# Sprint Nextel: portfolio, investments and team > Sprint Nextel is an investment firm. 8 investments on record, latest Aug 2014. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team. Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/sprint-nextel (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) [Investor](https://millionrounds.com/investors) # Sprint Nextel Last cheque observed Aug 2014. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds. Quiet Investment firm Growth Seed Debt Cheques on record **0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 8 on record Since the last cheque **4450** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec Median round **$10M** Rounds led **0 of 8** Sole investor **2 rounds** Exits **2 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 88%** Pitch Sprint Nextel ## Sprint Nextel highlights - 01 8 rounds on record - 02 Mostly Growth and Seed: 57% of its rounds - 03 Sole investor in 2 rounds, median $45M - 04 2 exits from the portfolio ## What they do - **Type:** Investment firm (from a list, unverified) - **Cheque size:** Not stated - **Cold pitches:** Not stated ## The record Every round we can evidence, newest first **8 appearances** - **2014** 2 rounds - **Aug** **[EyeVerify](https://millionrounds.com/company/eyeverify)** Series A · US **$6.0M** With 5 others - **Mar** **[sickweather](https://millionrounds.com/company/sickweather)** Seed · US **$120K** With 1 other - **2013** 2 rounds - **Nov** **[Medicast](https://millionrounds.com/company/medicast)** Seed · US **$540K** With 12 others - **Feb** **[Clearwire](https://millionrounds.com/company/clearwire)** Growth · US · venturebeat.com **$80M** Sole investor - **2009** 2 rounds - **Nov** **[Clearwire](https://millionrounds.com/company/clearwire)** Debt · US · deals.venturebeat.com **$920M** With 4 others - **Nov** **[Clearwire](https://millionrounds.com/company/clearwire)** US · blogs.zdnet.com **$1.5B** With 5 others - **2006** 2 rounds - **Jan** **[IPWireless](https://millionrounds.com/company/ipwireless)** Venture · GB · ipwireless.com **$10M** Sole investor - **Jan** **[I-Wireless](https://millionrounds.com/company/i-wireless)** Growth · US **Undisclosed** With 2 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. ## Exits from the portfolio Companies it backed that were later bought or listed **2 in all** **[Clearwire](https://millionrounds.com/company/clearwire)** Bought by [Sprint Nextel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sprint-nextel) **$2.2B** Dec 2012 **[IPWireless](https://millionrounds.com/company/ipwireless)** Bought by General Dynamics **$150M** May 2012 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 **[Handmark](https://millionrounds.com/company/handmark)** **Undisclosed** May 2013 **[Clearwire](https://millionrounds.com/company/clearwire)** **$2.2B** Dec 2012 **iPCS** **$831M** Oct 2009 **Virgin Mobile USA** **$483M** Jul 2009 **Nextel Communications** **$35B** Aug 2005 ## The cheque Growth Seed Debt Median round joined **$10M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$45M** Led 0 of 8 rounds **0%** - **Sole investor:** 2 rounds - **Last cheque:** Aug 2014 - **Exits:** 2 from the portfolio Rounds by stage said on their site - Growth *2* - Seed *2* - Debt *1* - Series A *1* - Venture *1* Cheques by year Led Joined 2006 2014 Often in the room with - [Comcast](https://millionrounds.com/fund/comcast) 2 - [Eagle River](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eagle-river-capital-llc) 2 - [Intel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/intel) 2 - [Techstars](https://millionrounds.com/fund/techstars) 2 - [Warner Media](https://millionrounds.com/fund/warner-media) 2 **Pitching Sprint Nextel?** 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 Sprint Nextel. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed. [**Comcast** Accelerator **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/comcast)[**Eagle River** Hedge fund **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eagle-river-capital-llc)[**Intel** Growth equity **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/intel)[**Techstars** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/techstars)[**Warner Media** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/warner-media) ## Quick answers about Sprint Nextel ### What does Sprint Nextel invest in? Sprint Nextel invests most often at Growth and Seed (57% of the rounds on record). ### How active is Sprint Nextel? 8 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Aug 2014. ### How big are Sprint Nextel's cheques? The median round it joins is $10M. ### Does Sprint Nextel lead rounds? Rarely, if at all: none of its 8 investments on record names it as the lead. ### Where does Sprint Nextel invest? Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (88%) and the United Kingdom (13%). ### Is Sprint Nextel investing now? No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Aug 2014. ### Who does Sprint Nextel invest alongside? Most often Comcast (2 rounds together), Eagle River (2 rounds together) and Intel (2 rounds together). ### What kind of investor is Sprint Nextel? Sprint Nextel is an investment firm. ## 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. 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