# Trailblazer Capital: portfolio, investments and team

> Trailblazer Capital is a vc firm based in United States. 12 investments on record, latest Aug 2015. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

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

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# Trailblazer Capital

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

Quiet New fund $24M, Mar 2012 VC firm Now at revtechventures.com

Pre-seed Seed Navigation Private Social Networking Telecommunications

Cheques on record

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

Since the last cheque **4089** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$1.5M** Rounds led **0 of 12** Sole investor **7 rounds** Exits **1 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 100%**

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## Trailblazer Capital highlights

- 01 12 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Series A and Series B: 67% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 7 rounds, median $1.0M
- 04 1 exits from the portfolio

## What they do

> Filed 1 private fund offering with the SEC, the most recent in 2012-03 From their own website

- **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Stages:** Pre-seed Seed
- **Sectors:** Navigation Private Social Networking Telecommunications
- **Based in:** Dallas, United States
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **12 appearances**

- **2015** 1 round
- **Aug** **[EnTouch Controls](https://millionrounds.com/company/entouch-controls)** Series C · US **$6.0M** With 2 others
- **2014** 2 rounds
- **Aug** **[JamKazam](https://millionrounds.com/company/jamkazam)** Seed · US **$300K** Sole investor
- **Feb** **[cycleWood Solutions](https://millionrounds.com/company/cyclewood-solutions)** Venture · US **$1.4M** Sole investor
- **2013** 4 rounds
- **Nov** **[EnTouch Controls](https://millionrounds.com/company/entouch-controls)** Series B · US · finsmes.com **$8.3M** With 2 others
- **Jul** **[Koupon Media](https://millionrounds.com/company/koupon-media)** Series B · US **$750K** With 2 others
- **Jun** **[cycleWood Solutions](https://millionrounds.com/company/cyclewood-solutions)** Seed · US · random-research.org **$550K** Sole investor
- **Apr** **[Netsocket](https://millionrounds.com/company/netsocket)** Series B · US · finsmes.com **$9.2M** With 3 others
- **2012** 3 rounds
- **Dec** **[Vobi](https://millionrounds.com/company/vobi)** Series A · US · techcrunch.com **$1.5M** Sole investor
- **Jun** **[EnTouch Controls](https://millionrounds.com/company/entouch-controls)** Series A · US · finsmes.com **$500K** Sole investor
- **Apr** **[Koupon Media](https://millionrounds.com/company/koupon-media)** Series B · US · venturebeat.com **$4.5M** With 2 others
- **2011** 1 round
- **Nov** **[EnTouch Controls](https://millionrounds.com/company/entouch-controls)** Series A · US · businesswire.com **$2.0M** Sole investor
- **2009** 1 round
- **Aug** **[Spawn Labs](https://millionrounds.com/company/spawn-labs)** Series A · US **$1.0M** 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

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration **3 named**

DM **David Matthews** Manager of the General Partner i Filing they signed

JF **Joel Fontenot** Manager of the General Partner i Filing they signed

JC **John Curreri** Executive Officer of the General Partner i Filing 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 listed **1 in all**

**[Spawn Labs](https://millionrounds.com/company/spawn-labs)** Bought by GameStop **Undisclosed** Mar 2011

An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.

New fund on file

**$24M**

raised in Mar 2012

From its SEC filing, not a journalist: a firm that has just raised has money to deploy.

## The cheque

Pre-seed Seed

Median round joined **$1.5M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$1.0M**

Led 0 of 12 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** 7 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Aug 2015
- **Exits:** 1 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Series A *4*
- Series B *4*
- Seed said *2*
- Series C *1*
- Venture *1*
- Pre-seed said *-*

Cheques by year Led Joined

2009 2015

Often in the room with

- [Matthew Pritzker Company](https://millionrounds.com/fund/matthew-pritzker-company) 2
- [Mercury Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mercury-fund) 2
- [NRG Energy](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nrg-energy) 2
- [SJF Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sjf-ventures) 2

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## 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.

[**Matthew Pritzker Company** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/matthew-pritzker-company)[**Mercury Fund** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mercury-fund)[**NRG Energy** Corporate VC **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nrg-energy)[**SJF Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sjf-ventures)

## 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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