Investor

SG Cowen

Last cheque observed May 2014. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

QuietInvestment firm

Series ASeries CVenture

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 8 on record
Since the last cheque4543days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$23MRounds led0 of 8Sole investor1 roundsExits1 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 100%
Pitch SG Cowen

SG Cowen highlights

  1. 01

    8 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Series A and Series C: 57% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 1 rounds, median $5.0M

  4. 04

    1 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Type
Investment firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first8 appearances

  1. 2014

    1 round

  2. May
    GlassesOff$5.0MSole investor
  3. 2003

    1 round

  4. Oct
    Aurora Flight SciencesSeries A · US$15MWith 2 others
  5. 2002

    1 round

  6. Feb
    ReefSeries C$26MWith 5 others
  7. 2001

    4 rounds

  8. Dec
    Nextest SystemsVenture · US$20MWith 5 others
  9. Jun
    DataPlayVenture$55MWith 10 others
  10. Jun
    TelOpticaSeries B · US$15MWith 4 others
  11. May
    CorechangeSeries C · US$25MWith 4 others
  12. 2000

    1 round

  13. Oct
    ThoughtworksSeries A · US$28MWith 1 other

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 listed1 in all

CorechangeBought by OpenText Corporation$3.6MFeb 2003

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

Quick answers about SG Cowen

What does SG Cowen invest in?

SG Cowen invests most often at Series A and Series C (57% of the rounds on record).

How active is SG Cowen?

8 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in May 2014.

How big are SG Cowen's cheques?

The median round it joins is $23M.

Does SG Cowen lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 8 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does SG Cowen invest?

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

Is SG Cowen investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in May 2014.

What kind of investor is SG Cowen?

SG Cowen is an investment firm.

Where does this information on SG Cowen come from?

From public registers and its own website, checked and rebuilt every night.

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