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Investar Capital

50 employees

Founded in 1996, InveStar Capital, Inc. is a venture capital firm with offices in the United States and Taiwan. We, at InveStar, focus on

Investor insights

Sectors invested in

Semiconductor5
Electronics4
Software4
Hardware3
Manufacturing2
Wireless2
Telecommunications2
GPS2
Navigation2
Enterprise Software2
Antifuse1
Automated Trading1
Retail1
Equity Trading1
Customized Trading Platforms1
Financial Services1
Hedge Fund Solutions1
Customer Service1
Institutional Brokerage1
Options Trading1

Funding rounds participated in

$14M sweet spot round size

Most of their 31 investments are in rounds between $8.4M and $20M

Investor type

Venture Capital

Basic info

Industry

venture capital and private equity principals

Date founded

1996

Investments made

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Undisclosed raised undisclosed on January 1, 2010

Investors: Cisco Investments, Smac Partners GmbH and Investar Capital

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Undisclosed raised $8.4M on January 12, 2007

Investors: Genesis Capital Ventures, LLC, Celtic house and Investar Capital

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Undisclosed raised $10M on December 1, 2004

Investors: Cisco Investments, C Squared Fund, Acer Middle East and Investar Capital

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Undisclosed raised undisclosed on May 1, 2004

Investors: Intel Capital and Investar Capital

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Analogic Tech raised $15M on January 20, 2004

Investors: MATON PRODUCTS LIMITED, Battery Ventures, - and Investar Capital

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Kilopass (is now a part of Synopsys) raised undisclosed on January 18, 2004

Investors: Investar Capital

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Undisclosed raised $2M on February 1, 2003

Investors: Investar Capital

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Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. raised $17M on September 13, 2002

Investors: Scale Venture Partners and Investar Capital

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Undisclosed raised $20M on August 6, 2002

Investors: Firsthand Technology Value Fund Inc (SVVC), Kleiner Perkins, Battery Ventures and Investar Capital

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Sonics, Inc. raised $20M on January 14, 2002

Investors: Everbright Financial Holding H&Q Asia Pacific, NAZARIAN ENTERPRISES LLC, Easton Capital Investment Group, Pacesetter business solution, Omninet Capital and Investar Capital

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