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Ventures West

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

QuietVC firmWebsite unconfirmed

Series BSeries ASeries CAdvertisingEnterprise SoftwareVenture Capital & Private Equity

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 37 on record
Since the last cheque4954days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$11MRounds led0 of 37Sole investor2 roundsExits8 from the portfolioMostly inCanada, 68%
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Ventures West highlights

  1. 01

    37 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Series B and Series A: 59% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 2 rounds, median $6.4M

  4. 04

    8 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Sectors
AdvertisingEnterprise SoftwareVenture Capital & Private Equity
Based in
Canada
Cold pitches
Not stated

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The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first37 appearances

  1. 2013

    1 round

  2. Apr
    Aquinox PharmaceuticalsSeries C · CA · finance.yahoo.com$18MWith 4 others
  3. 2012

    2 rounds

  4. Aug
    Spectra7 MicrosystemsVenture · CA · pevc.dowjones.com$11MWith 2 others
  5. Apr
    Alder BiopharmaceuticalsSeries D · US · prnewswire.com$38MWith 6 others
  6. 2010

    3 rounds

  7. Sept
    Celator PharmaceuticalsSeries D · US · celatorpharma.com$20MWith 6 others
  8. Jun
    Aquinox PharmaceuticalsSeries B · CA · aqxpharma.com$25MWith 3 others
  9. Jan
    SWITCH MaterialsSeries B · CA · finsmes.com$7.5MWith 3 others
  10. 2009

    3 rounds

  11. Oct
    Fresco MicrochipVenture · CA · frescomicrochip.com$10MWith 1 other
  12. Jul
    QuickPlay MediaSeries D · CA · venturebeat.com$13MWith 3 others
  13. Mar
    Zeugma SystemsSeries C · CA · fundedlocal.com$9.0MWith 6 others
  14. 2008

    2 rounds

  15. Jul
    Celator PharmaceuticalsSeries C · US$23MWith 5 others
  16. Jan
    Fresco MicrochipSeries B · CA · redcanary.ca$14MWith 1 other
  17. 2007

    11 rounds

  18. Dec
    ViigoSeries A · CA · news.viigo.com$6.4MSole investor
  19. Dec
    Zeugma SystemsSeries B · CA · venturebeat.com$23MWith 5 others
  20. Nov
    SiXtron Advanced MaterialsSeries A · CA · deals.venturebeat.com$11MWith 3 others
  21. Sept
    QuickPlay MediaSeries C · CA · venturebeat.com$15MWith 3 others
  22. Aug
    Presidio PharmaceuticalsSeries B · US · presidiopharma.com$26MWith 4 others
  23. Jul
    6N SiliconSeries A · CA$5.7MWith 1 other
  24. Jun
    Aquinox PharmaceuticalsSeries A · CA$15MWith 3 others
  25. Apr
    EQOSeries B · CA · techcrunch.com$9.0MWith 2 others
  26. Apr
    RapidMindSeries A · CA$8.9MWith 2 others
  27. Mar
    ServeronVenture · US · portland.bizjournals.com$5.0MWith 6 others
  28. Jan
    Osprey Pharmaceuticals USAVenture · US$5.9MWith 4 others
  29. 2006

    8 rounds

  30. Oct
    BelAir NetworksSeries D · CA · belairnetworks.com$21MWith 7 others
  31. Jul
    Alder BiopharmaceuticalsSeries B · US$16MWith 3 others
  32. Jun
    Dabble DBSeries A · CA · blog.dabbledb.comUndisclosedSole investor
  33. May
    MacroGenicsSeries C · US · macrogenics.com$45MWith 10 others
  34. Feb
    MarquiSeries B · CA · bizjournals.com$7.5MWith 1 other
  35. Jan
    ServeronSeries F · US$3.0MWith 6 others
  36. Jan
    AvokiaSeries B · CA$6.4MWith 4 others
  37. Jan
    QuIC Financial TechnologiesSeries B · CA · quic.com$10MWith 3 others
  38. 2005

    3 rounds

  39. Jul
    Fresco MicrochipSeries A · CA · frescomicrochip.com$15MWith 1 other
  40. Jul
    Alder BiopharmaceuticalsSeries A · US$11MWith 2 others
  41. Jan
    Double-Take Software CanadaSeries A · CA$11MWith 3 others
  42. 2004

    1 round

  43. Jul
    NeurAxonSeries A · CA$1.9MWith 2 others
  44. 2003

    1 round

  45. Oct
    OncoGenexSeries B · US$12MWith 3 others
  46. 2001

    2 rounds

  47. Oct
    Interomex BioPharmaceuticalsSeries B · CA$4.0MWith 2 others
  48. Jun
    ServeronVenture · US$17MWith 5 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.

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed8 in all

MarquiBought by GivexUndisclosedSept 2014
OncoGenexListedUndisclosedJun 2013
BelAir NetworksBought by EricssonUndisclosedApr 2012
Zeugma SystemsBought by TellabsUndisclosedNov 2010
Dabble DBBought by TwitterUndisclosedJun 2010
ViigoBought by BlackBerryUndisclosedMar 2010
6N SiliconBought by Silicor MaterialsUndisclosedFeb 2010
RapidMindBought by IntelUndisclosedAug 2009

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 Ventures West. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Quick answers about Ventures West

What does Ventures West invest in?

Ventures West invests most often at Series B and Series A (59% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Advertising, Enterprise Software and Venture Capital & Private Equity.

How active is Ventures West?

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

How big are Ventures West's cheques?

The median round it joins is $11M.

Does Ventures West lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 37 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Ventures West invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in Canada (68%) and the United States (32%).

Is Ventures West investing now?

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

Who does Ventures West invest alongside?

Most often BDC Capital (11 rounds together), GrowthWorks (8 rounds together) and Celtic House Venture Partners (4 rounds together).

What kind of investor is Ventures West?

Ventures West is a VC firm based in Canada.

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