# ACT Venture Capital: portfolio, investments and team

> ACT Venture Capital is a vc firm based in United Kingdom. 27 investments on record, latest Oct 2013. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

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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.

Quiet VC firm Website unconfirmed

Venture Seed Series A Venture Capital & Private Equity

Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 27 on record

Since the last cheque **4745** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$6.0M** Rounds led **0 of 27** Sole investor **3 rounds** Exits **4 from the portfolio** Mostly in **Ireland, 67%**

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## ACT Venture Capital highlights

- 01 27 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Venture and Seed: 58% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 3 rounds, median $11M
- 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

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=unique-lifestyle-homes-limited).

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **27 appearances**

- **2013** 4 rounds
- **Oct** **[Trustev](https://millionrounds.com/company/trustev)** Seed · IE · finsmes.com **$3.0M** With 8 others
- **May** **[Cubic Telecom](https://millionrounds.com/company/cubic-telecom)** Series B · IE · techcrunch.com **$5.2M** With 2 others
- **May** **[FeedHenry](https://millionrounds.com/company/feedhenry)** Series A · IE · techcrunch.com **$9.0M** With 4 others
- **Jan** **[Digit Game Studios](https://millionrounds.com/company/digit-game-studios)** Series A · IE · techcrunch.com **$2.5M** With 2 others
- **2012** 5 rounds
- **Nov** **[Swrve](https://millionrounds.com/company/swrve)** Series A · US · venturebeat.com **$6.3M** With 4 others
- **Oct** **[Soundwave](https://millionrounds.com/company/soundwave)** Seed · IE · pandodaily.com **$1.0M** With 3 others
- **Aug** **[Keelvar](https://millionrounds.com/company/keelvar)** Seed · IE · keelvar.com **$922K** With 2 others
- **Jun** **[SkillPages](https://millionrounds.com/company/skillpages)** Series B · IE · techcrunch.com **$9.5M** Sole investor
- **May** **[Digit Game Studios](https://millionrounds.com/company/digit-game-studios)** Seed · IE **$1.3M** With 1 other
- **2011** 4 rounds
- **Dec** **[Storyful](https://millionrounds.com/company/storyful)** IE · finsmes.com **Undisclosed** Sole investor
- **Dec** **[Biosensia](https://millionrounds.com/company/biosensia)** Venture · IE · finsmes.com **$1.6M** With 2 others
- **Sept** **[Seedcamp](https://millionrounds.com/company/seedcamp)** Venture · GB · techcrunch.com **$2.8M** With 6 others
- **May** **[Novate Medical](https://millionrounds.com/company/novate-medical)** Series B · IE · finsmes.com **$12M** With 3 others
- **2010** 1 round
- **Oct** **[Cappella Medical Devices](https://millionrounds.com/company/cappella-medical-devices)** Series D · IE · finsmes.com **$15M** With 4 others
- **2009** 1 round
- **Jan** **[Firecomms](https://millionrounds.com/company/firecomms)** Venture · IE · eetimes.eu **$5.0M** With 5 others
- **2008** 2 rounds
- **Apr** **[Corvil](https://millionrounds.com/company/corvil)** Venture · US · corvil.com **$12M** With 2 others
- **Apr** **[CR2](https://millionrounds.com/company/cr2)** Venture · IE **$1.6M** With 1 other
- **2007** 3 rounds
- **Jun** **[BravoSolution](https://millionrounds.com/company/bravosolution)** Venture · US **$1.6M** With 1 other
- **May** **[Cape Clear Software](https://millionrounds.com/company/cape-clear-software)** Venture · US **$5.0M** With 3 others
- **Jan** **[Frontier Silicon](https://millionrounds.com/company/frontier-silicon)** Venture · GB · frontier-silicon.com **$31M** With 7 others
- **2006** 2 rounds
- **Apr** **[Firecomms](https://millionrounds.com/company/firecomms)** Series A · IE · firecomms.com **$12M** With 2 others
- **Apr** **[Cape Clear Software](https://millionrounds.com/company/cape-clear-software)** Series D · US · boston.bizjournals.com **$15M** With 3 others
- **2005** 5 rounds
- **Dec** **[Silicon & Software Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/silicon-and-software-systems)** Venture · IE **$12M** Sole investor
- **May** **[CR2](https://millionrounds.com/company/cr2)** Venture · IE **$13M** With 1 other
- **Feb** **[Frontier Silicon](https://millionrounds.com/company/frontier-silicon)** Venture · GB · frontier-silicon.com **$28M** With 4 others
- **Feb** **[Corvil](https://millionrounds.com/company/corvil)** Series C · US · accessmylibrary.com **$19M** With 2 others
- **Jan** **[Straatum Processware](https://millionrounds.com/company/straatum-processware)** Series C · IE **$5.7M** With 2 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 **2** 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 **4 in all**

**[SkillPages](https://millionrounds.com/company/skillpages)** Bought by Bark **Undisclosed** Feb 2015

**[Storyful](https://millionrounds.com/company/storyful)** Bought by [News Corp](https://millionrounds.com/fund/news-corp) **Undisclosed** Dec 2013

**[Firecomms](https://millionrounds.com/company/firecomms)** Bought by ZJF Group **Undisclosed** Nov 2010

**[Cape Clear Software](https://millionrounds.com/company/cape-clear-software)** Bought by [Workday](https://millionrounds.com/fund/workday) **Undisclosed** Feb 2008

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

## The cheque

Venture Seed Series A

Median round joined **$6.0M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$11M**

Led 0 of 27 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** 3 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Oct 2013
- **Exits:** 4 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Venture *11*
- Seed *4*
- Series A *4*
- Series B *3*
- Series C *2*
- Series D *2*

Cheques by year Led Joined

2005 2013

Often in the room with

- [Enterprise Ireland](https://millionrounds.com/fund/enterprise-ireland) 7
- [Apax Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/apax-partners) 4
- [Atlantic Bridge](https://millionrounds.com/fund/atlantic-bridge) 4
- [Delta Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/delta-partners) 3
- [Intel Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/intel-capital) 3
- [ALPS Information Technology Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alps-information-technology-fund) 2

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## 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.

[**Enterprise Ireland** Government **7** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/enterprise-ireland)[**Apax Partners** Private equity **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/apax-partners)[**Atlantic Bridge** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/atlantic-bridge)[**Delta Partners** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/delta-partners)[**Intel Capital** Corporate VC **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/intel-capital)[**ALPS Information Technology Fund** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alps-information-technology-fund)[**Accel** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/accel)[**Alta Berkeley Venture Partners** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alta-berkeley)[**BlueRun Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bluerun-ventures)[**Greylock** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/greylock-partners)[**InterWest Partners** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/interwest-partners)[**Seroba Kernel** Investment firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/seroba-kernel)

## 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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