| 词条 | Uncork Capital |
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company_name = Uncork Capital| company_logo = | company_type = Private| foundation = 2004 | key_people = Jeff Clavier, Founder }}Uncork Capital is a venture capital firm in Palo Alto, California founded by Jeff Clavier. Considered one of the most active established seed funds in Silicon Valley,[1] it has invested in companies such as Postmates, Eventbrite, Fitbit, SendGrid, and Survata.[2] HistoryThe firm was founded in 2004 by angel investor Jeff Clavier when he transitioned his portfolio into a formal venture firm.[3] Partners include Andy McLoughlin, formerly of Huddle, and Stephanie Palmeri.[4] As of 2014, the firm had invested in over 150 early stage start-ups.[5] In 2017, the firm changed its name from SoftTech VC to Uncork Capital.[6] InvestmentsThe firm primarily invests in e-commerce, mobile services, and SaaS (software as a service) ventures.[7] With a focus on seed-stage and Series A funding, the firm generally aims to secure between 7-10% ownership of the companies it invests in.[8][9] The firm's first fund raised less than $1 million,[10] while the second fund raised $15 million in 2007, including exits in Milo, Tapulous and Goodrec. In 2012, Fund III oversubscribed at $55 million,[11] and in 2014 they closed their fourth fund at $85 million, bringing their capital under management to $155 million.[7][12] In 2016, the firm raised $100 million for SoftTechVC V and $50 million for a breakout fund.[9] Notable investments have included Eventbrite, Fitbit, Postmates, SendGrid, Survata, Gnip, BrightRoll, Vidyard and LiveRamp. [2][9] References1. ^{{citeweb|url=https://www.business.com/articles/silicon-valleys-most-well-known-investors-of-2016/|title=Meet the Angels: Silicon Valley’s Most Well-Known Investors of 2016|last=Rampton|first=John|date=22 February 2017|publisher=Business Insider|access-date=6 May 2018}} 2. ^1 {{Cite web|title = Survata Announces $6 Million in Series A Funding {{!}} Survata Blog|url = https://www.survata.com/blog/survata-announces-6-million-in-series-a-funding/|website = www.survata.com|accessdate = 2015-07-20}} 3. ^{{citeweb|url=https://techcrunch.com/2012/01/26/jeff-clavier-softtech-vc-raises-55-fund-iii/|title=Jeff Clavier’s SoftTech VC Raises $55 Million For Fund III"|last=Schonfeld|first=Erick|date=26 January 2012|publisher=TechCrunch}} 4. ^{{citeweb|url=https://techcrunch.com/2016/01/19/softtech-vc-promotes-two-to-partner-as-it-seeks-out-fresh-130m/|title=SoftTech VC Promotes Two To Partner As It Seeks Out Fresh $130M||last=Loizos|first=Connie|date=19 January 2016|publisher=TechCrunch|access-date=11 June 2018}} 5. ^{{citeweb|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/john-rampton/the-20-hottest-bay-area-f_b_14105412.html|title=The 20 Hottest Bay Area Fintech Investors and 20 Bay Area Fintech Startups To Keep Your Eye On|last=Volpicelli|first=Anna|date=1 August 2014|publisher=Huffington Post|access-date=6 May 2018}} 6. ^{{citeweb|url=https://pitchbook.com/newsletter/softtech-vc-rebrands-as-uncork-capital|title=SoftTech VC rebrands as Uncork Capital|date=8 November 2017|publisher=Pitchbook|access-date=6 May 2018}} 7. ^1 {{citeweb|url=http://www.7x7.com/meet-the-bay-areas-top-female-venture-capitalists-1786885799.html|title=Meet The Bay Area's Top Female Venture Capitalists|last=Volpicelli|first=Anna|date=1 August 2014|publisher=7x7|access-date=6 May 2018}} 8. ^{{citeweb|url=https://blogs.wsj.com/venturecapital/2014/06/27/softtech-vc-boosts-its-reserves-with-85-million-fourth-fund/|title=SoftTech VC Boosts Its Reserves With $85 Million Fourth Fund|last=Garland|first=Russ|date=27 June 2014|publisher=Wall Street Journal|access-date=11 June 2018}} 9. ^1 2 {{citeweb|url=https://techcrunch.com/2016/06/08/softtech-vc-closes-its-fifth-fund-with-100-million-raises-50-million-opportunity-fund/|title=SoftTech VC goes big, raising $150 million across two new funds|last=Loizos|first=Connie|date=8 June 2016|publisher=TechCrunch|access-date=11 June 2018}} 10. ^{{citeweb|url=http://gigaom.com/2012/01/26/how-jeff-clavier-softtech-vc-fund-iii/|title=How Jeff Clavier will spend SoftTech’s biggest VC fund yet|last=Taylor|first=Colleen|date=26 January 2012|publisher= GigaOM}} 11. ^{{citeweb|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/tomiogeron/2012/01/26/softtech-vc-closes-oversubscribed-55m-third-fund/|title=SoftTech VC Closes Oversubscribed $55 Million Third Fund|last=Geron|first=Tomio|date=26 January 2012|publisher=Forbes}} 12. ^{{citeweb|url=https://blogs.wsj.com/venturecapital/2013/07/12/the-daily-startup-softtech-vc-aims-at-75m-for-fund-iv/|title=The Daily Startup: SoftTech VC Aims at $75M for Fund IV|date=12 July 2013|publisher=Wall Street Journal}} External links
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