Investor

Shotput Ventures

Last cheque observed Nov 2009. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

QuietAccelerator

Seed

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 6 on record
Since the last cheque6184days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$59KRounds led0 of 6Sole investor6 roundsExits1 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 100%
Pitch Shotput Ventures

Shotput Ventures highlights

  1. 01

    6 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed: 100% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 6 rounds, median $59K

  4. 04

    1 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Type
Accelerator (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
Seed
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first6 appearances

  1. 2009

    6 rounds

  2. Nov
    KhushSeed · US · pr.com$120KSole investor
  3. Oct
    LooxiiSeed · US · techjournalsouth.com$98KSole investor
  4. Aug
    ShoutNowSeed · US · shotputventures.com$20KSole investor
  5. Jun
    SocialGuidesSeed · US · sanjayparekh.com$20KSole investor
  6. Jan
    OpenHatchSeedUndisclosedSole investor
  7. Jan
    EventHiveSeed · USUndisclosedSole 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 listed1 in all

KhushBought by SmuleUndisclosedDec 2011

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

Quick answers about Shotput Ventures

What does Shotput Ventures invest in?

Shotput Ventures invests most often at Seed (100% of the rounds on record).

How active is Shotput Ventures?

6 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Nov 2009.

How big are Shotput Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $59K.

Does Shotput Ventures lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 6 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Shotput Ventures invest?

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

Is Shotput Ventures investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Nov 2009.

What kind of investor is Shotput Ventures?

Shotput Ventures is an accelerator.

Where does this information on Shotput Ventures come from?

From 4 articles and filings naming it in a round, public registers and its own website, checked and rebuilt every night.

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