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Trellis Partners

Last cheque observed Sep 2012. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

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Investment firmQuietWebsite unconfirmed

Series BVentureSeries AMessagingMobileEnterprise Software

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 17 on record
Since the last cheque5162days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$12MRounds led0 of 17Exits2 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 100%
Pitch Trellis Partners

Trellis Partners highlights

  1. 01

    17 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Series B and Venture: 60% of its rounds

  3. 03

    2 exits from the portfolio

What they do

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

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The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first17 appearances

  1. 2012

    1 round

  2. Sept
    Flash ValetSeries A · US · finsmes.com$1.3MWith 1 other
  3. 2011

    1 round

  4. Jul
    Ziften TechnologiesSeries A · US · statesman.com$5.8MWith 1 other
  5. 2010

    2 rounds

  6. Jul
    ZilliantVenture · US · bizjournals.com$13MWith 3 others
  7. Jan
    TabbedOutSeed · US · sec.gov$500KWith 1 other
  8. 2008

    1 round

  9. Apr
    AllClear IDVenture · US · austinstartup.com$9.3MWith 1 other
  10. 2007

    1 round

  11. Nov
    ZilliantSeries F · US · en.newspeg.com$4.0MWith 6 others
  12. 2006

    2 rounds

  13. Jul
    CypherMaxSeries E · US$6.0MWith 3 others
  14. Mar
    EKOS CorporationSeries C · US · ekoscorp.com$26MWith 8 others
  15. 2005

    2 rounds

  16. Mar
    GENBANDVenture · US · genband.com$18MWith 11 others
  17. Jan
    ZilliantSeries D · US · austin.bizjournals.com$12MWith 3 others
  18. 2004

    1 round

  19. Apr
    WholeSecuritySeries B · US$10MWith 3 others
  20. 2003

    1 round

  21. Aug
    ZilliantSeries C · US$15MWith 3 others
  22. 2002

    3 rounds

  23. Oct
    ZilliantSeries B · US$6.0MWith 3 others
  24. Sept
    CipherMaxSeries B · US$25MWith 13 others
  25. Mar
    WayportVenture · US$15MWith 8 others
  26. 2001

    2 rounds

  27. Jun
    TelOpticaSeries B · US$15MWith 4 others
  28. Mar
    CovasoftSeries B$14MWith 3 others

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The team

We hold 4 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 listed2 in all

EKOS CorporationBought by BTG$220MMay 2013
WayportBought by AT&T$275MNov 2008

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

Austin VenturesVC firm8rounds togetherVenrockVC firm4rounds togetherABS VenturesVC firm2rounds togetherCardinal Venture CapitalVC firm2rounds togetherInvesco Private CapitalVC firm2rounds togetherJP MorganInvestment bank2rounds togetherLucent Venture PartnersVC firm2rounds togetherNew Enterprise AssociatesVC firm2rounds togetherSMH Private Equity GroupHedge fund2rounds togetherSevin Rosen FundsVC firm2rounds togetherStar VenturesGrowth equity2rounds togetherU.S. Venture PartnersVC firm2rounds together

Quick answers about Trellis Partners

What does Trellis Partners invest in?

Trellis Partners invests most often at Series B and Venture (60% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Messaging, Mobile and Enterprise Software.

How active is Trellis Partners?

17 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Sept 2012.

How big are Trellis Partners's cheques?

The median round it joins is $12M.

Does Trellis Partners lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 17 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Trellis Partners invest?

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

Is Trellis Partners investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Sept 2012.

Who does Trellis Partners invest alongside?

Most often Austin Ventures (8 rounds together), Venrock (4 rounds together) and ABS Ventures (2 rounds together).

What kind of investor is Trellis Partners?

Trellis Partners is an investment firm based in Austin, United States.

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