# Software AG: portfolio, investments and team

> Software AG is a corporate vc based in Germany. 5 investments on record, latest Aug 2015. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

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

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# Software AG

Last cheque observed Aug 2015. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

Quiet Corporate VC

Series B Series D Series E Classifieds Software Big Data

Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 5 on record

Since the last cheque **4087** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$15M** Rounds led **0 of 5** Exits **1 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 80%**

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## Software AG highlights

- 01 5 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Series B and Series D: 80% of its rounds
- 03 1 exits from the portfolio

## What they do

- **Type:** Corporate VC (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Sectors:** Classifieds Software Big Data
- **Based in:** Darmstadt, Germany
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **5 appearances**

- **2015** 2 rounds
- **Aug** **[Datameer](https://millionrounds.com/company/datameer)** Series E · US **$40M** With 5 others
- **Apr** **[Predixion Software](https://millionrounds.com/company/predixion-software)** Series D · US **$4.0M** With 1 other
- **2014** 2 rounds
- **Sept** **[Traxpay](https://millionrounds.com/company/traxpay)** Series B · DE **$15M** With 5 others
- **Aug** **[iCharts](https://millionrounds.com/company/icharts)** Series B · US **$4.3M** With 1 other
- **2013** 1 round
- **Dec** **[Datameer](https://millionrounds.com/company/datameer)** Series D · US **$19M** 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 **2** 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 **1 in all**

**[Traxpay](https://millionrounds.com/company/traxpay)** Bought by [Main Incubator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/main-incubator) **Undisclosed** Sept 2014

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

**[JackBe](https://millionrounds.com/company/jackbe)** **Undisclosed** Aug 2013

**[alfabet](https://millionrounds.com/company/alfabet)** **Undisclosed** Jun 2013

**LongJump** **Undisclosed** Apr 2013

**my-Channels** **Undisclosed** Apr 2012

**Metismo** **Undisclosed** May 2011

**[Terracotta](https://millionrounds.com/company/terracotta)** **Undisclosed** May 2011

**Data Foundations** **Undisclosed** Oct 2010

**IDS Scheer Consulting** **$600M** Jul 2009

**Jacada** **Undisclosed** Dec 2007

**webMethods** **$500M** Apr 2007

**SPL Software Ltd.** **Undisclosed** Mar 2007

## The cheque

Series B Series D Series E

Median round joined **$15M** the round, not its cheque

Led 0 of 5 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** Never alone
- **Last cheque:** Aug 2015
- **Exits:** 1 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Series B *2*
- Series D *2*
- Series E *1*

Cheques by year Led Joined

2013 2015

Often in the room with

- [Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kleiner-perkins-caufield-and-byers) 2
- [NextWorld](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nextworld) 2
- [Redpoint](https://millionrounds.com/fund/redpoint) 2

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## Who they invest alongside

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

[**Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kleiner-perkins-caufield-and-byers)[**NextWorld** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nextworld)[**Redpoint** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/redpoint)

## Mentioned on podcasts

Episodes that name Software AG in their description, not their title.

- [Tech.eu](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/tech-eu) 3 Apr 2017 · 15 min Picnic funding, Uber and out in Denmark, EIT Digital CEO Willem Joncker speaks up Mentions [Software AG](https://millionrounds.com/fund/software-ag) Apple PodcastsShow page

## Quick answers about Software AG

### What does Software AG invest in?

Software AG invests most often at Series B and Series D (80% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Classifieds, Software and Big Data.

### How active is Software AG?

5 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Aug 2015.

### How big are Software AG's cheques?

The median round it joins is $15M.

### Does Software AG lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 5 investments on record names it as the lead.

### Where does Software AG invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (80%) and Germany (20%).

### Is Software AG investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Aug 2015.

### Who does Software AG invest alongside?

Most often Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers (2 rounds together), NextWorld (2 rounds together) and Redpoint (2 rounds together).

### What kind of investor is Software AG?

Software AG is a corporate VC based in Darmstadt, Germany.

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