# Tellabs: portfolio, investments and team > Tellabs is a corporate vc based in United States. 4 investments on record, latest Sept 2007. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team. Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/tellabs (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Investor](https://millionrounds.com/investors) # Tellabs Last cheque observed Sep 2007. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds. Quiet Corporate VC Series B Series C Series D Audio Gaming Enterprise Software Cheques on record **0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 4 on record Since the last cheque **6985** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec Median round **$32M** Rounds led **0 of 4** Exits **3 from the portfolio** Pitch Tellabs ## Tellabs highlights - 01 4 rounds on record - 02 Mostly Series B and Series C: 50% of its rounds - 03 3 exits from the portfolio ## What they do - **Type:** Corporate VC (from a list, unverified) - **Cheque size:** Not stated - **Sectors:** Audio Gaming Enterprise Software - **Based in:** Carrollton, United States - **Cold pitches:** Not stated ## The record Every round we can evidence, newest first **4 appearances** - **2007** 2 rounds - **Sept** **[BroadLight](https://millionrounds.com/company/broadlight)** Series E · US · venturebeat.com **$12M** With 8 others - **May** **[Turin Networks](https://millionrounds.com/company/turin-networks)** Series B · US **$53M** With 6 others - **2005** 1 round - **Nov** **[BroadLight](https://millionrounds.com/company/broadlight)** Series D · US · broadlight.com **$10M** With 7 others - **2001** 1 round - **Sept** **[Agility Communications](https://millionrounds.com/company/agility-communications)** Series C · US **$83M** With 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 listed **3 in all** **[BroadLight](https://millionrounds.com/company/broadlight)** Bought by [Broadcom](https://millionrounds.com/fund/broadcom-limited) **$230M** Mar 2012 **[Turin Networks](https://millionrounds.com/company/turin-networks)** Bought by Force10 Networks **Undisclosed** Jan 2009 **[Agility Communications](https://millionrounds.com/company/agility-communications)** Bought by JDSU **Undisclosed** Nov 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 Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/zeugma-systems)** **Undisclosed** Nov 2010 **[WiChorus](https://millionrounds.com/company/wichorus)** **$165M** Oct 2009 ## The cheque Series B Series C Series D Median round joined **$32M** the round, not its cheque Led 0 of 4 rounds **0%** - **Sole investor:** Never alone - **Last cheque:** Sept 2007 - **Exits:** 3 from the portfolio Rounds by stage said on their site - Series B *1* - Series C *1* - Series D *1* - Series E *1* Cheques by year Led Joined 2001 2007 Often in the room with - [Azure Capital Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/azure-capital-partners) 2 - [Broadcom](https://millionrounds.com/fund/broadcom-limited) 2 - [Delta Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/delta-ventures-2) 2 - [Motorola](https://millionrounds.com/fund/motorola) 2 - [Star Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/star-ventures) 2 **Pitching Tellabs?** 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 Tellabs. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed. [**Azure Capital Partners** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/azure-capital-partners)[**Broadcom** Startup **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/broadcom-limited)[**Delta Ventures** Growth equity **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/delta-ventures-2)[**Motorola** Corporate VC **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/motorola)[**Star Ventures** Growth equity **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/star-ventures) ## Books by the people here One book written by people at Tellabs: [Marc Randolph](https://millionrounds.com/person/marc-randolph). - That Will Never Work [Marc Randolph](https://millionrounds.com/person/marc-randolph) · 2019 On 28 reading lists at Open Library On AmazonListen on AudibleOn Open Library - Find the books for what you are building, or how you invest. [Open the Reading List](https://millionrounds.com/reading-list) As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases. ## 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? 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