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Zygote Ventures

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

QuietAngel network

SeedSeries ASeries BBatteryElectric Vehicle

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 7 on record
Since the last cheque4162days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$7.7MRounds led0 of 7Sole investor1 roundsMostly inUnited States, 100%
Pitch Zygote Ventures

Zygote Ventures highlights

  1. 01

    7 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Series B and Series A: 100% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 1 rounds, median $1.1M

What they do

Type
Angel network (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
SeedSeries ASeries B
Sectors
BatteryElectric Vehicle
Based in
San Rafael, United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first7 appearances

  1. 2015

    1 round

  2. Jun
    Bolt ThreadsSeries B · US$32MWith 5 others
  3. 2014

    1 round

  4. Nov
    Bolt ThreadsSeries A · US$7.7MWith 3 others
  5. 2013

    1 round

  6. Oct
    GreenWizardSeries B · US · venturedeal.com$4.0MWith 3 others
  7. 2012

    1 round

  8. Feb
    CellScapeSeries B · US · elsevierbi.com$9.3MWith 1 other
  9. 2011

    1 round

  10. Dec
    NexSteppeSeries B · US · finsmes.com$14MWith 1 other
  11. 2010

    2 rounds

  12. Dec
    CellScapeSeries A · US$1.6MWith 1 other
  13. Apr
    GreenWizardSeries A · US · freshnews.com$1.1MSole 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.

What they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

3 of 13 we have independently watched raise

GreenwizardNexsteppeXbowBrillouinenergyCcevoliveoilCellscapecorpKiiMoasisgelMuseresearchNanoPeoplepowercoSolazymeWindriver

Weaker than a round we watched, stronger than a list somebody sold us. A firm is far less willing to put a company on its own site that it never funded.

Who they invest alongside

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

Quick answers about Zygote Ventures

What does Zygote Ventures invest in?

Zygote Ventures invests most often at Series B and Series A (100% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Battery and Electric Vehicle.

How active is Zygote Ventures?

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

How big are Zygote Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $7.7M.

Does Zygote Ventures lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 7 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Zygote Ventures invest?

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

Is Zygote Ventures investing now?

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

Who does Zygote Ventures invest alongside?

Most often Foundation Capital (2 rounds together), Mission Bay Capital (2 rounds together) and XSeed Capital (2 rounds together).

What kind of investor is Zygote Ventures?

Zygote Ventures is an angel network based in San Rafael, United States.

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