# Vulcan Ventures: portfolio, investments and team

> Vulcan Ventures is a vc firm based in United States. 9 investments on record, latest Aug 2015. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

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

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# Vulcan Ventures

Last cheque observed Aug 2015. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

Quiet VC firm

Series C Venture Growth

Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 9 on record

Since the last cheque **4079** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$30M** Rounds led **0 of 9** Exits **2 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 100%**

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## Vulcan Ventures highlights

- 01 9 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Series C and Venture: 67% of its rounds
- 03 2 exits from the portfolio

## What they do

- **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Based in:** Cincinnati, United States
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **9 appearances**

- **2015** 1 round
- **Aug** **[Qbox.io](https://millionrounds.com/company/qbox-io)** Seed · US **$2.4M** With 8 others
- **2003** 1 round
- **Jan** **[Perlegen Sciences](https://millionrounds.com/company/perlegen-sciences)** Series C · US **$30M** With 8 others
- **2001** 3 rounds
- **Sept** **[PTC Therapeutics](https://millionrounds.com/company/ptc-therapeutics)** Venture · US **$40M** With 9 others
- **Jun** **[800.COM](https://millionrounds.com/company/800-com)** Venture · US **$20M** With 5 others
- **Jan** **[Rocket Network](https://millionrounds.com/company/rocket-network)** Series D · US **$10M** With 5 others
- **2000** 2 rounds
- **Oct** **[Ingenio](https://millionrounds.com/company/ingen-io)** Series C · US **$42M** With 10 others
- **Jul** **[BOPS](https://millionrounds.com/company/bops)** Venture · US **$40M** With 8 others
- **1999** 2 rounds
- **Nov** **[800.COM](https://millionrounds.com/company/800-com)** Series C · US **$57M** With 8 others
- **Oct** **[Click2learn](https://millionrounds.com/company/click2learn)** Growth · US **$10M** 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 **11** 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 **2 in all**

**[PTC Therapeutics](https://millionrounds.com/company/ptc-therapeutics)** Listed **$125M** Jun 2013

**[Ingenio](https://millionrounds.com/company/ingen-io)** Bought by [AT&T](https://millionrounds.com/fund/at-and-t) **Undisclosed** Nov 2007

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

## Companies it bought

Acquisitions by the firm itself

**Ziff Davis** **Undisclosed** Nov 1999

## The cheque

Series C Venture Growth

Median round joined **$30M** the round, not its cheque

Led 0 of 9 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** Never alone
- **Last cheque:** Aug 2015
- **Exits:** 2 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Series C *3*
- Venture *3*
- Growth *1*
- Seed *1*
- Series D *1*

Cheques by year Led Joined

1999 2015

Often in the room with

- [Amerindo Investment Advisors](https://millionrounds.com/fund/amerindo-investment-advisors) 2
- [Trinity Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/trinity-ventures) 2

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## Who they invest alongside

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

[**Amerindo Investment Advisors** Growth equity **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/amerindo-investment-advisors)[**Trinity Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/trinity-ventures)

## Quick answers about Vulcan Ventures

### What does Vulcan Ventures invest in?

Vulcan Ventures invests most often at Series C and Venture (67% of the rounds on record).

### How active is Vulcan Ventures?

9 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Aug 2015.

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

The median round it joins is $30M.

### Does Vulcan Ventures lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 9 investments on record names it as the lead.

### Where does Vulcan Ventures invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (100%).

### Is Vulcan Ventures investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Aug 2015.

### Who does Vulcan Ventures invest alongside?

Most often Amerindo Investment Advisors (2 rounds together) and Trinity Ventures (2 rounds together).

### What kind of investor is Vulcan Ventures?

Vulcan Ventures is a VC firm based in Cincinnati, United States.

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