# Razor's Edge Ventures: portfolio, investments and team

> Razor's Edge Ventures is a private equity based in United States. 17 investments on record, latest Nov 2019. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

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# Razor's Edge Ventures

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

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Quiet Private equity

Seed Series A Series B Identity Cybersecurity Cyber-security

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Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 17 on record

Since the last cheque **2550** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$15M** Cheque size, as they say **$100K – $5.0M** Rounds led **1 of 17** Sole investor **2 rounds** Mostly in **United States, 94%**

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## Razor's Edge Ventures highlights

- 01 17 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Series B and Series A: 63% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 2 rounds, median $7.0M

## What they do

> We invest in rapidly-growing technology companies. From their own website

- **Type:** Private equity (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** $100K – $5.0M as they say
- **Stages:** Seed Series A Series B Growth
- **Sectors:** Identity Cybersecurity Cyber-security
- **Based in:** Reston, United States
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **17 appearances**

- **2019** 3 rounds
- **Nov** **[Ursa](https://millionrounds.com/company/ursa)** Series B · US · FinSMEs **$15M** *Led*
- **Aug** **[HawkEye 360](https://millionrounds.com/company/hawkeye-360)** Series B · US · Newswire **$70M** With 4 others
- **Mar** **[Racktop](https://millionrounds.com/company/racktop)** Series A · MD · VentureBeat **$15M** With 3 others
- **2016** 2 rounds
- **Nov** **[HawkEye 360](https://millionrounds.com/company/hawkeye-360)** Series A · US · FinSMEs **$11M** Sole investor
- **Jan** **[Zoomdata](https://millionrounds.com/company/zoomdata)** **$25M** With 26 others
- **2015** 3 rounds
- **Jun** **[CounterTack](https://millionrounds.com/company/countertack)** Series C · US **$15M** With 8 others
- **May** **[908 Devices](https://millionrounds.com/company/908-devices)** Series C · US **$12M** With 4 others
- **Feb** **[Spaceflight Industries](https://millionrounds.com/company/spaceflight-industries)** Series B · US **$21M** With 2 others
- **2014** 3 rounds
- **Oct** **[Zoomdata](https://millionrounds.com/company/zoomdata)** Series B · US **$17M** With 4 others
- **Jun** **[CounterTack](https://millionrounds.com/company/countertack)** Series B · US **$5.0M** With 5 others
- **Feb** **[Ryft Systems Inc.](https://millionrounds.com/company/ryft-systems-inc)** Venture · US **$15M** With 1 other
- **2013** 3 rounds
- **Aug** **[908 Devices](https://millionrounds.com/company/908-devices)** Series B · US · 908devices.com **$7.0M** With 4 others
- **Jul** **[Zoomdata](https://millionrounds.com/company/zoomdata)** Series A · US · techcrunch.com **$4.1M** With 7 others
- **Feb** **[Nexenta Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/nexenta-systems)** Series D · US · techcrunch.com **$24M** With 8 others
- **2012** 3 rounds
- **Oct** **[Mersive](https://millionrounds.com/company/mersive)** Series C · US **$3.1M** Sole investor
- **Sept** **[908 Devices](https://millionrounds.com/company/908-devices)** Series A · US · masshightech.com **$8.1M** With 4 others
- **Jan** **[Nexenta Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/nexenta-systems)** Series C · US · tctechcrunch2011.wordpress.com **$21M** With 4 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 registration **6 named**

CB **Catherine Berta** Chief Compliance Officer and Chief Financial Officer i Form ADV

JE **Jack Edward Kerrigan** Managing Partner i Form ADV

MD **Mark Douglas Spoto** Managing Partner i Form ADV

MM **Mary Margaret Styer** Managing Partner i Form ADV

RP **Richard Phillips Moxley** Managing Partner i Form ADV

SJ **Steven John Pann** Managing Partner i Form ADV

We also hold **9** 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 the register says

From the firm's own filings with the SEC, which it must file accurately by law

**$1.4B** gross assets of its funds, 3 advisers combined Oct 2026

**Exempt** reporting adviser venture or small private funds

- **Legal name:** RAZOR&apos;S EDGE GP IV, LLC
- **SEC number:** CRD 333731

## What they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

**10** of 26 we have independently watched raise

[908devices](https://millionrounds.com/company/908-devices)[Delivering advanced, cost-effective](https://millionrounds.com/company/mpower-technology)[Democratizing access to](https://millionrounds.com/company/ursa-space-systems)[Enabling wireless visual](https://millionrounds.com/company/mersive)[Global leader in](https://millionrounds.com/company/nexenta)[Market leading data](https://millionrounds.com/company/racktop-systems)[Operating a first-of-its-kind](https://millionrounds.com/company/hawkeye-360)[Revolutionizing cancer screening,](https://millionrounds.com/company/proscia)[Secure virtual browser](https://millionrounds.com/company/authentic8)[Security, visibility and](https://millionrounds.com/company/corsha) Blacksky Bringing proprietary additive Built by Metropolis Customer-specific end-to-end solutions Cutting-edge cyber, data, Delivering artificial intelligence Full-spectrum cyber solutions Industry-leading C5ISR platform, Limited Partner Access Managed Detection and Market leader in Mission-focused space platform, Multi-domain cybersecurity services Next-generation autonomy software Next-generation maritime technology State-of-the-art AI platform

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.

## The cheque

Seed Series A Series B

Median round joined **$15M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$7.0M**

Led 1 of 17 rounds **6%**

- **Said size:** $100K – $5.0M
- **Sole investor:** 2 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Nov 2019

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Series B said *6*
- Series A said *4*
- Series C *4*
- Series D *1*
- Venture *1*
- Seed said *-*
- Growth said *-*

Cheques by year Led Joined

2012 2019

Often in the room with

- [ARCH Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/arch-venture-partners) 3
- [New Enterprise Associates](https://millionrounds.com/fund/new-enterprise-associates) 3
- [UTEC - The University of Tokyo Edge Capital Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/utec-the-university-of-tokyo-edge-capital-partners) 3
- [Accel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/accel) 2
- [Alcatel-Lucent](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alcatel-lucent) 2
- [B7inc](https://millionrounds.com/fund/b7inc) 2

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## Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Razor's Edge Ventures. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

[**ARCH Venture Partners** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/arch-venture-partners)[**New Enterprise Associates** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/new-enterprise-associates)[**UTEC - The University of Tokyo Edge Capital Partners** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/utec-the-university-of-tokyo-edge-capital-partners)[**Accel** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/accel)[**Alcatel-Lucent** Corporate VC **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alcatel-lucent)[**B7inc** Investment firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/b7inc)[**CNTP** Investment firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cntp)[**Cota Capital** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cota-capital)[**Fairhaven Capital** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fairhaven-capital)[**Goldman Sachs** Private equity **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/goldman-sachs)[**In-Q-Tel** Accelerator **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/iqt)[**Javelin Venture Partners** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/javelin-venture-partners)

## Recently backed

The latest companies Razor's Edge Ventures put money into.

[**HawkEye 360** $70M · Aug 2019](https://millionrounds.com/company/hawkeye-360)

## Quick answers about Razor's Edge Ventures

### What does Razor's Edge Ventures invest in?

Razor's Edge Ventures invests most often at Series B and Series A (63% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Identity, Cybersecurity and Cyber-security.

### How active is Razor's Edge Ventures?

17 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 1. The most recent was in Nov 2019.

### What has Razor's Edge Ventures invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Ursa (Series B, Nov 2019), HawkEye 360 (Series B, Aug 2019) and Racktop (Series A, Mar 2019).

### How big are Razor's Edge Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $15M. It says it writes cheques of $100K to $5.0M.

### Does Razor's Edge Ventures lead rounds?

Sometimes: it led 1 of its 17 investments on record (6%).

### Where does Razor's Edge Ventures invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (94%) and Moldova (6%).

### Is Razor's Edge Ventures investing now?

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

### Who does Razor's Edge Ventures invest alongside?

Most often ARCH Venture Partners (3 rounds together), New Enterprise Associates (3 rounds together) and UTEC - The University of Tokyo Edge Capital Partners (3 rounds together).

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