# Advanced Equities

> Advanced Equities is a VC fund in Chicago backing Software, Semiconductor and Wireless. See 22 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Chicago, United States
- Total investments: 22
- Last investment: Nov 2011
- Lead investor: 36%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: http://www.advancedequities.com

Advanced Equities is a VC fund in Chicago focused on Software and Semiconductor. Advanced Equities provides qualified high-net-worth individuals access to late-stage private equity offerings.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 4 | 18% |
| Semiconductor | 4 | 18% |
| Wireless | 3 | 14% |
| Video | 2 | 9% |
| Internet | 2 | 9% |

30 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Funding Round | 4 | 18% |
| Private Equity | 3 | 14% |
| Series B | 2 | 9% |
| Series C | 2 | 9% |
| Series A | 1 | 5% |

8 stages tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Alien Technology | Alien Technology is a provider of reliable, high-volume, low cost, EPC compliant Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) products. Using Fluidic Self Assembly (FSA ), a patented manufacturing process, Alien manufactures electronic product code (EPC) class 1 tags and readers used in a variety of applications including supply chain management,logistics operations and anti-counterfeiting to improve inventory management and reduce operating costs. Alien Technology Corporation is an active member of EPC Global. More information about Alien Technology Corporation can be found on the Company's website at www.alientechnology.com. Alien, Alien Technology and FSA are trademarks or registered trademarks of Alien Technology Corporation in the United States and other countries. | $15M | Private Equity | Nov 08, 2011 |  |
| Fisker Automotive | Fisker Automotive was an American company known for producing the Fisker Karma, which was one of the world's first production luxury plug-in hybrid electric vehicles. It debuted at the 2008 North American International Auto Show, and the first deliveries were in 2011. Production of the Fisker Karma was suspended in November 2012 due to thebankruptcy of its battery supplier A123 Systems, with about 2,450 Karmas built since 2011 and over 2000 cars sold worldwide. In February 2014, Fisker Automotive's Karma vehicle design, tooling, and a manufacturing facility in Delaware were purchased by Chinese auto parts conglomerate Wanxiang Group. | $150M | Private Equity | Feb 22, 2011 |  |
| Alien Technology | Alien Technology is a provider of reliable, high-volume, low cost, EPC compliant Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) products. Using Fluidic Self Assembly (FSA ), a patented manufacturing process, Alien manufactures electronic product code (EPC) class 1 tags and readers used in a variety of applications including supply chain management,logistics operations and anti-counterfeiting to improve inventory management and reduce operating costs. Alien Technology Corporation is an active member of EPC Global. More information about Alien Technology Corporation can be found on the Company's website at www.alientechnology.com. Alien, Alien Technology and FSA are trademarks or registered trademarks of Alien Technology Corporation in the United States and other countries. | $10.9M |  | Mar 03, 2010 |  |
| Suniva | Suniva develops, manufactures and markets its ARTisun series high-efficiency silicon photovoltaic (PV) cells for clean, earth-friendly power generation and is dedicated to driving down the cost per watt of solar generated power. We are developing our products focused on the intersection of high efficiency and low cost, as we believe that is themass market for solar PV. Our current and future generation products are and will be high conversion efficiency cells, but not at the expense of high cost. | $75M | Series C | Jul 27, 2009 |  |
| Magnum Semiconductor | Magnum Semiconductor, Inc. provides chips, software, and platforms for consumer entertainment systems and the professional broadcast infrastructure. Its solutions help to create and delive video in the broadcast infrastructure; help in sharing entertainment via optical disc, flash disk, and networking inside home; and are also used for digitalvideo recording, playback, and management of audio/video content. The company’s chip and hardware, firmware, and software also help in storing, managing, viewing, and exchanging video and audio. Its chips and software are used in professional video encoders, broadcast transcoders, in-home set-top boxes, consumer DVD recorders, hard-disk based home media centers, digital camcorders, and various in-home and portable media-centered devices. The company was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Milpitas, California. It has sales and engineering offices in Canada, China, India, Japan, Korea, and Taiwan; and sales and support facilities in Tokyo, Japan, as well as development facilities in Beijing and Shenzhen, China; Seoul, Korea; and Taipei, Taiwan. | $7.5M | Series E | Oct 17, 2008 |  |
| Alien Technology | Alien Technology is a provider of reliable, high-volume, low cost, EPC compliant Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) products. Using Fluidic Self Assembly (FSA ), a patented manufacturing process, Alien manufactures electronic product code (EPC) class 1 tags and readers used in a variety of applications including supply chain management,logistics operations and anti-counterfeiting to improve inventory management and reduce operating costs. Alien Technology Corporation is an active member of EPC Global. More information about Alien Technology Corporation can be found on the Company's website at www.alientechnology.com. Alien, Alien Technology and FSA are trademarks or registered trademarks of Alien Technology Corporation in the United States and other countries. | $38M |  | Oct 06, 2008 |  |
| Suniva | Suniva develops, manufactures and markets its ARTisun series high-efficiency silicon photovoltaic (PV) cells for clean, earth-friendly power generation and is dedicated to driving down the cost per watt of solar generated power. We are developing our products focused on the intersection of high efficiency and low cost, as we believe that is themass market for solar PV. Our current and future generation products are and will be high conversion efficiency cells, but not at the expense of high cost. | $50M | Series B | Feb 01, 2008 |  |
| Teneros | Teneros is a Mountain View, CA based company that focuses on comprehensive "application and data continuity" for Microsoft Exchange e-mail servers, keeping Microsoft Exchange crashes, technology failures, and site-wide outages from taking down a company's messaging system. | $40M | Series D | Jan 01, 2008 |  |
| Motricity | Motricity is Mobile Data and Solutions Provider Motricity Changes Corporate Name to Voltari. Voltari is a digital advertising company dedicated to helping companies get the most out of their marketing budgets and the lifetime value of their customers, built on more than 10 years of experience in the mobile industry. | $185M |  | Dec 31, 2007 |  |
| Agami System | Agami Systems provides enterprise network storage systems with integrated live file system replication and support services. The company serves families, contractors, and corporate entities. Agami Systems is based in Sunnyvale, California. | $50M | Series C | Nov 21, 2007 |  |

10 of 22 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [New Enterprise Associates](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/new-enterprise-associates) — VC Fund, 9 deals together
- [Sunbridge Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sunbridge-partners) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [Apex Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/apex-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Kleiner Perkins](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kleiner-perkins-caufield-byers) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Warburg Pincus](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/warburg-pincus) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [DAG Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dag-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Advanced Equities invest in?

Advanced Equities invests primarily in Software, Semiconductor and Wireless startups, most often at Funding Round and Private Equity stage. Most of the 22 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Advanced Equities last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Advanced Equities closed in Nov 2011. Shizune tracks 22 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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