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Aquiline

Last cheque observed Oct 2026; 5 cheques on record.

VC firmDeploying nowNew fund $7.0M, Sept 2026

GrowthPre-seedSeedAI & Machine LearningArtificial Intelligence & Machine Learning (AI/ML)Enterprise

Deploying now
100%of best year5cheques in 12 months, 5 on record
Since the last cheque16days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$29MRounds led3 of 5Sole investor1 roundsMostly inUnited States, 80%
Pitch Aquiline

Aquiline highlights

  1. 01

    5 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Growth and Seed: 50% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 1 rounds, median undisclosed

What they do

Filed 1 private fund offerings with the SEC, the most recent in 2026-07From their own website
Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
GrowthPre-seedSeedSeries ASeries B
Sectors
AI & Machine LearningArtificial Intelligence & Machine Learning (AI/ML)Enterprise
Based in
New York, United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first5 appearances

  1. 2026

    5 rounds

  2. Oct
    Platform Accounting GroupGrowth · US · Google News search$355MWith 6 others
  3. Aug
    HelcimSeries C · CA · BetaKit$39MWith 10 others
  4. Jun
    UpsideSeries A · US · TechStartups$20MLed
  5. Apr
  6. Jan

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 registration20 named

ABAndrew BermanDirectoriFiling they signed
BSBrian SmoluchCEO of the Manager of the General PartneriFiling they signed
CACarly ArlukeDirector of the General PartneriFiling they signed
CEChristopher E. WatsonDirector of Aquiline Technology Growth GP Ltd, the General PartneriFiling they signed
DSDavid SwankPresident of the Manager of the General PartneriFiling they signed
GOGeoffrey O. KalishDirector of Aquiline Credit Opportunities II GP Ltd., the general partneriFiling they signed
IOIan O. BroadwaterDirector of the GP.iFiling they signed
ILIgnace Louis Ghislain van WaesbergheDirector of Aquiline Credit Opportunities II GP Ltd., the general partneriFiling they signed
IVIgnance van WaesbergheDirector of the General PartneriFiling they signed
JOJason O. RotmanDirector of the GP.iFiling they signed
JWJeffrey W. GreenbergDirector of Aquiline Technology Growth GP Ltd, the General PartneriFiling they signed
MJMatthew J. Graysonof the ManageriFiling they signed
MOMax O. CheePartner and Head of Private Investments at the Manager of the General PartneriFiling they signed
RWRichard W. RosenbaumDirector of the GP.iFiling they signed
RORory O'NeillManaging MemberiFiling they signed
SESandra E. Wijnbergof the ManageriFiling they signed
SOSteven O. SpiegelDirector of Aquiline Technology Growth GP Ltd, the General PartneriFiling they signed
TGTimothy GravelyDirectoriFiling they signed
VWVincenzo W. La RuffaDirector of Aquiline Capital Partners VI GP (Offshore) Ltd., the general partner of the general partner of the Issuer, (the "General Partner")iFiling they signed
VOVincenzo O. LaRuffaDirector of the GP.iFiling they signed

We also hold 35 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

6+funds on filenumbered funds in its name

Who backs their funds

1 LP on record in Aquiline's funds

Committed
$850M
Funds
6
Vintages
2005 to 2022

The institutions that put money into its funds, which the firm then invests in companies.Source: the pension's own report, latest Sept 2025.

  • Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund6 funds$850M
    FundVintageCommitted
    Aquiline Financial Services Fund V2022$200M
    Aquiline Financial Services Fund IV2019$200M
    Aquiline Oregon Co-Investment Fund2019$50M
    Aquiline Financial Services Fund III2015$100M
    Aquiline Financial Services Fund II2010$100M
    Aquiline Financial Services Fund2005$200M

Recently backed

The latest companies Aquiline put money into.

Quick answers about Aquiline

What does Aquiline invest in?

Aquiline invests most often at Growth and Seed (50% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as AI & Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning (AI/ML) and Enterprise.

How active is Aquiline?

5 investments on record, 5 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 3. The most recent was in Oct 2026.

What has Aquiline invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Platform Accounting Group (Growth, Oct 2026), Helcim (Series C, Aug 2026) and Upside (Series A, Jun 2026).

How big are Aquiline's cheques?

The median round it joins is $29M.

Does Aquiline lead rounds?

Yes: it led 3 of its 5 investments on record (60%).

Where does Aquiline invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (80%) and Canada (20%).

Is Aquiline investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 5 investments in the last 12 months.

What kind of investor is Aquiline?

Aquiline is a VC firm based in New York, United States.

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