# Vulcan: portfolio, investments and team

> Vulcan is an investment firm based in United States. 27 investments on record, latest Aug 2019. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

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

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# Vulcan

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

Quiet New fund $8.8M, Jul 2013 Investment firm Website unconfirmed

Seed Series B Series A Point Of Sale Transaction Processing

Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 27 on record

Since the last cheque **2636** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$11M** Rounds led **0 of 27** Mostly in **United States, 89%**

Pitch Vulcan

## Vulcan highlights

- 01 27 rounds on record
- 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 Sale Transaction 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](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=vulcan).

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **27 appearances**

- **2019** 4 rounds
- **Aug** **[ScaleFactor](https://millionrounds.com/company/scalefactor)** Series C · US · FinSMEs **$60M** With 7 others
- **Mar** **[Revvo](https://millionrounds.com/company/revvo)** Series A · US · FinSMEs **$4.0M** With 2 others
- **Mar** **[FutureFuel.io](https://millionrounds.com/company/futurefuel-io)** Series A · US · FinSMEs **$11M** With 7 others
- **Feb** **[Attunely](https://millionrounds.com/company/attunely)** Seed · US · GeekWire **$3.7M** With 1 other
- **2018** 15 rounds
- **Dec** **[Matcherino](https://millionrounds.com/company/matcherino)** US · FinSMEs **$2.7M** With 2 others
- **Oct** **[Epic Games](https://millionrounds.com/company/epic-games)** US · TechCrunch **$1.3B** With 6 others
- **Oct** **[Icon](https://millionrounds.com/company/icon)** Seed · US · FinSMEs **$9.0M** With 11 others
- **Oct** **[Leaftail Labs](https://millionrounds.com/company/leaftail-labs)** Seed · US · GeekWire **$1.3M** With 6 others
- **Oct** **[Shujinko](https://millionrounds.com/company/shujinko)** Seed · US · TechCrunch **$2.8M** With 4 others
- **Sept** **[Socotra](https://millionrounds.com/company/socotra)** Series A · US · FinSMEs **$6.0M** With 5 others
- **Jun** **[High Fidelity](https://millionrounds.com/company/high-fidelity)** Series D · US · VentureBeat **$35M** With 7 others
- **Jun** **[Grab](https://millionrounds.com/company/grab)** SG · TechCrunch **$1.0B** With 8 others
- **May** **[Cortexyme](https://millionrounds.com/company/cortexyme)** Series B · US · FinSMEs **$76M** With 10 others
- **May** **[Nanit](https://millionrounds.com/company/nanit)** Series B · US · FinSMEs **$14M** With 2 others
- **Jan** **[Igneous Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/igneous-systems)** US · GeekWire **$15M** With 4 others
- **Jan** **[Sun Basket](https://millionrounds.com/company/sun-basket)** Series D · US · FinSMEs **$58M** With 7 others
- **Jan** **[Off Grid Electric](https://millionrounds.com/company/off-grid-electric)** Series D · TZ · Techmoran **$55M** With 2 others
- **Jan** **[Pioneer Square Labs](https://millionrounds.com/company/pioneer-square-labs)** Series B · US · FinSMEs **$15M** With 12 others
- **Jan** **[LumaTax](https://millionrounds.com/company/lumatax)** US · FinSMEs **$3.0M** With 2 others
- **2017** 8 rounds
- **Sept** **[Taunt](https://millionrounds.com/company/taunt)** Seed · US · FinSMEs **$1.8M** With 3 others
- **Aug** **[Versive](https://millionrounds.com/company/versive)** US · FinSMEs **$13M** With 3 others
- **Jul** **[Matcherino](https://millionrounds.com/company/matcherino)** US · FinSMEs **$1.5M** With 2 others
- **Jun** **[Make.TV](https://millionrounds.com/company/make-tv)** DE · FinSMEs **$8.5M** With 6 others
- **Jun** **[Nomadic](https://millionrounds.com/company/nomadic)** Seed · US · FinSMEs **$6.0M** With 3 others
- **May** **[Echodyne](https://millionrounds.com/company/echodyne)** Series B · US · FinSMEs **$29M** With 4 others
- **Feb** **[Sun Basket](https://millionrounds.com/company/sun-basket)** Series C · US · FinSMEs **$15M** With 7 others
- **Feb** **[Against Gravity](https://millionrounds.com/company/against-gravity)** US · FinSMEs **$5.0M** With 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 registration **3 named**

IN **Inaki Negrete** Mr. Negrete is the Chief Executive Officer of Vulcan Investment Partners, LLC, which is the General Partner i Filing they signed

JR **Juan Ramon Zaragoza** Mr. Zaragoza is the Chief Operating Officer i Filing they signed

MA **Mario Alonso** Mr. Alonso is the Chief Acquisitions Officer i Filing 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.

New fund on file

**$8.8M**

raised in Jul 2013

From its SEC filing, not a journalist: a firm that has just raised has money to deploy.

## The cheque

Seed Series B Series A

Median round joined **$11M** the round, not its cheque

Led 0 of 27 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** Never alone
- **Last cheque:** Aug 2019

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Seed *6*
- Series B *4*
- Series A *3*
- Series D *3*
- Series C *2*

Cheques by year Led Joined

2017 2019

Often in the room with

- [Madrona Venture Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/madrona) 6
- [Maveron](https://millionrounds.com/fund/maveron) 3
- [Sequoia Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sequoia-capital) 3
- [Accolade Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/accolade-partners) 2
- [Founders Circle Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founders-circle-capital) 2
- [Greycroft](https://millionrounds.com/fund/greycroft) 2

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## 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 Group** VC firm **6** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/madrona)[**Maveron** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/maveron)[**Sequoia Capital** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sequoia-capital)[**Accolade Partners** Fund of funds **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/accolade-partners)[**Founders Circle Capital** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founders-circle-capital)[**Greycroft** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/greycroft)[**Lightspeed Venture Partners** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lightspeed-venture-partners)[**Relevance Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/relevance-ventures)

## Recently backed

The latest companies Vulcan put money into.

[**ScaleFactor** $60M · Aug 2019](https://millionrounds.com/company/scalefactor)[**FutureFuel.io** $11M · Mar 2019](https://millionrounds.com/company/futurefuel-io)[**Attunely** $3.7M · Feb 2019](https://millionrounds.com/company/attunely)[**Matcherino** $2.7M · Dec 2018](https://millionrounds.com/company/matcherino)[**Epic Games** $1.3B · Oct 2018](https://millionrounds.com/company/epic-games)[**Leaftail Labs** $1.3M · Oct 2018](https://millionrounds.com/company/leaftail-labs)

## 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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