About Sevin Rosen
Sevin Rosen is a venture capital firm founded in 1981. It is primarily based out of Dallas, United States. As of Dec 2015, Sevin Rosen has invested in 94 companies. It primarily invests in Series B round in United States based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Enterprise Applications to Enterprise Infrastructure and Telecom. Most recently it led the $20M Series E round of Vidyo along with Saints Capital. This round also saw participation from Menlo Ventures and other investors.
Overall, Sevin Rosen portfolio has seen 5 IPOs and 61 acquisitions including key companies like Splunk, Qualcomm and Electronic Arts. A lot of funds co-invest with Sevin Rosen, with names like Star Ventures sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio.
Sevin Rosen has team of 10 people including 7 partners.
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Sevin Rosen's Investment Trends by Stage
Sevin Rosen has made 32 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $10.4M, 24 investments in Series B stage with an average round size of $15.1M and 12 investments in Series C stage with an average round size of $27M.Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Series A | 32 |
Series B | 24 |
Series C | 12 |
Series D | 3 |
Post IPO | 2 |
Others | 4 |
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Sevin Rosen's Investment Trends by Sector
Sevin Rosen has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Semiconductors, Enterprise Applications, Telecom, Enterprise Infrastructure and High Tech. Notably, it has invested in 66 Tech companies, 65 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 17 Software companies and at least 15 companies focusing on Saas.
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Semiconductors | 19 |
Enterprise Applications | 18 |
Telecom | 18 |
Enterprise Infrastructure | 15 |
High Tech | 11 |
Others | 34 |
Sevin Rosen's Investment Trends by Geography
Sevin Rosen has made most investments in United States (82), followed by Germany where it has made 1 investments.
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United States | 73 |
Germany | 1 |
Israel | 1 |
South Korea | 1 |
Spain | 1 |
Sevin Rosen's recent investments
Here are the most recent investments by Sevin Rosen:
Date | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dec 14, 2015 | United States | Series F | $15M | [+3] | |
Jul 11, 2014 | United States | Series E | $20M | Menlo Ventures [+7] | |
Nov 19, 2013 | United States | Series E | $34M | [+5] | |
Apr 02, 2013 | United States | Series B | $9.23M | [+2] | |
Apr 19, 2012 | United States | Series D | $38M | Ventures West [+5] |
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Here are Sevin Rosen's portfolio companies that went public:
Company | IPO Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Apr 29, 2004 | Oct 12, 1999 | Series B | $20M | |
Jul 20, 2000 | - | - | - | |
Feb 07, 1997 | - | - | - | |
Dec 13, 1991 | May 01, 2003 | Post IPO | $20M | |
Apr 23, 1990 | - | - | - |
Acquired companies in Sevin Rosen's Portfolio
Here are Sevin Rosen's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sep 21, 2023 | Dec 16, 2004 | Series A | $5M | |
Jan 31, 2022 | - | - | - | |
Sep 22, 2021 | Mar 17, 2003 | Series B | $10M | |
Dec 09, 2019 | - | - | - | |
Sep 16, 2019 | Aug 09, 2005 | Series A | $11.1M |
Team profile of Sevin Rosen
Sevin Rosen has a team of 10 membersÌýincluding 7 PartnersÌýlocated in United States. Sevin Rosen's team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Here is a list of all team members in Sevin Rosen:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Partner | Dallas | - | ||
Partner | Palo Alto | - | ||
Partner | Bahama | - | ||
Partner | Dallas | - | ||
Partner | Austin | - | ||
Partner | Frisco | - | ||
Partner | New Orleans | - | - |
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Over the past 29 years, 278 investors have co-invested in Sevin Rosen's portfolio companies.
- Invested before Sevin Rosen: ÌýThe Aurora Funds, Alexandria and 16 others have invested in rounds before Sevin Rosen. There are 1 company where The Aurora Funds has invested before Sevin Rosen and 1 company where Alexandria has invested before Sevin Rosen.
- Top Co-investors of Sevin Rosen:Ìý126 investors entered a company along with Sevin Rosen. These include investors like Star Ventures (8 companies).
- Invested after Sevin Rosen:ÌýA total of 134 investors have invested in Sevin Rosen's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Rho Capital Partners (5 companies), Star Ventures (4 companies) and SVB (3 companies).
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