# Texas Instruments: portfolio, investments and team

> Texas Instruments is a vc firm based in United States. 12 investments on record, latest Oct 2012. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/texas-instruments (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Texas Instruments

Last cheque observed Oct 2012. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

Quiet VC firm

Series C Venture Series A Analytics Life Science

Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 12 on record

Since the last cheque **5130** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$31M** Rounds led **0 of 12** Sole investor **1 rounds** Exits **4 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 100%**

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## Texas Instruments highlights

- 01 12 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Series C and Venture: 67% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 1 rounds, median undisclosed
- 04 4 exits from the portfolio

## What they do

- **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Sectors:** Analytics Life Science
- **Based in:** United States
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **12 appearances**

- **2012** 1 round
- **Oct** **[Calxeda](https://millionrounds.com/company/calxeda)** Series C · US · techcrunch.com **$55M** With 5 others
- **2010** 3 rounds
- **Aug** **[Smooth-Stone](https://millionrounds.com/company/smooth-stone)** Venture · US · news.cnet.com **$48M** With 4 others
- **Aug** **[Calxeda](https://millionrounds.com/company/calxeda)** Series A · US · bizjournals.com **$48M** With 4 others
- **Jan** **[Cymbet](https://millionrounds.com/company/cymbet)** Series C · US · finsmes.com **$31M** With 5 others
- **2008** 1 round
- **Feb** **[Zonare Medical Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/zonare-medical-systems)** Venture · US · deals.venturebeat.com **$30M** With 7 others
- **2007** 1 round
- **Dec** **[VirtualLogix](https://millionrounds.com/company/virtuallogix)** Growth · US **Undisclosed** Sole investor
- **2006** 1 round
- **Apr** **[PA Semi](https://millionrounds.com/company/pa-semi)** Series C · US · theregister.co.uk **$50M** With 2 others
- **2005** 1 round
- **Mar** **[GENBAND](https://millionrounds.com/company/genband)** Venture · US · genband.com **$18M** With 11 others
- **2003** 1 round
- **Oct** **[RF Magic](https://millionrounds.com/company/rf-magic)** Series C · US **$24M** With 10 others
- **2002** 2 rounds
- **Oct** **[IXI Mobile](https://millionrounds.com/company/ixi-mobile)** Series C · US **$15M** With 4 others
- **Jan** **[Sound ID](https://millionrounds.com/company/sound-id)** Series A · US **$8.0M** With 1 other
- **2001** 1 round
- **Jul** **[GENBAND](https://millionrounds.com/company/genband)** Series D · US **$66M** With 3 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 **5** people 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**

**[Zonare Medical Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/zonare-medical-systems)** Bought by Mindray Medical International **$105M** Jun 2013

**[VirtualLogix](https://millionrounds.com/company/virtuallogix)** Bought by Red Bend Software **Undisclosed** Sept 2010

**[PA Semi](https://millionrounds.com/company/pa-semi)** Bought by [Apple](https://millionrounds.com/fund/apple) **$278M** Apr 2008

**[IXI Mobile](https://millionrounds.com/company/ixi-mobile)** Bought by Israel Technology Acquisition Corporation **$42M** Mar 2006

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

**National Semiconductor** **$6.5B** Apr 2011

**[Luminary Micro](https://millionrounds.com/company/luminary-micro)** **Undisclosed** May 2009

**[Ciclon Semiconductor Device Corporation](https://millionrounds.com/company/ciclon-semiconductor-device-corporation)** **Undisclosed** Feb 2009

**Radia Communications** **Undisclosed** Jul 2003

## The cheque

Series C Venture Series A

Median round joined **$31M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **-**

Led 0 of 12 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** 1 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Oct 2012
- **Exits:** 4 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Series C *5*
- Venture *3*
- Series A *2*
- Growth *1*
- Series D *1*

Cheques by year Led Joined

2001 2012

Often in the room with

- [Highland Capital Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/highland-capital-partners) 4
- [Battery Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/battery-ventures) 3
- [Flybridge](https://millionrounds.com/fund/flybridge) 3
- [Advanced Technology Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/advanced-technology-ventures) 2
- [GGV Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ggv-capital) 2
- [Invesco Perpetual](https://millionrounds.com/fund/invesco-perpetual) 2

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## Who they invest alongside

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

[**Highland Capital Partners** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/highland-capital-partners)[**Battery Ventures** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/battery-ventures)[**Flybridge** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/flybridge)[**Advanced Technology Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/advanced-technology-ventures)[**GGV Capital** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ggv-capital)[**Invesco Perpetual** Growth equity **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/invesco-perpetual)[**Wheatley Partners** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/wheatley-partners)

## Mentioned on podcasts

Episodes that name Texas Instruments in their description, not their title.

- [Growth Investor](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/growth-investor) 24 Jan 2024 · 20 min World’s Leading Conversational AI Platform: Yellow.ai’s Raghu Ravinutala With [Raghu Ravinutala](https://millionrounds.com/person/raghu-ravinutala) Mentions [Salesforce Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/salesforce-ventures)[Sapphire Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sapphire-ventures)[Texas Instruments](https://millionrounds.com/fund/texas-instruments) *+1* Apple PodcastsShow page
- [Acquired](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/acquired) 7 Sept 2021 · 2h 21m TSMC Mentions [Michael Ovitz](https://millionrounds.com/fund/michael-ovitz)[Texas Instruments](https://millionrounds.com/fund/texas-instruments) Apple PodcastsShow page
- [How I Built This](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/how-i-built-this) 25 Mar 2019 · 43 min Compaq Computers: Rod Canion (2019) With [Rod Canion](https://millionrounds.com/person/rod-canion) Mentions [Texas Instruments](https://millionrounds.com/fund/texas-instruments) Apple Podcasts
- [How I Built This](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/how-i-built-this) 22 May 2017 · 42 min Compaq Computers: Rod Canion With [Rod Canion](https://millionrounds.com/person/rod-canion) Mentions [Texas Instruments](https://millionrounds.com/fund/texas-instruments) Apple Podcasts

## Quick answers about Texas Instruments

### What does Texas Instruments invest in?

Texas Instruments invests most often at Series C and Venture (67% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Analytics and Life Science.

### How active is Texas Instruments?

12 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Oct 2012.

### How big are Texas Instruments's cheques?

The median round it joins is $31M.

### Does Texas Instruments lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 12 investments on record names it as the lead.

### Where does Texas Instruments invest?

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

### Is Texas Instruments investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Oct 2012.

### Who does Texas Instruments invest alongside?

Most often Highland Capital Partners (4 rounds together), Battery Ventures (3 rounds together) and Flybridge (3 rounds together).

### What kind of investor is Texas Instruments?

Texas Instruments is a VC firm based in United States.

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