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Trailblazer Capital

Last cheque observed Aug 2015. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

QuietNew fund $24M, Mar 2012VC firmNow at revtechventures.com

Pre-seedSeedNavigationPrivate Social NetworkingTelecommunications

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 12 on record
Since the last cheque4089days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$1.5MRounds led0 of 12Sole investor7 roundsExits1 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 100%
Pitch Trailblazer Capital

Trailblazer Capital highlights

  1. 01

    12 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Series A and Series B: 67% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 7 rounds, median $1.0M

  4. 04

    1 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Filed 1 private fund offering with the SEC, the most recent in 2012-03From their own website
Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
Pre-seedSeed
Sectors
NavigationPrivate Social NetworkingTelecommunications
Based in
Dallas, United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first12 appearances

  1. 2015

    1 round

  2. Aug
    EnTouch ControlsSeries C · US$6.0MWith 2 others
  3. 2014

    2 rounds

  4. Aug
    JamKazamSeed · US$300KSole investor
  5. Feb
    cycleWood SolutionsVenture · US$1.4MSole investor
  6. 2013

    4 rounds

  7. Nov
    EnTouch ControlsSeries B · US · finsmes.com$8.3MWith 2 others
  8. Jul
    Koupon MediaSeries B · US$750KWith 2 others
  9. Jun
    cycleWood SolutionsSeed · US · random-research.org$550KSole investor
  10. Apr
    NetsocketSeries B · US · finsmes.com$9.2MWith 3 others
  11. 2012

    3 rounds

  12. Dec
    VobiSeries A · US · techcrunch.com$1.5MSole investor
  13. Jun
    EnTouch ControlsSeries A · US · finsmes.com$500KSole investor
  14. Apr
    Koupon MediaSeries B · US · venturebeat.com$4.5MWith 2 others
  15. 2011

    1 round

  16. Nov
    EnTouch ControlsSeries A · US · businesswire.com$2.0MSole investor
  17. 2009

    1 round

  18. Aug
    Spawn LabsSeries A · US$1.0MSole 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

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration3 named

DMDavid MatthewsManager of the General PartneriFiling they signed
JFJoel FontenotManager of the General PartneriFiling they signed
JCJohn CurreriExecutive Officer of the General PartneriFiling they signed

We also 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.

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed1 in all

Spawn LabsBought by GameStopUndisclosedMar 2011

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

Quick answers about Trailblazer Capital

What does Trailblazer Capital invest in?

Trailblazer Capital invests most often at Series A and Series B (67% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Navigation, Private Social Networking and Telecommunications.

How active is Trailblazer Capital?

12 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Aug 2015.

How big are Trailblazer Capital's cheques?

The median round it joins is $1.5M.

Does Trailblazer Capital lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 12 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Trailblazer Capital invest?

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

Is Trailblazer Capital investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Aug 2015.

Who does Trailblazer Capital invest alongside?

Most often Matthew Pritzker Company (2 rounds together), Mercury Fund (2 rounds together) and NRG Energy (2 rounds together).

What kind of investor is Trailblazer Capital?

Trailblazer Capital is a VC firm based in Dallas, United States.

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