# Samsung Ventures America: portfolio, investments and team > Samsung Ventures America is a growth equity. 7 investments on record, latest Dec 2009. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team. Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/samsung-ventures-america (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) [Investor](https://millionrounds.com/investors) # Samsung Ventures America Last cheque observed Dec 2009. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds. Quiet Growth equity Series C Venture Series B Cheques on record **0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 7 on record Since the last cheque **6159** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec Median round **$20M** Rounds led **0 of 7** Exits **6 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 57%** Pitch Samsung Ventures America ## Samsung Ventures America highlights - 01 7 rounds on record - 02 Mostly Series C and Venture: 57% of its rounds - 03 6 exits from the portfolio ## What they do - **Type:** Growth equity (from a list, unverified) - **Cheque size:** Not stated - **Cold pitches:** Not stated ## The record Every round we can evidence, newest first **7 appearances** - **2009** 2 rounds - **Dec** **[Swype](https://millionrounds.com/company/swype)** Series B · US · techflash.com **$5.6M** With 3 others - **Nov** **[Teknovus](https://millionrounds.com/company/teknovus)** Venture · US · deals.venturebeat.com **$5.6M** With 8 others - **2008** 1 round - **Jan** **[Impinj](https://millionrounds.com/company/impinj)** Series F · US **$14M** With 4 others - **2007** 4 rounds - **Dec** **[Inside Secure](https://millionrounds.com/company/inside-secure)** Series C · FR · insidecontactless.com **$44M** With 11 others - **Sept** **[Quellan](https://millionrounds.com/company/quellan)** Series C · US · quellan.com **$20M** With 10 others - **Jun** **[picoChip](https://millionrounds.com/company/picochip)** Series D · GB · picochip.com **$27M** With 8 others - **May** **[SiGe Semiconductor](https://millionrounds.com/company/sige-semiconductor)** Venture · CA · sige.com **$20M** With 7 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 **6 in all** **[picoChip](https://millionrounds.com/company/picochip)** Bought by Mindspeed Technologies **$77M** Jan 2012 **[Quellan](https://millionrounds.com/company/quellan)** Bought by [Intersil](https://millionrounds.com/fund/intersil) **Undisclosed** Nov 2011 **[Swype](https://millionrounds.com/company/swype)** Bought by [Nuance Communications](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nuance-communications) **Undisclosed** Oct 2011 **[SiGe Semiconductor](https://millionrounds.com/company/sige-semiconductor)** Bought by Skyworks Solutions **$275M** May 2011 **[Teknovus](https://millionrounds.com/company/teknovus)** Bought by [Broadcom](https://millionrounds.com/fund/broadcom-limited) **$123M** Feb 2010 **[Quellan](https://millionrounds.com/company/quellan)** Bought by [Intersil](https://millionrounds.com/fund/intersil) **$17M** Aug 2009 An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records. ## The cheque Series C Venture Series B Median round joined **$20M** the round, not its cheque Led 0 of 7 rounds **0%** - **Sole investor:** Never alone - **Last cheque:** Dec 2009 - **Exits:** 6 from the portfolio Rounds by stage said on their site - Series C *2* - Venture *2* - Series B *1* - Series D *1* - Series F *1* Cheques by year Led Joined 2007 2009 Often in the room with - [Samsung Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/samsung-ventures) 7 - [Nokia Growth Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nokia-growth-partners) 2 **Pitching Samsung Ventures America?** 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 Samsung Ventures America. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed. [**Samsung Ventures** Corporate VC **7** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/samsung-ventures)[**Nokia Growth Partners** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nokia-growth-partners) ## Quick answers about Samsung Ventures America ### What does Samsung Ventures America invest in? Samsung Ventures America invests most often at Series C and Venture (57% of the rounds on record). ### How active is Samsung Ventures America? 7 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Dec 2009. ### How big are Samsung Ventures America's cheques? The median round it joins is $20M. ### Does Samsung Ventures America lead rounds? Rarely, if at all: none of its 7 investments on record names it as the lead. ### Where does Samsung Ventures America invest? Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (57%), France (14%) and the United Kingdom (14%). ### Is Samsung Ventures America investing now? No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Dec 2009. ### Who does Samsung Ventures America invest alongside? Most often Samsung Ventures (7 rounds together) and Nokia Growth Partners (2 rounds together). ### What kind of investor is Samsung Ventures America? Samsung Ventures America is a growth equity firm. ## 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=samsung-ventures-america) · [Is this your firm? Claim it](https://millionrounds.com/claim?org=samsung-ventures-america)