# SAM Private Equity: portfolio, investments and team > SAM Private Equity is a vc firm based in Switzerland. 8 investments on record, latest Apr 2014. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team. Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/sam-private-equity (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) Switzerland · [Investor](https://millionrounds.com/investors) # SAM Private Equity Last cheque observed Apr 2014. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds. Quiet VC firm Venture Series B Series C Fitness Wellness Cheques on record **0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 8 on record Since the last cheque **4590** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec Median round **$12M** Rounds led **0 of 8** Sole investor **1 rounds** Exits **1 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 50%** Pitch SAM Private Equity ## SAM Private Equity highlights - 01 8 rounds on record - 02 Mostly Venture and Series B: 88% of its rounds - 03 Sole investor in 1 rounds, median $12M - 04 1 exits from the portfolio ## What they do - **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified) - **Cheque size:** Not stated - **Sectors:** Fitness Wellness - **Based in:** Switzerland - **Cold pitches:** Not stated ## The record Every round we can evidence, newest first **8 appearances** - **2014** 2 rounds - **Apr** **[Nujira](https://millionrounds.com/company/nujira)** Venture · GB **$20M** With 6 others - **Jan** **[FRX Polymers](https://millionrounds.com/company/frx-polymers)** Series C · US **$12M** With 6 others - **2012** 1 round - **Sept** **[Nujira](https://millionrounds.com/company/nujira)** Venture · GB · finsmes.com **$12M** Sole investor - **2011** 1 round - **Jun** **[FRX Polymers](https://millionrounds.com/company/frx-polymers)** Series B · US · freshnews.com **$16M** With 3 others - **2010** 1 round - **Dec** **[Greengate Power](https://millionrounds.com/company/greengate-power)** Venture · CA · finsmes.com **$5.8M** With 2 others - **2006** 1 round - **Nov** **[Identec Solutions](https://millionrounds.com/company/identec-solutions)** Venture · AT · identecsolutions.com **$13M** With 2 others - **2005** 1 round - **Jan** **[Advanced BioNutrition](https://millionrounds.com/company/advanced-bionutrition)** Series B · US **$7.5M** With 5 others - **2003** 1 round - **Feb** **[AgraQuest](https://millionrounds.com/company/agraquest)** Venture · US **$9.4M** With 6 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 **1 in all** **[AgraQuest](https://millionrounds.com/company/agraquest)** Bought by Bayer - Germany **$425M** Jul 2012 An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records. ## The cheque Venture Series B Series C Median round joined **$12M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$12M** Led 0 of 8 rounds **0%** - **Sole investor:** 1 rounds - **Last cheque:** Apr 2014 - **Exits:** 1 from the portfolio Rounds by stage said on their site - Venture *5* - Series B *2* - Series C *1* Cheques by year Led Joined 2003 2014 Often in the room with - [BASF Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/basf-venture-capital) 2 - [Capricorn Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/capricorn-partners) 2 **Pitching SAM Private Equity?** Put them on your fundraising board with this record on the card, and follow them to hear when they write a new cheque. Add to your CRM *→* ## Who they invest alongside The investors most often in the same rounds as SAM Private Equity. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed. [**BASF Venture Capital** Corporate VC **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/basf-venture-capital)[**Capricorn Partners** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/capricorn-partners) ## Quick answers about SAM Private Equity ### What does SAM Private Equity invest in? SAM Private Equity invests most often at Venture and Series B (88% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Fitness and Wellness. ### How active is SAM Private Equity? 8 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Apr 2014. ### How big are SAM Private Equity's cheques? The median round it joins is $12M. ### Does SAM Private Equity lead rounds? Rarely, if at all: none of its 8 investments on record names it as the lead. ### Where does SAM Private Equity invest? Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (50%), the United Kingdom (25%) and Canada (13%). ### Is SAM Private Equity investing now? No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Apr 2014. ### Who does SAM Private Equity invest alongside? Most often BASF Venture Capital (2 rounds together) and Capricorn Partners (2 rounds together). ### What kind of investor is SAM Private Equity? SAM Private Equity is a VC firm based in Switzerland. ## Raising now? Find the investors who back rounds like yours, and keep every conversation on one fundraising board. Find similar investorsOpen your CRM Built from the rounds we watched, its filings and its own website, refreshed every night. [How we count](https://millionrounds.com/methodology) · [Report a correction](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=sam-private-equity) · [Is this your firm? Claim it](https://millionrounds.com/claim?org=sam-private-equity)