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TL Ventures

No cheque observed since Oct 2013, after 62 earlier cheques, and the website is dead.

DormantNew fund $4.5M, Jan 2015VC firm

GrowthPre-seedSeedConsumerEnterpriseFinTech

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 62 on record
Since the last cheque4766days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$12MRounds led0 of 62Sole investor7 roundsExits10 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 98%
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TL Ventures highlights

  1. 01

    62 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Series B and Venture: 51% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 7 rounds, median $2.4M

  4. 04

    10 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Filed 1 private fund offering with the SEC, the most recent in 2015-01From their own website
Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
GrowthPre-seedSeedSeries ASeries B
Sectors
ConsumerEnterpriseFinTech
Based in
Wayne, United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first62 appearances

  1. 2013

    1 round

  2. Oct
    iSpot.tv, Inc.Series A · US · techcrunch.com$5.0MWith 1 other
  3. 2012

    5 rounds

  4. Apr
    Global Education LearningVenture · US$8.0MSole investor
  5. Apr
    MoonshootVenture · US$160KSole investor
  6. Apr
    Pivotal SystemsVenture · US$200KSole investor
  7. Feb
    Noble BiomaterialsSeries B · US · finsmes.com$8.0MWith 2 others
  8. Jan
    DonutsSeries A · US · techcrunch.com$100MWith 5 others
  9. 2011

    3 rounds

  10. Jun
    BostInnoSeed · US · bostinnovation.com$1.3MSole investor
  11. May
    SkycrossSeries E · US · reuters.com$11MWith 4 others
  12. Feb
    AirWalk CommunicationsSeries B · US · airwalkcom.com$10MWith 3 others
  13. 2010

    4 rounds

  14. Sept
    Celator PharmaceuticalsSeries D · US · celatorpharma.com$20MWith 6 others
  15. Aug
    Maskless LithographyDebt · US · deals.venturebeat.com$4.1MWith 1 other
  16. Apr
    Velsys LimitedVenture · GB · velsys.com$3.7MWith 1 other
  17. Feb
    MoonshootVenture · US · techcrunch.com$6.6MWith 1 other
  18. 2009

    1 round

  19. Aug
    Advanced Inquiry Systems Inc.Series B · US · xconomy.com$11MWith 5 others
  20. 2008

    5 rounds

  21. Jul
    Celator PharmaceuticalsSeries C · US$23MWith 5 others
  22. Jul
    SpireSeries A · US · paidcontent.org$9.0MWith 2 others
  23. Apr
    ScaleMPSeries D · US · venturebeat.com$8.0MWith 3 others
  24. Mar
    KleerSeries B · US · informationweek.com$28MWith 1 other
  25. Jan
    KleerSeries A · US · venturebeat.com$30MWith 4 others
  26. 2007

    5 rounds

  27. Nov
    NorthStar Systems InternationalVenture · US · venturebeat.com$18MWith 2 others
  28. Oct
    OptichronVenture · US · venturebeat.com$12MWith 3 others
  29. Aug
    Celator PharmaceuticalsSeries C · US$10MWith 5 others
  30. May
    NetEffectSeries C · US$12MWith 6 others
  31. Mar
  32. 2006

    6 rounds

  33. Oct
    AtrentaSeries D · US · venturebeat.com$16MWith 6 others
  34. Oct
    AirWalk CommunicationsSeries B · US · airwalkcom.com$15MWith 3 others
  35. Jul
    NetEffectSeries B · US · austin.bizjournals.com$25MWith 6 others
  36. Jul
    VeriWaveSeries C · US$8.5MWith 3 others
  37. Feb
    JAM TechnologiesSeries B · US · goliath.ecnext.com$11MWith 5 others
  38. Jan
    ClariFIVenture · US · clarifi.com$3.5MSole investor
  39. 2005

    11 rounds

  40. Dec
    SonicsSeries D · US$12MWith 4 others
  41. Nov
    Advanced Inquiry Systems Inc.Series A · US · portland.bizjournals.com$6.6MWith 2 others
  42. Oct
  43. Aug
    Intellon CorporationSeries B · US$25MWith 12 others
  44. Jul
    Apogee PhotonicsVenture · US · findarticles.com$9.7MWith 5 others
  45. Jun
    VeriWaveSeries B · US · woodsidefund.com$10MWith 2 others
  46. Apr
    BattellePharmaVenture · US$14MWith 6 others
  47. Mar
    OptichronSeries B · US$17MWith 3 others
  48. Feb
    T-NetworksSeries C · US$5.8MWith 3 others
  49. Jan
    Blaze Public RelationsVenture · US$5.0MWith 2 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.

The team

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration2 named

MDMark DeNinoMember of General PartneriFiling they signed
RVRobert VerrattiMember of General PartneriFiling they signed

We also hold 6 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 listed10 in all

IkanosBought by Qualcomm AtherosUndisclosedAug 2015
AtrentaBought by SynopsysUndisclosedJun 2015
NorthStar Systems InternationalBought by SEI InvestmentsUndisclosedFeb 2012
VeriWaveBought by IXIAUndisclosedJun 2011
KleerBought by SMSC$7.5MFeb 2010
SpireBought by Perfect EscapesUndisclosedJan 2010
Intellon CorporationBought by Qualcomm Atheros$244MSept 2009
NetEffectBought by Intel$8.0MOct 2008
NetrakeBought by AudioCodesUndisclosedJul 2006

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 TL Ventures. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Quick answers about TL Ventures

What does TL Ventures invest in?

TL Ventures invests most often at Series B and Venture (51% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Consumer, Enterprise and FinTech.

How active is TL Ventures?

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

How big are TL Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $12M.

Does TL Ventures lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 62 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does TL Ventures invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (98%).

Is TL Ventures investing now?

It looks quiet: no investment on record since Oct 2013.

Who does TL Ventures invest alongside?

Most often U.S. Venture Partners (8 rounds together), Austin Ventures (7 rounds together) and Duchossois Technology Partners (7 rounds together).

What kind of investor is TL Ventures?

TL Ventures is a VC firm based in Wayne, United States.

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