# Steamboat Ventures: portfolio, investments and team

> Steamboat Ventures is a corporate vc based in United States. 118 investments on record, latest Jun 2015. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

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# Steamboat Ventures

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

Quiet New fund $41M, Apr 2016 Corporate VC

Seed Series A Series B Analytics Cloud Infrastructure Media

Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 118 on record

Since the last cheque **4162** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$10M** Rounds led **0 of 118** Sole investor **47 rounds** Exits **20 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 65%**

Pitch Steamboat Ventures

## Steamboat Ventures highlights

- 01 118 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Series B and Series A: 61% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 47 rounds, median $4.0M
- 04 20 exits from the portfolio

## What they do

- **Type:** Corporate VC (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Stages:** Seed Series A Series B Growth Pre-IPO
- **Sectors:** Analytics Cloud Infrastructure Media
- **Based in:** Glendale, United States
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **118 appearances**

- **2015** 1 round
- **Jun** **[Joyus](https://millionrounds.com/company/joyus)** Series C · US **$24M** With 4 others
- **2014** 6 rounds
- **Dec** **[RazorGator](https://millionrounds.com/company/razorgator)** Series D · US **Undisclosed** Sole investor
- **Aug** **[Baynote](https://millionrounds.com/company/baynote)** Series D · US **$4.7M** Sole investor
- **Aug** **[Photobucket](https://millionrounds.com/company/photobucket)** Venture · US **$3.2M** Sole investor
- **May** **[BuyerLink](https://millionrounds.com/company/buyerlink)** Series D · US **Undisclosed** Sole investor
- **Mar** **[Funplus](https://millionrounds.com/company/funplus)** Series B · CN **$74M** With 3 others
- **Jan** **[Vobile](https://millionrounds.com/company/vobile)** Series C · US **$9.0M** With 2 others
- **2013** 6 rounds
- **Oct** **[Chukong Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/chukong-technologies)** Series D · CN · techcrunch.com **$50M** With 5 others
- **Oct** **[Gridsum](https://millionrounds.com/company/gridsum)** Series B · CN **Undisclosed** Sole investor
- **Jul** **[Zettics](https://millionrounds.com/company/zettics)** Series A · US · finsmes.com **$8.2M** With 3 others
- **Jul** **[Zettics](https://millionrounds.com/company/zettics)** Series D · US **$8.2M** With 4 others
- **Jul** **[EdgeCast Networks](https://millionrounds.com/company/edgecast-networks)** Series D · US · techcrunch.com **$54M** With 2 others
- **Feb** **[Photobucket](https://millionrounds.com/company/photobucket)** Series E · US **Undisclosed** Sole investor
- **2012** 5 rounds
- **Oct** **[FreeWheel](https://millionrounds.com/company/freewheel)** Series E · US **$8.3M** With 2 others
- **Sept** **[Chukong Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/chukong-technologies)** Series C · CN **$18M** With 1 other
- **Jul** **[Yoyi Digital](https://millionrounds.com/company/yoyi-digital)** Series C · CN **Undisclosed** Sole investor
- **May** **[Elemental Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/elemental-technologies)** Series C · US · techcrunch.com **$13M** With 3 others
- **Mar** **[GameSalad](https://millionrounds.com/company/gamesalad)** Series A · US **Undisclosed** With 5 others
- **2011** 11 rounds
- **Aug** **[CC video](https://millionrounds.com/company/cc-video)** Series B · CN **$20M** With 1 other
- **Aug** **[ShangPin](https://millionrounds.com/company/shangpin)** Series C · CN **$50M** With 1 other
- **Aug** **[Bloomspot](https://millionrounds.com/company/bloomspot)** Series B · US · techcrunch.com **$35M** With 8 others
- **Jul** **[Gridsum](https://millionrounds.com/company/gridsum)** Series A · CN **Undisclosed** With 1 other
- **Jul** **[Zettics](https://millionrounds.com/company/zettics)** Series C · US · masshightech.com **$8.0M** With 4 others
- **Jul** **[Chukong Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/chukong-technologies)** Series B · CN · insidemobileapps.com **$14M** With 2 others
- **Jun** **[Fanli](https://millionrounds.com/company/fanli)** Series A · CN **$10M** With 1 other
- **May** **[GoPro](https://millionrounds.com/company/gopro)** Series A · US · gopro.com **$88M** With 4 others
- **Mar** **[GameSalad](https://millionrounds.com/company/gamesalad)** Series A · US · techcrunch.com **$6.1M** With 10 others
- **Feb** **[Yoyi Digital](https://millionrounds.com/company/yoyi-digital)** Series B · CN · pehub.com **$20M** With 2 others
- **Jan** **[Baynote](https://millionrounds.com/company/baynote)** Series C · US · financial.tmcnet.com **$13M** With 1 other
- **2010** 12 rounds
- **Dec** **[Elemental Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/elemental-technologies)** Series B · US · elementaltechnologies.com **$7.5M** Sole investor
- **Oct** **[Think Passenger](https://millionrounds.com/company/think-passenger)** Venture · US · venturebeat.com **$7.5M** With 2 others
- **Oct** **[ShangPin](https://millionrounds.com/company/shangpin)** Series B · CN **$10M** With 1 other
- **Sept** **[Gridsum](https://millionrounds.com/company/gridsum)** Series A · CN **Undisclosed** Sole investor
- **Jul** **[SonicLiving](https://millionrounds.com/company/sonicliving)** Series A · US **Undisclosed** Sole investor
- **Jul** **[GameSalad](https://millionrounds.com/company/gamesalad)** Series A · US · techcrunch.com **$1.0M** With 10 others
- **Jun** **[Playdom](https://millionrounds.com/company/playdom)** Series A · US · techcrunch.com **$33M** With 3 others
- **Apr** **[Zettics](https://millionrounds.com/company/zettics)** Series B · US · nwinnovation.com **$7.0M** With 3 others
- **Apr** **[FreeWheel](https://millionrounds.com/company/freewheel)** Series D · US · sec.gov **$17M** With 3 others
- **Apr** **[EdgeCast Networks](https://millionrounds.com/company/edgecast-networks)** Series C · US · techcrunch.com **$10M** With 1 other
- **Feb** **[Yoyi Digital](https://millionrounds.com/company/yoyi-digital)** Series A · CN · paidcontent.org **Undisclosed** With 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

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration **3 named**

FR **Fan R. Liping** Director of the General Partner of the General Partner i Filing they signed

JR **John Richard Ball** Director of the General Partner of the General Partner. i Filing they signed

LF **Liping Fan** Director i Form ADV

We also hold **7** 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.

## What the register says

From the firm's own filings with the SEC, which it must file accurately by law

**$54M** gross assets of its funds Oct 2026

**Exempt** reporting adviser venture or small private funds

- **Legal name:** Steamboat Ventures ASIA Management, LTD.
- **SEC number:** CRD 160213

## What they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

**0** of 1 we have independently watched raise

Documentation

Weaker than a round we watched, stronger than a list somebody sold us. A firm is far less willing to put a company on its own site that it never funded.

## Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed **20 in all**

**[StrongView](https://millionrounds.com/company/strongview)** Bought by [HGGC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hggc) **Undisclosed** Sept 2015

**[Elemental Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/elemental-technologies)** Bought by [Amazon](https://millionrounds.com/fund/amazon) **$500M** Sept 2015

**[Mediaocean](https://millionrounds.com/company/mediaocean)** Bought by [Vista Equity Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/vista-equity-partners) **Undisclosed** Jun 2015

**[FreeWheel](https://millionrounds.com/company/freewheel)** Bought by [Comcast](https://millionrounds.com/fund/comcast) **$320M** Mar 2014

**[EdgeCast Networks](https://millionrounds.com/company/edgecast-networks)** Bought by Verizon Communications **$350M** Dec 2013

**[Kapow Software](https://millionrounds.com/company/kapow-software)** Bought by Kofax **$48M** Jul 2013

**[Bloomspot](https://millionrounds.com/company/bloomspot)** Bought by Chase Banking Corporation **Undisclosed** Dec 2012

**[VoodooVox](https://millionrounds.com/company/voodoovox)** Bought by Call Genie **Undisclosed** Dec 2011

**[56.com](https://millionrounds.com/company/56-com)** Bought by [Renren Inc.](https://millionrounds.com/fund/renren-inc) **$80M** Sept 2011

**[Sometrics](https://millionrounds.com/company/sometrics)** Bought by American Express **$30M** Sept 2011

**[MerchantCircle](https://millionrounds.com/company/merchantcircle)** Bought by BuyerLink **$60M** Jun 2011

**[Greystripe](https://millionrounds.com/company/greystripe)** Bought by ValueClick **$75M** Apr 2011

**[Kyte](https://millionrounds.com/company/kyte)** Bought by KIT digital **Undisclosed** Jan 2011

**[Scrapblog](https://millionrounds.com/company/scrapblog)** Bought by Mixbook **Undisclosed** Jan 2011

**[Playdom](https://millionrounds.com/company/playdom)** Bought by [The Walt Disney Company](https://millionrounds.com/fund/the-walt-disney-company) **$763M** Jul 2010

**[Photobucket](https://millionrounds.com/company/photobucket)** Bought by Photobucket **Undisclosed** Dec 2009

**[PopularMedia](https://millionrounds.com/company/popularmedia)** Bought by StrongView **Undisclosed** Jun 2009

**[Pure Digital Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/pure-digital-technologies)** Bought by [Cisco](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cisco) **$590M** Mar 2009

**[Quigo](https://millionrounds.com/company/quigo)** Bought by [AOL](https://millionrounds.com/fund/aol) **$340M** Nov 2007

**[Fastclick](https://millionrounds.com/company/fastclick)** Bought by ValueClick **$132M** Aug 2005

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

New fund on file

**$41M**

raised in Apr 2016

From its SEC filing, not a journalist: a firm that has just raised has money to deploy.

## The cheque

Seed Series A Series B

Median round joined **$10M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$4.0M**

Led 0 of 118 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** 47 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Jun 2015
- **Exits:** 20 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Series B said *42*
- Series A said *29*
- Series C *25*
- Series D *12*
- Series E *5*
- Venture *4*
- Seed said *-*

Cheques by year Led Joined

2000 2015

Often in the room with

- [Sequoia Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sequoia-capital) 9
- [Voyager Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/voyager-capital) 6
- [Hummer Winblad Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hummer-winblad-venture-partners) 5
- [Benchmark](https://millionrounds.com/fund/benchmark) 4
- [Emergence](https://millionrounds.com/fund/emergence-capital-partners) 4
- [Greycroft](https://millionrounds.com/fund/greycroft) 4

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## Who they invest alongside

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

[**Sequoia Capital** VC firm **9** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sequoia-capital)[**Voyager Capital** VC firm **6** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/voyager-capital)[**Hummer Winblad Venture Partners** VC firm **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hummer-winblad-venture-partners)[**Benchmark** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/benchmark)[**Emergence** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/emergence-capital-partners)[**Greycroft** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/greycroft)[**Oak Investment Partners** Private equity **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/oak-investment-partners)[**Draper Associates** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/draper-associates)[**GGV Capital** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ggv-capital)[**Highland Capital Partners** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/highland-capital-partners)[**Menlo Ventures** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/menlo-ventures)[**North Bridge Venture Partners & Growth Equity** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/north-bridge-venture-partners-and-growth-equity)

## Quick answers about Steamboat Ventures

### What does Steamboat Ventures invest in?

Steamboat Ventures invests most often at Series B and Series A (61% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Analytics, Cloud Infrastructure and Media.

### How active is Steamboat Ventures?

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

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

The median round it joins is $10M.

### Does Steamboat Ventures lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 118 investments on record names it as the lead.

### Where does Steamboat Ventures invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (65%) and China (35%).

### Is Steamboat Ventures investing now?

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

### Who does Steamboat Ventures invest alongside?

Most often Sequoia Capital (9 rounds together), Voyager Capital (6 rounds together) and Hummer Winblad Venture Partners (5 rounds together).

### What kind of investor is Steamboat Ventures?

Steamboat Ventures is a corporate VC based in Glendale, United States.

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