# WGI Group: portfolio, investments and team

> WGI Group is a vc firm based in Spain. 12 investments on record, latest Dec 2018. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

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

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# WGI Group

No cheque observed since Dec 2018, after 12 earlier cheques, and the website is parked.

Dormant VC firm

Seed Series A Series B Bioinformatics Biotechnology Internet

Cheques on record

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

Since the last cheque **2873** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$3.5M** Rounds led **0 of 12** Exits **4 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 100%**

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## WGI Group highlights

- 01 12 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Seed and Series A: 75% of its rounds
- 03 4 exits from the portfolio

## What they do

- **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Sectors:** Bioinformatics Biotechnology Internet
- **Based in:** Spain
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **12 appearances**

- **2018** 1 round
- **Dec** **[Aiera](https://millionrounds.com/company/aiera)** Seed · US · Xconomy **$3.5M** With 3 others
- **2014** 3 rounds
- **Jul** **[Fuisz](https://millionrounds.com/company/fuisz)** Seed · US **$2.1M** With 16 others
- **Feb** **[The Muse](https://millionrounds.com/company/the-muse)** Seed · US **$1.0M** With 10 others
- **Feb** **[Confide](https://millionrounds.com/company/confide)** Seed · US **$1.9M** With 11 others
- **2013** 5 rounds
- **Dec** **[Eleven James](https://millionrounds.com/company/eleven-james)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$1.4M** With 6 others
- **Nov** **[Shake](https://millionrounds.com/company/shake)** Series A · US · techcrunch.com **$3.0M** With 6 others
- **Sept** **[Curbside](https://millionrounds.com/company/curbside)** Seed · US **$1.5M** With 5 others
- **Feb** **[Taboola](https://millionrounds.com/company/taboola)** Series D · US · techcrunch.com **$15M** With 4 others
- **Jan** **[Optimal, Inc.](https://millionrounds.com/company/optimal-inc)** Series B · US · techcrunch.com **$4.5M** With 10 others
- **2012** 2 rounds
- **Oct** **[Perfect Audience](https://millionrounds.com/company/perfect-audience)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$1.1M** With 10 others
- **Jun** **[Yext](https://millionrounds.com/company/yext)** Series E · US · techcrunch.com **$27M** With 4 others
- **2010** 1 round
- **Feb** **[DoodleDeals Inc.](https://millionrounds.com/company/doodledeals-inc)** Series A · US **$1.3M** With 16 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 **3** 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 **4 in all**

**[Shake](https://millionrounds.com/company/shake)** Bought by LegalShield **Undisclosed** Apr 2015

**[Perfect Audience](https://millionrounds.com/company/perfect-audience)** Bought by Marin Software **$23M** Jun 2014

**[Optimal, Inc.](https://millionrounds.com/company/optimal-inc)** Bought by Brand Networks **$35M** Oct 2013

**[DoodleDeals Inc.](https://millionrounds.com/company/doodledeals-inc)** Bought by Plum District **Undisclosed** Dec 2011

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

## The cheque

Seed Series A Series B

Median round joined **$3.5M** the round, not its cheque

Led 0 of 12 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** Never alone
- **Last cheque:** Dec 2018
- **Exits:** 4 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Seed *7*
- Series A *2*
- Series B *1*
- Series D *1*
- Series E *1*

Cheques by year Led Joined

2010 2018

Often in the room with

- [BoxGroup](https://millionrounds.com/fund/boxgroup) 4
- [Marker](https://millionrounds.com/fund/marker) 3
- [CrunchFund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/crunchfund-3) 2
- [Innovation Endeavors](https://millionrounds.com/fund/innovation-endeavors) 2
- [Lerer Hippeau](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lerer-hippeau) 2
- [MESA+](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mesa) 2

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## Who they invest alongside

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

[**BoxGroup** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/boxgroup)[**Marker** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/marker)[**CrunchFund** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/crunchfund-3)[**Innovation Endeavors** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/innovation-endeavors)[**Lerer Hippeau** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lerer-hippeau)[**MESA+** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mesa)[**SV Angel** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sv-angel)

## Recently backed

The latest companies WGI Group put money into.

[**Aiera** $3.5M · Dec 2018](https://millionrounds.com/company/aiera)

## Mentioned on podcasts

Episodes that name WGI Group in their description, not their title.

- [The Official SaaStr Podcast](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/saastr) 23 Jul 2018 · 34 min SaaStr 185: Moat CEO, Jonah Goodhart on How To Scale A Logo Machine In the Early Days & Why Brand and North Star Should Drive All Decision Making Mentions [Jonah Goodhart](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jonah-goodhart)[Founder Collective](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founder-collective)[Founders Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founders-fund) *+2* Apple PodcastsShow page

## Quick answers about WGI Group

### What does WGI Group invest in?

WGI Group invests most often at Seed and Series A (75% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Bioinformatics, Biotechnology and Internet.

### How active is WGI Group?

12 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Dec 2018.

### What has WGI Group invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Aiera (Seed, Dec 2018).

### How big are WGI Group's cheques?

The median round it joins is $3.5M.

### Does WGI Group lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 12 investments on record names it as the lead.

### Where does WGI Group invest?

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

### Is WGI Group investing now?

It looks quiet: no investment on record since Dec 2018.

### Who does WGI Group invest alongside?

Most often BoxGroup (4 rounds together), Marker (3 rounds together) and CrunchFund (2 rounds together).

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