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The Aurora Funds

Last cheque observed May 2014. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

QuietVC firm

GrowthPre-seedSeedConsumerFinTechFinance & Crypto

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 42 on record
Since the last cheque4553days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$9.4MRounds led0 of 42Sole investor1 roundsExits7 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 100%
Pitch The Aurora Funds

The Aurora Funds highlights

  1. 01

    42 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Series B and Series A: 56% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 1 rounds, median $4.0M

  4. 04

    7 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
GrowthPre-seedSeedSeries ASeries B
Sectors
ConsumerFinTechFinance & Crypto
Based in
United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first42 appearances

  1. 2014

    2 rounds

  2. May
    CardioFocusDebt · US$2.4MWith 7 others
  3. Jan
    MetabolonSeries E · US$15MWith 4 others
  4. 2012

    3 rounds

  5. Dec
    Regado BiosciencesSeries E · US · regadobio.investorroom.com$51MWith 8 others
  6. Nov
    Cardioxyl PharmaceuticalsSeries B · US · cardioxyl.com$28MWith 3 others
  7. Apr
    Argos TherapeuticsSeries D · US · argostherapeutics.com$25MWith 4 others
  8. 2011

    3 rounds

  9. Aug
    MetabolonSeries D · US · finsmes.com$13MWith 5 others
  10. Apr
    DigitalsmithsSeries C · US · freshnews.com$13MWith 4 others
  11. Feb
    CardioFocusSeries C · US · finance.yahoo.com$31MWith 8 others
  12. 2010

    2 rounds

  13. May
    StrikeIronVenture · US$2.3MWith 2 others
  14. Jan
    CenticeSeries C · US · onbiovc.com$6.1MWith 4 others
  15. 2009

    3 rounds

  16. Dec
    Regado BiosciencesSeries D · US · regadobio.com$40MWith 5 others
  17. Dec
    MetabolonSeries C · US · onbiovc.com$6.0MWith 6 others
  18. Mar
    StrikeIronSeries D · US · finance.yahoo.com$5.5MWith 1 other
  19. 2008

    3 rounds

  20. Nov
    DigitalsmithsSeries B · US · paidcontent.org$12MWith 2 others
  21. Apr
    UnitrendsSeries C · US$9.0MWith 3 others
  22. Apr
    AldagenSeries D · US$18MWith 3 others
  23. 2007

    7 rounds

  24. Nov
    CenticeSeries B · US · centice.com$11MWith 5 others
  25. Nov
    CasenetSeries B · US$7.5MWith 2 others
  26. Oct
    Altiris TherapeuticsSeries B · US$35MWith 8 others
  27. Jun
    DigitalsmithsSeries A · US · allbusiness.com$6.0MWith 1 other
  28. Mar
    Regado BiosciencesSeries C · US · regadobio.investorroom.com$23MWith 3 others
  29. Mar
    Agility Healthcare SolutionSeries A · US$5.3MWith 1 other
  30. Feb
    RecordantSeries B · US · findarticles.com$9.0MWith 3 others
  31. 2006

    3 rounds

  32. Dec
    Cardioxyl PharmaceuticalsSeries A · US · cardioxyl.com$15MWith 1 other
  33. Jun
    VisitarSeries A · US · triangle.bizjournals.com$3.6MWith 1 other
  34. Jan
    MetabolonSeries B · US · accessmylibrary.com$8.0MWith 3 others
  35. 2005

    4 rounds

  36. Sept
    SynchrisVenture · US · aurorafunds.com$4.5MWith 2 others
  37. Mar
    Nextreme Thermal SolutionsSeries A · US · insidechips.com$8.0MWith 3 others
  38. Jan
    HyperBranch Medical TechnologySeries A · US$6.0MWith 1 other
  39. Jan
    UnitrendsSeries B · US · swampfox.ws$8.1MWith 3 others
  40. 2004

    1 round

  41. Jan
    PsiloQuestSeries B · US$7.0MWith 5 others
  42. 2003

    3 rounds

  43. Aug
    MetabolonSeries A · US$4.0MSole investor
  44. Jun
    XActionalVenture · US$2.5MWith 2 others
  45. Mar
    StemCo BiomedicalSeries B$9.8MWith 4 others
  46. 2002

    4 rounds

  47. Dec
    VetCentricVenture · US$15MWith 5 others
  48. Dec
    TriVirix InternationalSeries D · US$25MWith 11 others
  49. Nov
    Narad NetworksSeries B · US$16MWith 9 others
  50. Feb
    Norak BiosciencesSeries B · US$13MWith 5 others
  51. 2001

    1 round

  52. Nov
    Zambeel,Inc.Series B · US$53MWith 9 others
  53. 2000

    2 rounds

  54. Oct
    StemCo BiomedicalSeries A$4.0MWith 1 other

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The team

We hold 4 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 listed7 in all

DigitalsmithsBought by TiVo$135MJan 2014
AldagenBought by Nuo TherapeuticsUndisclosedFeb 2012
VetCentricBought by Vets First ChoiceUndisclosedJan 2012
SynchrisBought by SpringCMUndisclosedFeb 2008
OpswareBought by Hewlett-Packard$1.6BJul 2007
OpswareListed$150MMar 2001

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 The Aurora Funds. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Quick answers about The Aurora Funds

What does The Aurora Funds invest in?

The Aurora Funds invests most often at Series B and Series A (56% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Consumer, FinTech and Finance & Crypto.

How active is The Aurora Funds?

42 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in May 2014.

How big are The Aurora Funds's cheques?

The median round it joins is $9.4M.

Does The Aurora Funds lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 42 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does The Aurora Funds invest?

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

Is The Aurora Funds investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in May 2014.

Who does The Aurora Funds invest alongside?

Most often Intersouth Partners (6 rounds together), Harris & Harris Group (5 rounds together) and The Trelys Funds (5 rounds together).

What kind of investor is The Aurora Funds?

The Aurora Funds is a VC firm based in United States.

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