Investor

Telecommunications Development Fund

Last cheque observed Sep 2011. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

QuietInvestment firm

Series ASeries CSeries B

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 10 on record
Since the last cheque5522days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$7.0MRounds led0 of 10Exits6 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 100%
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Telecommunications Development Fund highlights

  1. 01

    10 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Series A and Series C: 60% of its rounds

  3. 03

    6 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Type
Investment firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first10 appearances

  1. 2011

    1 round

  2. Sept
    Spectrum BridgeSeries B · US · spectrumbridge.com$8.8MWith 3 others
  3. 2007

    1 round

  4. Dec
    Inlet TechnologiesVenture · US$3.0MWith 3 others
  5. 2006

    3 rounds

  6. Sept
    Aztek NetworksSeries A · US · vcgate.com$6.6MWith 3 others
  7. Aug
    mindSHIFT TechnologiesVenture · US · mindshift.com$18MWith 3 others
  8. Jun
    Overture NetworksSeries C · US · prnewswire.co.uk$7.5MWith 6 others
  9. 2005

    2 rounds

  10. Jul
    Inlet TechnologiesSeries B · US$9.4MWith 4 others
  11. Mar
    Colubris NetworksSeries C · US · encyclopedia.com$15MWith 6 others
  12. 2003

    1 round

  13. May
    Netilla NetworksSeries C$6.0MWith 4 others
  14. 2001

    2 rounds

  15. Oct
    HandSignalSeries A · US$1.4MWith 2 others
  16. Jan
    Netilla NetworksSeries A$6.5MWith 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.

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed6 in all

mindSHIFT TechnologiesBought by Ricoh JapanUndisclosedJan 2014
Aztek NetworksBought by GENBANDUndisclosedApr 2012
mindSHIFT TechnologiesBought by Best Buy$167MNov 2011
Inlet TechnologiesBought by CiscoUndisclosedFeb 2011
Colubris NetworksBought by Hewlett-PackardUndisclosedAug 2008
Netilla NetworksBought by AEP NetworksUndisclosedDec 2004

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 Telecommunications Development Fund. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Quick answers about Telecommunications Development Fund

What does Telecommunications Development Fund invest in?

Telecommunications Development Fund invests most often at Series A and Series C (60% of the rounds on record).

How active is Telecommunications Development Fund?

10 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Sept 2011.

How big are Telecommunications Development Fund's cheques?

The median round it joins is $7.0M.

Does Telecommunications Development Fund lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 10 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Telecommunications Development Fund invest?

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

Is Telecommunications Development Fund investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Sept 2011.

Who does Telecommunications Development Fund invest alongside?

Most often TDF Ventures (7 rounds together), Mid-Atlantic Venture Funds (3 rounds together) and Capitol Broadcasting Company (2 rounds together).

What kind of investor is Telecommunications Development Fund?

Telecommunications Development Fund is an investment firm.

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