Investor

Velocity Interactive Group

Last cheque observed Aug 2008. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

QuietGrowth equity

Series BVentureSeries D

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 27 on record
Since the last cheque6647days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$11MRounds led0 of 27Sole investor1 roundsExits10 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 92%
Pitch Velocity Interactive Group

Velocity Interactive Group highlights

  1. 01

    27 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Series B and Venture: 52% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 1 rounds, median $8.5M

  4. 04

    10 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Type
Growth equity (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first27 appearances

  1. 2008

    2 rounds

  2. Aug
    Public PostVentureUndisclosedWith 1 other
  3. Jan
    BBESeries A · US · broadbandenterprises.com$10MWith 1 other
  4. 2007

    3 rounds

  5. Oct
    VIXXI SolutionsSeries A · US$4.0MWith 2 others
  6. Aug
    ONStorVenture · US · onstor.com$27MWith 4 others
  7. Apr
    VyattaSeries B · US · networkworld.com$11MWith 5 others
  8. 2006

    7 rounds

  9. Nov
    SpectraLinearSeries B · IN · spectralinear.com$14MWith 3 others
  10. Oct
    MonoSphereSeries B · encyclopedia.com$11MWith 2 others
  11. Sept
    VyattaSeries A · US · vyatta.com$7.5MWith 2 others
  12. May
    ExavioSeries C · US$3.0MWith 4 others
  13. May
    FilmLoopSeries B · US · accessmylibrary.com$7.0MWith 3 others
  14. Mar
    Fultec SemiconductorSeries C · US$12MWith 4 others
  15. Jan
    Vibe Solutions GroupVenture · US$4.8MWith 1 other
  16. 2005

    15 rounds

  17. Nov
    Firefly MobileSeries D · US · paidcontent.org$32MWith 2 others
  18. Oct
    CloudShield TechnologiesVenture · US · cloudshield.com$10MWith 3 others
  19. Oct
    Caymas SystemsSeries D · US · highbeam.com$13MWith 3 others
  20. Oct
    Azul SystemsVenture · US$42MWith 6 others
  21. Sept
    KOTURASeries B · US · kotura.com$13MWith 3 others
  22. Aug
    MonoSphereVenture · networkcomputing.com$6.0MWith 2 others
  23. Aug
    NetDevicesSeries B · US · jumpstartup.net$25MWith 4 others
  24. Aug
    PacketHopSeries C · US · thefreelibrary.com$10MWith 3 others
  25. Jun
    Hatteras NetworksSeries D · US · triangle.bizjournals.com$15MWith 2 others
  26. Jun
    ONStorSeries D · US · mayfield.com$24MWith 4 others
  27. Mar
    EXFOSeries E · CA$6.5MWith 6 others
  28. Mar
    TelASIC CommunicationsSeries D · US · socaltech.com$26MWith 4 others
  29. Jan
    Ahura ScientificSeries B · US · ahuracorp.com$10MWith 5 others
  30. Jan
    ExavioSeries B · US$7.0MWith 2 others
  31. Jan
    Firefly MobileSeries C · US$8.5MSole investor

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.

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed10 in all

VyattaBought by Brocade Communications SystemsUndisclosedNov 2012
Hatteras NetworksBought by Overture NetworksUndisclosedMar 2011
BBEBought by Specific Media$55MOct 2010
Ahura ScientificBought by Thermo Fisher Scientific$145MJan 2010
CloudShield TechnologiesBought by Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC)UndisclosedJan 2010
VIXXI SolutionsBought by dash Carrier ServicesUndisclosedNov 2009
ONStorBought by LSI$25MJul 2009
MonoSphereBought by Quest SoftwareUndisclosedJan 2009
Caymas SystemsBought by Citrix SystemsUndisclosedJun 2007
NetDevicesBought by Alcatel-LucentUndisclosedJan 2007

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 Velocity Interactive Group. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

ComVenturesVC firm7rounds togetherMayfield FundVC firm4rounds togetherCastile VenturesVC firm3rounds togetherFoundation CapitalVC firm3rounds togetherGF Private Equity GroupInstitutional LP3rounds togetherRedpointVC firm3rounds togetherWorldview Technology PartnersVC firm3rounds togetherARCH Venture PartnersVC firm2rounds togetherArrowPath Venture PartnersVC firm2rounds togetherColumbia CapitalVC firm2rounds togetherEnspire CapitalVC firm2rounds togetherLightspeed Venture PartnersVC firm2rounds together

Quick answers about Velocity Interactive Group

What does Velocity Interactive Group invest in?

Velocity Interactive Group invests most often at Series B and Venture (52% of the rounds on record).

How active is Velocity Interactive Group?

27 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Aug 2008.

How big are Velocity Interactive Group's cheques?

The median round it joins is $11M.

Does Velocity Interactive Group lead rounds?

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

Where does Velocity Interactive Group invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (92%).

Is Velocity Interactive Group investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Aug 2008.

Who does Velocity Interactive Group invest alongside?

Most often ComVentures (7 rounds together), Mayfield Fund (4 rounds together) and Castile Ventures (3 rounds together).

What kind of investor is Velocity Interactive Group?

Velocity Interactive Group is a growth equity firm.

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