Investments
17Portfolio Exits
6Funds
1
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Rare Ventures Investments
17 Investments
Rare Ventures has made 17 investments. Their latest investment was in Ntercept Communications as part of their Series B on January 1, 2001.

Rare Ventures Investments Activity

Date | Round | Company | Amount | New? | Co-Investors | Sources |
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1/18/2001 | Series B | Ntercept Communications | $10M | No | ||
12/18/2000 | Unattributed VC - II | Cidera | $75M | Yes | ||
10/13/2000 | Series A | Archive | $18M | Yes | ||
8/17/2000 | Series A | |||||
8/7/2000 | Series B |
Date | 1/18/2001 | 12/18/2000 | 10/13/2000 | 8/17/2000 | 8/7/2000 |
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Round | Series B | Unattributed VC - II | Series A | Series A | Series B |
Company | Ntercept Communications | Cidera | Archive | ||
Amount | $10M | $75M | $18M | ||
New? | No | Yes | Yes | ||
Co-Investors | |||||
Sources |
Rare Ventures Portfolio Exits
6 Portfolio Exits
Rare Ventures has 6 portfolio exits. Their latest portfolio exit was Edmunds on April 01, 2021.
Rare Ventures Acquisitions
1 Acquisition
Rare Ventures acquired 1 company. Their latest acquisition was HelloWorld on December 10, 1999.
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 |
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12/10/1999 | Other Venture Capital | $32M | Acq - Fin | 1 |
Date | 12/10/1999 |
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Investment Stage | Other Venture Capital |
Companies | |
Valuation | |
Total Funding | $32M |
Note | Acq - Fin |
Sources | 1 |
Rare Ventures Fund History
1 Fund History
Rare Ventures has 1 fund, including Rare Ventures I.
Closing Date | Fund | Fund Type | Status | Amount | Sources |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rare Ventures I | Early-Stage Venture Capital | Closed | 1 |
Closing Date | |
---|---|
Fund | Rare Ventures I |
Fund Type | Early-Stage Venture Capital |
Status | Closed |
Amount | |
Sources | 1 |
Rare Ventures Team
5 Team Members
Rare Ventures has 5 team members, including current Managing Partner, Chris Tacy.
Name | Work History | Title | Status |
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Chris Tacy | Managing Partner | Current | |
Name | Chris Tacy | ||||
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Work History | |||||
Title | Managing Partner | ||||
Status | Current |
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