# William Blair New World Ventures: portfolio, investments and team

> William Blair New World Ventures is a vc firm based in United States. 6 investments on record, latest Aug 2007. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

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

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# William Blair New World Ventures

Last cheque observed Aug 2007. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

Quiet VC firm

Series C Series A Series B Consulting Health Care

Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 6 on record

Since the last cheque **7026** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$11M** Rounds led **0 of 6** Exits **5 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 100%**

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## William Blair New World Ventures highlights

- 01 6 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Series C and Series A: 67% of its rounds
- 03 5 exits from the portfolio

## What they do

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

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **6 appearances**

- **2007** 1 round
- **Aug** **[Compete](https://millionrounds.com/company/compete)** Series C · US · thealarmclock.com **$10M** With 4 others
- **2005** 1 round
- **Feb** **[Vericept](https://millionrounds.com/company/vericept)** Venture · US · vericept.com **$13M** With 3 others
- **2003** 1 round
- **Mar** **[Lefthand Networks](https://millionrounds.com/company/lefthand-networks)** Series C · US **$20M** With 7 others
- **2001** 2 rounds
- **Nov** **[Lefthand Networks](https://millionrounds.com/company/lefthand-networks)** Series A · US **$5.5M** With 6 others
- **Jul** **[Ikimbo](https://millionrounds.com/company/ikimbo)** Series C · US **$9.5M** With 5 others
- **1999** 1 round
- **Dec** **[ACTIVE Network](https://millionrounds.com/company/active-network)** Series B · US **$16M** With 3 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.

## Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed **5 in all**

**[ACTIVE Network](https://millionrounds.com/company/active-network)** Bought by [Vista Equity Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/vista-equity-partners) **Undisclosed** Nov 2013

**[ACTIVE Network](https://millionrounds.com/company/active-network)** Listed **Undisclosed** Jun 2011

**[Vericept](https://millionrounds.com/company/vericept)** Bought by Trustwave Holdings **Undisclosed** Sept 2009

**[Lefthand Networks](https://millionrounds.com/company/lefthand-networks)** Bought by [Hewlett-Packard](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hewlett-packard) **$360M** Oct 2008

**[Compete](https://millionrounds.com/company/compete)** Bought by Taylor Nelson Sofres **$150M** Mar 2008

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

## The cheque

Series C Series A Series B

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

Led 0 of 6 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** Never alone
- **Last cheque:** Aug 2007
- **Exits:** 5 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Series C *3*
- Series A *1*
- Series B *1*
- Venture *1*

Cheques by year Led Joined

1999 2007

Often in the room with

- [Sequel Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sequel-venture-partners) 3
- [Boulder Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/boulder-ventures) 2
- [Ironside Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ironside-ventures) 2
- [Portage Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/portage-venture-partners) 2
- [Vista Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/vista-ventures) 2

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## Who they invest alongside

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

[**Sequel Venture Partners** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sequel-venture-partners)[**Boulder Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/boulder-ventures)[**Ironside Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ironside-ventures)[**Portage Venture Partners** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/portage-venture-partners)[**Vista Ventures** Growth equity **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/vista-ventures)

## Quick answers about William Blair New World Ventures

### What does William Blair New World Ventures invest in?

William Blair New World Ventures invests most often at Series C and Series A (67% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Consulting and Health Care.

### How active is William Blair New World Ventures?

6 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Aug 2007.

### How big are William Blair New World Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $11M.

### Does William Blair New World Ventures lead rounds?

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

### Where does William Blair New World Ventures invest?

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

### Is William Blair New World Ventures investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Aug 2007.

### Who does William Blair New World Ventures invest alongside?

Most often Sequel Venture Partners (3 rounds together), Boulder Ventures (2 rounds together) and Ironside Ventures (2 rounds together).

### What kind of investor is William Blair New World Ventures?

William Blair New World Ventures is a VC firm based in United States.

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