# Sumitomo Ventures: portfolio, investments and team

> Sumitomo Ventures is a growth equity. 5 investments on record, latest Jun 2013. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

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

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# Sumitomo Ventures

Last cheque observed Jun 2013. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

Quiet Growth equity

Series D Series B Series C

Cheques on record

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

Since the last cheque **4884** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$15M** Rounds led **0 of 5** Exits **4 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 100%**

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## Sumitomo Ventures highlights

- 01 5 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Series D and Series B: 60% of its rounds
- 03 4 exits from the portfolio

## What they do

- **Type:** Growth equity (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

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

- **2013** 1 round
- **Jun** **[Visualant](https://millionrounds.com/company/visualant)** Venture · US · finance.yahoo.com **$5.0M** With 4 others
- **2009** 2 rounds
- **Nov** **[Cambrios Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/cambrios-technologies)** Series D · US · deals.venturebeat.com **$15M** With 13 others
- **Apr** **[Fusion-io](https://millionrounds.com/company/fusion-io)** Series B · US · pehub.com **$48M** With 6 others
- **2006** 1 round
- **Jun** **[ArcSight](https://millionrounds.com/company/arcsight)** Series C · US **$3.0M** With 5 others
- **2000** 1 round
- **Jan** **[FaceTime Communications, Inc](https://millionrounds.com/company/facetime-communications-inc)** Series D · US **$30M** With 3 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 **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 listed **4 in all**

**[Fusion-io](https://millionrounds.com/company/fusion-io)** Bought by [SanDisk](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sandisk) **$1.1B** Jun 2014

**[ArcSight](https://millionrounds.com/company/arcsight)** Bought by [Hewlett-Packard](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hewlett-packard) **$1.5B** Sept 2010

**[FaceTime Communications, Inc](https://millionrounds.com/company/facetime-communications-inc)** Bought by [Check Point Software Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/fund/check-point-software-technologies) **Undisclosed** Nov 2009

**[ArcSight](https://millionrounds.com/company/arcsight)** Listed **Undisclosed** Feb 2008

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

## The cheque

Series D Series B Series C

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

Led 0 of 5 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** Never alone
- **Last cheque:** Jun 2013
- **Exits:** 4 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Series D *2*
- Series B *1*
- Series C *1*
- Venture *1*

Cheques by year Led Joined

2000 2013

Often in the room with

- [Presidio Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/presidio-ventures) 2

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## Who they invest alongside

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

[**Presidio Ventures** Corporate VC **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/presidio-ventures)

## Quick answers about Sumitomo Ventures

### What does Sumitomo Ventures invest in?

Sumitomo Ventures invests most often at Series D and Series B (60% of the rounds on record).

### How active is Sumitomo Ventures?

5 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Jun 2013.

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

The median round it joins is $15M.

### Does Sumitomo Ventures lead rounds?

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

### Where does Sumitomo Ventures invest?

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

### Is Sumitomo Ventures investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Jun 2013.

### Who does Sumitomo Ventures invest alongside?

Most often Presidio Ventures (2 rounds together).

### What kind of investor is Sumitomo Ventures?

Sumitomo Ventures is a growth equity firm.

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