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Stage One Capital

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

QuietVC firm

SeedSeries AVentureContentEnterprise SoftwareInternet

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 28 on record
Since the last cheque4098days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$2.5MRounds led0 of 28Sole investor3 roundsExits4 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 100%
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Stage One Capital highlights

  1. 01

    28 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed and Series A: 70% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 3 rounds, median $350K

  4. 04

    4 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Sectors
ContentEnterprise SoftwareInternet
Based in
Austin, United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first28 appearances

  1. 2015

    3 rounds

  2. Aug
    Monica+AndyVenture$1.3MWith 1 other
  3. Jul
    AutopilotSeries B · US$7.0MWith 1 other
  4. May
    OutreachSeed · US$2.3MWith 6 others
  5. 2014

    4 rounds

  6. Oct
    BufferSeries A · US$3.5MWith 1 other
  7. Oct
    BoostableSeed · US$2.6MWith 15 others
  8. Oct
    NumerousSeed · US$700KWith 5 others
  9. Aug
    SeatGeekSeries B · US$35MWith 14 others
  10. 2013

    3 rounds

  11. Sept
    AngelListSeries B · US · techcrunch.com$24MWith 31 others
  12. Jul
    BottlenoseSeries A · US · techcrunch.com$3.6MWith 11 others
  13. Jan
    RelateIQSeries A · US · techcrunch.com$9.0MWith 3 others
  14. 2012

    3 rounds

  15. Nov
    OrderGrooveVenture · US · techcrunch.com$7.0MWith 8 others
  16. Apr
    BonobosVenture · US · techcrunch.com$16MWith 5 others
  17. Jan
    TalkableVenture · US · techcrunch.com$1.2MWith 9 others
  18. 2011

    3 rounds

  19. Apr
    AdaptlySeries A · US · techcrunch.com$2.0MWith 7 others
  20. Mar
    BreezySeed · US · techcrunch.com$750KWith 7 others
  21. Jan
    CohumanSeed · US · techcrunch.com$600KWith 2 others
  22. 2010

    8 rounds

  23. Dec
    BonobosVenture · US · techcrunch.com$19MWith 5 others
  24. Nov
    InfochimpsSeries A · US · venturebeat.com$2.2MWith 4 others
  25. Oct
    SeatGeekSeries A · US · techcrunch.com$550KWith 6 others
  26. Oct
    AdaptlySeed · US · sec.gov$700KWith 1 other
  27. Sept
    InfochimpsSeed · US · bizjournals.com$350KSole investor
  28. Apr
    Notice TechnologiesSeed · USUndisclosedSole investor
  29. Jan
    BonobosSeed · US · sec.gov$4.0MWith 1 other
  30. Jan
    SeatGeekSeed · US · sec.gov$550KWith 9 others
  31. 2009

    2 rounds

  32. Sept
    CohumanSeed · US$800KWith 2 others
  33. Jun
    BonobosSeed · US · thealarmclock.com$3.0MWith 1 other
  34. 2008

    1 round

  35. Jan
    GroupSwimUSUndisclosedSole investor
  36. 2002

    1 round

  37. Mar
    cVidyaSeries A · US$3.0MWith 1 other

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 listed4 in all

RelateIQBought by Salesforce$390MJul 2014
InfochimpsBought by CSCUndisclosedAug 2013
CohumanBought by MindjetUndisclosedSept 2011
GroupSwimBought by SalesforceUndisclosedDec 2009

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

Who they invest alongside

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

AccelVC firm5rounds togetherLerer VenturesVC firm4rounds togetherForerunner VenturesVC firm3rounds togetherTrajectory CapitalFamily office3rounds together500 GlobalAngel2rounds togetherAuren HoffmanVC firm2rounds togetherBee PartnersVC firm2rounds togetherDiamond II InvestmentsVC firm2rounds togetherFelicisVC firm2rounds togetherFounder CollectiveVC firm2rounds togetherJupiter PartnersVC firm2rounds togetherLightspeed Venture PartnersVC firm2rounds together

Quick answers about Stage One Capital

What does Stage One Capital invest in?

Stage One Capital invests most often at Seed and Series A (70% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Content, Enterprise Software and Internet.

How active is Stage One Capital?

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

How big are Stage One Capital's cheques?

The median round it joins is $2.5M.

Does Stage One Capital lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 28 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Stage One Capital invest?

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

Is Stage One Capital investing now?

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

Who does Stage One Capital invest alongside?

Most often Accel (5 rounds together), Lerer Ventures (4 rounds together) and Forerunner Ventures (3 rounds together).

What kind of investor is Stage One Capital?

Stage One Capital is a VC firm based in Austin, United States.

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