About Ventana Capital Management
Ventana Capital Management is a venture capital firm founded in 1984. It is primarily based out of Irvine, United States. As of May 2005, Ventana Capital Management has invested in 8 companies. It primarily invests in Series B round in United States based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from High Tech to Semiconductors and Enterprise Infrastructure. Most recently it participated in the $***** Series B round of Aktino Overall, Ventana Capital Management portfolio has seen 4 IPOs and 3 acquisitions including key companies like Abbott, Broadcom and Danaher. A lot of funds co-invest with Ventana Capital Management, with names like InnoCal Venture Capital sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Ventana Capital Management has team of 4 people including 2 partners.Key Metrics
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Ventana Capital Management's List of Top Investments
Ventana Capital Management has a portfolio of 8 companies. Their most notable investments include Abbott and Broadcom.Their portfolio spans across and United States. They have invested in High Tech, Semiconductors, Enterprise Infrastructure and 4 other sectors, across stages such as Series B stage. Here is the list of top investments by Ventana Capital Management:1. Abbott
Developer of medical devices, generic pharmaceuticals, and nutrition products. Its products are used by hospitals, laboratories, blood banks, and physicians. It is used to diagnose & monitor diseases such as HIV, hepatitis, cancer, heart failure, and metabolic disorders. In 2022, the company recorded annual revenues of $43.65B and a net profit of $6.93B
Key facts about Abbott
- Founded Year: 1888
- Location: Libertyville (United States)
- Annual Revenue: $1B+ as on Dec 31, 2025
- Stage: Public
- Employee Count: 136,033 as on Mar 31, 2026
- Investors: Castle Investment Management, Digital Pharma Lab and 10 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Grant (prize money), Nov 17, 2021, $*****
- Highlight: Public
2. Broadcom
Platform offering data center fiber optic networks. It offers network, server, and storage connectivity. Its product portfolio includes cable modems, semiconductors for PON, DSL, NICs, filters and amplifiers, ASIC, wireless connectivity solutions, embedded processors, HDD, SSD controllers, enterprise fiber channel connectivity, data center switches, and routers. It offering includes storage, cybersecurity, mainframe solutions, and more.
Key facts about Broadcom
- Founded Year: 1991
- Location: California (United States)
- Annual Revenue: $1B+ as on Oct 31, 2025
- Stage: Public
- Employee Count: 55,369 as on Mar 31, 2026
- Investors: Alcor Fund, CampVentures and 26 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Conventional Debt, Jul 08, 2019, $*****
- Highlight: Public
3. Danaher
R&D company focused on manufacturing dental equipment for multiple therapeutic areas. Its other products include medical consumables, water quality analysis instruments, life science research instruments, and diagnostic tools. In 2021, the company recorded annual revenues of $22.28B and a net profit of $3.64B. In 2022, the company recorded annual revenues of $31.47B and a net profit of $7.2B.
Key facts about Danaher
- Founded Year: 1969
- Location: Washington, DC (United States)
- Annual Revenue: $1B+ as on Dec 31, 2025
- Stage: Public
- Employee Count: 52,888 as on Mar 31, 2026
- Investors: Ventana Capital Management and Bank of America
- Latest Funding Round: Post IPO, Apr 02, 2018, $*****
- Highlight: Public
Private equity firm. It is focused on multi-stage investments. It is focused on sectors including consumer, energy transition & sustainability, financial services, healthcare, industrial & business services, real estate, and technology sectors.
Key facts about Warburg Pincus
- Founded Year: 1966
- Location: New York (United States)
- Stage: Public
- Employee Count: 1,500 as on Mar 31, 2026
- Investors: Ventana Capital Management
- Highlight: Public
5. Conexant
Conexant has an IP portfolio in DSP, analog and mixed signal technology and delivers solution to enhance the user experience in audio and imaging applications. Its products include CODECs, VoiceSpeech processors, converters for the audio market and embedded modem, digital video, documents, etc. for the imaging market. The technology is embedded in both consumer and enterprise products like TVs, computers, headsets, printers, etc. It was acquired by an entity owned by Golden Gate capital and is now a privately held entity. It filed for bankruptcy in 2013 and emerged from it after restructuring to focus on a narrow product portfolio.
Key facts about Conexant
- Founded Year: 1999
- Location: Newport Beach (United States)
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $650M
- Employee Count: 3 as on Mar 31, 2026
- Investors: August Capital, Woodside Fund and 4 Others
- Latest Funding Round: PE, May 12, 2011, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
Ventana Capital Management's Investments by Stage
Ventana Capital Management has made 1 investment in Series B stage with an average round size of $16M.Ventana Capital Management's Investments by Sector
Ventana Capital Management has a portfolio focused on Telecom. Notably, it has invested in 7 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 4 Tech companies, 3 Software companies and at least 2 companies focusing on Tech hardware.Ventana Capital Management's Investments by Geography
Ventana Capital Management has made most investments in United States (1).Ventana Capital Management's recent investments
Ventana Capital Management has not made any investment in 2026 so far.Here are the most recent investments by Ventana Capital Management:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
May 12, 2005 | United States | Series B | 9123 | [+6] |
IPOs and Publicly Listed companies in Ventana Capital Management's Portfolio
4 of Ventana Capital Management's portfolio companies have become public. Warburg Pincus got listed on the OTC Bulletin Board (OTCBB), in Apr 2021 and Broadcom got listed on the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ) at marketcap of $1.04B.Here are Ventana Capital Management's portfolio companies that went public:
Company | IPO Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Apr 26, 2021 | - | - | 9460 | |
Apr 17, 1998 | - | - | 1299 | |
Aug 03, 1984 | - | - | 3799 | |
Jan 06, 1978 | - | - | 5498 |
Acquired companies in Ventana Capital Management's Portfolio
3 companies from Ventana Capital Management's portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Conexant in Jun 2017 by Synaptics for $*****.Here are Ventana Capital Management's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jun 01, 2017 | - | - | 3247 | |
Oct 17, 2012 | - | - | 9436 | |
May 12, 2009 | May 12, 2005 | Series B | 7459 |
Team profile of Ventana Capital Management
Ventana Capital Management has a team of 4 members including 2 Partners, 1 Venture Partner and 1 Principal located in United States. Ventana Capital Management's team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Here is a list of all team members in Ventana Capital Management:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Partner | Englewood | - | ||
Partner | Trabuco Canyon | - | - | |
Venture Partner | Laguna Beach | - | - | |
Principal | Beverly Hills | - | - |
Co-investors of Ventana Capital Management
Over the past 21 years, 7 investors have co-invested in Ventana Capital Management's portfolio companies. This includes only funds.
- Invested before Ventana Capital Management: Foundation Capital, Crosspoint Venture Partners and 1 other have invested in rounds before Ventana Capital Management. There is 1 company where Foundation Capital has invested before Ventana Capital Management and 1 company where Crosspoint Venture Partners has invested before Ventana Capital Management.
- Top Co-investors of Ventana Capital Management: 4 investors entered a company along with Ventana Capital Management. These include investors like InnoCal Venture Capital (1 company).
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