# UMC: portfolio, investments and team > UMC is a corporate vc based in Taiwan. 17 investments on record, latest Nov 2013. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team. Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/umc (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) Taiwan · [Investor](https://millionrounds.com/investors) # UMC Last cheque observed Nov 2013. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds. Quiet Corporate VC Series D Series B Venture Education Retail Electronics Cheques on record **0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 17 on record Since the last cheque **4721** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec Median round **$13M** Rounds led **0 of 17** Exits **3 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 76%** Pitch UMC ## UMC highlights - 01 17 rounds on record - 02 Mostly Series D and Series B: 50% of its rounds - 03 3 exits from the portfolio ## What they do - **Type:** Corporate VC (from a list, unverified) - **Cheque size:** Not stated - **Sectors:** Education Retail Electronics - **Based in:** Hsinchu, Taiwan - **Cold pitches:** Not stated ## The record Every round we can evidence, newest first **17 appearances** - **2013** 3 rounds - **Nov** **[Alpine Data Labs](https://millionrounds.com/company/alpine-data-labs)** Series B · US · finsmes.com **$16M** With 3 others - **Mar** **[SwiftStack](https://millionrounds.com/company/swiftstack)** Series A · US · techcrunch.com **$6.1M** With 2 others - **Feb** **[Nexenta Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/nexenta-systems)** Series D · US · techcrunch.com **$24M** With 8 others - **2012** 1 round - **May** **[SwiftStack](https://millionrounds.com/company/swiftstack)** Seed · US **$1.5M** With 1 other - **2010** 4 rounds - **Dec** **[Trilliant](https://millionrounds.com/company/trilliant)** US · prweb.com **Undisclosed** With 4 others - **Sept** **[Ubiquisys](https://millionrounds.com/company/ubiquisys)** Venture · GB · ubiquisys.com **$5.0M** With 5 others - **Sept** **[SandForce](https://millionrounds.com/company/sandforce)** Series D · US · businesswire.com **$25M** With 4 others - **Jul** **[Nevo Energy](https://millionrounds.com/company/nevo-energy)** Series B · US · deals.venturebeat.com **$4.1M** With 1 other - **2009** 3 rounds - **Dec** **[United LED Corporation](https://millionrounds.com/company/united-led-corporation)** Venture · CN · eetimes.com **$16M** With 1 other - **Nov** **[SandForce](https://millionrounds.com/company/sandforce)** Series C · US · pr-inside.com **$21M** With 5 others - **Oct** **[QSecure](https://millionrounds.com/company/qsecure)** Series D · US · allegiscapital.com **$10M** With 3 others - **2008** 1 round - **Feb** **[Fuhu](https://millionrounds.com/company/fuhu)** Series A · US · techcrunch.com **$1.5M** With 2 others - **2007** 3 rounds - **Dec** **[QSecure](https://millionrounds.com/company/qsecure)** Series C · US · venturebeat.com **$5.0M** With 3 others - **Jul** **[DiBcom](https://millionrounds.com/company/dibcom)** Series E · FR **$27M** With 10 others - **Jan** **[MaxLinear](https://millionrounds.com/company/maxlinear)** Venture · US · socaltech.com **$20M** With 3 others - **2006** 1 round - **Nov** **[QSecure](https://millionrounds.com/company/qsecure)** Series B · US · venturebeat.com **$10M** With 2 others - **2005** 1 round - **Aug** **[DiBcom](https://millionrounds.com/company/dibcom)** Series D · FR · thefreelibrary.com **$30M** With 4 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 **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 listed **3 in all** **[Ubiquisys](https://millionrounds.com/company/ubiquisys)** Bought by [Cisco](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cisco) **$310M** Apr 2013 **[SandForce](https://millionrounds.com/company/sandforce)** Bought by LSI **$400M** Oct 2011 **[DiBcom](https://millionrounds.com/company/dibcom)** Bought by [Parrot](https://millionrounds.com/fund/parrot) **Undisclosed** Jul 2011 An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records. ## The cheque Series D Series B Venture Median round joined **$13M** the round, not its cheque Led 0 of 17 rounds **0%** - **Sole investor:** Never alone - **Last cheque:** Nov 2013 - **Exits:** 3 from the portfolio Rounds by stage said on their site - Series D *4* - Series B *3* - Venture *3* - Series C *2* - Series A *2* Cheques by year Led Joined 2005 2013 Often in the room with - [Storm Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/storm-ventures) 4 - [Allegis Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/allegis-capital) 3 - [Translink Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/translink-capital) 3 - [Worldview Technology Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/worldview-technology-partners) 3 - [3i Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/3i-group) 2 - [DCM Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dcm-ventures) 2 **Pitching UMC?** 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 UMC. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed. [**Storm Ventures** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/storm-ventures)[**Allegis Capital** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/allegis-capital)[**Translink Capital** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/translink-capital)[**Worldview Technology Partners** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/worldview-technology-partners)[**3i Group** Private equity **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/3i-group)[**DCM Ventures** Private equity **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dcm-ventures)[**Intel Capital** Corporate VC **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/intel-capital)[**Mission Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mission-ventures)[**Partech Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/partech)[**Sierra Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sierra-ventures)[**Societe Generale** Corporate VC **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/societe-generale-2)[**WI Harper Group** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/wi-harper-group-2) ## Quick answers about UMC ### What does UMC invest in? UMC invests most often at Series D and Series B (50% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Education, Retail and Electronics. ### How active is UMC? 17 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Nov 2013. ### How big are UMC's cheques? The median round it joins is $13M. ### Does UMC lead rounds? Rarely, if at all: none of its 17 investments on record names it as the lead. ### Where does UMC invest? Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (76%), France (12%) and the United Kingdom (6%). ### Is UMC investing now? No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Nov 2013. ### Who does UMC invest alongside? Most often Storm Ventures (4 rounds together), Allegis Capital (3 rounds together) and Translink Capital (3 rounds together). ### What kind of investor is UMC? UMC is a corporate VC based in Hsinchu, Taiwan. ## Raising now? 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