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Aspect Ventures

Last cheque observed Nov 2019. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

QuietNew fund, Jun 2017VC firm

SeedSeries ASeries BMarketplaceMobileApp

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 45 on record
Since the last cheque2553days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$16MCheque size, as they say$100K – $10MRounds led2 of 45Sole investor1 roundsExits1 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 95%
Pitch Aspect Ventures

Aspect Ventures highlights

  1. 01

    45 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Series A and Series B: 70% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 1 rounds, median $2.5M

  4. 04

    1 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Partnering with exceptional entrepreneurs to build transformative businesses.From their own website
Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
$100K – $10M as they say
Stages
SeedSeries ASeries BGrowthPre-IPO
Sectors
MarketplaceMobileApp
Based in
Palo Alto, United States
Cold pitches
Not accepted

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first45 appearances

  1. 2019

    9 rounds

  2. Nov
    DeserveUS · FinSMEs$50MWith 5 others
  3. Oct
    IntegrisUS · GeekWire$3.0MWith 3 others
  4. Jul
    BalenaSeries B · US · FinSMEs$14MWith 3 others
  5. Jul
    FinixSeries A · US · FinSMEs$18MWith 6 others
  6. Jul
    Tara.aiSeries A · US · TechCrunch$10MLed
  7. Jun
    Vida HealthSeries C · US · FinSMEs$30MWith 5 others
  8. Jun
    TroopsSeries B · US · TechCrunch$12MLed
  9. Mar
    Pie InsuranceSeries B · US · FinSMEs$45MWith 5 others
  10. Feb
    Eden HealthSeries A · US · FinSMEs$10MWith 4 others
  11. 2018

    10 rounds

  12. Dec
    CrewSeries C · US · FinSMEs$35MWith 5 others
  13. Oct
    LensablUS · TechCrunch$3.7MWith 6 others
  14. Oct
    ShipwellSeries A · US · FinSMEs$10MWith 3 others
  15. Aug
    Dfinity FoundationCH · FinSMEs$102MWith 8 others
  16. Aug
    IndegySeries B · US · FinSMEs$18MWith 5 others
  17. Aug
    DeserveUS · Businessinsider$17MWith 3 others
  18. Aug
    WorkleteSeries A · US · FinSMEs$6.5MWith 5 others
  19. Jun
    ChimeSeries C · US · FinSMEs$70MWith 5 others
  20. Mar
    EdgybeesUS · TechCrunch$5.5MWith 4 others
  21. Feb
    SafeChainUS · FinSMEs$3.0MWith 7 others
  22. 2017

    9 rounds

  23. Dec
    FollowAnalyticsSeries B · US · FinSMEs$11MWith 6 others
  24. Dec
    ShieldXSeries B · US · FinSMEs$25MWith 5 others
  25. Oct
    UrbanSitterSeries C · US · FinSMEs$17MWith 4 others
  26. Sept
    ChimeSeries B · US · FinSMEs$18MWith 5 others
  27. Sept
    YayPayUS · FinSMEs$5.3MWith 6 others
  28. Apr
    AminoSeries C · US · FinSMEs$25MWith 4 others
  29. Mar
    HotelTonightSeries E · US · FinSMEs$37MWith 6 others
  30. Mar
    AstroSeries A · US · FinSMEs$8.3MWith 3 others
  31. Feb
    ExabeamSeries C · US · FinSMEs$30MWith 4 others
  32. 2016

    4 rounds

  33. Nov
    Atlas InformaticsUS · TechCrunch$21MWith 2 others
  34. Oct
    Uplevel SecurityUS · FinSMEs$2.5MSole investor
  35. Sept
    EllevestUS · FinSMEs$9.0MWith 1 other
  36. Jun
    Resin.ioSeries A · GB · GeekWire$9.0MWith 2 others
  37. 2015

    4 rounds

  38. Oct
    FollowAnalyticsSeries A · US$10MWith 3 others
  39. Sept
    ExabeamSeries B · US$25MWith 3 others
  40. Jun
    SelfscoreSeries A · US$5.3MWith 2 others
  41. May
    The MuseSeries A · US$10MWith 3 others
  42. 2014

    9 rounds

  43. Dec
    SelfscoreSeed · US$1.0MWith 2 others
  44. Oct
    Vida HealthSeries A · US$5.0MWith 8 others
  45. Oct
    ForeScout Technologies, Inc.Series F · USUndisclosedWith 1 other
  46. Jul
    BaubleBarSeries B · US$10MWith 5 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 registration2 named

JFJennifer FonstadManaging Member of General PartneriFiling they signed
TGTheresia GouwManaging Member of General PartneriFiling they signed

We also hold 5 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

$931Mgross assets of its fundsOct 2026
Exemptreporting adviserventure or small private funds
Legal name
Aspect Management, LLC
SEC number
CRD 175357

What they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

32 of 47 we have independently watched raise

AthenahealthBalenaBaublebarBryjCiphertraceDeserveDfinityExabeamFlurryFuturefamilyGrokkerGustoHoteltonightImpervaIndegyInformedIntegrisKloudlessLearnvestOckamOhmconnectPieinsurancePredicthqSolvhealthStemTalkiqThemuseTherealrealTroopsTruliaUrbansitterVidaAminoAquasecCatonetworksChimebankCrewappEvidentidForescoutHelloastroNanostringOrkusQordobaSilverfortSocratesTariTrustar

Weaker than a round we watched, stronger than a list somebody sold us. A firm is far less willing to put a company on its own site that it never funded.

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed1 in all

FlavourBought by Tasting TableUndisclosedJun 2015

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 Aspect Ventures. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Recently backed

The latest companies Aspect Ventures put money into.

Mentioned on podcasts

Episodes that name Aspect Ventures in their description, not their title.

Quick answers about Aspect Ventures

What does Aspect Ventures invest in?

Aspect Ventures invests most often at Series A and Series B (70% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Marketplace, Mobile and App.

How active is Aspect Ventures?

45 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 2. The most recent was in Nov 2019.

What has Aspect Ventures invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Deserve (Undisclosed round, Nov 2019), Integris (Undisclosed round, Oct 2019) and Balena (Series B, Jul 2019).

How big are Aspect Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $16M. It says it writes cheques of $100K to $10M.

Does Aspect Ventures lead rounds?

Sometimes: it led 2 of its 45 investments on record (4%).

Where does Aspect Ventures invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (95%).

Is Aspect Ventures investing now?

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

Who does Aspect Ventures invest alongside?

Most often Accel (4 rounds together), Shlomo Kramer (4 rounds together) and Pelion Venture Partners (3 rounds together).

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