# Third Security: portfolio, investments and team > Third Security is a vc firm based in United States. 15 investments on record, latest Apr 2014. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team. Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/third-security-llc (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Investor](https://millionrounds.com/investors) # Third Security Last cheque observed Apr 2014. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds. Email VC firm Quiet Series A Series B Growth Biotechnology Follow Third Security and see its new cheques in your feed. [Start following](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&why=follow&next=%2Ffund%2Fthird-security-llc) Cheques on record **0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 15 on record Since the last cheque **4597** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec Median round **$10M** Rounds led **0 of 15** Sole investor **7 rounds** Exits **1 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 100%** Pitch Third Security ## Third Security highlights - 01 15 rounds on record - 02 Mostly Series C and Series A: 54% of its rounds - 03 Sole investor in 7 rounds, median $10M - 04 1 exits from the portfolio ## What they do > Third Security, LLC (“Third Security”) is a manager of a portfolio of operating biotechnology companies, as well as a family office. From their own website - **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified) - **Cheque size:** Not stated - **Stages:** Series A Series B Growth Pre-IPO - **Sectors:** Biotechnology - **Based in:** Radford, United States - **Cold pitches:** Not stated ## The record Every round we can evidence, newest first **15 appearances** - **2014** 3 rounds - **Apr** **[Fitnet](https://millionrounds.com/company/fitnet)** Series A · US **$1.4M** With 3 others - **Mar** **[Heyo](https://millionrounds.com/company/heyo)** Series A · US **$2.0M** With 1 other - **Mar** **[Transgenomic](https://millionrounds.com/company/transgenomic)** Series B · US **$7.0M** Sole investor - **2013** 2 rounds - **Jul** **[AmpliPhi Biosciences](https://millionrounds.com/company/ampliphi-biosciences)** Growth · US · sec.gov **$12M** With 2 others - **Jun** **[Soligenix](https://millionrounds.com/company/soligenix)** US · pehub.com **$7.1M** Sole investor - **2011** 1 round - **May** **[Intrexon Corporation](https://millionrounds.com/company/intrexon-corporation)** Series E · US · fiercebiotech.com **$100M** With 1 other - **2010** 1 round - **Jan** **[Synchrony](https://millionrounds.com/company/synchrony)** Series C · US · finsmes.com **$10M** Sole investor - **2009** 1 round - **Jul** **[Intrexon Corporation](https://millionrounds.com/company/intrexon-corporation)** Series C · US · onbiovc.com **$10M** Sole investor - **2008** 1 round - **May** **[Intrexon Corporation](https://millionrounds.com/company/intrexon-corporation)** Series C · US · businesswire.com **$25M** Sole investor - **2007** 4 rounds - **Nov** **[Synchrony](https://millionrounds.com/company/synchrony)** Series B · US **$10M** With 1 other - **Sept** **[Cyntellect](https://millionrounds.com/company/cyntellect)** Series D · US **$3.0M** With 1 other - **Jul** **[Cyntellect](https://millionrounds.com/company/cyntellect)** Series D · US **$15M** With 1 other - **May** **[Intrexon Corporation](https://millionrounds.com/company/intrexon-corporation)** Series C · US · venturebeat.com **$25M** Sole investor - **2006** 1 round - **Nov** **[IntelliMat](https://millionrounds.com/company/intellimat)** Series A · US · vcgate.com **$5.0M** With 3 others - **2005** 1 round - **May** **[Intrexon Corporation](https://millionrounds.com/company/intrexon-corporation)** Series B · US **$500K** 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 **8** 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) **1** of 4 we have independently watched raise [Oxitec](https://millionrounds.com/company/oxitec) GoDaddy Web Design GreenVenus OSF 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 **1 in all** **[Intrexon Corporation](https://millionrounds.com/company/intrexon-corporation)** Listed **$160M** Aug 2013 An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records. ## The cheque Series A Series B Growth Median round joined **$10M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$10M** Led 0 of 15 rounds **0%** - **Sole investor:** 7 rounds - **Last cheque:** Apr 2014 - **Exits:** 1 from the portfolio Rounds by stage said on their site - Series C *4* - Series A said *3* - Series B said *3* - Series D *2* - Growth said *1* - Pre-IPO said *-* Cheques by year Led Joined 2005 2014 Often in the room with - [New River Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/new-river-management) 2 - [NewVa Capital Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/newva-capital-partners) 2 - [Valley Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/valley-ventures) 2 **Pitching Third Security?** 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 Third Security. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed. [**New River Management** Growth equity **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/new-river-management)[**NewVa Capital Partners** Investment firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/newva-capital-partners)[**Valley Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/valley-ventures) ## Quick answers about Third Security ### What does Third Security invest in? Third Security invests most often at Series C and Series A (54% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Biotechnology. ### How active is Third Security? 15 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Apr 2014. ### How big are Third Security's cheques? The median round it joins is $10M. ### Does Third Security lead rounds? Rarely, if at all: none of its 15 investments on record names it as the lead. ### Where does Third Security invest? Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (100%). ### Is Third Security investing now? No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Apr 2014. ### Who does Third Security invest alongside? Most often New River Management (2 rounds together), NewVa Capital Partners (2 rounds together) and Valley Ventures (2 rounds together). ### What kind of investor is Third Security? Third Security is a VC firm based in Radford, United States. ## Raising now? Find the investors who back rounds like yours, and keep every conversation on one fundraising board. Find similar investorsOpen your CRM Built from the rounds we watched, its filings and its own website, refreshed every night. [How we count](https://millionrounds.com/methodology) · [Report a correction](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=third-security-llc) · [Is this your firm? Claim it](https://millionrounds.com/claim?org=third-security-llc)