# Raza Venture Fund: portfolio, investments and team

> Raza Venture Fund is a growth equity based in United States. 5 investments on record, latest May 2005. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/raza-venture-fund (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Raza Venture Fund

Last cheque observed May 2005. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

Quiet Growth equity

Series B Series A Series C Classifieds Education

Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 5 on record

Since the last cheque **7840** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$20M** Rounds led **0 of 5** Exits **3 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 100%**

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## Raza Venture Fund highlights

- 01 5 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Series B and Series A: 60% of its rounds
- 03 3 exits from the portfolio

## What they do

- **Type:** Growth equity (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Sectors:** Classifieds Education
- **Based in:** United States
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **5 appearances**

- **2005** 1 round
- **May** **[Arcot Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/arcot-systems)** Series A · US · arcot.com **$11M** With 8 others
- **2004** 1 round
- **Jan** **[Euclid](https://millionrounds.com/company/euclid)** Series C · US **$4.5M** With 2 others
- **2001** 1 round
- **Mar** **[TeraBurst Networks](https://millionrounds.com/company/teraburst-networks)** Venture · US **$32M** With 4 others
- **2000** 1 round
- **Oct** **[Lara Networks](https://millionrounds.com/company/lara-networks)** Series B · US **$40M** With 8 others
- **1999** 1 round
- **Dec** **[Nishan Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/nishan-systems)** Series B · US **$20M** With 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 listed **3 in all**

**[Arcot Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/arcot-systems)** Bought by [CA Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ca-technologies) **Undisclosed** Oct 2010

**[Nishan Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/nishan-systems)** Bought by [McDATA Corporation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mcdata-corporation) **Undisclosed** Aug 2003

**[Lara Networks](https://millionrounds.com/company/lara-networks)** Bought by [Cypress Semiconductor](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cypress-semiconductor) **Undisclosed** Jun 2001

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

## The cheque

Series B Series A Series C

Median round joined **$20M** the round, not its cheque

Led 0 of 5 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** Never alone
- **Last cheque:** May 2005
- **Exits:** 3 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Series B *2*
- Series A *1*
- Series C *1*
- Venture *1*

Cheques by year Led Joined

1999 2005

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## Quick answers about Raza Venture Fund

### What does Raza Venture Fund invest in?

Raza Venture Fund invests most often at Series B and Series A (60% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Classifieds and Education.

### How active is Raza Venture Fund?

5 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in May 2005.

### How big are Raza Venture Fund's cheques?

The median round it joins is $20M.

### Does Raza Venture Fund lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 5 investments on record names it as the lead.

### Where does Raza Venture Fund invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (100%).

### Is Raza Venture Fund investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in May 2005.

### What kind of investor is Raza Venture Fund?

Raza Venture Fund is a growth equity firm based in United States.

### Where does this information on Raza Venture Fund 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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