# SEAGATE: portfolio, investments and team > SEAGATE is a growth equity based in Italy. 7 investments on record, latest Oct 2015. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team. Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/seagate (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) Italy · [Investor](https://millionrounds.com/investors) # SEAGATE No cheque observed since Oct 2015, after 7 earlier cheques, and the website is dead. Dormant Growth equity Series A Growth Series B Venture Capital & Private Equity Cheques on record **0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 7 on record Since the last cheque **4039** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec Median round **$28M** Rounds led **0 of 7** Exits **2 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 100%** Pitch SEAGATE ## SEAGATE highlights - 01 7 rounds on record - 02 Mostly Series A and Growth: 43% of its rounds - 03 2 exits from the portfolio ## What they do - **Type:** Growth equity (from a list, unverified) - **Cheque size:** Not stated - **Sectors:** Venture Capital & Private Equity - **Based in:** Milan, Italy - **Cold pitches:** Not stated ## The record Every round we can evidence, newest first **7 appearances** - **2015** 2 rounds - **Oct** **[Ripple](https://millionrounds.com/company/ripple)** Series A · US **$4.0M** With 2 others - **May** **[Ripple](https://millionrounds.com/company/ripple)** Series A · US **$28M** With 10 others - **2013** 3 rounds - **Dec** **[Egnyte](https://millionrounds.com/company/egnyte)** Series D · US · techcrunch.com **$30M** With 6 others - **Sept** **[eASIC](https://millionrounds.com/company/easic)** Growth · US · finsmes.com **$24M** With 5 others - **May** **[Cloudscaling](https://millionrounds.com/company/cloudscaling)** Series B · US · techcrunch.com **$10M** With 3 others - **2011** 1 round - **Nov** **[Coraid](https://millionrounds.com/company/coraid)** Series C · US · techcrunch.com **$50M** With 5 others - **2003** 1 round - **Mar** **[Matrix Semiconductor](https://millionrounds.com/company/matrix-semiconductor)** Series E · US **$52M** 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 **2 in all** **[Cloudscaling](https://millionrounds.com/company/cloudscaling)** Bought by [EMC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/emc) **Undisclosed** Oct 2014 **[Matrix Semiconductor](https://millionrounds.com/company/matrix-semiconductor)** Bought by [SanDisk](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sandisk) **Undisclosed** Oct 2005 An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records. ## Companies it bought Acquisitions by the firm itself **Lyve Minds** **Undisclosed** Oct 2015 **[Dot Hill Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/dot-hill-systems)** **$694M** Aug 2015 **Xyratex** **$374M** Dec 2013 **[MetaLINCS](https://millionrounds.com/company/metalincs)** **Undisclosed** Dec 2007 **[EVault](https://millionrounds.com/company/evault)** **$185M** Dec 2006 **Maxtor** **Undisclosed** May 2006 **ActionFront Data Recovery** **Undisclosed** Nov 2005 **[Mirra](https://millionrounds.com/company/mirra)** **Undisclosed** Sept 2005 ## The cheque Series A Growth Series B Median round joined **$28M** the round, not its cheque Led 0 of 7 rounds **0%** - **Sole investor:** Never alone - **Last cheque:** Oct 2015 - **Exits:** 2 from the portfolio Rounds by stage said on their site - Series A *2* - Growth *1* - Series B *1* - Series C *1* - Series D *1* - Series E *1* Cheques by year Led Joined 2003 2015 Often in the room with - [Seagate Technology PLC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/seagate-technology-plc) 3 - [CME Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cme-group) 2 - [Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kleiner-perkins-caufield-and-byers) 2 **Pitching SEAGATE?** 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 SEAGATE. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed. [**Seagate Technology PLC** Corporate VC **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/seagate-technology-plc)[**CME Ventures** Corporate VC **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cme-group)[**Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kleiner-perkins-caufield-and-byers) ## Quick answers about SEAGATE ### What does SEAGATE invest in? SEAGATE invests most often at Series A and Growth (43% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Venture Capital & Private Equity. ### How active is SEAGATE? 7 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Oct 2015. ### How big are SEAGATE's cheques? The median round it joins is $28M. ### Does SEAGATE lead rounds? Rarely, if at all: none of its 7 investments on record names it as the lead. ### Where does SEAGATE invest? Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (100%). ### Is SEAGATE investing now? It looks quiet: no investment on record since Oct 2015. ### Who does SEAGATE invest alongside? Most often Seagate Technology PLC (3 rounds together), CME Ventures (2 rounds together) and Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers (2 rounds together). ### What kind of investor is SEAGATE? SEAGATE is a growth equity firm based in Milan, Italy. ## 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=seagate) · [Is this your firm? Claim it](https://millionrounds.com/claim?org=seagate)