Investor

YFM Venture Finance

Last cheque observed Apr 2010. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

QuietVC firm

VentureSeries BSeries A

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 30 on record
Since the last cheque6041days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$592KRounds led0 of 30Sole investor24 roundsExits2 from the portfolioMostly inUnited Kingdom, 93%
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YFM Venture Finance highlights

  1. 01

    30 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Venture and Series B: 83% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 24 rounds, median $494K

  4. 04

    2 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first30 appearances

  1. 2010

    2 rounds

  2. Apr
    Pro-Cure TherapeuticsVenture · GB · pro-cure.uk.com$1.1MWith 2 others
  3. Feb
    New Net TechnologiesSeries B · GB$196KSole investor
  4. 2009

    2 rounds

  5. Nov
    Diamond Microwave DevicesVenture · GB · prnewswire.com$2.2MWith 1 other
  6. Mar
    CMS Global TechnologiesGBUndisclosedSole investor
  7. 2008

    10 rounds

  8. Dec
    ParaytecSeries C · GB · paraytec.com$1.0MWith 3 others
  9. Dec
    Break30Venture · GB$295KSole investor
  10. Nov
    New Net TechnologiesVenture · GB · yfmgroup.co.uk$368KSole investor
  11. Oct
    AndelVenture · GB$1.1MSole investor
  12. Jun
    GO-SIMSeries B · GB · yhef.co.uk$494KSole investor
  13. May
    CMS Global TechnologiesSeries B · GB · yfmgroup.co.uk$589KSole investor
  14. May
    eflowVenture · GB · growingbusiness.co.uk$649KSole investor
  15. Mar
    REM ENTERPRISEVenture · GB · thetelegraphandargus.co.uk$2.0MSole investor
  16. Feb
    Radio WavesVenture · US$99KSole investor
  17. Jan
    ProVision CommunicationsSeed · GB · businesswire.com$1.5MWith 3 others
  18. 2007

    8 rounds

  19. Dec
    TBi ConnectVenture · GB · yfmgroup.co.uk$671KSole investor
  20. Nov
    2smsVenture · US$939KSole investor
  21. Jul
    MtivitySeries C · GB$7.1MWith 4 others
  22. Jul
    CInergy International UKSeries A · GB · cinergize.com$1.5MSole investor
  23. Jul
    MirificeSeries B · GB · mirifice.com$1.3MSole investor
  24. Jun
    Lattice Voice TechnologiesVenture · GB · yorkshirepost.co.uk$295KSole investor
  25. May
    Object MatrixVenture · GB · southwestventuresfund.co.uk$496KSole investor
  26. Jan
    Dynmark InternationalVenture · GB · dynmark.com$981KSole investor
  27. 2006

    4 rounds

  28. Apr
    PDD GroupSeries A · GB$458KSole investor
  29. Jan
    Covalent SoftwareVenture · GB$447KSole investor
  30. Jan
    CMS Global TechnologiesVenture · GB$441KSole investor
  31. Jan
    Aconite TechnologyVenture · GB$592KSole investor
  32. 2005

    4 rounds

  33. Dec
    Txt4Venture · GB$430KSole investor
  34. Sept
    AupixVenture · GB · southwestventuresfund.co.uk$270KSole investor
  35. Jul
    MtivitySeries B · GB · dealipedia.com$2.6MWith 1 other
  36. Feb
    CellTranVenture · GB$470KSole 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.

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed2 in all

MirificeBought by Genius DigitalUndisclosedJan 2012
CellTranBought by York Pharma$109KOct 2008

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 YFM Venture Finance. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Alliance TrustGrowth equity2rounds together

Quick answers about YFM Venture Finance

What does YFM Venture Finance invest in?

YFM Venture Finance invests most often at Venture and Series B (83% of the rounds on record).

How active is YFM Venture Finance?

30 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Apr 2010.

How big are YFM Venture Finance's cheques?

The median round it joins is $592K.

Does YFM Venture Finance lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 30 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does YFM Venture Finance invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United Kingdom (93%) and the United States (7%).

Is YFM Venture Finance investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Apr 2010.

Who does YFM Venture Finance invest alongside?

Most often Alliance Trust (2 rounds together).

What kind of investor is YFM Venture Finance?

YFM Venture Finance is a VC firm.

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