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Signia Venture Partners

Last cheque observed Aug 2019. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

QuietNew fund, Jun 2013VC firm

SeedSeries AAI & Machine LearningAdvanced MaterialsAdvertising (AdTech)

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 64 on record
Since the last cheque2636days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$20MRounds led0 of 64Sole investor8 roundsExits11 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 94%
Pitch Signia Venture Partners

Signia Venture Partners highlights

  1. 01

    64 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed and Series A: 81% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 8 rounds, median $3.0M

  4. 04

    11 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Since then, we’ve raised multiple fully deployed funds, backing exceptional entrepreneurs, breakthrough technologies, and innovative business models.From their own website
Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
SeedSeries A
Sectors
AI & Machine LearningAdvanced MaterialsAdvertising (AdTech)
Based in
Menlo Park, United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first64 appearances

  1. 2019

    2 rounds

  2. Aug
    ScoopSeries C · US · FinSMEs$60MWith 7 others
  3. May
    RealiSeries B · US · VentureBeat$29MWith 3 others
  4. 2018

    2 rounds

  5. Oct
    Skale LabsUS · VentureBeat$9.7MWith 8 others
  6. Mar
    FortemSeries A · US · FinSMEs$15MWith 4 others
  7. 2017

    2 rounds

  8. May
    RealiSeries A · US · FinSMEs$5.0MSole investor
  9. Mar
    StatXSeed · US · FinSMEs$2.5MWith 4 others
  10. 2016

    2 rounds

  11. Dec
    Next EntertainmentSeries A · TW · FinSMEs$25MWith 3 others
  12. Feb
    Udemy$60MWith 22 others
  13. 2015

    11 rounds

  14. Dec
    StringrSeed · US$1.5MWith 2 others
  15. Nov
    ScoopSeed · USUndisclosedWith 9 others
  16. Oct
    8iSeries A$14MWith 16 others
  17. Aug
    Super Evil Mega CorpSeries B · US$26MWith 8 others
  18. Aug
    RiffsySeries A · US$10MWith 3 others
  19. Jun
    NativoSeries B · US$20MWith 5 others
  20. May
    The Ticket FairySeed$485KWith 9 others
  21. Apr
    PepperdataSeries B · US$15MWith 4 others
  22. Apr
    ApplePie CapitalSeries A · US$6.0MWith 4 others
  23. Feb
    BlueTalonSeries A · US$6.5MWith 6 others
  24. Jan
    BoxedSeries B · US$25MWith 18 others
  25. 2014

    8 rounds

  26. Nov
    ApplePie CapitalSeries A$3.8MWith 2 others
  27. Oct
    Vida HealthSeries A · US$5.0MWith 8 others
  28. Jul
    Kurbo HealthSeed · US$5.8MWith 5 others
  29. Jul
    ApplePie CapitalSeed · US$3.8MWith 3 others
  30. May
    BoxedSeries A · US$6.5MWith 10 others
  31. Apr
    PepperdataSeries A · US$5.0MWith 4 others
  32. Feb
    Midverse StudiosVenture · US$6.5MWith 2 others
  33. Jan
    CruiseSeed · US$4.3MWith 19 others
  34. 2013

    6 rounds

  35. Dec
    MomentFeedSeries A · US · finsmes.com$5.5MWith 6 others
  36. Oct
    Super Evil Mega CorpUSUndisclosedWith 2 others
  37. Sept
    Kurbo HealthSeed · USUndisclosedWith 3 others
  38. Jul
    HallSeries A · US · techcrunch.com$5.5MWith 4 others
  39. Jul
    Mind Pirate, Inc.Seed · US · finsmes.com$2.5MWith 1 other
  40. Apr
    NativoSeries A · US · sec.gov$4.5MWith 5 others
  41. 2012

    9 rounds

  42. Nov
    PepperdataSeed · USUndisclosedWith 3 others
  43. Sept
    Super Evil Mega CorpSeed · US$1.0MSole investor
  44. Sept
    Grow MobileSeed · US · nextweb.com$1.0MWith 2 others
  45. Aug
    Deal DecorSeed · US · finsmes.com$1.2MWith 8 others
  46. Aug
    ArtilleryVenture · US · techcrunch.com$2.5MWith 9 others
  47. Aug
    XyoDE · gigaom.comUndisclosedWith 2 others
  48. Mar
    KihonSeed · US · insidemobileapps.com$1.5MWith 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.

The team

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration8 named

ARAnagha RajeMember, Signia Ventures GP, LLCiForm ADV
DFDan FidenManaging MemberiFiling they signed
ECEd ClussManager/Member, Signia Ventures GP, LLCiForm ADV
LLLinus LiangMember, Signia Ventures GP III, LLCiForm ADV
RTRichard ThompsonMember, Signia Management Company, LLCiForm ADV
RTRick ThompsonManaging MemberiFiling they signed
SDSandeep DhillonMember, Signia Ventures GP II, LLCiForm ADV
ZTZaw ThetMember, Signia Ventures GP, LLCiForm ADV

We also hold 14 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.

What the register says

From the firm's own filings with the SEC, which it must file accurately by law

$184Mgross assets of its fundsOct 2026
Exemptreporting adviserventure or small private funds
Legal name
Signia Management Company, LLC
SEC number
CRD 168538

What they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

17 of 33 we have independently watched raise

9countApplepiecapitalArenaclubAtmoConstructorFunplusGrowmobileHelloaliceMomentfeedNativoOnebriefPicapSendoso SigniaSignia Venture PartnersSkyebrowseTownsUnspunBeckettCollectiveDesigned by TheExerFortemtechGetcruiseHarborOnedsinanodePhxlabsSTRIVR LabsSensehqSignia Inertia SystemsSignia PortalOneSignia Venture Partners SwoopSkalelabsSpotvirtual

Weaker than a round we watched, stronger than a list somebody sold us. A firm is far less willing to put a company on its own site that it never funded.

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed11 in all

BlueTalonBought by MicrosoftUndisclosedJul 2019
HallBought by AtlassianUndisclosedMay 2015
DogTime MediaBought by Evolve Media, LLCUndisclosedJan 2015
AdChinaBought by AlibabaUndisclosedJan 2015
XyoBought by Mandalay Digital GroupUndisclosedOct 2014
SliceBought by RakutenUndisclosedAug 2014
Cie GamesBought by Glu Mobile$100MJul 2014
Grow MobileBought by Perion$42MJun 2014
VikiBought by Rakuten$200MSept 2013
FunzioBought by GREE$210MMay 2012
AdifyBought by Cox Enterprises$300MApr 2008

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

Who they invest alongside

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

Recently backed

The latest companies Signia Venture Partners put money into.

Mentioned on podcasts

Episodes that name Signia Venture Partners in their description, not their title.

Quick answers about Signia Venture Partners

What does Signia Venture Partners invest in?

Signia Venture Partners invests most often at Seed and Series A (81% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as AI & Machine Learning, Advanced Materials and Advertising (AdTech).

How active is Signia Venture Partners?

64 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Aug 2019.

What has Signia Venture Partners invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Scoop (Series C, Aug 2019), Reali (Series B, May 2019) and Skale Labs (Undisclosed round, Oct 2018).

How big are Signia Venture Partners's cheques?

The median round it joins is $20M.

Does Signia Venture Partners lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 64 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Signia Venture Partners invest?

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

Is Signia Venture Partners investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Aug 2019.

Who does Signia Venture Partners invest alongside?

Most often 500 Global (5 rounds together), AME Cloud Ventures (4 rounds together) and DCVC (4 rounds together).

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