Acero Capital

North America, California, United States, Menlo Park

Description

Acero Capital is a stage agnostic and actively pursuing investments in business software, mobile, cloud, and security.

Investor Profile

Acero Capital has backed more than 14 startups, with 0 new investments in the last 12 months alone. The firm has led 3 rounds, about 21% of its total and boasts 5 exits across its portfolio.

Investment Focus Highlights

Concentrates on Series B, Series C, Series D rounds (top funding stages).
Majority of deals are located in United States.
Strong thematic focus on Software, Cloud Security, Internet.

Stage Focus

Series B (29%)
Series C (21%)
Series D (21%)
Series Unknown (14%)
Series E (7%)
Seed (7%)

Country Focus

United States (100%)

Industry Focus

Software
Cloud Security
Internet
Cyber Security
Developer Tools
Enterprise Applications
Security
Electronics
Energy
Government

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

Learn who this investor regularly partners with—both firms and angels—and explore their latest activity.

Who does Acero Capital frequently co-invest with?

Trident Capital

Trident Capital

North America, California, United States, Palo Alto

Co-Investments: 3

General Catalyst

General Catalyst

North America, Massachusetts, United States, Cambridge

Co-Investments: 4

Atlantic Bridge

Atlantic Bridge

Europe, Dublin, Ireland, Dublin

Co-Investments: 4

M12 - Microsoft's Venture Fund

M12 - Microsoft's Venture Fund

North America, California, United States, San Francisco

Co-Investments: 3

Battery Ventures

Battery Ventures

North America, Massachusetts, United States, Boston

Co-Investments: 3

Warburg Pincus

Europe, Madrid, Spain, Boadilla Del Monte

Co-Investments: 2

Enterprise Ireland

Enterprise Ireland

Europe, Dublin, Ireland, Dublin

Co-Investments: 4

AXA Venture Partners

AXA Venture Partners

Europe, Ile-de-France, France, Paris

Co-Investments: 3

Notable Capital

Notable Capital

North America, California, United States, Menlo Park

Co-Investments: 3

DBL Partners

North America, California, United States, San Francisco

Co-Investments: 4

Which angels does Acero Capital often collaborate with?

North America, Massachusetts, United States, Boston

Shared Deals: 1

North America, Maryland, United States, Columbia

Shared Deals: 1

North America, California, United States, San Francisco

Shared Deals: 1

What are some of recent deals done by Acero Capital?

Contrast Security

Los Altos, California, United States

Contrast Security is a modernized application security, embedding code analysis, and attack prevention directly into the software.

Cloud SecurityCyber SecurityDeveloper ToolsEnterprise ApplicationsSecuritySoftware

Series ENov 9, 2021

Amount Raised: $150,000,000

Contrast Security

Los Altos, California, United States

Contrast Security is a modernized application security, embedding code analysis, and attack prevention directly into the software.

Cloud SecurityCyber SecurityDeveloper ToolsEnterprise ApplicationsSecuritySoftware

Series DFeb 28, 2019

Amount Raised: $65,000,000

Contrast Security

Los Altos, California, United States

Contrast Security is a modernized application security, embedding code analysis, and attack prevention directly into the software.

Cloud SecurityCyber SecurityDeveloper ToolsEnterprise ApplicationsSecuritySoftware

Series COct 19, 2017

Amount Raised: $30,000,000

Los Altos, California, United States

HyperGrid offers a cloud management platform that can discover, plan, optimize, secure, and manage workloads across any cloud.

Cloud ComputingCloud InfrastructureCloud ManagementCloud SecurityIaaSPaaSPrivate CloudSaaS

SeedSep 27, 2017

Amount Raised: $13,600,000

Contrast Security

Los Altos, California, United States

Contrast Security is a modernized application security, embedding code analysis, and attack prevention directly into the software.

Cloud SecurityCyber SecurityDeveloper ToolsEnterprise ApplicationsSecuritySoftware

Series BSep 28, 2016

Amount Raised: $16,000,000

San Jose, California, United States

Siva Power develops third generation thin film PV technologies.

ElectronicsEnergyGovernmentManufacturing

Series DMar 7, 2016

Amount Raised: $5,000,000

Mountain View, California, United States

Gridstore is the leader in HyperConverged All-Flash Infrastructure for the Cloud-Inspired Data Center.

Data CenterData StorageInternetSoftware

Series BJan 27, 2016

Amount Raised: $19,000,000

San Francisco, California, United States

Swrve is the world's leading mobile marketing automation platform, pioneering the fast-growing mobile engagement marketing space.

AdvertisingAnalyticsInternetMarketing AutomationMobileSoftware

Series CNov 11, 2015

Amount Raised: $30,000,000

San Jose, California, United States

Siva Power develops third generation thin film PV technologies.

ElectronicsEnergyGovernmentManufacturing

Series DJan 29, 2015

Amount Raised: $10,000,000

San Francisco, California, United States

Swrve is the world's leading mobile marketing automation platform, pioneering the fast-growing mobile engagement marketing space.

AdvertisingAnalyticsInternetMarketing AutomationMobileSoftware

Series BSep 18, 2014

Amount Raised: $10,000,000

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