ABS Ventures

ABS Ventures

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Investment Firm

Overview

Formed in 1982, ABS Ventures is a Boston-based venture capital firm backed by leading global institutional investors. The firm works with exceptional management teams to build industry leading companies in the software, communications and healthcare sectors.

ABS Ventures provides more than just capital. The team brings to bear its collective operational and enterprise-building expertise as well as an extensive network of industry contacts. ABS Ventures works in partnership with management teams and believes that patience and a long term approach drive great performance.

Highlights

Founded

1982

Industry

Financial Services

Employees

1-10

Investment

86

Lead Investment

26

Exits

31

Stages

Late Stage Venture, Early Stage Venture, Private Equity, Seed

Investor Type

Venture Capital

Location

United States, North America

Contact Information

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Profile Resume

ABS Ventures, established in 1982 and headquartered in United States, North America., specializes in Late Stage Venture, Early Stage Venture, Private Equity, Seed investments across Cloud Computing, Information Technology, Software, SaaS, Digital Marketing, Venture Capital, FinTech, Biopharma, Consumer, Enterprise. The organization boasts a portfolio of 86 investments, with an average round size of $25.5M and 31 successful exits. Their recent investments include Active Network, Canaan Partners, CRV, Austin Ventures, North Bridge Venture Partners & Growth Equity. The highest investment round they participated in was $145.5B. Among their most notable exits are Active Network and Canaan Partners. Explore their portfolio in detail, see who is connected to them, and find their contact information on our platform.

Employees

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Bruns Grayson

Managing Partner

Investment portfolio

ABS Ventures has made 86 investments. Their most recent investment was on Nov 29, 2012, when Melinta Therapeutics raised $67.5M.

ABS Ventures has made 2 diversity investments. Their most recent diversity investment was on Nov 26, 2014, when Aushon BioSystems raised $8.0M.

investments

86

Diversity investments

2

Lead investments

26

Number of exits

31

Investments

86

Annouced DateOrganization NameIndustryMoney Raised
Feb 23, 2011
Centric Software Centric Software
Information Technology7.5M
Jan 09, 2012
ClickSquared ClickSquared
Enterprise Software9.0M
Nov 29, 2012
Melinta Therapeutics Melinta Therapeutics
Biotechnology67.5M
Nov 26, 2014
Aushon BioSystems Aushon BioSystems
Biotechnology8.0M

Exits

31

Funding Timeline

Funding rounds

86

Investors

0

Funds

7

Funding Rounds

86

ABS Ventures has raised 86 rounds. Their latest funding was raised on Nov 26, 2014 from a Venture Round - Aushon BioSystems round.

Annouced DateTransaction NameNumber of InvestorsMoney RaisedLead Investor
Feb 23, 2011
Series C - Centric Software Series C - Centric Software
-7.5M-
Jan 09, 2012
Series C - ClickSquared Series C - ClickSquared
-9.0M-
Nov 29, 2012
Post-IPO Equity - Melinta Therapeutics Post-IPO Equity - Melinta Therapeutics
-67.5M-
Nov 26, 2014
Venture Round - Aushon BioSystems Venture Round - Aushon BioSystems
-8.0M-

Investors

0

There is no funding round available on this profile

Fund raised

2

Susa Ventures has raised a total of $590M across 6 funds, their latest being Susa Ventures Opportunities II. This fund was announced on Aug 30, 2021 and raised a total of $250M.

Annouced DateFund NameMoney Raised
May 10, 2013
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1.0M
May 11, 2013
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1.0M

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