# WS Investments: portfolio, investments and team

> WS Investments is an investment firm based in United States. 21 investments on record, latest Jan 2016. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

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

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# WS Investments

Last cheque observed Jan 2016. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

Quiet Investment firm

Series B Series A Seed Medical Device Pharmaceutical Venture Capital & Private Equity

Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 21 on record

Since the last cheque **3951** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$56M** Rounds led **0 of 21** Sole investor **2 rounds** Exits **6 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 100%**

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## WS Investments highlights

- 01 21 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Series B and Series A: 44% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 2 rounds, median $8.9M
- 04 6 exits from the portfolio

## What they do

- **Type:** Investment firm (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Sectors:** Medical Device Pharmaceutical Venture Capital & Private Equity
- **Based in:** Waconia, United States
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **21 appearances**

- **2016** 1 round
- **Jan** **[Pivot3](https://millionrounds.com/company/pivot3)** **$56M** With 9 others
- **2014** 1 round
- **Jun** **[Phonio](https://millionrounds.com/company/phonio)** Seed · US **$750** With 2 others
- **2013** 3 rounds
- **Sept** **[SMASHsolar](https://millionrounds.com/company/smashsolar)** Seed · US **$670K** With 1 other
- **Apr** **[Conscious Box](https://millionrounds.com/company/conscious-box)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$1.4M** With 6 others
- **Mar** **[T2 Biosystems](https://millionrounds.com/company/t2-biosystems)** Series E · US · pevc.dowjones.com **$40M** With 9 others
- **2011** 1 round
- **Aug** **[T2 Biosystems](https://millionrounds.com/company/t2-biosystems)** Series D · US · masshightech.com **$23M** With 9 others
- **2010** 2 rounds
- **May** **[T2 Biosystems](https://millionrounds.com/company/t2-biosystems)** Series C · US · onbiovc.com **$15M** With 8 others
- **Mar** **[EMKinetics](https://millionrounds.com/company/emkinetics)** Venture · US · deals.venturebeat.com **$2.8M** Sole investor
- **2008** 2 rounds
- **May** **[Kythera Biopharmaceuticals](https://millionrounds.com/company/kythera-biopharmaceuticals)** Series C · US **$30M** With 7 others
- **Apr** **[DiVitas Networks](https://millionrounds.com/company/divitas-networks)** Venture · US · ipcommunications.tmcnet.com **$15M** With 3 others
- **2007** 1 round
- **Nov** **[AnaptysBio](https://millionrounds.com/company/anaptysbio)** Series B · US · anaptysbio.com **$33M** With 5 others
- **2006** 5 rounds
- **Dec** **[Kintera](https://millionrounds.com/company/kintera)** Venture · US **$4.5M** With 4 others
- **Nov** **[Ardian](https://millionrounds.com/company/ardian)** Series B · US · deals.venturebeat.com **$10M** With 3 others
- **Apr** **[Authernative](https://millionrounds.com/company/authernative)** Series A · US · accessmylibrary.com **$2.5M** With 1 other
- **Apr** **[Atrica](https://millionrounds.com/company/atrica)** Series F · US **$22M** With 8 others
- **Jan** **[Magnolia Broadband](https://millionrounds.com/company/magnolia-broadband)** Series D · US · magnoliabroadband.com **$14M** With 1 other
- **2005** 3 rounds
- **Jul** **[Lasso Logic](https://millionrounds.com/company/lasso-logic)** Series A · techstartups.wordpress.com **$4.0M** With 1 other
- **May** **[Fidelis Security Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/fidelis-security-systems)** Series A · US · washingtonpost.com **$4.1M** With 3 others
- **Apr** **[Avinti](https://millionrounds.com/company/avinti)** Series B · US **$7.2M** With 3 others
- **2004** 1 round
- **Mar** **[Agitar](https://millionrounds.com/company/agitar)** Series B · US **$13M** With 3 others
- **2003** 1 round
- **Mar** **[Hotelevision](https://millionrounds.com/company/hotelevision)** Series A · US **$15M** Sole investor

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 **6 in all**

**[Conscious Box](https://millionrounds.com/company/conscious-box)** Bought by Bestowed **Undisclosed** Oct 2015

**[Kythera Biopharmaceuticals](https://millionrounds.com/company/kythera-biopharmaceuticals)** Bought by [Allergan](https://millionrounds.com/fund/allergan) **$2.1B** Jun 2015

**[Fidelis Security Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/fidelis-security-systems)** Bought by [Marlin Equity Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/marlin-equity-partners) **Undisclosed** Apr 2015

**[Ardian](https://millionrounds.com/company/ardian)** Bought by [Medtronic](https://millionrounds.com/fund/medtronic) **$800M** Nov 2010

**[Kintera](https://millionrounds.com/company/kintera)** Bought by Blackbaud **$48M** Jul 2008

**[Lasso Logic](https://millionrounds.com/company/lasso-logic)** Bought by [SonicWALL](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sonicwall) **Undisclosed** Nov 2005

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

## The cheque

Series B Series A Seed

Median round joined **$56M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$8.9M**

Led 0 of 21 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** 2 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Jan 2016
- **Exits:** 6 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

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

Cheques by year Led Joined

2003 2016

Often in the room with

- [Arcus Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/arcus-ventures) 3
- [Camros Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/camros-capital) 3
- [Flagship Pioneering, LLC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/flagship-pioneering-llc) 3
- [Flybridge](https://millionrounds.com/fund/flybridge) 3
- [Partners Healthcare Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/partners-healthcare-group) 3
- [Physic Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/physic-ventures) 3

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## Who they invest alongside

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

[**Arcus Ventures** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/arcus-ventures)[**Camros Capital** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/camros-capital)[**Flagship Pioneering, LLC** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/flagship-pioneering-llc)[**Flybridge** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/flybridge)[**Partners Healthcare Group** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/partners-healthcare-group)[**Physic Ventures** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/physic-ventures)[**Polaris Partners** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/polaris-partners)[**Aisling Capital** Private equity **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/aisling-capital)[**RA Capital Management** Private equity **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ra-capital-management)

## Quick answers about WS Investments

### What does WS Investments invest in?

WS Investments invests most often at Series B and Series A (44% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Medical Device, Pharmaceutical and Venture Capital & Private Equity.

### How active is WS Investments?

21 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Jan 2016.

### What has WS Investments invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Pivot3 (Jan 2016).

### How big are WS Investments's cheques?

The median round it joins is $56M.

### Does WS Investments lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 21 investments on record names it as the lead.

### Where does WS Investments invest?

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

### Is WS Investments investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Jan 2016.

### Who does WS Investments invest alongside?

Most often Arcus Ventures (3 rounds together), Camros Capital (3 rounds together) and Flagship Pioneering, LLC (3 rounds together).

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