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Semtech

Last cheque observed Jan 2017. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

QuietCorporate VC

DebtSeries CAdvertisingSearch EngineElectronics

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 3 on record
Since the last cheque3580days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$3.0MRounds led0 of 3Sole investor1 roundsExits1 from the portfolio
Pitch Semtech

Semtech highlights

  1. 01

    3 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Debt and Series C: 100% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 1 rounds, median $3.0M

  4. 04

    1 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Type
Corporate VC (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Sectors
AdvertisingSearch EngineElectronics
Based in
Camarillo, United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first3 appearances

  1. 2017

    1 round

  2. Jan
    myDevicesUS · Sfvbj$3.0MSole investor
  3. 2014

    1 round

  4. Dec
    PowervationDebt · US$3.0MWith 5 others
  5. 2012

    1 round

  6. Dec
    PowervationSeries C · US · news.yahoo.com$7.0MWith 4 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.

The team

We hold 12 people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed1 in all

PowervationBought by ROHM Semiconductor$70MJul 2015

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

Triune SystemsUndisclosedMar 2015
EnvervUndisclosedJan 2015
CycleoUndisclosedMar 2012
Sierra Monolithics$180MNov 2009

Who they invest alongside

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

Recently backed

The latest companies Semtech put money into.

Quick answers about Semtech

What does Semtech invest in?

Semtech invests most often at Debt and Series C (100% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Advertising, Search Engine and Electronics.

How active is Semtech?

3 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Jan 2017.

What has Semtech invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: myDevices (Undisclosed round, Jan 2017).

How big are Semtech's cheques?

The median round it joins is $3.0M.

Is Semtech investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Jan 2017.

Who does Semtech invest alongside?

Most often Braemar Energy Ventures (2 rounds together), Intel Capital (2 rounds together) and Scottish Equity Partners (2 rounds together).

What kind of investor is Semtech?

Semtech is a corporate VC based in Camarillo, United States.

When was Semtech founded?

Semtech was founded in 1960.

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