# Tao Venture Partners: portfolio, investments and team > Tao Venture Partners is a growth equity based in United States. 6 investments on record, latest May 2014. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team. Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/tao-venture-partners (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Investor](https://millionrounds.com/investors) # Tao Venture Partners Last cheque observed May 2014. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds. Quiet Growth equity Series E Seed Series B Cheques on record **0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 6 on record Since the last cheque **4536** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec Median round **$20M** Rounds led **0 of 6** Exits **4 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 100%** Pitch Tao Venture Partners ## Tao Venture Partners highlights - 01 6 rounds on record - 02 Mostly Series E and Seed: 50% of its rounds - 03 4 exits from the portfolio ## What they do - **Type:** Growth equity (from a list, unverified) - **Cheque size:** Not stated - **Based in:** United States - **Cold pitches:** Not stated ## The record Every round we can evidence, newest first **6 appearances** - **2014** 1 round - **May** **[Twist Bioscience](https://millionrounds.com/company/twist-bioscience)** Series B · US **$26M** With 4 others - **2012** 2 rounds - **Sept** **[Citybot](https://millionrounds.com/company/citybot)** Seed · US **$750K** With 6 others - **May** **[ecoATM](https://millionrounds.com/company/ecoatm)** Venture · US · techcrunch.com **$17M** With 5 others - **2011** 1 round - **Jul** **[ParAccel](https://millionrounds.com/company/paraccel)** Series E · US · finsmes.com **$10M** With 6 others - **2009** 1 round - **Jun** **[ParAccel](https://millionrounds.com/company/paraccel)** Series C · US · deals.venturebeat.com **$22M** With 4 others - **2007** 1 round - **Sept** **[ACTIVE Network](https://millionrounds.com/company/active-network)** Series E · US · venturebeat.com **$65M** With 7 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** **[ACTIVE Network](https://millionrounds.com/company/active-network)** Bought by [Vista Equity Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/vista-equity-partners) **Undisclosed** Nov 2013 **[ecoATM](https://millionrounds.com/company/ecoatm)** Bought by [Outerwall](https://millionrounds.com/fund/outerwall) **$350M** Jul 2013 **[ParAccel](https://millionrounds.com/company/paraccel)** Bought by Actian **Undisclosed** Apr 2013 **[ACTIVE Network](https://millionrounds.com/company/active-network)** Listed **Undisclosed** Jun 2011 An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records. ## The cheque Series E Seed Series B Median round joined **$20M** the round, not its cheque Led 0 of 6 rounds **0%** - **Sole investor:** Never alone - **Last cheque:** May 2014 - **Exits:** 4 from the portfolio Rounds by stage said on their site - Series E *2* - Seed *1* - Series B *1* - Series C *1* - Venture *1* Cheques by year Led Joined 2007 2014 Often in the room with - [Bay Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bay-partners) 2 - [Menlo Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/menlo-ventures) 2 - [Mohr Davidow Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mohr-davidow-ventures) 2 - [Walden International](https://millionrounds.com/fund/walden-international) 2 **Pitching Tao Venture Partners?** Put them on your fundraising board with this record on the card, and follow them to hear when they write a new cheque. Add to your CRM *→* ## Who they invest alongside The investors most often in the same rounds as Tao Venture Partners. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed. [**Bay Partners** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bay-partners)[**Menlo Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/menlo-ventures)[**Mohr Davidow Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mohr-davidow-ventures)[**Walden International** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/walden-international) ## Quick answers about Tao Venture Partners ### What does Tao Venture Partners invest in? Tao Venture Partners invests most often at Series E and Seed (50% of the rounds on record). ### How active is Tao Venture Partners? 6 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in May 2014. ### How big are Tao Venture Partners's cheques? The median round it joins is $20M. ### Does Tao Venture Partners lead rounds? Rarely, if at all: none of its 6 investments on record names it as the lead. ### Where does Tao Venture Partners invest? Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (100%). ### Is Tao Venture Partners investing now? No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in May 2014. ### Who does Tao Venture Partners invest alongside? Most often Bay Partners (2 rounds together), Menlo Ventures (2 rounds together) and Mohr Davidow Ventures (2 rounds together). ### What kind of investor is Tao Venture Partners? Tao Venture Partners is a growth equity firm based in United States. ## Raising now? Find the investors who back rounds like yours, and keep every conversation on one fundraising board. Find similar investorsOpen your CRM Built from the rounds we watched, its filings and its own website, refreshed every night. 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