# Shepherd Ventures: portfolio, investments and team

> Shepherd Ventures is a vc firm based in United States. 17 investments on record, latest Jun 2011. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

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# Shepherd Ventures

Last cheque observed Jun 2011. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

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Quiet VC firm

Seed Series A Series B Information Technology Life Sciences

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Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 17 on record

Since the last cheque **5622** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$7.0M** Rounds led **0 of 17** Exits **2 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 94%**

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## Shepherd Ventures highlights

- 01 17 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Series A and Series B: 53% of its rounds
- 03 2 exits from the portfolio

## What they do

> Shepherd Ventures is a venture capital fund whose mission is to generate significant capital appreciation through first and later stage investments in carefully selected, wisely shepherded growth companies. From their own website

- **Type:** VC firm
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Stages:** Seed Series A Series B Growth
- **Sectors:** Information Technology Life Sciences
- **Based in:** San Diego, United States
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **17 appearances**

- **2011** 1 round
- **Jun** **[Revance Therapeutics](https://millionrounds.com/company/revance-therapeutics)** Series D · US · finsmes.com **$45M** With 6 others
- **2010** 1 round
- **Nov** **[Revance Therapeutics](https://millionrounds.com/company/revance-therapeutics)** Series D · US · sec.gov **$36M** With 4 others
- **2009** 2 rounds
- **Apr** **[WiSpry](https://millionrounds.com/company/wispry)** Series C · US · pehub.com **$10M** With 7 others
- **Feb** **[Sendio](https://millionrounds.com/company/sendio)** Series B · US · businesswire.com **$3.0M** With 3 others
- **2008** 2 rounds
- **May** **[Quickoffice](https://millionrounds.com/company/quickoffice)** Series C · US · venturebeat.com **$3.0M** With 3 others
- **Feb** **[Digital Orchid](https://millionrounds.com/company/digital-orchid)** Venture · US · deals.venturebeat.com **$245K** With 2 others
- **2007** 3 rounds
- **Dec** **[Revance Therapeutics](https://millionrounds.com/company/revance-therapeutics)** Series C · US **$43M** With 5 others
- **Feb** **[Andigilog](https://millionrounds.com/company/andigilog)** Series B · US · encyclopedia.com **$18M** With 6 others
- **Feb** **[Quickoffice](https://millionrounds.com/company/quickoffice)** Series D · US · quickoffice.com **$7.0M** With 4 others
- **2006** 3 rounds
- **Jun** **[Specific Media](https://millionrounds.com/company/specific-media)** Series A · GB · techcrunch.com **$10M** With 1 other
- **Feb** **[Digital Orchid](https://millionrounds.com/company/digital-orchid)** Series B · US · business.highbeam.com **$6.0M** With 1 other
- **Jan** **[Quickoffice](https://millionrounds.com/company/quickoffice)** Venture · US · perfectdisplay.com **$12M** With 2 others
- **2005** 4 rounds
- **Oct** **[NP Photonics](https://millionrounds.com/company/np-photonics)** Series A · US · npphotonics.com **$2.0M** With 2 others
- **Jul** **[NP Photonics](https://millionrounds.com/company/np-photonics)** Series A · US · npphotonics.com **$5.0M** With 3 others
- **May** **[Quickoffice](https://millionrounds.com/company/quickoffice)** Series A · US · quickoffice.com **$7.0M** With 2 others
- **Jan** **[CEYX](https://millionrounds.com/company/ceyx)** Series A · US · allbusiness.com **$4.5M** With 2 others
- **2002** 1 round
- **Oct** **[Skylight Healthcare Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/skylight-healthcare-systems)** Series B · US **$7.8M** With 5 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 **3** 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 listed **2 in all**

**[Skylight Healthcare Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/skylight-healthcare-systems)** Bought by GetWellNetwork, Inc. **Undisclosed** Sept 2015

**[Quickoffice](https://millionrounds.com/company/quickoffice)** Bought by [Google](https://millionrounds.com/fund/google-assistant-investments) **Undisclosed** Jun 2012

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

## The cheque

Seed Series A Series B

Median round joined **$7.0M** the round, not its cheque

Led 0 of 17 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** Never alone
- **Last cheque:** Jun 2011
- **Exits:** 2 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Series A said *5*
- Series B said *4*
- Series C *3*
- Series D *3*
- Venture *2*
- Seed said *-*
- Growth said *-*

Cheques by year Led Joined

2002 2011

Often in the room with

- [Mayfield Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mayfield) 4
- [Advantage Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/advantage-capital) 3
- [Enterprise Partners Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/enterprise-partners-venture-capital) 3
- [Essex Woodlands Healthcare Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/essex-woodlands-health-ventures) 3
- [Vivo Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/vivo-ventures) 3
- [Access Industries](https://millionrounds.com/fund/access-industries) 2

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## Who they invest alongside

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

[**Mayfield Fund** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mayfield)[**Advantage Capital** Corporate VC **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/advantage-capital)[**Enterprise Partners Venture Capital** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/enterprise-partners-venture-capital)[**Essex Woodlands Healthcare Partners** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/essex-woodlands-health-ventures)[**Vivo Ventures** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/vivo-ventures)[**Access Industries** Corporate VC **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/access-industries)[**NeoCarta Ventures** Growth equity **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/neocarta-ventures)[**Palo Alto Investors** Growth equity **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/palo-alto-investors)[**Shea Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/shea-ventures)[**Sierra Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sierra-ventures)[**Tech Coast Angels** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tech-coast-angels)[**Technology Partners** Hedge fund **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/technology-partners)

## Quick answers about Shepherd Ventures

### What does Shepherd Ventures invest in?

Shepherd Ventures invests most often at Series A and Series B (53% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Information Technology and Life Sciences.

### How active is Shepherd Ventures?

17 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Jun 2011.

### How big are Shepherd Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $7.0M.

### Does Shepherd Ventures lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 17 investments on record names it as the lead.

### Where does Shepherd Ventures invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (94%) and the United Kingdom (6%).

### Is Shepherd Ventures investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Jun 2011.

### Who does Shepherd Ventures invest alongside?

Most often Mayfield Fund (4 rounds together), Advantage Capital (3 rounds together) and Enterprise Partners Venture Capital (3 rounds together).

### What kind of investor is Shepherd Ventures?

Shepherd Ventures is a VC firm based in San Diego, United States.

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