RERoger E. AnscherExecutive officer of the general partner.iFiling they signed
SCStacey C. GillespieExecutive OfficeriFiling they signed
SCStephen C. RoussinDirectoriFiling they signed
SLStephen LasotaDirectoriFiling they signed
SWStuart W. DaviesExecutive Officer, DirectoriFiling they signed
SBStuart B. GallinExecutive OfficeriFiling they signed
TWThomas W. StraussExecutive officer of the general partner.iFiling they signed
VWVikas W. KapoorExecutive OfficeriFiling they signed

We also hold 37 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 listed2 in all

bluebird bioListed$101MJun 2013
OncothyreonListed$10MMay 2013

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

Iroquois CapitalHedge fund5rounds togetherHudson Bay Capital ManagementAsset manager3rounds togetherAlpha CapitalPrivate equity2rounds togetherDownsview CapitalVC firm2rounds togetherHeights Capital ManagementInvestment firm2rounds togetherWhalehaven Capital FundVC firm2rounds together

Quick answers about Ramius

What does Ramius invest in?

Ramius invests most often at Venture and Growth (83% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Enterprise Software, Video and Enterprise Software.

How active is Ramius?

6 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Jul 2012.

How big are Ramius's cheques?

The median round it joins is $5.6M.

Does Ramius lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 6 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Ramius invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (83%) and China (17%).

Is Ramius investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Jul 2012.

Who does Ramius invest alongside?

Most often Iroquois Capital (5 rounds together), Hudson Bay Capital Management (3 rounds together) and Alpha Capital (2 rounds together).

What kind of investor is Ramius?

Ramius is a hedge fund based in Ottawa, Canada.

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