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ACE & Company

Filed with the SEC to raise a fund in May 2024, closing $11,959M. Last cheque observed Apr 2019.

QuietNew fund $12B, May 2024Private equity

SeedSeries ASeries BBig DataRetailVenture Capital & Private Equity

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 53 on record
Since the last cheque2762days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$12MRounds led0 of 53Sole investor5 roundsExits5 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 77%
Pitch ACE & Company

ACE & Company highlights

  1. 01

    53 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed and Series A: 90% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 5 rounds, median undisclosed

  4. 04

    5 exits from the portfolio

What they do

ACE & Company is a Geneva-based private equity and venture capital firm with more than $2.0 billion in assets under management and over 20 years of experience.From their own website
Type
Private equity (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
SeedSeries ASeries B
Sectors
Big DataRetailVenture Capital & Private Equity
Based in
Geneva, Switzerland
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first53 appearances

  1. 2019

    3 rounds

  2. Apr
    GrubMarketSeries C · US · TechCrunch$25MWith 9 others
  3. Mar
    GoodlySeed · US · FinSMEs$1.3MWith 3 others
  4. Feb
    RoofrSeed · US · FinSMEs$4.0MWith 2 others
  5. 2017

    2 rounds

  6. Jun
    TizetiNG · TechCrunch$2.1MWith 8 others
  7. Jan
    CompareEuropeGroupSeries A · GB · FinSMEs$21MWith 2 others
  8. 2016

    1 round

  9. Aug
    GrubMarketSeries B · US · TechCrunch$20MWith 25 others
  10. 2015

    7 rounds

  11. Oct
    ToastSeed$850KWith 2 others
  12. Oct
    Mino GamesSeed · US$2.2MWith 3 others
  13. Oct
    AfrostreamVenture · FRUndisclosedWith 3 others
  14. Jun
    PachydermSeed · US$2.0MWith 11 others
  15. May
    TaplyticsSeed · US$2.4MWith 14 others
  16. Apr
    DaoPay GmbHSeed · ATUndisclosedWith 1 other
  17. Apr
    CompareAsiaGroupSeries A · HK$40MWith 6 others
  18. 2014

    3 rounds

  19. Dec
    VerblingSeries A · US$2.7MWith 12 others
  20. Oct
    Sense PlatformSeed · US$1.1MWith 2 others
  21. Feb
    AssetaSeed · US$535KWith 3 others
  22. 2013

    13 rounds

  23. Dec
    SwapboxSeed · US · techcrunch.com$800KWith 4 others
  24. Sept
    GoldbelySeed · US · techcrunch.com$3.0MWith 9 others
  25. Sept
    GlioSeed · BRUndisclosedWith 5 others
  26. Sept
    ToutpostSeed · USUndisclosedSole investor
  27. Aug
    ButtercoinSeed · US · pevc.dowjones.com$1.0MWith 7 others
  28. Jul
    Wool and the GangSeed · GB · techcrunch.com$2.8MWith 5 others
  29. Jul
    ApportableSeed · US · pevc.dowjones.com$2.4MWith 4 others
  30. Jun
    TrulySeed · GBUndisclosedWith 1 other
  31. May
    VayableSeed · USUndisclosedSole investor
  32. Mar
    Fivetran IncSeed · USUndisclosedWith 1 other
  33. Mar
    MedisasSeed · USUndisclosedWith 4 others
  34. Feb
    ViroolSeed · US · techcrunch.com$6.6MWith 24 others
  35. Feb
    Sense PlatformSeed · US$160KWith 1 other
  36. 2012

    10 rounds

  37. Oct
    TapToLearnSeed · USUndisclosedWith 3 others
  38. Aug
    StudyEdgeSeed · USUndisclosedWith 2 others
  39. Jul
    ViroolSeed · US · techcrunch.comUndisclosedWith 4 others
  40. May
    PlanGridSeed · US · techcrunch.com$1.1MWith 12 others
  41. May
    PriceonomicsSeed · US · techcrunch.com$1.5MWith 28 others
  42. Apr
    TapToLearnSeed · USUndisclosedWith 1 other
  43. Apr
    RescaleSeed · USUndisclosedWith 3 others
  44. Feb
    GoCardlessVenture · GB · techcrunch.com$1.5MWith 6 others
  45. Jan
    VerblingSeed · US · techcrunch.com$1.0MWith 7 others
  46. Jan
    Lucidity Lights, Inc.Seed · USUndisclosedSole investor
  47. 2011

    6 rounds

  48. Dec
    CarWoo!Series A · US · techcrunch.com$6.0MWith 6 others

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

The team

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration6 named

ASAdam SaidCEOiForm ADV
JJJohn JosephChief Compliance OfficeriForm ADV
JMJoshua M. BloomsteinExecutive OfficeriFiling they signed
MAMichael A. AroughetiExecutive OfficeriFiling they signed
MDMichael D. WeinerExecutive OfficeriFiling they signed
RKRobert Kipp deVeerExecutive OfficeriFiling they signed

We also hold 11 people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

What the register says

From the firm's own filings with the SEC, which it must file accurately by law

$66Massets it managesOct 2026
Registeredinvestment adviserfull reporting to the SEC
Legal name
ACE & COMPANY NEW YORK, INC.
SEC number
CRD 304442

Funds on its Form ADV

4 private funds, $37M in gross assets · filed Mar 2024

  1. ACE Emerging Sponsors I, L.P.Private equity9 investors$15M
  2. ACE Buyout Investment LTDPrivate equity1 investor$8.0M
  3. A-Star SX 3 L.P.Private equity13 investors$7.3M
  4. ACE Early Stage Partners III L.P.Private equity4 investors$6.5M

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed5 in all

dotCloudBought by cloudControlUndisclosedAug 2014
AdGrokBought by Twitter$10MMay 2011
FlightCasterBought by Next JumpUndisclosedJan 2011
EtactsBought by SalesforceUndisclosedDec 2010
MovityBought by TruliaUndisclosedDec 2010

An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as ACE & Company. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Recently backed

The latest companies ACE & Company put money into.

Quick answers about ACE & Company

What does ACE & Company invest in?

ACE & Company invests most often at Seed and Series A (90% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Big Data, Retail and Venture Capital & Private Equity.

How active is ACE & Company?

53 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Apr 2019.

What has ACE & Company invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: GrubMarket (Series C, Apr 2019), Goodly (Seed, Mar 2019) and Roofr (Seed, Feb 2019).

How big are ACE & Company's cheques?

The median round it joins is $12M.

Does ACE & Company lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 53 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does ACE & Company invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (77%) and the United Kingdom (10%).

Is ACE & Company investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Apr 2019.

Who does ACE & Company invest alongside?

Most often Y Combinator (19 rounds together), SV Angel (9 rounds together) and Paul Buchheit (8 rounds together).

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