# Rugged Ventures: portfolio, investments and team

> Rugged Ventures is a vc firm. 9 investments on record, latest Jul 2015. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

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

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# Rugged Ventures

Last cheque observed Jul 2015. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

Quiet VC firm

Seed Series A Venture

Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 9 on record

Since the last cheque **4115** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$1.9M** Rounds led **0 of 9** Exits **1 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 89%**

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## Rugged Ventures highlights

- 01 9 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Seed and Series A: 89% of its rounds
- 03 1 exits from the portfolio

## What they do

- **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **9 appearances**

- **2015** 3 rounds
- **Jul** **[Homer Logistics](https://millionrounds.com/company/homer-logistics)** Seed · US **$2.0M** With 5 others
- **Feb** **[ZINIER](https://millionrounds.com/company/zinier)** Seed · US **Undisclosed** With 7 others
- **Feb** **[Locket](https://millionrounds.com/company/locket)** Seed · US **$3.2M** With 4 others
- **2014** 2 rounds
- **Oct** **[Keen Home](https://millionrounds.com/company/keen-home)** Seed · US **$1.5M** With 9 others
- **Oct** **[Paintzen](https://millionrounds.com/company/paintzen)** Seed · US **$1.8M** With 14 others
- **2013** 3 rounds
- **Sept** **[AdYapper](https://millionrounds.com/company/adyapper)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$1.2M** With 6 others
- **Sept** **[Locket](https://millionrounds.com/company/locket)** Venture · US **$3.2M** With 2 others
- **Aug** **[500px](https://millionrounds.com/company/500px)** Series A · CA · techcrunch.com **$8.8M** With 6 others
- **2012** 1 round
- **Nov** **[Adcade](https://millionrounds.com/company/adcade)** Seed · US · venturebeat.com **$1.5M** With 9 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

We hold **1** person 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 listed **1 in all**

**[Locket](https://millionrounds.com/company/locket)** Bought by Wish **Undisclosed** Jul 2015

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

## The cheque

Seed Series A Venture

Median round joined **$1.9M** the round, not its cheque

Led 0 of 9 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** Never alone
- **Last cheque:** Jul 2015
- **Exits:** 1 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Seed *7*
- Series A *1*
- Venture *1*

Cheques by year Led Joined

2012 2015

Often in the room with

- [Great Oaks Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/great-oaks-venture-capital) 3
- [Quotidian Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/quotidian-ventures) 2
- [Sameer Jagetia](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sameer-jagetia) 2
- [Trajectory Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/trajectory-capital-partners) 2
- [ff Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ff-venture-capital) 2

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## Who they invest alongside

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

[**Great Oaks Venture Capital** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/great-oaks-venture-capital)[**Quotidian Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/quotidian-ventures)[**Sameer Jagetia** Angel **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sameer-jagetia)[**Trajectory Capital** Family office **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/trajectory-capital-partners)[**ff Venture Capital** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ff-venture-capital)

## Quick answers about Rugged Ventures

### What does Rugged Ventures invest in?

Rugged Ventures invests most often at Seed and Series A (89% of the rounds on record).

### How active is Rugged Ventures?

9 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Jul 2015.

### How big are Rugged Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $1.9M.

### Does Rugged Ventures lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 9 investments on record names it as the lead.

### Where does Rugged Ventures invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (89%) and Canada (11%).

### Is Rugged Ventures investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Jul 2015.

### Who does Rugged Ventures invest alongside?

Most often Great Oaks Venture Capital (3 rounds together), Quotidian Ventures (2 rounds together) and Sameer Jagetia (2 rounds together).

### What kind of investor is Rugged Ventures?

Rugged Ventures is a VC firm.

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