About Cambrian Ventures
Cambrian Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2000. It is primarily based out of Livermore, United States. As of Sep 2010, Cambrian Ventures has invested in 14 companies. It primarily invests in Series A round in United States based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Enterprise Applications to Consumer and Enterprise Infrastructure. Most recently it participated in the $***** Series C round of AsterData Overall, Cambrian Ventures portfolio has seen 9 acquisitions including key companies like Hightail, AsterData and Jasper DA. A lot of funds co-invest with Cambrian Ventures, with names like Redpoint Ventures sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Cambrian Ventures has team of 1 people including 1 partners.Key Metrics
Cambrian Ventures' List of Top Investments
Cambrian Ventures has a portfolio of 14 companies. Their most notable investments are in AsterData and Mobissimo.Their portfolio spans across United States and India. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, Consumer, Enterprise Infrastructure and 7 other sectors, across stages such as Series A, Series C and 3 more. Here is the list of top investments by Cambrian Ventures:1. Hightail
Cloud solutions for information management, cybersecurity, and application development. The company provides a comprehensive suite of cloud-based software and services designed to help businesses manage information, enhance cybersecurity, and streamline application development. Their offerings include content management, business network solutions, and various AI-powered tools. They cater to diverse industries, offering solutions for enterprise applications, data protection, and IT operations. The company focuses on enabling digital transformation, improving customer experiences, and ensuring data security through innovative technologies and cloud services. They provide a range of support and services, including consulting, learning resources, and managed services, to assist customers in achieving their business goals. The company's products and services are designed to improve efficiency, enhance collaboration, and drive business growth.
Key facts about Hightail
- Founded Year: 2004
- Location: Campbell (United States)
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $77.7M
- Employee Count: 88 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Adams Street Partners, Demtech and 13 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series E, Nov 19, 2013, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
2. Gupshup
Developer of conversational software for automated customer engagement and messaging. This platform enables businesses to deploy autonomous agents across multiple communication channels. The technology integrates with existing business systems to facilitate automated interactions, including sales support, marketing campaigns, and customer service inquiries. The software utilizes natural language processing to manage two-way dialogues, handle routine tasks, and provide responses to user queries. It supports various messaging protocols to ensure connectivity across digital interfaces.
Key facts about Gupshup
- Founded Year: 2004
- Location: Mumbai (India)
- Annual Revenue: ₹1,000+ Cr as on Mar 31, 2025
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series F
- Total Funding till date: $446M
- Employee Count: 959 as on Jul 31, 2026
- Investors: ADS Ventures, Helion Venture Partners and 32 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Conventional Debt, Jul 22, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
3. AsterData
Aster Data’s nCluster is a MPP data warehouse architecture that allows applications to be fully embedded within the database engine to enable fast and deep analysis of large data sets. Aster Data’s unique “applications-within™” approach allows application logic to exist and execute with the data itself. Termed a “Massively Parallel Data-Application Server,” Aster Data’s solution effectively uses Aster’s patent-pending SQL-MapReduce with parallelized data processing and applications to address the big data challenge. Companies using Aster Data include Coremetrics, MySpace, Akamai, ShareThis, and Full Tilt Poker. Asterdata is acquired by Teradata and is now called Teradata Aster.
Key facts about AsterData
- Founded Year: 2005
- Location: San Carlos (United States)
- Last Known Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $52M
- Employee Count: 11 - 50 as on Jul 01, 2024
- Investors: Icon Ventures, TriplePoint Capital and 9 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Sep 22, 2010, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
4. Jasper DA
Jasper's formal verification solutions are used by logic designers, verification engineers and silicon bring-up teams to design, explore and debug RTL, to ensure correctness of block-level functionality and for rapid post-silicon validation and debug. It is a market and technology leader in the fast-growing formal analysis sector, providing multiple verification solutions (Verification Apps) built on the JasperGold® platform. Jasper’s customers include many of the top systems, semiconductor and IP companies. The company was acquired by Cadence Design Systems in 2014.
Key facts about Jasper DA
- Founded Year: 1999
- Location: Mountain View (United States)
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $12.5M
- Employee Count: 10 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Foundation Capital, Northzone and 7 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series D, Feb 18, 2009, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
5. Care2
Social network connecting people to create petitions and inspire action. It is a community platform where individuals unite, initiate petitions, and share impactful stories. The platform empowers users to advocate for causes they care about, spanning animal welfare, human rights, and various social issues. It provides tools to start petitions, browse trending topics, and engage with like-minded individuals. The platform fosters social impact by enabling collective action and amplifying voices for change. It is a B2C platform with login and signup options.
Key facts about Care2
- Founded Year: 1998
- Location: Redwood City (United States)
- Annual Revenue: $10M - $50M as on Dec 31, 2019
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $3M
- Employee Count: 146 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Western Technology Investment, Cambrian Ventures and 2 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Jun 15, 2000, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Cambrian Ventures' Investments by Stage
Cambrian Ventures has made 4 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $5.75M, 2 investments in Series C stage with an average round size of $10M, 1 investment in Seed stage with an average round size of $1M, 1 investment in Series B stage with an average round size of $10M and 1 investment in Series D stage with an average round size of $7M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Series A | 4 |
Series C | 2 |
Seed | 1 |
Series B | 1 |
Series D | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Cambrian Ventures' Investments by Sector
Cambrian Ventures has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, Consumer, Enterprise Infrastructure, Business Services and Industrial Goods and Manufacturing. Notably, it has invested in 11 Tech companies, 7 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 7 Software companies and at least 6 companies focusing on Consumer (B2C).Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 5 |
Consumer | 3 |
Enterprise Infrastructure | 2 |
Business Services | 1 |
Industrial Goods and Manufacturing | 1 |
Others | 4 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Cambrian Ventures' Investments by Geography
Cambrian Ventures has made most investments in United States (8), followed by India where it has made 1 investment.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United States | 8 |
India | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Cambrian Ventures' recent investments
Cambrian Ventures has not made any investment in 2026 so far.Here are the most recent investments by Cambrian Ventures:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sep 22, 2010 | United States | Series C | 4131 | [+3] | |
Feb 18, 2009 | United States | Series D | 6081 | [+4] | |
Jan 13, 2009 | United States | Series B | 7916 | [+3] | |
Jul 14, 2008 | United States | Series C | 2461 | [+3] | |
May 01, 2007 | United States | Series A | 2410 | [+2] |
Acquired companies in Cambrian Ventures' Portfolio
9 companies from Cambrian Ventures' portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Hightail in Feb 2018 by OpenText for $*****.Here are Cambrian Ventures' portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Feb 14, 2018 | Jul 14, 2008 | Series C | 7827 | |
Mar 13, 2015 | Feb 2005 | Series A | 1341 | |
Jun 26, 2014 | - | - | 4583 | |
Apr 22, 2014 | Feb 18, 2009 | Series D | 8806 | |
Nov 30, 2011 | Aug 31, 2006 | Series C | 3377 |
Team profile of Cambrian Ventures
Cambrian Ventures has a team of 1 member. Cambrian Ventures' team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Co-investors of Cambrian Ventures
Over the past 26 years, 39 investors have co-invested in Cambrian Ventures's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Cambrian Ventures: Sigma Partners, Alloy Ventures and 3 others have invested in rounds before Cambrian Ventures. There is 1 company where Sigma Partners has invested before Cambrian Ventures and 1 company where Alloy Ventures has invested before Cambrian Ventures.
- Top Co-investors of Cambrian Ventures: 14 investors entered a company along with Cambrian Ventures. These include investors like Redpoint Ventures (3 companies).
- Invested after Cambrian Ventures: A total of 20 investors have invested in Cambrian Ventures's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Adams Street Partners (1 company), Accolade Partners (1 company) and Western Digital Cptl (1 company).
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