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Tellabs

Last cheque observed Sep 2007. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

QuietCorporate VC

Series BSeries CSeries DAudioGamingEnterprise Software

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 4 on record
Since the last cheque6985days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$32MRounds led0 of 4Exits3 from the portfolio
Pitch Tellabs

Tellabs highlights

  1. 01

    4 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Series B and Series C: 50% of its rounds

  3. 03

    3 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Type
Corporate VC (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Sectors
AudioGamingEnterprise Software
Based in
Carrollton, United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first4 appearances

  1. 2007

    2 rounds

  2. Sept
    BroadLightSeries E · US · venturebeat.com$12MWith 8 others
  3. May
    Turin NetworksSeries B · US$53MWith 6 others
  4. 2005

    1 round

  5. Nov
    BroadLightSeries D · US · broadlight.com$10MWith 7 others
  6. 2001

    1 round

  7. Sept
    Agility CommunicationsSeries C · US$83MWith 4 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 listed3 in all

BroadLightBought by Broadcom$230MMar 2012
Turin NetworksBought by Force10 NetworksUndisclosedJan 2009
Agility CommunicationsBought by JDSUUndisclosedNov 2005

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

Zeugma SystemsUndisclosedNov 2010
WiChorus$165MOct 2009

Who they invest alongside

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

Azure Capital PartnersVC firm2rounds togetherBroadcomStartup2rounds togetherDelta VenturesGrowth equity2rounds togetherMotorolaCorporate VC2rounds togetherStar VenturesGrowth equity2rounds together

Books by the people here

One book written by people at Tellabs: Marc Randolph.

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Quick answers about Tellabs

What does Tellabs invest in?

Tellabs invests most often at Series B and Series C (50% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Audio, Gaming and Enterprise Software.

How active is Tellabs?

4 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Sept 2007.

How big are Tellabs's cheques?

The median round it joins is $32M.

Is Tellabs investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Sept 2007.

Who does Tellabs invest alongside?

Most often Azure Capital Partners (2 rounds together), Broadcom (2 rounds together) and Delta Ventures (2 rounds together).

What kind of investor is Tellabs?

Tellabs is a corporate VC based in Carrollton, United States.

When was Tellabs founded?

Tellabs was founded in 1974.

Where does this information on Tellabs come from?

From 2 articles and filings naming it in a round, public registers and its own website, checked and rebuilt every night.

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