Presidio Ventures
Profile, fund size and portfolio
Presidio Ventures is the corporate venture arm of Sumitomo Corporation (integrated trading company). It was founded in 1998 and is based in Silicon Valley, United States. It invests from Series A to Series B in enterprise IT, cybersecurity, A.I..
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Snapshot
Data behind this graphic
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| Stage range | Series A to Series B |
| Sectors | Enterprise IT, Cybersecurity, A.I., Digital Media, Mobility, IoT |
| Geography | United States, United Kingdom and Europe, Sumitomo Corporation global CVC regions: US, Europe, Israel , Hong Kong and Shanghai , Japan |
| Offices | Silicon Valley, United States, Boston, United States, Los Angeles, United States, London, United Kingdom |
Sources: S7 Global Venturing: Fireside chat with Presidio Ventures (Kuni Kawase); S2 Presidio Ventures: about.
Data behind this graphic
| Item | Companies | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Active | 55 | 59.1% |
| Exited | 38 | 40.9% |
Status as the firm tags it
Sources: S4 Presidio Ventures: portfolio.
Data behind this graphic
| Measure | Value | Unit | Kind | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Headline size | GBP 30M | Fund size | Stated by the firm or its parent | S7 |
| Companies backed | 300+ | companies | Stated by the firm | S5 |
| Companies on the firm's portfolio page | 93 | companies | Counted from the firm's own list | S4 |
Sources: S7 Global Venturing: Fireside chat with Presidio Ventures (Kuni Kawase); S5 Sumitomo Corporation: Promoting cutting-edge innovation through collaboration with startups; S4 Presidio Ventures: portfolio.
Where it invests and who leads it
Geography
- Headquarters
- Silicon Valley, United States
- Offices
- Silicon Valley, United States
- Boston, United States
- Los Angeles, United States
- London, United Kingdom
Investment regionsS7S2
- United States
- United Kingdom and Europe
- Sumitomo Corporation global CVC regions: US, Europe, Israel , Hong Kong and Shanghai , Japan
Key facts
| Fact | Value | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parent company | Sumitomo Corporation | Single source | S1 |
| Parent industry | Integrated trading company | Single source | S1 |
| Founded | 1998 | Single source | S5 |
| Headquarters | Silicon Valley, United States | Single source | S2 |
| Status | Active | Single source | S1 |
| Capital source | Parent company only | Single source | S7 |
| Headline size | GBP 30M (Fund size) | Single source | S7 |
| Companies backed | 300+ | Single source | S5 |
| Stages | Series A, Series B | Single source | S7 |
Notable outcomes
IPOs and acquisitions of portfolio companies. Price shown only where published.
| Company | Type | Year | Acquirer or exchange | Price | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Movella | IPO | 2023 | S4 | ||
| Zebrium | Acquisition | 2022 | Science Logic | S4 | |
| Shapeways | IPO | 2021 | S4 | ||
| Lastline | Acquisition | 2020 | VMware | S4 | |
| Nexenta | Acquisition | 2019 | DDN | S4 | |
| Siluria | Acquisition | 2019 | McDermott | S4 | |
| Streem, Inc | Acquisition | 2019 | Frontdoor | S4 | |
| Uhana | Acquisition | 2019 | VMware | S4 | |
| Bloom Energy | IPO | 2018 | S4 | ||
| Rightscale | Acquisition | 2018 | Flexera | S4 | |
| Solantro | Acquisition | 2018 | Huada | S4 | |
| Vidder | Acquisition | 2018 | Verizon | S4 | |
| Cloudmark | Acquisition | 2017 | Proofpoint | S4 | |
| Intematix | Acquisition | 2017 | Brightbridge | S4 | |
| Nominum | Acquisition | 2017 | Akamai | S4 |
Portfolio
The firm's portfolio page lists 93 companies: 55 active, 38 exited.S4
The firm also states 300+ companies backed. The page list and the stated total measure different things.S5
| Tag | Companies | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Active | 55 | 59.1% |
| Exited | 38 | 40.9% |
Every company on the Presidio Ventures list
93 companies, as listed on the firm's own website: 55 active, 38 exited.S4 Read the firm's list.
Active 55
- Acalvio
- Afero
- Agrivida
- Alkira
- Atropos Health
- Calient
- Citrine Informatics
- Cohere Technologies
- CropX
- DataCebo
- DataPelago
- Dexterity
- Diffraqtion
- Drishti Technologies
- Enevate
- ForAllSecure
- Fortera
- Global Thermostat
- Glympse
- Hibob
- HIFI Bridge
- Karamba Security
- Leap
- Lilac Solutions
- Mabl
- Monitaur
- Nord Quantique
- Now.gg
- Nu Quantum
- Openx
- Optoro
- Ori
- Outrider
- Path Robotics
- Payall
- Peregrine Hydrogen
- Phoenix Tailings
- Plume
- PreVeil
- Realm Security
- Reliable Robotics
- SLAMcore
- Splashtop
- Stardog
- Taranis
- Tealium
- Telly
- TOffeeAM
- Trafi
- Tropic
- TrustCloud
- Tsavorite
- vFunction
- WEB3PRO
- Workspot
Exited 38
- Arbor Networks
- Arcsight
- Aurora Networks
- Bloom Energy
- Cleversafe
- Cloud.com
- Cloudmark
- Cotendo
- Embrane
- Extend Media
- Extensity
- Extreme Networks
- Fortinet
- Fusion-IO
- Intematix
- Lastline
- Movella
- MySQL
- Netscreen Technologies
- Nexenta
- Nominum
- Ocarina Networks
- Oni Systems
- Revolution Analytics
- Rightscale
- SEEO
- Shapeways
- Siluria
- Sina
- Solantro
- Spring Tide Networks
- Streem, Inc
- Uhana
- VA Linux Systems
- Vidder
- Xen Source
- Zebrium
- Zimbra
For founders
Recent rounds
History
- Sumitomo Corporation establishes Presidio Ventures in Silicon Valley.S5
- SC Equity Asia in Hong Kong (per Sumitomo release).S6
- IN Venture in Tel Aviv (per Sumitomo release).S6
- Presidio Ventures Europe announced in London, planned size GBP 30m (GCV interview 2021-11-17); launched 2022-05-06 with SLAMcore Series A.S7
Where sources disagree
Official pages
Read the firm's own pages for current information.
Sources
- S1Presidio Ventures: homeFirm
- S2Presidio Ventures: aboutFirm
- S3Presidio Ventures: team (Wayback copy 2025-07-22)Firm
- S4Presidio Ventures: portfolioFirm
- S5Sumitomo Corporation: Promoting cutting-edge innovation through collaboration with startupsParent company
- S6Sumitomo Corporation Europe: launches Presidio Ventures EuropeParent company
- S7Global Venturing: Fireside chat with Presidio Ventures (Kuni Kawase)Press
- S8Presidio Ventures: team (live, via fetch)Firm
Disclaimer and corrections
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