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Most venture capital funds that have 27 exits under their belt are not in stealth.\u00a0In fact, most venture capital firms today don\u2019t even know what 27 exits looks like. But Dell Ventures, in stealth until today, has been steadily investing at a rate of about $100 million per year. The group certainly\u00a0knows what the market is willing to buy. It\u2019s seen nearly\u00a037 percent of its\u00a070-plus investments exit, albeit with mixed results.<\/p>\n
To date, only a few of Dell\u2019s investments have become household names for enterprise nerds.\u00a0Nutanix and\u00a0Joyent are perhaps its two most notable exits. The former, a cloud computing software company, IPOed last year at $4 billion but has recently been hemorrhaging value and is now worth almost half that (may the lockout period ever be in your favor). Joyent, a cloud services company, raised $131 million but\u00a0then ultimately sold to Samsung Electronics for $170 million.<\/p>\n
That said, Dell\u2019s exits alone have gone on to collectively raise $1.3 billion. The group brings the traditional benefits of a corporate venture arm to its startup portfolio \u2014\u00a0access to data, strategic sales channels and engineering and research contacts.<\/p>\n
Beyond that,\u00a0Dell Technologies Capital differentiates itself as a relatively market neutral player. Particularly in enterprise where the cloud remains king, taking money from market leaders like Google and Microsoft can feel confining.<\/p>\n
Scott Darling, head of\u00a0Dell<\/span>\u00a0Technologies Capital, explained to me that one of the key factors that differentiates the group from other corporate venture arms is its flat structure. Darling maintains regular contact with company CEO\u00a0Michael Dell and the two\u00a0regularly see eye to eye on investments.<\/p>\n Asked why the firm was coming out of stealth today,\u00a0Darling told me that he simply thinks hiding his activity is more work than it\u2019s worth at the fund\u2019s scale. Within its current portfolio, the team\u00a0will be looking toward\u00a0notable bets like MongoDB and RichRelevance to pay off in a big way to both deliver returns and keep the spotlight on the group.<\/p>\n Featured Image: NurPhoto\/NurPhoto\/Getty Images<\/small><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"![\"\"](\"https:\/\/tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/05\/gettyimages-525402402.jpg?w=680\")
Most venture capital funds that have 27 exits under their belt are not in stealth.\u00a0In fact, most venture capital firms today don’t even know what 27 exits looks like. But Dell Ventures, in stealth until today, has been steadily investing at a rate of about $100 million per year. The group certainly\u00a0knows what the market is willing to buy. It’s seen nearly\u00a037 percent of… Read More<\/a><\/p>\n\n<\/img><\/a>
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