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Special Situations Fund

Last cheque observed Feb 2014. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

QuietVC firm

Series BVenture

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 5 on record
Since the last cheque4639days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$12MRounds led0 of 5Sole investor2 roundsExits1 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 100%
Pitch Special Situations Fund

Special Situations Fund highlights

  1. 01

    5 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Series B and Venture: 100% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 2 rounds, median $9.6M

  4. 04

    1 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Based in
New York, United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first5 appearances

  1. 2014

    1 round

  2. Feb
    IZEAUS$12MSole investor
  3. 2013

    1 round

  4. Jun
    VisualantVenture · US · finance.yahoo.com$5.0MWith 4 others
  5. 2010

    1 round

  6. Oct
    WorldHeartVenture · US · finance.yahoo.com$25MWith 2 others
  7. 2007

    1 round

  8. Oct
    E InkSeries B · US$16MWith 4 others
  9. 2004

    1 round

  10. Sept
    Digital GuardianSeries B · US$7.2MSole 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

E InkBought by E Ink Holdings$500MDec 2009

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

Quick answers about Special Situations Fund

What does Special Situations Fund invest in?

Special Situations Fund invests most often at Series B and Venture (100% of the rounds on record).

How active is Special Situations Fund?

5 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Feb 2014.

How big are Special Situations Fund's cheques?

The median round it joins is $12M.

Does Special Situations Fund lead rounds?

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

Where does Special Situations Fund invest?

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

Is Special Situations Fund investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Feb 2014.

What kind of investor is Special Situations Fund?

Special Situations Fund is a VC firm based in New York, United States.

Where does this information on Special Situations Fund come from?

From 2 articles and filings naming it in a round, public registers and its own website, checked and rebuilt every night.

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