Comdisco Ventures focused on early-stage investments in technology companies, particularly in the internet, telecommunications, and enterprise software sectors. The firm typically invested in Series A to C rounds, with investment sizes ranging from $5 million to $80 million.
Notable portfolio companies included Netflix, Equinix, and Comscore. Comdisco Ventures provided not only capital but also equipment leasing and disaster recovery solutions to its portfolio companies, offering a unique value proposition. The firm's investments played a significant role in the growth of several successful technology companies during the late 1990s and early 2000s.
Comdisco Ventures - Portfolio Snapshot
Portfolio activity breakdown across disclosed investments and stages
Total Investments22
Current Portfolio Count13
Total Portfolio Exits2
Top Investment Stages
Series Unknown8 (38.1%)
Series B7 (33.3%)
Series C3 (14.3%)
Debt Financing2 (9.5%)
Private Equity1 (4.8%)
Stage Mix
Series Unknown 38%Series B 33%Series C 14%Debt Financing 10%Private Equity 5%
Concentration shown as share of disclosed investments by stage.
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Comdisco Ventures - Classification
- Also Known As
- Comdisco Ventures Inc
- NAICS
- 513200Software Publishers
- 510000Information
- 520000Finance and Insurance
- 513000Publishing Industries
- 523000Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities
- 523900Other Financial Investment Activities
- 513210Software Publishers
- 523990All Other Financial Investment Activities
- 523999Miscellaneous Financial Investment Activities
- SIC
- 6700Holding And Other Investment Offices
- 7300Business Services
- 6790Miscellaneous Investing
- 7370Computer Programming, Data Processing, And Other Computer Related
- 6799Investors, Not Elsewhere Classified
- 7372Prepackaged Software
- ISIC
- 7730Renting and leasing of other machinery, equipment and tangible goods
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- NAICS
- 530000Real Estate and Rental and Leasing
- 532000Rental and Leasing Services
- 532400Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment Rental and Leasing
- 532420Office Machinery and Equipment Rental and Leasing
- 525000Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles
- 523910Miscellaneous Intermediation
- 523940Portfolio Management and Investment Advice
- SIC
- 7377Computer Rental And Leasing
- 6000Depository Institutions
- 6720Investment Offices
- 6722Management Investment Offices, Open-end