# Thomas Weisel Partners: portfolio, investments and team

> Thomas Weisel Partners is an investment firm based in United States. 11 investments on record, latest Nov 2013. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

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

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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.

Quiet Investment firm

Venture Series B Series A Advertising Security

Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 11 on record

Since the last cheque **4738** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$31M** Rounds led **0 of 11** Sole investor **1 rounds** Exits **4 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 100%**

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## Thomas Weisel Partners highlights

- 01 11 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Venture and Series B: 70% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 1 rounds, median $33M
- 04 4 exits from the portfolio

## What they do

- **Type:** Investment firm (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Sectors:** Advertising Security
- **Based in:** United States
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **11 appearances**

- **2013** 1 round
- **Nov** **[Terascala](https://millionrounds.com/company/terascala)** US · finsmes.com **Undisclosed** With 3 others
- **2011** 1 round
- **Jun** **[SoloPower](https://millionrounds.com/company/solopower)** Venture · US · techcrunch.com **$44M** With 4 others
- **2007** 2 rounds
- **Jun** **[Roxro Pharma](https://millionrounds.com/company/roxro-pharma)** Series B · US · venturebeat.com **$43M** With 2 others
- **Jun** **[FRS](https://millionrounds.com/company/frs)** Series A · US **$25M** With 2 others
- **2001** 5 rounds
- **Dec** **[QuantumShift Communications](https://millionrounds.com/company/quantumshift-communications)** Series C · US **$32M** With 1 other
- **Nov** **[Lightspeed Semiconductor](https://millionrounds.com/company/lightspeed-semiconductor)** Venture · US **$33M** Sole investor
- **Jun** **[Aligo](https://millionrounds.com/company/aligo)** Series B · US **$11M** With 1 other
- **Jun** **[AP Engines](https://millionrounds.com/company/ap-engines)** Series B · US **$30M** With 5 others
- **Jan** **[CentrPort](https://millionrounds.com/company/centrport)** Series A · US **$27M** With 6 others
- **2000** 2 rounds
- **Nov** **[RichFX](https://millionrounds.com/company/richfx)** Venture · US **$33M** With 5 others
- **Aug** **[Phase Forward](https://millionrounds.com/company/phase-forward)** Venture · US **$25M** With 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.

- [**Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund** 1 fund *$100M*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/oregon-public-employees) Fund Vintage Committed Thomas Weisel Capital Partners 1999 $100M

## Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed **4 in all**

**[SoloPower](https://millionrounds.com/company/solopower)** Bought by [Opera Investments](https://millionrounds.com/fund/opera-investments) **$220M** Jul 2015

**[Phase Forward](https://millionrounds.com/company/phase-forward)** Bought by [Oracle Corporation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/oracle) **$685M** Apr 2010

**[RichFX](https://millionrounds.com/company/richfx)** Bought by ChannelAdvisor **$3.1M** Mar 2008

**[QuantumShift Communications](https://millionrounds.com/company/quantumshift-communications)** Bought by vCom Solutions **Undisclosed** Jan 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)** **Undisclosed** Apr 2003

## The cheque

Venture Series B Series A

Median round joined **$31M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$33M**

Led 0 of 11 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** 1 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Nov 2013
- **Exits:** 4 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Venture *4*
- Series B *3*
- Series A *2*
- Series C *1*

Cheques by year Led Joined

2000 2013

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## Mentioned on podcasts

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

- [Growth Investor](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/growth-investor) 27 Nov 2024 · 27 min Leaders in Healthcare Growth Investing: Spectrum Equity’s Jeff Haywood and Steve LeSieur With [Jeff Haywood](https://millionrounds.com/person/jeff-haywood)[Steve LeSieur](https://millionrounds.com/person/steve-lesieur) Mentions [Spectrum Equity](https://millionrounds.com/fund/spectrum-equity)[Thoma Cressey Equity Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/thoma-cressey-equity-partners)[Thomas Weisel Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/thomas-weisel-partners) *+1* Apple PodcastsShow page

## 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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