Which companies raised 2007's largest VC rounds? And where are they now?
What happened to the tech companies that raised the largest VC or growth equity rounds in 2007? In our first ever, VC-edition of Throwback Thursday, we dig in to find that nine of the 20 companies exited and 2 went under. The other 9 are still alive and kicking.
| Company Name | Logo | Round Amount (M) | Select Round Investors | Where are they now? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Facebook* |
|
$300 | Microsoft, Horizons Ventures | IPO (2011) |
| Integra Telecom |
|
$245 | Warburg Pincus | Alive |
| Zayo Group |
|
$225 | Oak Investment Partners, Battery Ventures, Columbia Capital, Centennial Ventures, M/C Venture Partners | Alive |
| VMware* |
|
$219 | Intel Capital | IPO (2007) |
| Kayak |
|
$196 | Oak Investment Partners, Sequoia Capital, Accel Partners, Trident Capital, General Catalyst Partners | IPO (2011)
Acquired by Priceline (2012) |
| Motricity |
|
$185 | New Enterprise Associates, Advanced Equities Financial, Cyrus Capital Partners | IPO (2011) |
| Force10 Networks |
|
$125 | US Venture Partners, Morgenthaler Ventures, Crosslink Capital, Worldview Technology Partners | Acquired by Dell (2011) |
| Telecom Transport Management |
 |
$120 | Ignition Partners, Battery Ventures, Columbia Capital, Rally Capital and SeaPoint Ventures | Alive |
| Orbcomm |
|
$114 | Northwood Venture Partners, Ridgewood Capital, OHB Technology AG, and Bukfenc | IPO (2007) |
| Amp’d Mobile |
|
$107 | Highland Capital Partners, Intel Capital, Columbia Capital, Redpoint Ventures, Tudor Ventures | Defunct (2007) |
| Specific Media |
|
$100 | Francisco Partners | Alive |
| OANDA Corporation |
|
$100 | New Enterprise Associates, Cascade Investment, T. Rowe Price, Index Ventures, Legg Mason | Alive |
| Demand Media |
|
$100 | Oak Investment Partners, 3i Group, Goldman Sachs, Spectrum Equity Investors, Generation Partners | IPO (2011) |
| Arcadian |
|
$90 | Clal Industries and Investments, Gilo Ventures, Special Situations Group Private Equity | Defunct (2011) |
| Good Technology (Visto) |
 |
$86 | Oak Investment Partners, Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Rustic Canyon Partners, Venrock, Blueprint Ventures | Alive |
| Vantage Media |
|
$70 | Scale Venture Partners, Integral Capital Partners, Tudor Ventures, Montgomery & Co | Merged with BrokersWeb (2011) |
| ServiceSource |
|
$66 | General Atlantic | Alive |
| ACTIVE Network |
 |
$65 | North Bridge Venture Partners, Canaan Partners, CRV, ABS Ventures, Tao Venture Partners, Comdisco Ventures | IPO (2011)
Acquired by Vista Equity (2013) |
| Kineto Wireless |
|
$63 | Oak Investment Partners, Storm Ventures, 3i Group, Venrock, Sutter Hill Ventures, SeaPoint Ventures | Alive |
| Goodman Networks |
|
$62 | The Stephens Group, Incline Equity Partners | Alive |
*VMware also had a $150M funding round from Cisco Systems
The companies in this list are all venture-backed.
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