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Sun Microsystems

Last cheque observed Mar 2018. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

QuietGrowth equity

Series CVentureSeries DCloud ComputingSoftware

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 15 on record
Since the last cheque3161days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$3.0MRounds led0 of 15Exits8 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 87%
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Sun Microsystems highlights

  1. 01

    15 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Series C and Venture: 67% of its rounds

  3. 03

    8 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Type
Growth equity (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Sectors
Cloud ComputingSoftware
Based in
United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first15 appearances

  1. 2018

    1 round

  2. Mar
    OnScaleSeed · US · FinSMEs$3.0MWith 3 others
  3. 2008

    2 rounds

  4. Jan
    Greenplum SoftwareSeries C · US · techcrunch.com$27MWith 8 others
  5. Jan
    InfobrightSeries C · CA · infobright.com$10MWith 2 others
  6. 2007

    1 round

  7. Jan
    ServiceSourceVenture · US$66MWith 6 others
  8. 2004

    1 round

  9. Feb
    3PARSeries D · US$32MWith 5 others
  10. 2003

    1 round

  11. Oct
    Jamdat MobileSeries D · US$11MWith 4 others
  12. 2002

    3 rounds

  13. Sept
    Jamdat MobileSeries C · US$8.0MWith 3 others
  14. Mar
    TimeSys CorporationVenture · US$16MWith 5 others
  15. Feb
    Mellanox TechnologiesSeries C · US$56MWith 13 others
  16. 2001

    3 rounds

  17. Nov
    AgeaSeries B · ME$12MWith 2 others
  18. Aug
    GravitonSeries D · US$35MWith 8 others
  19. Jul
    ProactiveNetVenture · US$15MWith 4 others
  20. 2000

    2 rounds

  21. Sept
    Viathan Corp.Venture · US$17MWith 1 other
  22. Sept
    Nishan SystemsSeries C · US$50MWith 3 others
  23. 1999

    1 round

  24. Dec
    ExpertcityVenture · US$30MWith 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 8 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.

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed8 in all

3PARBought by Hewlett-Packard$2.4BSept 2010
Greenplum SoftwareBought by EMCUndisclosedJul 2010
3PARListedUndisclosedNov 2007
ProactiveNetBought by BMC SoftwareUndisclosedMay 2007
Jamdat MobileBought by Electronic Arts$674MDec 2005
ExpertcityBought by CitrixUndisclosedMar 2004
ExpertcityBought by Citrix Systems$225MDec 2003
Nishan SystemsBought by McDATA CorporationUndisclosedAug 2003

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

Q-LayerUndisclosedJan 2009
Montalvo SystemsUndisclosedMay 2008
InnotekUndisclosedFeb 2008
MySQL$1.0BJan 2008
SavaJe TechnologiesUndisclosedApr 2007
SeeBeyond Technology$387MJun 2005
Nauticus NetworksUndisclosedJan 2004
CenterRunUndisclosedAug 2003
Pirus NetworksUndisclosedSept 2002
Cobalt NetworksUndisclosedJan 2002
LSCUndisclosedFeb 2001
HighGroundUndisclosedDec 2000

Who they invest alongside

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

Apax PartnersPrivate equity2rounds togetherBenchmarkVC firm2rounds togetherDellGrowth equity2rounds togetherIntelGrowth equity2rounds togetherQualcommCorporate VC2rounds togetherSiemensCorporate VC2rounds together

Mentioned on podcasts

Episodes that name Sun Microsystems in their description, not their title.

Quick answers about Sun Microsystems

What does Sun Microsystems invest in?

Sun Microsystems invests most often at Series C and Venture (67% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Cloud Computing and Software.

How active is Sun Microsystems?

15 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Mar 2018.

What has Sun Microsystems invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: OnScale (Seed, Mar 2018).

How big are Sun Microsystems's cheques?

The median round it joins is $3.0M.

Does Sun Microsystems lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 15 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Sun Microsystems invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (87%), Canada (7%) and Montenegro (7%).

Is Sun Microsystems investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Mar 2018.

Who does Sun Microsystems invest alongside?

Most often Apax Partners (2 rounds together), Benchmark (2 rounds together) and Dell (2 rounds together).

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