United States · Investor

Vulcan

Last cheque observed Aug 2019. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

QuietNew fund $8.8M, Jul 2013Investment firmWebsite unconfirmed

SeedSeries BSeries APoint Of SaleTransaction Processing

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 27 on record
Since the last cheque2636days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$11MRounds led0 of 27Mostly inUnited States, 89%
Pitch Vulcan

Vulcan highlights

  1. 01

    27 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed and Series B: 56% of its rounds

What they do

Type
Investment firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Sectors
Point Of SaleTransaction Processing
Based in
United States
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.

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first27 appearances

  1. 2019

    4 rounds

  2. Aug
    ScaleFactorSeries C · US · FinSMEs$60MWith 7 others
  3. Mar
    RevvoSeries A · US · FinSMEs$4.0MWith 2 others
  4. Mar
    FutureFuel.ioSeries A · US · FinSMEs$11MWith 7 others
  5. Feb
    AttunelySeed · US · GeekWire$3.7MWith 1 other
  6. 2018

    15 rounds

  7. Dec
    MatcherinoUS · FinSMEs$2.7MWith 2 others
  8. Oct
    Epic GamesUS · TechCrunch$1.3BWith 6 others
  9. Oct
    IconSeed · US · FinSMEs$9.0MWith 11 others
  10. Oct
    Leaftail LabsSeed · US · GeekWire$1.3MWith 6 others
  11. Oct
    ShujinkoSeed · US · TechCrunch$2.8MWith 4 others
  12. Sept
    SocotraSeries A · US · FinSMEs$6.0MWith 5 others
  13. Jun
    High FidelitySeries D · US · VentureBeat$35MWith 7 others
  14. Jun
    GrabSG · TechCrunch$1.0BWith 8 others
  15. May
    CortexymeSeries B · US · FinSMEs$76MWith 10 others
  16. May
    NanitSeries B · US · FinSMEs$14MWith 2 others
  17. Jan
    Igneous SystemsUS · GeekWire$15MWith 4 others
  18. Jan
    Sun BasketSeries D · US · FinSMEs$58MWith 7 others
  19. Jan
    Off Grid ElectricSeries D · TZ · Techmoran$55MWith 2 others
  20. Jan
    Pioneer Square LabsSeries B · US · FinSMEs$15MWith 12 others
  21. Jan
    LumaTaxUS · FinSMEs$3.0MWith 2 others
  22. 2017

    8 rounds

  23. Sept
    TauntSeed · US · FinSMEs$1.8MWith 3 others
  24. Aug
    VersiveUS · FinSMEs$13MWith 3 others
  25. Jul
    MatcherinoUS · FinSMEs$1.5MWith 2 others
  26. Jun
    Make.TVDE · FinSMEs$8.5MWith 6 others
  27. Jun
    NomadicSeed · US · FinSMEs$6.0MWith 3 others
  28. May
    EchodyneSeries B · US · FinSMEs$29MWith 4 others
  29. Feb
    Sun BasketSeries C · US · FinSMEs$15MWith 7 others
  30. Feb
    Against GravityUS · FinSMEs$5.0MWith 6 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

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration3 named

INInaki NegreteMr. Negrete is the Chief Executive Officer of Vulcan Investment Partners, LLC, which is the General PartneriFiling they signed
JRJuan Ramon ZaragozaMr. Zaragoza is the Chief Operating OfficeriFiling they signed
MAMario AlonsoMr. Alonso is the Chief Acquisitions OfficeriFiling they signed

We also hold 21 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.

Who they invest alongside

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

Madrona Venture GroupVC firm6rounds togetherMaveronVC firm3rounds togetherSequoia CapitalVC firm3rounds togetherAccolade PartnersFund of funds2rounds togetherFounders Circle CapitalVC firm2rounds togetherGreycroftVC firm2rounds togetherLightspeed Venture PartnersVC firm2rounds togetherRelevance VenturesVC firm2rounds together

Recently backed

The latest companies Vulcan put money into.

ScaleFactor$60M · Aug 2019FutureFuel.io$11M · Mar 2019Attunely$3.7M · Feb 2019Matcherino$2.7M · Dec 2018Epic Games$1.3B · Oct 2018Leaftail Labs$1.3M · Oct 2018

Quick answers about Vulcan

What does Vulcan invest in?

Vulcan invests most often at Seed and Series B (56% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Point Of Sale and Transaction Processing.

How active is Vulcan?

27 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Aug 2019.

What has Vulcan invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: ScaleFactor (Series C, Aug 2019), Revvo (Series A, Mar 2019) and FutureFuel.io (Series A, Mar 2019).

How big are Vulcan's cheques?

The median round it joins is $11M.

Does Vulcan lead rounds?

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

Where does Vulcan invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (89%).

Is Vulcan investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Aug 2019.

Who does Vulcan invest alongside?

Most often Madrona Venture Group (6 rounds together), Maveron (3 rounds together) and Sequoia Capital (3 rounds together).

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