Investments
205Portfolio Exits
88Funds
4Partners & Customers
1About Focus Ventures
Focus Ventures, located in Palo Alto, California, was founded in 1997 and currently has over $830 million under management. Focus Ventures invests in privately held, expansion stage technology companies that have previously received backing from a leading early stage venture capital firm. The firm seeks communications and software companies that have completed initial product development and have begun the marketing of their products and/or services. Most of the technical risk is behind them, and they are seeking additional capital to further expand their sales and marketing efforts.
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Latest Focus Ventures News
Sep 22, 2022
Details Default Helvetica Segoe Georgia Times Ban, S. Szabo, Rausch & Partners has advised Focus Ventures and Hiventures on their investment in Continest Technologies. According to BSRP, “Focus Ventures and Hiventures are investment fund managers managing municipal investment funds across Hungary. Continest is a company that has developed innovative foldable container technology and is currently rapidly expanding the sale and lease of such containers in various industry fields, including defense and health.” BSRP’s team was led by Partner Balazs Unger, supervised by Managing Partner Janos Rausch , and included Associates Diana Aszodi, Viktoria Utassy, and Kinga Laszlo-Boelcskei. BSRP was unable to provide additional information on the deal. Hungary Knowledge Partner Nagy és Trócsányi was founded in 1991, turned into limited professional partnership (in Hungarian: ügyvédi iroda) in 1992, with the aim of offering sophisticated legal services. The firm continues to seek excellence in a comprehensive and modern practice, which spans international commercial and business law. The firm’s lawyers provide clients with advice and representation in an active, thoughtful and ethical manner, with a real understanding of clients‘ business needs and the markets in which they operate. The firm is one of the largest home-grown independent law firms in Hungary. Currently Nagy és Trócsányi has 26 lawyers out of which there are 8 active partners. All partners are equity partners. Nagy és Trócsányi is a legal entity and registered with the Budapest Bar Association. All lawyers of the Budapest office are either members of, or registered as clerks with, the Budapest Bar Association. Several of the firm’s lawyers are admitted attorneys or registered as legal consultants in New York. The firm advises a broad range of clients, including numerous multinational corporations. Our activity focuses on the following practice areas: M&A, company law, litigation and dispute resolution, real estate law, banking and finance, project financing, insolvency and restructuring, venture capital investment, taxation, competition, utilities, energy, media and telecommunication. Nagy és Trócsányi is the exclusive member firm in Hungary for Lex Mundi – the world’s leading network of independent law firms with in-depth experience in 100+countries worldwide. The firm advises a broad range of clients, including numerous multinational corporations. Among our key clients are: OTP Bank, Sberbank, Erste Bank, Scania, KS ORKA, Mannvit, DAF Trucks, Booking.com, Museum of Fine Arts of Budapest, Hungarian Post Pte Ltd, Hiventures, Strabag, CPI Hungary, Givaudan, Marks & Spencer, CBA.
Focus Ventures Investments
205 Investments
Focus Ventures has made 205 investments. Their latest investment was in Continest Technologies as part of their Seed VC - II on May 5, 2022.
Focus Ventures Investments Activity
Date | Round | Company | Amount | New? | Co-Investors | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5/25/2022 | Seed VC - II | Continest Technologies | $6.92M | Yes | 1 | |
9/12/2019 | Series F | Shape Security | $51M | No | 29 | |
11/1/2018 | Series E | Shape Security | $26M | Yes | 4 | |
10/5/2018 | Unattributed VC | |||||
1/5/2017 | Series E |
Date | 5/25/2022 | 9/12/2019 | 11/1/2018 | 10/5/2018 | 1/5/2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round | Seed VC - II | Series F | Series E | Unattributed VC | Series E |
Company | Continest Technologies | Shape Security | Shape Security | ||
Amount | $6.92M | $51M | $26M | ||
New? | Yes | No | Yes | ||
Co-Investors | |||||
Sources | 1 | 29 | 4 |
Focus Ventures Portfolio Exits
88 Portfolio Exits
Focus Ventures has 88 portfolio exits. Their latest portfolio exit was Pivot3 on July 20, 2021.
Date | Exit | Companies | Valuation Valuations are submitted by companies, mined from state filings or news, provided by VentureSource, or based on a comparables valuation model. | Acquirer | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7/20/2021 | Acquired | 2 | |||
6/8/2021 | Merger | 3 | |||
12/19/2019 | Acquired | 5 | |||
Date | 7/20/2021 | 6/8/2021 | 12/19/2019 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Exit | Acquired | Merger | Acquired | ||
Companies | |||||
Valuation | |||||
Acquirer | |||||
Sources | 2 | 3 | 5 |
Focus Ventures Fund History
4 Fund Histories
Focus Ventures has 4 funds, including Focus Opportunity Fund.
Closing Date | Fund | Fund Type | Status | Amount | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2/8/2016 | Focus Opportunity Fund | $10M | 1 | ||
4/19/2006 | Focus Ventures III | ||||
12/23/1999 | Focus Ventures II LP | ||||
10/1/1997 | Focus Ventures I LP |
Closing Date | 2/8/2016 | 4/19/2006 | 12/23/1999 | 10/1/1997 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Fund | Focus Opportunity Fund | Focus Ventures III | Focus Ventures II LP | Focus Ventures I LP |
Fund Type | ||||
Status | ||||
Amount | $10M | |||
Sources | 1 |
Focus Ventures Partners & Customers
1 Partners and customers
Focus Ventures has 1 strategic partners and customers. Focus Ventures recently partnered with Daewoo Engineering and Construction on October 10, 2014.
Date | Type | Business Partner | Country | News Snippet | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
10/23/2014 | Partner | South Korea | Focus Signs Joint Venture Agreement with Daewoo International Corporation Under the terms of the agreement , Focus Ventures Ltd. and Daewoo International will establish a joint venture company to develop and operate the Aurora project . | 1 |
Date | 10/23/2014 |
|---|---|
Type | Partner |
Business Partner | |
Country | South Korea |
News Snippet | Focus Signs Joint Venture Agreement with Daewoo International Corporation Under the terms of the agreement , Focus Ventures Ltd. and Daewoo International will establish a joint venture company to develop and operate the Aurora project . |
Sources | 1 |
Focus Ventures Team
8 Team Members
Focus Ventures has 8 team members, including current Founder, General Partner, James H. Boettcher.
Name | Work History | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
James H. Boettcher | Founder, General Partner | Current | |
Name | James H. Boettcher | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Work History | |||||
Title | Founder, General Partner | ||||
Status | Current |
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