# Zone Ventures: portfolio, investments and team

> Zone Ventures is a vc firm based in United States. 19 investments on record, latest May 2015. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

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

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# Zone Ventures

Last cheque observed May 2015. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

Quiet VC firm

Series A Series B Venture News Web Development Venture Capital & Private Equity

Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 19 on record

Since the last cheque **4196** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$6.0M** Rounds led **0 of 19** Sole investor **1 rounds** Exits **5 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 100%**

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## Zone Ventures highlights

- 01 19 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Series A and Series B: 53% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 1 rounds, median $500K
- 04 5 exits from the portfolio

## What they do

- **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Sectors:** News Web Development Venture Capital & Private Equity
- **Based in:** Los Angeles, United States
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **19 appearances**

- **2015** 1 round
- **May** **[NeuroVigil](https://millionrounds.com/company/neurovigil)** Series A **Undisclosed** With 4 others
- **2009** 1 round
- **Nov** **[Lumexis](https://millionrounds.com/company/lumexis)** Venture · US · airfax.com **$15M** With 2 others
- **2008** 3 rounds
- **Nov** **[Siimpel Corporation](https://millionrounds.com/company/siimpel-corporation)** Venture · US · xconomy.com **$8.7M** With 2 others
- **May** **[NeuroVigil](https://millionrounds.com/company/neurovigil)** Seed · US · businesswire.com **$250K** With 2 others
- **Feb** **[Akimbo](https://millionrounds.com/company/akimbo)** Series D · US · venturebeat.com **$4.0M** With 4 others
- **2007** 1 round
- **Oct** **[Siimpel Corporation](https://millionrounds.com/company/siimpel-corporation)** Venture · US · venturebeat.com **$22M** With 8 others
- **2006** 4 rounds
- **Nov** **[BiggerBoat](https://millionrounds.com/company/biggerboat)** Series A **$2.0M** With 2 others
- **Aug** **[Lumexis](https://millionrounds.com/company/lumexis)** Series B · US · lumexis.com **Undisclosed** With 1 other
- **Aug** **[CopperKey](https://millionrounds.com/company/copperkey)** Venture · US · azcentral.com **$2.2M** With 2 others
- **Aug** **[Microfabrica](https://millionrounds.com/company/microfabrica)** Series C · US · azonano.com **$8.0M** With 6 others
- **2005** 3 rounds
- **Nov** **[Siimpel Corporation](https://millionrounds.com/company/siimpel-corporation)** Series C · US **$20M** With 4 others
- **May** **[Neven Vision](https://millionrounds.com/company/neven-vision)** Series B · US **$2.5M** With 2 others
- **Mar** **[Vizional Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/vizional-technologies)** Series A · US · allbusiness.com **$3.5M** With 1 other
- **2004** 3 rounds
- **May** **[DivX](https://millionrounds.com/company/divx)** Series C · US **$7.0M** With 8 others
- **Mar** **[Microfabrica](https://millionrounds.com/company/microfabrica)** Series B · US **$15M** With 6 others
- **Jan** **[Neven Vision](https://millionrounds.com/company/neven-vision)** Series A · US **$500K** Sole investor
- **2002** 1 round
- **Jun** **[DivX](https://millionrounds.com/company/divx)** Series B · US · findarticles.com **$6.0M** With 4 others
- **2000** 1 round
- **Sept** **[DivX](https://millionrounds.com/company/divx)** Series A · US · salon.com **$5.0M** With 1 other
- **1999** 1 round
- **Nov** **[Zkey.com](https://millionrounds.com/company/zkey-com)** Series B **$10M** 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.

## 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 **5 in all**

**[DivX](https://millionrounds.com/company/divx)** Bought by NeuLion **$63M** Jan 2015

**[DivX](https://millionrounds.com/company/divx)** Bought by Sonic Solutions **$323M** Jun 2010

**[Siimpel Corporation](https://millionrounds.com/company/siimpel-corporation)** Bought by Tessera Technologies **$15M** May 2010

**[Neven Vision](https://millionrounds.com/company/neven-vision)** Bought by [Google](https://millionrounds.com/fund/google-assistant-investments) **Undisclosed** Aug 2006

**[DivX](https://millionrounds.com/company/divx)** Listed **Undisclosed** May 2006

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

## The cheque

Series A Series B Venture

Median round joined **$6.0M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$500K**

Led 0 of 19 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** 1 rounds
- **Last cheque:** May 2015
- **Exits:** 5 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Series A *5*
- Series B *5*
- Venture *4*
- Series C *3*
- Seed *1*
- Series D *1*

Cheques by year Led Joined

1999 2015

Often in the room with

- [DFJ](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dfj) 7
- [Epic VC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/epic-ventures) 3
- [Timothy Draper](https://millionrounds.com/fund/timothy-draper) 3
- [Atherton Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/atherton-venture-partners) 2
- [Chevron Technology Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/chevron-technology-ventures) 2
- [DFJ Portage Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dfj-portage-ventures) 2

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## Who they invest alongside

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

[**DFJ** VC firm **7** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dfj)[**Epic VC** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/epic-ventures)[**Timothy Draper** Angel **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/timothy-draper)[**Atherton Venture Partners** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/atherton-venture-partners)[**Chevron Technology Ventures** Corporate VC **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/chevron-technology-ventures)[**DFJ Portage Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dfj-portage-ventures)[**Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ)** Investment firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/draper-fisher-jurvetson-dfj)[**Dynafund Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dynafund-ventures)[**Global Catalyst Partners** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/global-catalyst-partners)[**New Atlantic Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/new-atlantic-ventures)[**Partech Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/partech)[**Qualcomm** Corporate VC **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/qualcomm)

## Quick answers about Zone Ventures

### What does Zone Ventures invest in?

Zone Ventures invests most often at Series A and Series B (53% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as News, Web Development and Venture Capital & Private Equity.

### How active is Zone Ventures?

19 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in May 2015.

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

The median round it joins is $6.0M.

### Does Zone Ventures lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 19 investments on record names it as the lead.

### Where does Zone Ventures invest?

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

### Is Zone Ventures investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in May 2015.

### Who does Zone Ventures invest alongside?

Most often DFJ (7 rounds together), Epic VC (3 rounds together) and Timothy Draper (3 rounds together).

### What kind of investor is Zone Ventures?

Zone Ventures is a VC firm based in Los Angeles, United States.

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