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SAS Investors

Last cheque observed Mar 2016. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

QuietGrowth equityWebsite unconfirmed

Series BSeries ASeries CInternetSocial MediaVenture Capital & Private Equity

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 19 on record
Since the last cheque3884days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$23MRounds led0 of 19Sole investor2 roundsExits6 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 100%
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SAS Investors highlights

  1. 01

    19 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Series B and Series A: 61% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 2 rounds, median $1.2M

  4. 04

    6 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Type
Growth equity (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Sectors
InternetSocial MediaVenture Capital & Private Equity
Based in
Scottsdale, United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

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The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first19 appearances

  1. 2016

    1 round

  2. Mar
    Kyriba$23MWith 12 others
  3. 2009

    2 rounds

  4. Mar
    EnpirionSeries E · US · scalevp.com$16MWith 5 others
  5. Jan
    MotionboxSeries C · US · techcrunch.com$6.0MWith 2 others
  6. 2007

    2 rounds

  7. Dec
    MotionboxSeries B · US$7.0MWith 2 others
  8. Jun
    PermissionTVSeries C · US · permissiontv.com$9.0MWith 7 others
  9. 2006

    5 rounds

  10. Sept
    MotionboxSeries A · US · mashable.com$4.2MWith 1 other
  11. Jul
    CebaTechSeries C · US · dsp-fpga.com$4.0MWith 2 others
  12. Jul
    EnpirionSeries C · US · enpirion.com$20MWith 7 others
  13. May
    Lightspeed Audio LabsSeed · US · dmwmedia.com$1.3MSole investor
  14. Apr
    Protonex Technology CorporationSeries B · US$9.0MWith 6 others
  15. 2005

    6 rounds

  16. Dec
    Multispectral ImagingSeries B$8.8MWith 3 others
  17. Jun
    TextronicsSeries A · US$5.0MWith 2 others
  18. Jun
    PermissionTVSeries B · USUndisclosedWith 5 others
  19. May
    Velox SemiconductorSeries A · US$6.0MWith 2 others
  20. May
    Tacit NetworksSeries C · US · thesmarttechie.com$12MWith 5 others
  21. Apr
    CebaTechSeries B · US · eetimes.com$4.5MWith 1 other
  22. 2004

    2 rounds

  23. Dec
    EnpirionSeries B · US · eetimes.com$17MWith 4 others
  24. Nov
    PermissionTVSeries A · USUndisclosedWith 5 others
  25. 2003

    1 round

  26. Sept
    HydroGlobeSeries A · US$1.1MSole investor

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 listed6 in all

Protonex Technology CorporationBought by Ballard Power Systems$30MJun 2015
EnpirionBought by Altera$140MMay 2013
MotionboxBought by SnapfishUndisclosedJul 2010
Multispectral ImagingBought by AgiltronUndisclosedMay 2008
Tacit NetworksBought by PacketeerUndisclosedMay 2006
HydroGlobeBought by Graver TechnologiesUndisclosedJan 2005

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

Who they invest alongside

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

Recently backed

The latest companies SAS Investors put money into.

Quick answers about SAS Investors

What does SAS Investors invest in?

SAS Investors invests most often at Series B and Series A (61% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Internet, Social Media and Venture Capital & Private Equity.

How active is SAS Investors?

19 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Mar 2016.

What has SAS Investors invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Kyriba (Mar 2016).

How big are SAS Investors's cheques?

The median round it joins is $23M.

Does SAS Investors lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 19 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does SAS Investors invest?

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

Is SAS Investors investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Mar 2016.

Who does SAS Investors invest alongside?

Most often Canaan (7 rounds together), RRE Ventures (4 rounds together) and Columbia Capital (3 rounds together).

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