# The Roda Group: portfolio, investments and team > The Roda Group is a vc firm based in United States. 17 investments on record, latest Jun 2019. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team. Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/the-roda-group (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Investor](https://millionrounds.com/investors) # The Roda Group Last cheque observed Jun 2019. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds. Email VC firm Quiet Seed Series A Series B Deep Tech Climate Low-carbon Energy Follow The Roda Group and see its new cheques in your feed. [Start following](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&why=follow&next=%2Ffund%2Fthe-roda-group) Cheques on record **0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 17 on record Since the last cheque **2692** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec Median round **$26M** Rounds led **0 of 17** Sole investor **4 rounds** Exits **3 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 88%** Pitch The Roda Group ## The Roda Group highlights - 01 17 rounds on record - 02 Mostly Series A and Venture: 40% of its rounds - 03 Sole investor in 4 rounds, median $2.0M - 04 3 exits from the portfolio ## What they do > We are dedicated to investing in and supporting visionary individuals and companies that address climate change, meet the rising demand for low-carbon energy, and alleviate pressure on Earth’s natural resources. From their own website - **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified) - **Cheque size:** Not stated - **Stages:** Seed Series A Series B Growth - **Sectors:** Deep Tech Climate Low-carbon Energy - **Based in:** Berkeley, United States - **Cold pitches:** Not stated ## The record Every round we can evidence, newest first **17 appearances** - **2019** 1 round - **Jun** **[Inventys](https://millionrounds.com/company/inventys)** Series C · CA · FinSMEs **$26M** With 5 others - **2014** 1 round - **Feb** **[Axine Water Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/axine-water-technologies)** Series A · CA **$5.6M** With 2 others - **2013** 1 round - **Mar** **[Gridtential Energy](https://millionrounds.com/company/gridtential-energy)** Seed · US · finsmes.com **$969K** Sole investor - **2010** 1 round - **Jun** **[CoolSystems](https://millionrounds.com/company/coolsystems)** Debt · US · deals.venturebeat.com **$2.3M** With 1 other - **2009** 2 rounds - **Jun** **[Solazyme](https://millionrounds.com/company/solazyme)** Series D · US · greentechmedia.com **$12M** With 5 others - **Apr** **[Ravenflow](https://millionrounds.com/company/ravenflow)** Venture · US **$6.0M** With 2 others - **2008** 2 rounds - **Aug** **[Solazyme](https://millionrounds.com/company/solazyme)** Series C · US · greentechmedia.com **$45M** With 3 others - **Feb** **[Ravenflow](https://millionrounds.com/company/ravenflow)** Venture · US · venturebeat.com **$5.0M** With 2 others - **2007** 2 rounds - **Aug** **[CoolSystems](https://millionrounds.com/company/coolsystems)** Venture · US · deals.venturebeat.com **$3.0M** With 1 other - **Mar** **[Solazyme](https://millionrounds.com/company/solazyme)** Series B · US · deals.venturebeat.com **$10M** Sole investor - **2006** 1 round - **Nov** **[PolyServe](https://millionrounds.com/company/polyserve)** Series E · US · bizjournals.com **$10M** With 3 others - **2005** 1 round - **Dec** **[Ravenflow](https://millionrounds.com/company/ravenflow)** Series A · US · ravenflow.com **$9.7M** With 2 others - **2004** 1 round - **Aug** **[PolyServe](https://millionrounds.com/company/polyserve)** Series D · US **$20M** With 3 others - **2002** 1 round - **Feb** **[NightFire Software](https://millionrounds.com/company/nightfire-software)** Series D · US **$12M** With 3 others - **2001** 1 round - **Jan** **[PolyServe](https://millionrounds.com/company/polyserve)** Series B · US **$22M** With 2 others - **2000** 1 round - **Jan** **[PolyServe](https://millionrounds.com/company/polyserve)** Series A · US **$2.0M** Sole investor - **1996** 1 round - **Jan** **[Ask.com](https://millionrounds.com/company/ask-com)** Seed · US · rodagroup.com **Undisclosed** Sole investor 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 **3** 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. ## What they claim to have backed From their own portfolio page (on their website) **0** of 3 we have independently watched raise Axinewater Siliconjoule Svanteinc Weaker than a round we watched, stronger than a list somebody sold us. A firm is far less willing to put a company on its own site that it never funded. ## Exits from the portfolio Companies it backed that were later bought or listed **3 in all** **[PolyServe](https://millionrounds.com/company/polyserve)** Bought by [Hewlett-Packard](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hewlett-packard) **Undisclosed** Feb 2007 **[Ask.com](https://millionrounds.com/company/ask-com)** Bought by [IAC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/iac) **$1.9B** Jul 2005 **[Ask.com](https://millionrounds.com/company/ask-com)** Bought by [IAC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/iac) **$1.9B** Mar 2005 An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records. ## The cheque Seed Series A Series B Median round joined **$26M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$2.0M** Led 0 of 17 rounds **0%** - **Sole investor:** 4 rounds - **Last cheque:** Jun 2019 - **Exits:** 3 from the portfolio Rounds by stage said on their site - Series A said *3* - Venture *3* - Series D *3* - Series C *2* - Seed said *2* - Series B said *2* - Growth said *-* Cheques by year Led Joined 1996 2019 Often in the room with - [New Enterprise Associates](https://millionrounds.com/fund/new-enterprise-associates) 4 - [Alloy Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alloy-ventures) 3 - [Greylock](https://millionrounds.com/fund/greylock-partners) 3 - [Palomar Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/palomar-ventures) 3 - [Braemar Energy Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/braemar-energy-ventures) 2 - [Fidelity Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fidelity-ventures) 2 **Pitching The Roda Group?** 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 The Roda Group. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed. [**New Enterprise Associates** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/new-enterprise-associates)[**Alloy Ventures** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alloy-ventures)[**Greylock** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/greylock-partners)[**Palomar Ventures** Growth equity **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/palomar-ventures)[**Braemar Energy Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/braemar-energy-ventures)[**Fidelity Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fidelity-ventures)[**Harris & Harris Group** Growth equity **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/harris-and-harris-group)[**Lightspeed Venture Partners** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lightspeed-venture-partners)[**MedVenture Associates** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/medventure-associates) ## Quick answers about The Roda Group ### What does The Roda Group invest in? The Roda Group invests most often at Series A and Venture (40% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Deep Tech, Climate and Low-carbon Energy. ### How active is The Roda Group? 17 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Jun 2019. ### What has The Roda Group invested in recently? Its most recent investments on record: Inventys (Series C, Jun 2019). ### How big are The Roda Group's cheques? The median round it joins is $26M. ### Does The Roda Group lead rounds? Rarely, if at all: none of its 17 investments on record names it as the lead. ### Where does The Roda Group invest? Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (88%) and Canada (12%). ### Is The Roda Group investing now? No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Jun 2019. ### Who does The Roda Group invest alongside? Most often New Enterprise Associates (4 rounds together), Alloy Ventures (3 rounds together) and Greylock (3 rounds together). ## Raising now? 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