# Trellis Partners: portfolio, investments and team > Trellis Partners is an investment firm based in United States. 17 investments on record, latest Sept 2012. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team. Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/trellis-partners (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Investor](https://millionrounds.com/investors) # Trellis Partners Last cheque observed Sep 2012. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds. Email Investment firm Quiet Website unconfirmed Series B Venture Series A Messaging Mobile Enterprise Software Follow Trellis Partners and see its new cheques in your feed. [Start following](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&why=follow&next=%2Ffund%2Ftrellis-partners) Cheques on record **0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 17 on record Since the last cheque **5162** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec Median round **$12M** Rounds led **0 of 17** Exits **2 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 100%** Pitch Trellis Partners ## Trellis Partners highlights - 01 17 rounds on record - 02 Mostly Series B and Venture: 60% of its rounds - 03 2 exits from the portfolio ## What they do - **Type:** Investment firm (from a list, unverified) - **Cheque size:** Not stated - **Sectors:** Messaging Mobile Enterprise Software - **Based in:** Austin, United States - **Cold pitches:** Not stated A website was listed for this organisation, but we could not confirm it belongs to the firm that wrote these cheques. Either the site never mentions them, or it turned out to be a different company sharing the name. We show neither it nor anything read from it. [Tell us the right one](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=trellis-partners). ## The record Every round we can evidence, newest first **17 appearances** - **2012** 1 round - **Sept** **[Flash Valet](https://millionrounds.com/company/flash-valet)** Series A · US · finsmes.com **$1.3M** With 1 other - **2011** 1 round - **Jul** **[Ziften Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/ziften-technologies)** Series A · US · statesman.com **$5.8M** With 1 other - **2010** 2 rounds - **Jul** **[Zilliant](https://millionrounds.com/company/zilliant)** Venture · US · bizjournals.com **$13M** With 3 others - **Jan** **[TabbedOut](https://millionrounds.com/company/tabbedout)** Seed · US · sec.gov **$500K** With 1 other - **2008** 1 round - **Apr** **[AllClear ID](https://millionrounds.com/company/allclear-id)** Venture · US · austinstartup.com **$9.3M** With 1 other - **2007** 1 round - **Nov** **[Zilliant](https://millionrounds.com/company/zilliant)** Series F · US · en.newspeg.com **$4.0M** With 6 others - **2006** 2 rounds - **Jul** **[CypherMax](https://millionrounds.com/company/cyphermax)** Series E · US **$6.0M** With 3 others - **Mar** **[EKOS Corporation](https://millionrounds.com/company/ekos-corporation)** Series C · US · ekoscorp.com **$26M** With 8 others - **2005** 2 rounds - **Mar** **[GENBAND](https://millionrounds.com/company/genband)** Venture · US · genband.com **$18M** With 11 others - **Jan** **[Zilliant](https://millionrounds.com/company/zilliant)** Series D · US · austin.bizjournals.com **$12M** With 3 others - **2004** 1 round - **Apr** **[WholeSecurity](https://millionrounds.com/company/wholesecurity)** Series B · US **$10M** With 3 others - **2003** 1 round - **Aug** **[Zilliant](https://millionrounds.com/company/zilliant)** Series C · US **$15M** With 3 others - **2002** 3 rounds - **Oct** **[Zilliant](https://millionrounds.com/company/zilliant)** Series B · US **$6.0M** With 3 others - **Sept** **[CipherMax](https://millionrounds.com/company/ciphermax)** Series B · US **$25M** With 13 others - **Mar** **[Wayport](https://millionrounds.com/company/wayport)** Venture · US **$15M** With 8 others - **2001** 2 rounds - **Jun** **[TelOptica](https://millionrounds.com/company/teloptica)** Series B · US **$15M** With 4 others - **Mar** **[Covasoft](https://millionrounds.com/company/covasoft)** Series B **$14M** With 3 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 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 listed **2 in all** **[EKOS Corporation](https://millionrounds.com/company/ekos-corporation)** Bought by [BTG](https://millionrounds.com/fund/btg) **$220M** May 2013 **[Wayport](https://millionrounds.com/company/wayport)** Bought by [AT&T](https://millionrounds.com/fund/at-and-t) **$275M** Nov 2008 An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records. ## The cheque Series B Venture Series A Median round joined **$12M** the round, not its cheque Led 0 of 17 rounds **0%** - **Sole investor:** Never alone - **Last cheque:** Sept 2012 - **Exits:** 2 from the portfolio Rounds by stage said on their site - Series B *5* - Venture *4* - Series A *2* - Series C *2* - Series D *1* - Seed *1* Cheques by year Led Joined 2001 2012 Often in the room with - [Austin Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/austin-ventures) 8 - [Venrock](https://millionrounds.com/fund/venrock) 4 - [ABS Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/abs-ventures) 2 - [Cardinal Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cardinal-venture-capital) 2 - [Invesco Private Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/invesco-private-capital) 2 - [JP Morgan](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jpmorgan) 2 **Pitching Trellis Partners?** Put them on your fundraising board with this record on the card, and follow them to hear when they write a new cheque. Add to your CRM *→* ## 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 Ventures** VC firm **8** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/austin-ventures)[**Venrock** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/venrock)[**ABS Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/abs-ventures)[**Cardinal Venture Capital** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cardinal-venture-capital)[**Invesco Private Capital** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/invesco-private-capital)[**JP Morgan** Investment bank **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jpmorgan)[**Lucent Venture Partners** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lucent-venture-partners)[**New Enterprise Associates** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/new-enterprise-associates)[**SMH Private Equity Group** Hedge fund **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/smh-private-equity-group)[**Sevin Rosen Funds** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sevin-rosen-funds)[**Star Ventures** Growth equity **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/star-ventures)[**U.S. Venture Partners** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/u-s-venture-partners-usvp) ## 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. ## Raising now? 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