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Thomas Weisel Partners

Last cheque observed Nov 2013. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

QuietInvestment firm

VentureSeries BSeries AAdvertisingSecurity

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 11 on record
Since the last cheque4738days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$31MRounds led0 of 11Sole investor1 roundsExits4 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 100%
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Thomas Weisel Partners highlights

  1. 01

    11 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Venture and Series B: 70% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 1 rounds, median $33M

  4. 04

    4 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Type
Investment firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Sectors
AdvertisingSecurity
Based in
United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first11 appearances

  1. 2013

    1 round

  2. Nov
    TerascalaUS · finsmes.comUndisclosedWith 3 others
  3. 2011

    1 round

  4. Jun
    SoloPowerVenture · US · techcrunch.com$44MWith 4 others
  5. 2007

    2 rounds

  6. Jun
    Roxro PharmaSeries B · US · venturebeat.com$43MWith 2 others
  7. Jun
    FRSSeries A · US$25MWith 2 others
  8. 2001

    5 rounds

  9. Dec
    QuantumShift CommunicationsSeries C · US$32MWith 1 other
  10. Nov
    Lightspeed SemiconductorVenture · US$33MSole investor
  11. Jun
    AligoSeries B · US$11MWith 1 other
  12. Jun
    AP EnginesSeries B · US$30MWith 5 others
  13. Jan
    CentrPortSeries A · US$27MWith 6 others
  14. 2000

    2 rounds

  15. Nov
    RichFXVenture · US$33MWith 5 others
  16. Aug
    Phase ForwardVenture · US$25MWith 7 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.

Who backs their funds

1 LP on record in Thomas Weisel Partners's funds

Committed
$100M
Funds
1
Vintages
1999

The institutions that put money into its funds, which the firm then invests in companies.Source: the pension's own report, latest Sept 2025.

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed4 in all

SoloPowerBought by Opera Investments$220MJul 2015
Phase ForwardBought by Oracle Corporation$685MApr 2010
RichFXBought by ChannelAdvisor$3.1MMar 2008
QuantumShift CommunicationsBought by vCom SolutionsUndisclosedJan 2004

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

Electronic Data Systems (EDS)UndisclosedApr 2003

Mentioned on podcasts

Episodes that name Thomas Weisel Partners in their description, not their title.

Quick answers about Thomas Weisel Partners

What does Thomas Weisel Partners invest in?

Thomas Weisel Partners invests most often at Venture and Series B (70% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Advertising and Security.

How active is Thomas Weisel Partners?

11 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Nov 2013.

How big are Thomas Weisel Partners's cheques?

The median round it joins is $31M.

Does Thomas Weisel Partners lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 11 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Thomas Weisel Partners invest?

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

Is Thomas Weisel Partners investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Nov 2013.

What kind of investor is Thomas Weisel Partners?

Thomas Weisel Partners is an investment firm based in United States.

Where does this information on Thomas Weisel Partners come from?

From 3 articles and filings naming it in a round, public registers and its own website, checked and rebuilt every night.

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