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ACT Venture Capital

Last cheque observed Oct 2013. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

QuietVC firmWebsite unconfirmed

VentureSeedSeries AVenture Capital & Private Equity

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 27 on record
Since the last cheque4745days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$6.0MRounds led0 of 27Sole investor3 roundsExits4 from the portfolioMostly inIreland, 67%
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ACT Venture Capital highlights

  1. 01

    27 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Venture and Seed: 58% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 3 rounds, median $11M

  4. 04

    4 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Sectors
Venture Capital & Private Equity
Based in
Bournemouth, United Kingdom
Cold pitches
Not stated

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The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first27 appearances

  1. 2013

    4 rounds

  2. Oct
    TrustevSeed · IE · finsmes.com$3.0MWith 8 others
  3. May
    Cubic TelecomSeries B · IE · techcrunch.com$5.2MWith 2 others
  4. May
    FeedHenrySeries A · IE · techcrunch.com$9.0MWith 4 others
  5. Jan
    Digit Game StudiosSeries A · IE · techcrunch.com$2.5MWith 2 others
  6. 2012

    5 rounds

  7. Nov
    SwrveSeries A · US · venturebeat.com$6.3MWith 4 others
  8. Oct
    SoundwaveSeed · IE · pandodaily.com$1.0MWith 3 others
  9. Aug
    KeelvarSeed · IE · keelvar.com$922KWith 2 others
  10. Jun
    SkillPagesSeries B · IE · techcrunch.com$9.5MSole investor
  11. May
    Digit Game StudiosSeed · IE$1.3MWith 1 other
  12. 2011

    4 rounds

  13. Dec
    StoryfulIE · finsmes.comUndisclosedSole investor
  14. Dec
    BiosensiaVenture · IE · finsmes.com$1.6MWith 2 others
  15. Sept
    SeedcampVenture · GB · techcrunch.com$2.8MWith 6 others
  16. May
    Novate MedicalSeries B · IE · finsmes.com$12MWith 3 others
  17. 2010

    1 round

  18. Oct
    Cappella Medical DevicesSeries D · IE · finsmes.com$15MWith 4 others
  19. 2009

    1 round

  20. Jan
    FirecommsVenture · IE · eetimes.eu$5.0MWith 5 others
  21. 2008

    2 rounds

  22. Apr
    CorvilVenture · US · corvil.com$12MWith 2 others
  23. Apr
    CR2Venture · IE$1.6MWith 1 other
  24. 2007

    3 rounds

  25. Jun
    BravoSolutionVenture · US$1.6MWith 1 other
  26. May
    Cape Clear SoftwareVenture · US$5.0MWith 3 others
  27. Jan
    Frontier SiliconVenture · GB · frontier-silicon.com$31MWith 7 others
  28. 2006

    2 rounds

  29. Apr
    FirecommsSeries A · IE · firecomms.com$12MWith 2 others
  30. Apr
    Cape Clear SoftwareSeries D · US · boston.bizjournals.com$15MWith 3 others
  31. 2005

    5 rounds

  32. Dec
    Silicon & Software SystemsVenture · IE$12MSole investor
  33. May
    CR2Venture · IE$13MWith 1 other
  34. Feb
    Frontier SiliconVenture · GB · frontier-silicon.com$28MWith 4 others
  35. Feb
    CorvilSeries C · US · accessmylibrary.com$19MWith 2 others
  36. Jan
    Straatum ProcesswareSeries C · IE$5.7MWith 2 others

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The team

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Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed4 in all

SkillPagesBought by BarkUndisclosedFeb 2015
StoryfulBought by News CorpUndisclosedDec 2013
FirecommsBought by ZJF GroupUndisclosedNov 2010
Cape Clear SoftwareBought by WorkdayUndisclosedFeb 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 ACT Venture Capital. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Quick answers about ACT Venture Capital

What does ACT Venture Capital invest in?

ACT Venture Capital invests most often at Venture and Seed (58% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Venture Capital & Private Equity.

How active is ACT Venture Capital?

27 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Oct 2013.

How big are ACT Venture Capital's cheques?

The median round it joins is $6.0M.

Does ACT Venture Capital lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 27 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does ACT Venture Capital invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in Ireland (67%), the United States (22%) and the United Kingdom (11%).

Is ACT Venture Capital investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Oct 2013.

Who does ACT Venture Capital invest alongside?

Most often Enterprise Ireland (7 rounds together), Apax Partners (4 rounds together) and Atlantic Bridge (4 rounds together).

What kind of investor is ACT Venture Capital?

ACT Venture Capital is a VC firm based in Bournemouth, United Kingdom.

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