# Vista Ventures: portfolio, investments and team

> Vista Ventures is a growth equity based in United States. 25 investments on record, latest Sept 2011. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/vista-ventures (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Vista Ventures

Last cheque observed Sep 2011. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

Quiet Growth equity

Series B Series C Series A Enterprise Software Machine Learning Impact Investing

Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 25 on record

Since the last cheque **5508** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$10M** Rounds led **0 of 25** Sole investor **1 rounds** Exits **7 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 96%**

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## Vista Ventures highlights

- 01 25 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Series B and Series C: 61% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 1 rounds, median $1.5M
- 04 7 exits from the portfolio

## What they do

- **Type:** Growth equity (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Sectors:** Enterprise Software Machine Learning Impact Investing
- **Based in:** United States
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **25 appearances**

- **2011** 2 rounds
- **Sept** **[Market Force Information](https://millionrounds.com/company/market-force-information)** Debt · US · finsmes.com **$15M** With 5 others
- **Aug** **[Shocking Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/shocking-technologies)** Series C · US · venturebeat.com **$15M** With 4 others
- **2010** 1 round
- **Feb** **[Shocking Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/shocking-technologies)** Series B · US · freshnews.com **$8.0M** With 3 others
- **2009** 3 rounds
- **Aug** **[Shocking Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/shocking-technologies)** Series B · US · freshnews.com **$10M** With 2 others
- **Jun** **[Tendril](https://millionrounds.com/company/tendril)** Series C · US · reuters.com **$30M** With 3 others
- **Mar** **[Market Force Information](https://millionrounds.com/company/market-force-information)** Series B · US · monitorclipper.com **$32M** With 3 others
- **2008** 4 rounds
- **Dec** **[Sitrion](https://millionrounds.com/company/sitrion)** Series F · US · paidcontent.org **$10M** With 2 others
- **Oct** **[Solavista](https://millionrounds.com/company/solavista)** Seed · US **$250K** With 1 other
- **Jun** **[Rally Software](https://millionrounds.com/company/rally-software)** Series C · US · pr-inside.com **$17M** With 3 others
- **Mar** **[Tendril](https://millionrounds.com/company/tendril)** Series B · US · venturebeat.com **$12M** With 3 others
- **2007** 4 rounds
- **Dec** **[Sitrion](https://millionrounds.com/company/sitrion)** Series E · US · techcrunch.com **$12M** With 2 others
- **Jul** **[Stratavia](https://millionrounds.com/company/stratavia)** Series B · US · stratavia.com **$6.3M** With 2 others
- **Mar** **[Market Force Information](https://millionrounds.com/company/market-force-information)** Series B · US **$32M** With 3 others
- **Jan** **[Altos Design Automation](https://millionrounds.com/company/altos-design-automation)** Series A · US · altos-da.com **$1.5M** Sole investor
- **2006** 4 rounds
- **Nov** **[MX Logic](https://millionrounds.com/company/mx-logic)** Series F · US **$4.0M** With 4 others
- **Aug** **[Tendril](https://millionrounds.com/company/tendril)** Series B · US **$4.7M** With 2 others
- **Jun** **[Rally Software](https://millionrounds.com/company/rally-software)** Series B · US · rallydev.com **$8.0M** With 2 others
- **Apr** **[Indicative Software](https://millionrounds.com/company/indicative-software)** Series B · US · bizjournals.com **$6.0M** With 2 others
- **2005** 3 rounds
- **Sept** **[Lefthand Networks](https://millionrounds.com/company/lefthand-networks)** Series C · US · goliath.ecnext.com **$25M** With 10 others
- **Aug** **[Stratavia](https://millionrounds.com/company/stratavia)** Series A · US **$3.3M** With 2 others
- **Jan** **[SiGe Semiconductor](https://millionrounds.com/company/sige-semiconductor)** Venture · CA **$8.5M** With 8 others
- **2004** 1 round
- **Dec** **[IBSN](https://millionrounds.com/company/ibsn)** Series A · US **$6.0M** With 4 others
- **2003** 1 round
- **Mar** **[Lefthand Networks](https://millionrounds.com/company/lefthand-networks)** Series C · US **$20M** With 7 others
- **2001** 2 rounds
- **Nov** **[Lefthand Networks](https://millionrounds.com/company/lefthand-networks)** Series A · US **$5.5M** With 6 others
- **Jun** **[Lefthand Networks](https://millionrounds.com/company/lefthand-networks)** Series A · US **$13M** 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 **5** 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 **7 in all**

**[Rally Software](https://millionrounds.com/company/rally-software)** Bought by [CA Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ca-technologies) **Undisclosed** May 2015

**[Rally Software](https://millionrounds.com/company/rally-software)** Listed **$84M** Apr 2013

**[SiGe Semiconductor](https://millionrounds.com/company/sige-semiconductor)** Bought by Skyworks Solutions **$275M** May 2011

**[Stratavia](https://millionrounds.com/company/stratavia)** Bought by [Hewlett-Packard](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hewlett-packard) **Undisclosed** Aug 2010

**[MX Logic](https://millionrounds.com/company/mx-logic)** Bought by [McAfee](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mcafee) **$140M** Jul 2009

**[Lefthand Networks](https://millionrounds.com/company/lefthand-networks)** Bought by [Hewlett-Packard](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hewlett-packard) **$360M** Oct 2008

**[Indicative Software](https://millionrounds.com/company/indicative-software)** Bought by Nimsoft **Undisclosed** Apr 2008

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

## The cheque

Series B Series C Series A

Median round joined **$10M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$1.5M**

Led 0 of 25 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** 1 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Sept 2011
- **Exits:** 7 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Series B *9*
- Series C *5*
- Series A *5*
- Series F *2*
- Venture *1*
- Seed *1*

Cheques by year Led Joined

2001 2011

Often in the room with

- [Boulder Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/boulder-ventures) 9
- [Sequel Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sequel-venture-partners) 5
- [Ironside Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ironside-ventures) 4
- [Mobius Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mobius-venture-capital) 4
- [ARCH Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/arch-venture-partners) 3
- [ATA Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ata-ventures) 3

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## Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Vista Ventures. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

[**Boulder Ventures** VC firm **9** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/boulder-ventures)[**Sequel Venture Partners** VC firm **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sequel-venture-partners)[**Ironside Ventures** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ironside-ventures)[**Mobius Venture Capital** Growth equity **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mobius-venture-capital)[**ARCH Venture Partners** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/arch-venture-partners)[**ATA Ventures** Growth equity **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ata-ventures)[**Adams Street Partners** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/adams-street-partners)[**Appian Ventures** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/appian-ventures)[**Centennial Ventures** Growth equity **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/centennial-ventures)[**Monitor Clipper Funds** Growth equity **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/monitor-clipper-partners)[**Portage Venture Partners** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/portage-venture-partners)[**Access Venture Partners** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/access-venture-partners)

## Quick answers about Vista Ventures

### What does Vista Ventures invest in?

Vista Ventures invests most often at Series B and Series C (61% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Enterprise Software, Machine Learning and Impact Investing.

### How active is Vista Ventures?

25 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Sept 2011.

### How big are Vista Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $10M.

### Does Vista Ventures lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 25 investments on record names it as the lead.

### Where does Vista Ventures invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (96%).

### Is Vista Ventures investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Sept 2011.

### Who does Vista Ventures invest alongside?

Most often Boulder Ventures (9 rounds together), Sequel Venture Partners (5 rounds together) and Ironside Ventures (4 rounds together).

### What kind of investor is Vista Ventures?

Vista Ventures is a growth equity firm based in United States.

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