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Zero Stage Capital

Founders Gordon Baty

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Total investments 41
Average round size
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The average size of a deal this fund participated in
$11M
Portfolio companies 26
Rounds per year 0.95
Lead investments 7
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How often the fund supports its portfolio startups at next rounds
0.37
Exits 11
Key employees Soon
Stages of investment
Late Stage Venture

Areas of investment

  • Software
  • Manufacturing
  • Biotechnology
  • Solar
  • Health Care
Summary

In 1981 was created Zero Stage Capital, which is appeared as VC. The company was established in North America in United States. The leading representative office of defined VC is situated in the Boston.

We can highlight the next thriving fund investment areas, such as Biopharma, Pharmaceutical. Besides, a startup needs to be aged 4-5 years to get the investment from the fund. The fund has specific favorite in a number of founders of portfolio startups. Among the most popular portfolio startups of the fund, we may highlight Jenzabar, eYak (Sonexis), Powerspan. For fund there is a match between the country of its foundation and the country of its the most frequent investments - United States.

The increased amount of exits for fund were in 2009. The fund is constantly included in less than 2 investment rounds annually. The high activity for fund was in 2000. The common things for fund are deals in the range of 10 - 50 millions dollars. Comparing to the other companies, this Zero Stage Capital performs on 4 percentage points less the average number of lead investments. Considering the real fund results, this VC is 1 percentage points less often commits exit comparing to other organizations.

This organization was formed by Gordon Baty.

The typical case for the fund is to invest in rounds with 3-4 participants. Despite the Zero Stage Capital, startups are often financed by Lazard Technology Partners, Pilot House Ventures, PJC. The meaningful sponsors for the fund in investment in the same round are Lazard Technology Partners, CB Health Ventures, Pilot House Ventures. In the next rounds fund is usually obtained by New Enterprise Associates, Vanguard Ventures, DFJ.

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Notable deals

CompanyIndustryRound SizeDateInvestorsLocation

BioTrove

Biotechnology
Genetics
Health Care
Life Science
$5M16 Jul 2005 Woburn, Massachusetts, United States

Spherics

Health Care
Medical
Therapeutics
$26M12 May 2005 -

TAZZ Networks

Service Industry
Software
Web Design
$6M01 Apr 2005 Providence, Rhode Island, United States

Netkey

Developer Platform
Security
Software
$3M20 Jul 2004 Connecticut, United States

Konarka Technologies

Industrial
Manufacturing
Solar
$18M24 Jun 2004 Lowell, Massachusetts, United States

BioTrove

Biotechnology
Genetics
Health Care
Life Science
$10M29 Jan 2004 Woburn, Massachusetts, United States

TAZZ Networks

Service Industry
Software
Web Design
$10M27 Oct 2003 Providence, Rhode Island, United States

Pintex Pharmaceuticals

Biopharma
Pharmaceutical
Therapeutics
$7M24 Dec 2002 Massachusetts, United States

WorldWinner

E-Commerce
Gaming
Online Portals
$9M15 Nov 2002 Boston, Massachusetts, United States

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Total investments 41
Average round size 11M
Rounds per year 0.95
Peak activity year 2000
Lead investments 7
Follow on index 0.37
Exits 11
Group Appearance index 0.80

Latest deals

CompanyIndustryRound SizeDateInvestorsLocation

BioTrove

Biotechnology
Genetics
Health Care
Life Science
$5M16 Jul 2005 Woburn, Massachusetts, United States

Spherics

Health Care
Medical
Therapeutics
$26M12 May 2005 -

TAZZ Networks

Service Industry
Software
Web Design
$6M01 Apr 2005 Providence, Rhode Island, United States

Netkey

Developer Platform
Security
Software
$3M20 Jul 2004 Connecticut, United States

Konarka Technologies

Industrial
Manufacturing
Solar
$18M24 Jun 2004 Lowell, Massachusetts, United States

BioTrove

Biotechnology
Genetics
Health Care
Life Science
$10M29 Jan 2004 Woburn, Massachusetts, United States

TAZZ Networks

Service Industry
Software
Web Design
$10M27 Oct 2003 Providence, Rhode Island, United States

Pintex Pharmaceuticals

Biopharma
Pharmaceutical
Therapeutics
$7M24 Dec 2002 Massachusetts, United States

WorldWinner

E-Commerce
Gaming
Online Portals
$9M15 Nov 2002 Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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