VC  Black Diamond Ventures

http://www.bdventures.com





     Office Locations:

450 N. Brand Blvd., Ste 600
Glendale, CA 91203
Phone: 818-245-6250
Fax: 818-245-6255

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Stages:

  • Early
  • Expansion
  • Growth


 

Industries:

  • Communications & Networking
  • Life Sciences & Healthcare
  • Medical Device
  • Semiconductor

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    Description:

    Black Diamond Ventures is a venture capital firm that was founded in 1998, with offices in Glendale and Los Gatos, California. Christopher B. Lucas formed Black Diamond Ventures to provide individual investors the opportunity to invest alongside institutional investors and first-tier venture capital firms in technology-leading companies. The firm evaluates early stage to late stage companies, initially investing anywhere from $2MM to $10MM. Over the past decade, Black Diamond Ventures has invested in privately-held companies primarily in Telecommunications, Biotechnology, Medical Devices, Semiconductor Design, Mobile Applications.


     

    Funds:


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      Amount


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    Investment Firm Key

       VC = Venture Capital
       PE = Private Equity
       A = Angel
       I = Incubator
       MB = Merchant Bank
       VD = Venture Debt
       FI = Family Investment Office
       FOF = Fund of Funds
       ED = Economic Development Office   
       TT = Technology Transfer Office
       CVC = Corporate Venture Capital
       SEC = Secondary Purchaser
       HF = Hedge Fund/Mutual Fund
       
       
       
    COMPANY STAGEREVENUE
    Venture Capital
    Seed Stage
    (includes "pre-seed," or
    concept stage)
    No Revenue
    Early StageMinimal
    Revenue
    Growth Stage
    (also called Mid-stage)
    $2M-$7M
    Expansion Stage
    (also called Late-stage)
    $7M and greater
    Private Equity
    Lower Middle Market$10M-$249M
    Middle Market$250M-$499M
    Upper Middle Market$500M-$1B
    Large Cap>$1B
       
       
     

    Investment Team:


    Name   Title
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    Ana L. Quintana Managing Partner
    Brence Culp Venture Partner
    Christopher B. Lucas Founder and Managing Director
    John Kispert Venture Partner

     

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      LiquidSpace
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      Mogreet


      Strateos
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