# SAS Investors: portfolio, investments and team

> SAS Investors is a growth equity based in United States. 19 investments on record, latest Mar 2016. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

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

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# SAS Investors

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

Quiet Growth equity Website unconfirmed

Series B Series A Series C Internet Social Media Venture Capital & Private Equity

Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 19 on record

Since the last cheque **3884** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$23M** Rounds led **0 of 19** Sole investor **2 rounds** Exits **6 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 100%**

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## SAS Investors highlights

- 01 19 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Series B and Series A: 61% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 2 rounds, median $1.2M
- 04 6 exits from the portfolio

## What they do

- **Type:** Growth equity (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Sectors:** Internet Social Media Venture Capital & Private Equity
- **Based in:** Scottsdale, United States
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

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## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **19 appearances**

- **2016** 1 round
- **Mar** **[Kyriba](https://millionrounds.com/company/kyriba)** **$23M** With 12 others
- **2009** 2 rounds
- **Mar** **[Enpirion](https://millionrounds.com/company/enpirion)** Series E · US · scalevp.com **$16M** With 5 others
- **Jan** **[Motionbox](https://millionrounds.com/company/motionbox)** Series C · US · techcrunch.com **$6.0M** With 2 others
- **2007** 2 rounds
- **Dec** **[Motionbox](https://millionrounds.com/company/motionbox)** Series B · US **$7.0M** With 2 others
- **Jun** **[PermissionTV](https://millionrounds.com/company/permissiontv)** Series C · US · permissiontv.com **$9.0M** With 7 others
- **2006** 5 rounds
- **Sept** **[Motionbox](https://millionrounds.com/company/motionbox)** Series A · US · mashable.com **$4.2M** With 1 other
- **Jul** **[CebaTech](https://millionrounds.com/company/cebatech)** Series C · US · dsp-fpga.com **$4.0M** With 2 others
- **Jul** **[Enpirion](https://millionrounds.com/company/enpirion)** Series C · US · enpirion.com **$20M** With 7 others
- **May** **[Lightspeed Audio Labs](https://millionrounds.com/company/lightspeed-audio-labs)** Seed · US · dmwmedia.com **$1.3M** Sole investor
- **Apr** **[Protonex Technology Corporation](https://millionrounds.com/company/protonex-technology-corporation)** Series B · US **$9.0M** With 6 others
- **2005** 6 rounds
- **Dec** **[Multispectral Imaging](https://millionrounds.com/company/multispectral-imaging)** Series B **$8.8M** With 3 others
- **Jun** **[Textronics](https://millionrounds.com/company/textronics)** Series A · US **$5.0M** With 2 others
- **Jun** **[PermissionTV](https://millionrounds.com/company/permissiontv)** Series B · US **Undisclosed** With 5 others
- **May** **[Velox Semiconductor](https://millionrounds.com/company/velox-semiconductor)** Series A · US **$6.0M** With 2 others
- **May** **[Tacit Networks](https://millionrounds.com/company/tacit-networks)** Series C · US · thesmarttechie.com **$12M** With 5 others
- **Apr** **[CebaTech](https://millionrounds.com/company/cebatech)** Series B · US · eetimes.com **$4.5M** With 1 other
- **2004** 2 rounds
- **Dec** **[Enpirion](https://millionrounds.com/company/enpirion)** Series B · US · eetimes.com **$17M** With 4 others
- **Nov** **[PermissionTV](https://millionrounds.com/company/permissiontv)** Series A · US **Undisclosed** With 5 others
- **2003** 1 round
- **Sept** **[HydroGlobe](https://millionrounds.com/company/hydroglobe)** Series A · US **$1.1M** Sole 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 listed **6 in all**

**[Protonex Technology Corporation](https://millionrounds.com/company/protonex-technology-corporation)** Bought by Ballard Power Systems **$30M** Jun 2015

**[Enpirion](https://millionrounds.com/company/enpirion)** Bought by [Altera](https://millionrounds.com/fund/altera) **$140M** May 2013

**[Motionbox](https://millionrounds.com/company/motionbox)** Bought by Snapfish **Undisclosed** Jul 2010

**[Multispectral Imaging](https://millionrounds.com/company/multispectral-imaging)** Bought by Agiltron **Undisclosed** May 2008

**[Tacit Networks](https://millionrounds.com/company/tacit-networks)** Bought by Packeteer **Undisclosed** May 2006

**[HydroGlobe](https://millionrounds.com/company/hydroglobe)** Bought by Graver Technologies **Undisclosed** Jan 2005

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

## The cheque

Series B Series A Series C

Median round joined **$23M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$1.2M**

Led 0 of 19 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** 2 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Mar 2016
- **Exits:** 6 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Series B *6*
- Series A *5*
- Series C *5*
- Seed *1*
- Series E *1*

Cheques by year Led Joined

2003 2016

Often in the room with

- [Canaan](https://millionrounds.com/fund/canaan-partners) 7
- [RRE Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rre-ventures) 4
- [Columbia Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/columbia-capital) 3
- [Common Angels](https://millionrounds.com/fund/common-angels) 3
- [CramerOnline](https://millionrounds.com/fund/crameronline) 3
- [Inflection Point Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/inflection-point-ventures) 3

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## 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.

[**Canaan** VC firm **7** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/canaan-partners)[**RRE Ventures** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rre-ventures)[**Columbia Capital** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/columbia-capital)[**Common Angels** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/common-angels)[**CramerOnline** Growth equity **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/crameronline)[**Inflection Point Ventures** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/inflection-point-ventures)[**Massachusetts Technology Development Corporation** Investment firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/massachusetts-technology-development-corporation)[**Venture Capital Fund of New England** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/venture-capital-fund-of-new-england)[**Constellation Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/constellation-ventures)[**Intel Capital** Corporate VC **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/intel-capital)[**Scale Venture Partners** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/scale-venture-partners)[**Tech Council Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tech-council-ventures)

## Recently backed

The latest companies SAS Investors put money into.

[**Kyriba** $23M · Mar 2016](https://millionrounds.com/company/kyriba)

## 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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