# ZG Ventures: portfolio, investments and team

> ZG Ventures is a growth equity based in United States. 11 investments on record, latest Oct 2017. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

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

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# ZG Ventures

Last cheque observed Oct 2017. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

Quiet Growth equity

Series B Series A Series C Information Technology Sports Venture Capital & Private Equity

Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 11 on record

Since the last cheque **3296** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$9.5M** Rounds led **0 of 11** Exits **2 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 91%**

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## ZG Ventures highlights

- 01 11 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Series B and Series A: 70% of its rounds
- 03 2 exits from the portfolio

## What they do

- **Type:** Growth equity (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Sectors:** Information Technology Sports Venture Capital & Private Equity
- **Based in:** Washington, United States
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **11 appearances**

- **2017** 2 rounds
- **Oct** **[Fluent City](https://millionrounds.com/company/fluent-city)** Series A · US · FinSMEs **$3.0M** With 7 others
- **Aug** **[BrainScope](https://millionrounds.com/company/brainscope)** US · FinSMEs **$16M** With 3 others
- **2015** 1 round
- **Jul** **[Carspring](https://millionrounds.com/company/carspring)** Series B · GB **$3.3M** With 6 others
- **2013** 1 round
- **Mar** **[BoatSetter](https://millionrounds.com/company/boatsetter)** Seed · US **$700K** With 1 other
- **2008** 1 round
- **Nov** **[iSkoot](https://millionrounds.com/company/iskoot)** Series C · US · techcrunch.com **$19M** With 4 others
- **2007** 3 rounds
- **Jul** **[LifeShield](https://millionrounds.com/company/lifeshield)** Series C · US **$14M** With 4 others
- **Feb** **[iSkoot](https://millionrounds.com/company/iskoot)** Series B · US · iskoot.com **$7.0M** With 3 others
- **Feb** **[AddThis](https://millionrounds.com/company/addthis)** Series B · US · venturebeat.com **$5.5M** With 5 others
- **2006** 3 rounds
- **Nov** **[iSkoot](https://millionrounds.com/company/iskoot)** Series A · US · iskoot.com **$6.2M** With 2 others
- **Nov** **[Health Hero Network(Bosch Healthcare)](https://millionrounds.com/company/health-hero-network-bosch-healthcare)** Series B · US · deals.venturebeat.com **$16M** With 5 others
- **May** **[AddThis](https://millionrounds.com/company/addthis)** Series A · US · venturebeat.com **$2.5M** With 1 other

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 **2 in all**

**[iSkoot](https://millionrounds.com/company/iskoot)** Bought by Qualcomm Innovation Center **Undisclosed** Oct 2010

**[Health Hero Network(Bosch Healthcare)](https://millionrounds.com/company/health-hero-network-bosch-healthcare)** Bought by Robert Bosch GmBH **Undisclosed** Dec 2008

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 Series C

Median round joined **$9.5M** the round, not its cheque

Led 0 of 11 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** Never alone
- **Last cheque:** Oct 2017
- **Exits:** 2 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Series B *4*
- Series A *3*
- Series C *2*
- Seed *1*

Cheques by year Led Joined

2006 2017

Often in the room with

- [Novak Biddle Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/novak-biddle-venture-partners) 4
- [Declaration Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/declaration-partners) 3
- [Khosla Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/khosla-ventures) 3
- [CRV](https://millionrounds.com/fund/crv) 2
- [Mark Jung](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mark-jung) 2
- [Revolution](https://millionrounds.com/fund/revolution) 2

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## Who they invest alongside

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

[**Novak Biddle Venture Partners** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/novak-biddle-venture-partners)[**Declaration Partners** Family office **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/declaration-partners)[**Khosla Ventures** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/khosla-ventures)[**CRV** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/crv)[**Mark Jung** Angel **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mark-jung)[**Revolution** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/revolution)[**Steve Case** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/steve-case)[**Ted Leonsis** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ted-leonsis)

## Recently backed

The latest companies ZG Ventures put money into.

[**Fluent City** $3.0M · Oct 2017](https://millionrounds.com/company/fluent-city)[**BrainScope** $16M · Aug 2017](https://millionrounds.com/company/brainscope)

## Quick answers about ZG Ventures

### What does ZG Ventures invest in?

ZG Ventures invests most often at Series B and Series A (70% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Information Technology, Sports and Venture Capital & Private Equity.

### How active is ZG Ventures?

11 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Oct 2017.

### What has ZG Ventures invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Fluent City (Series A, Oct 2017) and BrainScope (Undisclosed round, Aug 2017).

### How big are ZG Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $9.5M.

### Does ZG Ventures lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 11 investments on record names it as the lead.

### Where does ZG Ventures invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (91%) and the United Kingdom (9%).

### Is ZG Ventures investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Oct 2017.

### Who does ZG Ventures invest alongside?

Most often Novak Biddle Venture Partners (4 rounds together), Declaration Partners (3 rounds together) and Khosla Ventures (3 rounds together).

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