Investments
33Portfolio Exits
6Funds
1About Shepherd Ventures
Shepherd Ventures is a venture capital fund whose mission is to generate significant capital appreciation through first and later stage investments in carefully selected, wisely shepherded growth companies. We focus on opportunities in information technology and life sciences. Attractive investment candidates within these industries are characterized by passionate and experienced management teams, compelling value propositions and extraordinary upside potential.
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Latest Shepherd Ventures News
Jun 6, 2012
Google Strikes a Deal with Quickoffice June 5, 2012 Google will acquire Quickoffice a leader in office productivity solutions. Specifics of the deal were not publicized; Quickoffice backers include Shea Ventures, Shepherd Ventures, Access Industries, Mayfield Fund, and Advantage Capital Partners. GOOGLE ANNOUNCEMENT: We’re happy to announce that we have acquired Quickoffice, a leader in office productivity solutions. Today, consumers, businesses and schools use Google Apps to get stuff done from anywhere, with anyone and on any device. Quickoffice has an established track record of enabling seamless interoperability with popular file formats, and we’ll be working on bringing their powerful technology to our Apps product suite. Quickoffice has a strong base of users, and we look forward to supporting them while we work on an even more seamless, intuitive and integrated experience. We’re excited to welcome the Quickoffice team and their users to Google. Posted by Alan Warren, Engineering Director, Google © 2015 Buyouts Insider / Argosy Group LLC
Shepherd Ventures Investments
33 Investments
Shepherd Ventures has made 33 investments. Their latest investment was in Revance Therapeutics as part of their Series E - II on April 4, 2013.
Shepherd Ventures Investments Activity
Date | Round | Company | Amount | New? | Co-Investors | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4/2/2013 | Series E - II | Revance Therapeutics | $33M | No | 4 | |
6/23/2011 | Bridge | WiSpry | $3.5M | No | Acadia Woods Partners, American River Ventures, Arkian, Blueprint Ventures, Chart Venture Partners, DOCOMO Capital, Hotung Investment Holdings, In-Q-Tel, L Capital Partners, Murata Manufacturing, NuFund Venture Group, Paladin Capital Group, and Shepherd Ventures | |
6/13/2011 | Series E | Revance Therapeutics | $45M | No | 1 | |
3/29/2011 | Series A | |||||
11/3/2010 | Unattributed VC |
Date | 4/2/2013 | 6/23/2011 | 6/13/2011 | 3/29/2011 | 11/3/2010 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round | Series E - II | Bridge | Series E | Series A | Unattributed VC |
Company | Revance Therapeutics | WiSpry | Revance Therapeutics | ||
Amount | $33M | $3.5M | $45M | ||
New? | No | No | No | ||
Co-Investors | Acadia Woods Partners, American River Ventures, Arkian, Blueprint Ventures, Chart Venture Partners, DOCOMO Capital, Hotung Investment Holdings, In-Q-Tel, L Capital Partners, Murata Manufacturing, NuFund Venture Group, Paladin Capital Group, and Shepherd Ventures | ||||
Sources | 4 | 1 |
Shepherd Ventures Portfolio Exits
6 Portfolio Exits
Shepherd Ventures has 6 portfolio exits. Their latest portfolio exit was Skylight Healthcare Systems on September 09, 2015.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
9/9/2015 | Acquired | 1 | |||
Date | 9/9/2015 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Exit | Acquired | ||||
Companies | |||||
Valuation | |||||
Acquirer | |||||
Sources | 1 |
Shepherd Ventures Fund History
1 Fund History
Shepherd Ventures has 1 fund, including Shepherd Ventures II.
Closing Date | Fund | Fund Type | Status | Amount | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5/1/2004 | Shepherd Ventures II | Multi-Stage Venture Capital | Closed | $80M | 1 |
Closing Date | 5/1/2004 |
|---|---|
Fund | Shepherd Ventures II |
Fund Type | Multi-Stage Venture Capital |
Status | Closed |
Amount | $80M |
Sources | 1 |
Shepherd Ventures Team
6 Team Members
Shepherd Ventures has 6 team members, including current Founder, Managing Director, George C. Kenney.
Name | Work History | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
George C. Kenney | Swiss Bank Corp., Sony, and Hewlett Packard Enterprise | Founder, Managing Director | Current |
Name | George C. Kenney | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Work History | Swiss Bank Corp., Sony, and Hewlett Packard Enterprise | ||||
Title | Founder, Managing Director | ||||
Status | Current |
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