# Telecommunications Development Fund: portfolio, investments and team > Telecommunications Development Fund is an investment firm. 10 investments on record, latest Sept 2011. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team. Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/telecommunications-development-fund (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) [Investor](https://millionrounds.com/investors) # Telecommunications Development Fund Last cheque observed Sep 2011. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds. Quiet Investment firm Series A Series C Series B Cheques on record **0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 10 on record Since the last cheque **5522** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec Median round **$7.0M** Rounds led **0 of 10** Exits **6 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 100%** Pitch Telecommunications Development Fund ## Telecommunications Development Fund highlights - 01 10 rounds on record - 02 Mostly Series A and Series C: 60% of its rounds - 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 first **10 appearances** - **2011** 1 round - **Sept** **[Spectrum Bridge](https://millionrounds.com/company/spectrum-bridge)** Series B · US · spectrumbridge.com **$8.8M** With 3 others - **2007** 1 round - **Dec** **[Inlet Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/inlet-technologies)** Venture · US **$3.0M** With 3 others - **2006** 3 rounds - **Sept** **[Aztek Networks](https://millionrounds.com/company/aztek-networks)** Series A · US · vcgate.com **$6.6M** With 3 others - **Aug** **[mindSHIFT Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/mindshift-technologies)** Venture · US · mindshift.com **$18M** With 3 others - **Jun** **[Overture Networks](https://millionrounds.com/company/overture-networks)** Series C · US · prnewswire.co.uk **$7.5M** With 6 others - **2005** 2 rounds - **Jul** **[Inlet Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/inlet-technologies)** Series B · US **$9.4M** With 4 others - **Mar** **[Colubris Networks](https://millionrounds.com/company/colubris-networks)** Series C · US · encyclopedia.com **$15M** With 6 others - **2003** 1 round - **May** **[Netilla Networks](https://millionrounds.com/company/netilla-networks)** Series C **$6.0M** With 4 others - **2001** 2 rounds - **Oct** **[HandSignal](https://millionrounds.com/company/handsignal)** Series A · US **$1.4M** With 2 others - **Jan** **[Netilla Networks](https://millionrounds.com/company/netilla-networks)** Series A **$6.5M** With 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 listed **6 in all** **[mindSHIFT Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/mindshift-technologies)** Bought by Ricoh Japan **Undisclosed** Jan 2014 **[Aztek Networks](https://millionrounds.com/company/aztek-networks)** Bought by GENBAND **Undisclosed** Apr 2012 **[mindSHIFT Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/mindshift-technologies)** Bought by [Best Buy](https://millionrounds.com/fund/best-buy) **$167M** Nov 2011 **[Inlet Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/inlet-technologies)** Bought by [Cisco](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cisco) **Undisclosed** Feb 2011 **[Colubris Networks](https://millionrounds.com/company/colubris-networks)** Bought by [Hewlett-Packard](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hewlett-packard) **Undisclosed** Aug 2008 **[Netilla Networks](https://millionrounds.com/company/netilla-networks)** Bought by AEP Networks **Undisclosed** Dec 2004 An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records. ## The cheque Series A Series C Series B Median round joined **$7.0M** the round, not its cheque Led 0 of 10 rounds **0%** - **Sole investor:** Never alone - **Last cheque:** Sept 2011 - **Exits:** 6 from the portfolio Rounds by stage said on their site - Series A *3* - Series C *3* - Series B *2* - Venture *2* Cheques by year Led Joined 2001 2011 Often in the room with - [TDF Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tdf-ventures) 7 - [Mid-Atlantic Venture Funds](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mid-atlantic-fund) 3 - [Capitol Broadcasting Company](https://millionrounds.com/fund/capitol-broadcasting-company) 2 - [Technology Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/technology-venture-partners-2) 2 **Pitching Telecommunications Development Fund?** 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 Telecommunications Development Fund. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed. [**TDF Ventures** VC firm **7** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tdf-ventures)[**Mid-Atlantic Venture Funds** Family office **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mid-atlantic-fund)[**Capitol Broadcasting Company** Investment firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/capitol-broadcasting-company)[**Technology Venture Partners** Growth equity **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/technology-venture-partners-2) ## 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. ## 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. [How we count](https://millionrounds.com/methodology) · [Report a correction](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=telecommunications-development-fund) · [Is this your firm? Claim it](https://millionrounds.com/claim?org=telecommunications-development-fund)