# Skype: portfolio, investments and team > Skype is a corporate vc based in United States. 3 investments on record, latest Oct 2009. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team. Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/skype (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Investor](https://millionrounds.com/investors) # Skype Last cheque observed Oct 2009. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds. Quiet Corporate VC Series A Seed Mobile Telecommunications Video Chat Cheques on record **0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 3 on record Since the last cheque **6222** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec Median round **$12M** Rounds led **0 of 3** Exits **2 from the portfolio** Pitch Skype ## Skype highlights - 01 3 rounds on record - 02 Mostly Series A and Seed: 100% of its rounds - 03 2 exits from the portfolio ## What they do - **Type:** Corporate VC (from a list, unverified) - **Cheque size:** Not stated - **Sectors:** Mobile Telecommunications Video Chat - **Based in:** Redmond, United States - **Cold pitches:** Not stated ## The record Every round we can evidence, newest first **3 appearances** - **2009** 1 round - **Oct** **[Rdio](https://millionrounds.com/company/rdio)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **Undisclosed** With 2 others - **2007** 1 round - **Feb** **[TrialPay](https://millionrounds.com/company/trialpay)** Series A · US · thealarmclock.com **$3.1M** With 7 others - **2006** 1 round - **Feb** **[Fon](https://millionrounds.com/company/fon)** Series A · ES · lightreading.com **$22M** With 3 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 **1** person 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** **[Rdio](https://millionrounds.com/company/rdio)** Bought by Pandora Media **$75M** Nov 2015 **[TrialPay](https://millionrounds.com/company/trialpay)** Bought by [Visa](https://millionrounds.com/fund/visa) **Undisclosed** Feb 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 **[GroupMe](https://millionrounds.com/company/groupme)** **Undisclosed** Aug 2011 **[Qik](https://millionrounds.com/company/qik)** **$150M** Jan 2011 ## The cheque Series A Seed Median round joined **$12M** the round, not its cheque Led 0 of 3 rounds **0%** - **Sole investor:** Never alone - **Last cheque:** Oct 2009 - **Exits:** 2 from the portfolio Rounds by stage said on their site - Series A *2* - Seed *1* Cheques by year Led Joined 2006 2009 Often in the room with - [Google](https://millionrounds.com/fund/google-assistant-investments) 2 - [Index Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/index-ventures) 2 **Pitching Skype?** Put them on your fundraising board with this record on the card, and follow them to hear when they write a new cheque. Add to your CRM *→* ## Who they invest alongside The investors most often in the same rounds as Skype. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed. [**Google** Accelerator **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/google-assistant-investments)[**Index Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/index-ventures) ## Quick answers about Skype ### What does Skype invest in? Skype invests most often at Series A and Seed (100% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Mobile, Telecommunications and Video Chat. ### How active is Skype? 3 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Oct 2009. ### How big are Skype's cheques? The median round it joins is $12M. ### Is Skype investing now? No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Oct 2009. ### Who does Skype invest alongside? Most often Google (2 rounds together) and Index Ventures (2 rounds together). ### What kind of investor is Skype? Skype is a corporate VC based in Redmond, United States. ### When was Skype founded? Skype was founded in 2003. ### Where does this information on Skype come from? From 3 articles and filings naming it in a round, public registers and its own website, checked and rebuilt every night. ## Raising now? Find the investors who back rounds like yours, and keep every conversation on one fundraising board. Find similar investorsOpen your CRM Built from the rounds we watched, its filings and its own website, refreshed every night. [How we count](https://millionrounds.com/methodology) · [Report a correction](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=skype) · [Is this your firm? Claim it](https://millionrounds.com/claim?org=skype)