# SmartForest Ventures: portfolio, investments and team

> SmartForest Ventures is a vc firm based in United States. 20 investments on record, latest Nov 2010. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/smartforest-ventures (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# SmartForest Ventures

Last cheque observed Nov 2010. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

Quiet VC firm

Venture Series A Series B Cyber Security Document Management Venture Capital & Private Equity

Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 20 on record

Since the last cheque **5809** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$6.4M** Rounds led **0 of 20** Sole investor **4 rounds** Exits **3 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 100%**

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## SmartForest Ventures highlights

- 01 20 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Venture and Series A: 65% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 4 rounds, median $8.0M
- 04 3 exits from the portfolio

## What they do

- **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Sectors:** Cyber Security Document Management Venture Capital & Private Equity
- **Based in:** Portland, United States
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **20 appearances**

- **2010** 1 round
- **Nov** **[Kryptiq](https://millionrounds.com/company/kryptiq)** Venture · US **$8.0M** Sole investor
- **2009** 1 round
- **Apr** **[SignaCert](https://millionrounds.com/company/signacert)** Series B · US **$8.8M** With 3 others
- **2008** 3 rounds
- **Jun** **[Neopad](https://millionrounds.com/company/neopad)** Series C · US **$14M** With 3 others
- **Jun** **[iMove](https://millionrounds.com/company/imove)** Venture · US · reuters.com **$4.3M** With 1 other
- **Apr** **[NexPlanar](https://millionrounds.com/company/nexplanar)** Series C · US · xconomy.com **$15M** With 5 others
- **2006** 5 rounds
- **Oct** **[Sentilla](https://millionrounds.com/company/sentilla)** Series A · US **$3.9M** With 4 others
- **Oct** **[Kryptiq](https://millionrounds.com/company/kryptiq)** Series C · US **$6.6M** With 2 others
- **Sept** **[Phoseon Technology](https://millionrounds.com/company/phoseon-technology)** Venture · US · phoseon.com **$1.3M** With 3 others
- **May** **[Teja Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/teja-technologies)** Venture · US **$2.5M** With 3 others
- **May** **[Teja Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/teja-technologies)** Venture · US **$2.5M** With 3 others
- **2005** 5 rounds
- **Dec** **[SignaCert](https://millionrounds.com/company/signacert)** Series A · US · signacert.com **$10M** With 3 others
- **Dec** **[You Software](https://millionrounds.com/company/you-software)** Series B **$9.0M** With 2 others
- **Sept** **[Lambda OpticalSystems](https://millionrounds.com/company/lambda-opticalsystems)** Venture · US · lambdaopticalsystems.com **$2.0M** With 2 others
- **May** **[IPextreme](https://millionrounds.com/company/ipextreme)** Series A · US · ip-extreme.com **$6.0M** With 1 other
- **Mar** **[Phoseon Technology](https://millionrounds.com/company/phoseon-technology)** Series B · US · phoseon.com **$6.4M** With 3 others
- **2004** 1 round
- **Mar** **[Apache Design Solutions](https://millionrounds.com/company/apache-design-solutions)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** Sole investor
- **2003** 1 round
- **Jul** **[Kryptiq](https://millionrounds.com/company/kryptiq)** Series A · US · encyclopedia.com **$7.0M** With 1 other
- **2002** 1 round
- **Aug** **[Finatus](https://millionrounds.com/company/finatus)** Series B · US **$2.4M** With 1 other
- **2001** 1 round
- **Sept** **[Teseda Corporation](https://millionrounds.com/company/teseda-corporation)** Venture **Undisclosed** Sole investor
- **2000** 1 round
- **Oct** **[TechTracker](https://millionrounds.com/company/techtracker)** Series A · US **Undisclosed** Sole 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.

## 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 **3 in all**

**[NexPlanar](https://millionrounds.com/company/nexplanar)** Bought by Cabot Microelectronics Corporation **Undisclosed** Dec 2015

**[iMove](https://millionrounds.com/company/imove)** Bought by Immersive Ventures **Undisclosed** Jan 2014

**[Apache Design Solutions](https://millionrounds.com/company/apache-design-solutions)** Bought by ANSYS **$310M** Jun 2011

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

## The cheque

Venture Series A Series B

Median round joined **$6.4M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$8.0M**

Led 0 of 20 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** 4 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Nov 2010
- **Exits:** 3 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Venture *8*
- Series A *5*
- Series B *4*
- Series C *3*

Cheques by year Led Joined

2000 2010

Often in the room with

- [Intel Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/intel-capital) 4
- [Capybara Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/capybara-ventures-llc) 3
- [PacRim Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pacrim-venture-partners) 3
- [BlueRun Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bluerun-ventures) 2
- [DCM Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dcm-ventures) 2
- [Fluke](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fluke) 2

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## Who they invest alongside

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

[**Intel Capital** Corporate VC **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/intel-capital)[**Capybara Ventures** Growth equity **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/capybara-ventures-llc)[**PacRim Venture Partners** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pacrim-venture-partners)[**BlueRun Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bluerun-ventures)[**DCM Ventures** Private equity **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dcm-ventures)[**Fluke** Corporate VC **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fluke)[**InterWest Partners** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/interwest-partners)[**Mayfield Fund** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mayfield)[**RRE Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rre-ventures)[**Tallwood Venture Capital** Growth equity **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tallwood-venture-capital)[**Voyager Capital** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/voyager-capital)

## Quick answers about SmartForest Ventures

### What does SmartForest Ventures invest in?

SmartForest Ventures invests most often at Venture and Series A (65% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Cyber Security, Document Management and Venture Capital & Private Equity.

### How active is SmartForest Ventures?

20 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Nov 2010.

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

The median round it joins is $6.4M.

### Does SmartForest Ventures lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 20 investments on record names it as the lead.

### Where does SmartForest Ventures invest?

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

### Is SmartForest Ventures investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Nov 2010.

### Who does SmartForest Ventures invest alongside?

Most often Intel Capital (4 rounds together), Capybara Ventures (3 rounds together) and PacRim Venture Partners (3 rounds together).

### What kind of investor is SmartForest Ventures?

SmartForest Ventures is a VC firm based in Portland, United States.

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