Investments
99Portfolio Exits
31Funds
5Partners & Customers
1
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Latest Prime Ventures News
May 11, 2023
London-based TerraPay, a global payments infrastructure company, on Wednesday, May 10, announced a strategic equity investment from digital payments giant, Visa. The announcement comes a couple of weeks after raising €91.74M in a Series B equity and debt round of funding led by IFC with participation from Prime Ventures, Partech Africa, US International Development Finance Corporation (DFC), and a consortium of other investors.
Prime Ventures Investments
99 Investments
Prime Ventures has made 99 investments. Their latest investment was in Terrapay as part of their Series B on April 4, 2023.
Prime Ventures Investments Activity
Date | Round | Company | Amount | New? | Co-Investors | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4/4/2023 | Series B | Terrapay | No | International Finance Corporation, Prime Ventures, U.S. International Development Finance Corporation, and Undisclosed Investors | 9 | |
10/19/2022 | Series E | Holidu | $73.33M | No | 6 | |
2/10/2022 | Series B | Vitesse | $26M | Yes | 15 | |
9/21/2021 | Series B | |||||
9/20/2021 | Series C |
Date | 4/4/2023 | 10/19/2022 | 2/10/2022 | 9/21/2021 | 9/20/2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round | Series B | Series E | Series B | Series B | Series C |
Company | Terrapay | Holidu | Vitesse | ||
Amount | $73.33M | $26M | |||
New? | No | No | Yes | ||
Co-Investors | International Finance Corporation, Prime Ventures, U.S. International Development Finance Corporation, and Undisclosed Investors | ||||
Sources | 9 | 6 | 15 |
Prime Ventures Portfolio Exits
31 Portfolio Exits
Prime Ventures has 31 portfolio exits. Their latest portfolio exit was Pulsic on May 22, 2023.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5/22/2023 | Acquired | 1 | |||
11/17/2022 | Acquired | 25 | |||
5/31/2022 | Acquired | 1 | |||
Date | 5/22/2023 | 11/17/2022 | 5/31/2022 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Exit | Acquired | Acquired | Acquired | ||
Companies | |||||
Valuation | |||||
Acquirer | |||||
Sources | 1 | 25 | 1 |
Prime Ventures Acquisitions
1 Acquisition
Prime Ventures acquired 1 company. Their latest acquisition was Terrapay on March 03, 2020.
Date | Investment Stage | Companies | Valuation Valuations are submitted by companies, mined from state filings or news, provided by VentureSource, or based on a comparables valuation model. | Total Funding | Note | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3/3/2020 | Other | $133.43M | Management Buyout | 5 |
Date | 3/3/2020 |
|---|---|
Investment Stage | Other |
Companies | |
Valuation | |
Total Funding | $133.43M |
Note | Management Buyout |
Sources | 5 |
Prime Ventures Fund History
5 Fund Histories
Prime Ventures has 5 funds, including Prime Ventures IV.
Closing Date | Fund | Fund Type | Status | Amount | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4/3/2015 | Prime Ventures IV | Late-Stage Venture Capital | Closed | $216.37M | 1 |
9/2/2014 | Prime Ventures European Fund | ||||
3/3/2009 | Prime Technology Ventures Fund III | ||||
11/30/2001 | Prime Technology Ventures Fund II | ||||
12/31/1999 | Prime Technology Ventures Fund |
Closing Date | 4/3/2015 | 9/2/2014 | 3/3/2009 | 11/30/2001 | 12/31/1999 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fund | Prime Ventures IV | Prime Ventures European Fund | Prime Technology Ventures Fund III | Prime Technology Ventures Fund II | Prime Technology Ventures Fund |
Fund Type | Late-Stage Venture Capital | ||||
Status | Closed | ||||
Amount | $216.37M | ||||
Sources | 1 |
Prime Ventures Partners & Customers
1 Partners and customers
Prime Ventures has 1 strategic partners and customers. Prime Ventures recently partnered with FactorDaily on July 7, 2017.
Date | Type | Business Partner | Country | News Snippet | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7/14/2017 | Partner | India | What data tells us about the future of India’s tech startup ecosystem `` With a lot of ` hot ' money departing , I think Series B or Series C is where there 's a lot more of a crunch , '' said Amit Somani , managing partner at Prime Ventures , a Bengaluru-based early-stage VC firm , in a phone chat with FactorDaily . | 1 |
Date | 7/14/2017 |
|---|---|
Type | Partner |
Business Partner | |
Country | India |
News Snippet | What data tells us about the future of India’s tech startup ecosystem `` With a lot of ` hot ' money departing , I think Series B or Series C is where there 's a lot more of a crunch , '' said Amit Somani , managing partner at Prime Ventures , a Bengaluru-based early-stage VC firm , in a phone chat with FactorDaily . |
Sources | 1 |
Prime Ventures Team
8 Team Members
Prime Ventures has 8 team members, including current Founder, Managing Partner, Sake Bosch.
Name | Work History | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
Sake Bosch | Holland Capital, and Securitas | Founder, Managing Partner | Current |
Name | Sake Bosch | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Work History | Holland Capital, and Securitas | ||||
Title | Founder, Managing Partner | ||||
Status | Current |
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