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Walnut Ventures

Last cheque observed Nov 2014. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

QuietVC firm

Pre-seedSeedSeries AB2BB2CTech

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 6 on record
Since the last cheque4380days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$1.3MRounds led0 of 6Mostly inUnited States, 100%
Pitch Walnut Ventures

Walnut Ventures highlights

  1. 01

    6 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed and Series A: 83% of its rounds

What they do

A group of seasoned entrepreneurs and executives who invest, mentor & partner with seed-stage B2B and B2C companies.From their own website
Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries B
Sectors
B2BB2CTech
Based in
Cambridge, United States
Cold pitches
Accepted

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first6 appearances

  1. 2014

    2 rounds

  2. Nov
    Parabase GenomicsSeries B · US$2.0MWith 1 other
  3. Feb
    Senscio SystemsSeed · US$1.5MWith 3 others
  4. 2012

    2 rounds

  5. Dec
    PlayrificSeries A · US · finsmes.com$1.7MWith 4 others
  6. Jan
    InCrowdSeries A · US · finsmes.com$301KWith 1 other
  7. 2011

    2 rounds

  8. Oct
    ezCaterSeed · US · finsmes.com$630KWith 5 others
  9. Feb
    PixabilitySeed · US · masshightech.com$1.0MWith 8 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 1 person 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.

What they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

8 of 60 we have independently watched raise

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Weaker than a round we watched, stronger than a list somebody sold us. A firm is far less willing to put a company on its own site that it never funded.

Who they invest alongside

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

Quick answers about Walnut Ventures

What does Walnut Ventures invest in?

Walnut Ventures invests most often at Seed and Series A (83% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as B2B, B2C and Tech.

How active is Walnut Ventures?

6 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Nov 2014.

How big are Walnut Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $1.3M.

Does Walnut Ventures lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 6 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Walnut Ventures invest?

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

Is Walnut Ventures investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Nov 2014.

Who does Walnut Ventures invest alongside?

Most often LaunchPad Venture (3 rounds together), Golden Seeds (2 rounds together) and Maine Angels (2 rounds together).

What kind of investor is Walnut Ventures?

Walnut Ventures is a VC firm based in Cambridge, United States.

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