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SunAmerica Ventures

Last cheque observed Mar 2012. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

QuietVC firm

Series BVentureSeries CCyber SecurityDatabase

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 17 on record
Since the last cheque5333days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$18MRounds led0 of 17Exits4 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 88%
Pitch SunAmerica Ventures

SunAmerica Ventures highlights

  1. 01

    17 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Series B and Venture: 53% of its rounds

  3. 03

    4 exits from the portfolio

What they do

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

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first17 appearances

  1. 2012

    1 round

  2. Mar
    Link_A_ MediaVenture · US$13MWith 1 other
  3. 2011

    2 rounds

  4. Aug
    Link_A_Media DevicesSeries D · US · freshnews.com$16MWith 3 others
  5. Aug
    Link_A_ MediaSeries D · US$16MWith 3 others
  6. 2009

    4 rounds

  7. Nov
    Link_A_ MediaSeries A · US · deals.venturebeat.com$18MWith 3 others
  8. Nov
    SK hynixSeries A · KR · deals.venturebeat.com$18MWith 3 others
  9. Nov
    Link_A_ MediaSeries C · US$18MWith 3 others
  10. Nov
    Link_A_Media DevicesSeries C · US · linkamedia.com$18MWith 3 others
  11. 2008

    4 rounds

  12. Sept
    VerimatrixSeries D · US · venturebeat.com$20MWith 2 others
  13. Jun
    CrownPeakSeries B · US · venturebeat.com$6.0MWith 2 others
  14. Apr
    Link_A_ MediaSeries B · US · link-a-media.com$22MWith 4 others
  15. Apr
    SK hynixSeries B · KR · link-a-media.com$22MWith 4 others
  16. 2007

    2 rounds

  17. Oct
    Siimpel CorporationVenture · US · venturebeat.com$22MWith 8 others
  18. Jan
    LoadStar SensorsSeries B · US$7.0MWith 3 others
  19. 2006

    1 round

  20. Apr
    Network PhysicsVenture · US$8.6MWith 3 others
  21. 2004

    1 round

  22. Apr
    Corus PharmaSeries C · US$60MWith 16 others
  23. 2003

    1 round

  24. Oct
    Network PhysicsVenture · US$8.0MWith 6 others
  25. 1999

    1 round

  26. Oct
    Studio SystemsSeries B · US$25MWith 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.

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed4 in all

Link_A_ MediaBought by SK hynixUndisclosedJun 2012
Siimpel CorporationBought by Tessera Technologies$15MMay 2010
Network PhysicsBought by OPNET Technologies, Inc.$10MOct 2007
Corus PharmaBought by Gilead SciencesUndisclosedOct 2006

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 SunAmerica Ventures. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Quick answers about SunAmerica Ventures

What does SunAmerica Ventures invest in?

SunAmerica Ventures invests most often at Series B and Venture (53% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Cyber Security and Database.

How active is SunAmerica Ventures?

17 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Mar 2012.

How big are SunAmerica Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $18M.

Does SunAmerica Ventures lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 17 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does SunAmerica Ventures invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (88%) and South Korea (12%).

Is SunAmerica Ventures investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Mar 2012.

Who does SunAmerica Ventures invest alongside?

Most often KeyNote Ventures (8 rounds together), Lightspeed Venture Partners (7 rounds together) and ITOCHU Technology Ventures (6 rounds together).

What kind of investor is SunAmerica Ventures?

SunAmerica Ventures is a VC firm based in United States.

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