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XSeed Capital

Filed with the SEC to raise a fund in Sep 2024. Last cheque observed Aug 2020.

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QuietNew fund, Sept 2024VC firm

SeedSeries ASeries BAugmented RealityBig Data & AnalyticsCloudTech

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 58 on record
Since the last cheque2256days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$3.0MCheque size, as they say$25K – $1.5MRounds led0 of 58Sole investor8 roundsExits4 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 100%
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XSeed Capital highlights

  1. 01

    58 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed and Series A: 74% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 8 rounds, median $900K

  4. 04

    4 exits from the portfolio

What they do

XSeed Capital is an early stage investment firm that works with entrepreneurs whose goal is to build category-leading, high growth companiesFrom their own website
Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
$25K – $1.5M as they say
Stages
SeedSeries ASeries BGrowth
Sectors
Augmented RealityBig Data & AnalyticsCloudTech
Based in
Portola Valley, United States
Cold pitches
Accepted

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first58 appearances

  1. 2020

    1 round

  2. Aug
    NarrativeSeries A · US · Firms' own news pages$8.5MWith 5 others
  3. 2018

    1 round

  4. Jan
    eSports OneSeed · US · FinSMEs$3.0MWith 1 other
  5. 2017

    2 rounds

  6. Mar
    StatXSeed · US · FinSMEs$2.5MWith 4 others
  7. Jan
    Eloquent LabsSeed · US · TechCrunch$1.5MWith 5 others
  8. 2016

    3 rounds

  9. Nov
    PeerWellSeed · US · FinSMEs$2.1MSole investor
  10. Sept
    HMicroUS · FinSMEs$10MWith 2 others
  11. Jan
    Trifacta$35MWith 13 others
  12. 2015

    6 rounds

  13. Oct
    Cape ProductionsVenture · US$10MWith 4 others
  14. Sept
    SimplyCreditSeed · US$1.5MWith 1 other
  15. Jun
    AtScaleSeries A · US$7.0MWith 3 others
  16. Jun
    Caller ZenSeedUndisclosedSole investor
  17. May
    Lilt Inc.Debt · US$650KSole investor
  18. Jan
    The LeagueSeed · US$2.1MWith 12 others
  19. 2014

    5 rounds

  20. Oct
    Zipline MedicalSeries C · US$5.7MWith 3 others
  21. Sept
    Citrine InformaticsSeed · USUndisclosedWith 5 others
  22. Jun
    GeneWEAVESeries B · US$12MWith 2 others
  23. May
    CirroSecureSeed · US$1.6MWith 2 others
  24. Jan
    Zipline MedicalSeries C · US$4.3MWith 2 others
  25. 2013

    10 rounds

  26. Oct
    PixleeSeed · US · finsmes.com$1.5MWith 5 others
  27. Sept
    DropThoughtSeries A · US · venturebeat.com$2.5MWith 1 other
  28. Sept
    BreezeworksSeed · US$2.0MWith 11 others
  29. Sept
    ChatousSeed · US$2.1MWith 3 others
  30. Aug
    SIPXSeries B · US · finsmes.com$4.0MWith 3 others
  31. Jun
    Compass Quality Insight Inc.Seed · US · pehub.com$2.0MWith 2 others
  32. May
    Lex MachinaSeries A · US · techcrunch.com$4.8MWith 3 others
  33. Apr
    Neon LabsSeed · US · cmu.edu$625KWith 3 others
  34. Feb
    PlaynomicsSeries B · US · techcrunch.com$5.0MWith 2 others
  35. Feb
    BrightBox TechnologiesSeed · USUndisclosedSole investor
  36. 2012

    10 rounds

  37. Oct
    TrifactaSeries A · US · gigaom.com$4.3MWith 4 others
  38. Oct
    SIPXSeries A · US · sipx.com$2.4MWith 2 others
  39. Jul
    Lex MachinaSeed · US · pehub.com$2.0MWith 6 others
  40. Jul
    VitaPath GeneticsGrowth · US$328KWith 1 other
  41. Jul
    Lex MachinaVenture · US$858KWith 1 other
  42. Jul
    CellScapeVenture · US$1.1MWith 1 other
  43. Apr
    Zipline MedicalSeries B · US · ziplinemedical.com$5.0MWith 1 other
  44. Apr
    VitaPath GeneticsSeries C · US$4.7MWith 1 other
  45. Feb
    GeneWEAVESeries A · US · live-pr.com$12MWith 2 others
  46. Feb
    CellScapeSeries B · US · elsevierbi.com$9.3MWith 1 other
  47. 2011

    4 rounds

  48. Jul
    OPX BiotechnologiesSeries C · US · vcnewsdaily.com$37MWith 5 others
  49. Mar
    PlaynomicsSeries A · USUndisclosedWith 4 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 registration2 named

MGMichael Glen BorrusManaging Member of the General PartneriFiling they signed
RERobert Eric SiegelManaging Member of the General PartneriFiling they signed

We also hold 7 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.

What the register says

From the firm's own filings with the SEC, which it must file accurately by law

$120Mgross assets of its fundsOct 2026
Exemptreporting adviserventure or small private funds
Legal name
X/seed Management Company, LLC
SEC number
CRD 160343

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed4 in all

Lex MachinaBought by LexisNexisUndisclosedNov 2015
GeneWEAVEBought by Roche$425MAug 2015
SIPXBought by ProQuestUndisclosedApr 2015
PlaynomicsBought by Unity TechnologiesUndisclosedApr 2014

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

Who they invest alongside

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

Mohr Davidow VenturesVC firm10rounds togetherClaremont Creek VenturesVC firm6rounds togetherUlu VenturesVC firm4rounds togetherAME Cloud VenturesVC firm3rounds togetherAccelVC firm3rounds togetherMetamorphic VenturesVC firm3rounds togetherRA Capital ManagementPrivate equity3rounds togetherSeed CapitalVC firm3rounds togetherAltira GroupPrivate equity2rounds togetherBraemar Energy VenturesVC firm2rounds togetherCostanoa VenturesVC firm2rounds togetherDCVCVC firm2rounds together

Recently backed

The latest companies XSeed Capital put money into.

eSports One$3.0M · Jan 2018StatX$2.5M · Mar 2017Eloquent Labs$1.5M · Jan 2017PeerWell$2.1M · Nov 2016

On podcasts

2 episodes naming XSeed Capital in the title.

Quick answers about XSeed Capital

What does XSeed Capital invest in?

XSeed Capital invests most often at Seed and Series A (74% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Augmented Reality, Big Data & Analytics and CloudTech.

How active is XSeed Capital?

58 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Aug 2020.

What has XSeed Capital invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Narrative (Series A, Aug 2020), eSports One (Seed, Jan 2018) and StatX (Seed, Mar 2017).

How big are XSeed Capital's cheques?

The median round it joins is $3.0M. It says it writes cheques of $25K to $1.5M.

Does XSeed Capital lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 58 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does XSeed Capital invest?

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

Is XSeed Capital investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Aug 2020.

Who does XSeed Capital invest alongside?

Most often Mohr Davidow Ventures (10 rounds together), Claremont Creek Ventures (6 rounds together) and Ulu Ventures (4 rounds together).

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