About Crimson Ventures
Crimson Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 1993. It is primarily based out of Nashville, United States. As of Jul 2016, Crimson Ventures has invested in 15 companies. It primarily invests in Series C round in United States based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Enterprise Applications to EdTech and HealthTech. Most recently it participated in the $***** Series A round of Thrivist Overall, Crimson Ventures portfolio has seen 8 acquisitions including key companies like Change Healthcare, Asurion and Encompass Health. A lot of funds co-invest with Crimson Ventures, with names like GGV Capital sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio.Key Metrics
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Series A, Series B & 1 more
Portfolio Acquisitions
Crimson Ventures' List of Top Investments
Crimson Ventures has a portfolio of 15 companies. Their most notable investmentis in Resonext CommunicationsTheir portfolio spans across and United States. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, EdTech, HealthTech and 5 other sectors, across stages such as Series A, Series B and 1 more. Here is the list of top investments by Crimson Ventures:Cloud-based suite solution for payers, providers and patients. It helps employers to optimize existing wellness programs and on-site clinics. It utilizes proprietary data analysis to generate specific cost information, targeted savings opportunities, and personalized messaging. The features include patient engagement, revenue cycle management, and more.
Key facts about Change Healthcare
- Founded Year: 2007
- Location: Nashville (United States)
- Annual Revenue: $3.48B as on Mar 31, 2022
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $36M
- Employee Count: 11,310 as on Dec 31, 2022
- Investors: Hellman & Friedman, Health Velocity Capital and 13 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Conventional Debt, Aug 29, 2019, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
2. Asurion
Tech protection, repair, and support solutions for devices and appliances. The company provides comprehensive protection plans for phones, home tech, and appliances. They offer repair services for cracked screens, and other tech issues through their uBreakiFix stores. They also provide expert tech support to help customers troubleshoot issues, set up new devices, and optimize performance. Their services include claims processing, extended warranties, and protection for various electronics. They focus on providing easy claims, quality fixes, and helpful tech assistance. They offer protection plans, repair services, and tech support for a wide range of devices and appliances. They provide solutions for mobile protection, home tech, and appliance protection. They offer tech tips and how-to guides to keep customers connected. They also offer recycling services for old tech.
Key facts about Asurion
- Founded Year: 1994
- Location: Nashville (United States)
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $467M
- Employee Count: 15,011 as on Dec 31, 2022
- Investors: TA, Olympus Capital Asia and 15 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series D, 2012, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
Key facts about Encompass Health
- Founded Year: 1984
- Location: Birmingham (United States)
- Annual Revenue: $5.37B as on Dec 31, 2024
- Stage: Acquired
- Employee Count: 10,001+ as on Jul 01, 2024
- Investors: New Enterprise Associates, Grant Avenue Capital and 1 Other
- Latest Funding Round: Unattributed, 1995, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
4. ZettaCom
ZettaCom is a fabless semiconductor company which designs and develops switch fabric chips (ZEST) and advanced traffic management chips (ZEN-QM). It provides intelligent network silicon solutions which are used in the next generation networking communications equipment. Its product, ZRS-1, is used for early software and common equipment verification. Its fiber-to-fiber solution is used in protocol processing and data switching. In addition, its product is claimed to provide low cost, unparalleled power, and high-reliability operations with maximum implementation flexibility. In 2004, it was acquired by IDT.
Key facts about ZettaCom
- Founded Year: 1999
- Location: Santa Clara (United States)
- Stage: Series C
- Total Funding till date: $66.7M
- Investors: Piper Jaffray, Venrock and 9 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Jul 09, 2003, $*****
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5. S3
Key facts about S3
- Founded Year: 2011
- Location: Nashville (United States)
- Stage: Acquired
- Employee Count: 59 as on Jul 01, 2024
- Investors: PSG and Crimson Ventures
- Highlight: Acquired
Crimson Ventures' Investments by Stage
Crimson Ventures has made 1 investment in Series A stage, 1 investment in Series B stage with an average round size of $47.5M and 1 investment in Series C stage with an average round size of $14M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
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Series A | 1 |
Series B | 1 |
Series C | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Crimson Ventures' Investments by Sector
Crimson Ventures has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the EdTech, Enterprise Applications, Semiconductors and Vertical SaaS. Notably, it has invested in 4 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 4 Tech companies, 3 Software companies and at least 2 companies focusing on Consumer (B2C).Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
EdTech | 1 |
Enterprise Applications | 1 |
Semiconductors | 1 |
Vertical SaaS | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Crimson Ventures' Investments by Geography
Crimson Ventures has made most investments in United States (3).Crimson Ventures' recent investments
Crimson Ventures has not made any investment in 2026 so far.Here are the most recent investments by Crimson Ventures:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Jul 07, 2016 | United States | Series A | 5838 | - | |
Jul 09, 2003 | United States | Series C | 4833 | [+6] | |
Jun 18, 2002 | United States | Series C | 7522 | [+6] | |
Jun 19, 2001 | United States | Series B | 4188 | [+5] |
Acquired companies in Crimson Ventures' Portfolio
8 companies from Crimson Ventures' portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition were S3 in May 2023 by PayIt.Here are Crimson Ventures' portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
May 16, 2023 | - | - | 4008 | |
Oct 03, 2022 | - | - | 4793 | |
Nov 20, 2017 | - | - | 1561 | |
May 30, 2017 | Jul 07, 2016 | Series A | 8362 | |
Oct 13, 2016 | - | - | 9825 |
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Co-investors of Crimson Ventures
Over the past 25 years, 19 investors have co-invested in Crimson Ventures's portfolio companies. This includes only funds.
- Invested before Crimson Ventures: Bessemer Venture Partners, Oak Investment Partners and 3 others have invested in rounds before Crimson Ventures. There is 1 company where Bessemer Venture Partners has invested before Crimson Ventures and 1 company where Oak Investment Partners has invested before Crimson Ventures.
- Top Co-investors of Crimson Ventures: 10 investors entered a company along with Crimson Ventures. These include investors like GGV Capital (1 company).
- Invested after Crimson Ventures: A total of 4 investors have invested in Crimson Ventures's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Investcorp (1 company), United Investments (1 company) and Piper Jaffray (1 company).
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Curefoods mops up USD 50 Million in Series C roundEnablers•Jun 03, 2022•Curefoods, Crimson Ventures, Iron Pillar, Accel and 8 others
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Crimson Ventures Takes Minority Position in E-Learning Company Thrivist PRWeb•Jul 07, 2016•Thrivist, Crimson Ventures
