# August: portfolio, investments and team

> August is a hedge fund based in Luxembourg. 10 investments on record, latest May 2019. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/august (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

Luxembourg · [Investor](https://millionrounds.com/investors)

# August

Filed with the SEC to raise a fund in Sep 2026, closing $14M. Last cheque observed May 2019.

Quiet New fund $14M, Sept 2026 Hedge fund

Series B Series D Series C Investment Management

Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 10 on record

Since the last cheque **2715** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$28M** Rounds led **0 of 10** Mostly in **United States, 100%**

Pitch August

## August highlights

- 01 10 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Series B and Series D: 63% of its rounds

## What they do

- **Type:** Hedge fund (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Sectors:** Investment Management
- **Based in:** Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **10 appearances**

- **2019** 2 rounds
- **May** **[Sun Basket](https://millionrounds.com/company/sun-basket)** Series E · US · FinSMEs **$30M** With 8 others
- **Feb** **[SendBird](https://millionrounds.com/company/sendbird)** Series B · US · FinSMEs **$52M** With 3 others
- **2018** 3 rounds
- **Dec** **[Celect](https://millionrounds.com/company/celect)** Series C · US · FinSMEs **$15M** With 2 others
- **Jun** **[Urban Airship](https://millionrounds.com/company/urban-airship)** Series F · US · FinSMEs **$25M** With 5 others
- **Mar** **[CommonBond](https://millionrounds.com/company/commonbond)** Series D · US · FinSMEs **$50M** With 5 others
- **2017** 5 rounds
- **Sept** **[Turo](https://millionrounds.com/company/turo)** Series D · US · FinSMEs **$92M** With 8 others
- **Jun** **[Yumi](https://millionrounds.com/company/yumi)** US · FinSMEs **$4.1M** With 3 others
- **May** **[Fastly](https://millionrounds.com/company/fastly)** US · FinSMEs **$50M** With 5 others
- **May** **[Tophatter](https://millionrounds.com/company/tophatter)** Series B · US · Fortune **$21M** With 2 others
- **Feb** **[Celect](https://millionrounds.com/company/celect)** Series B · US · FinSMEs **$10M** With 1 other

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 registration **4 named**

BH **Brandon Hill** Director of GP i Filing they signed

MS **Matthew Shannon** Director of GP i Filing they signed

PG **Patrick Guest** Executive Officer, Director i Filing they signed

SW **Stanford Wyatt III** Executive Officer i Filing they signed

We also hold **4** 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

**5+** funds on file numbered funds in its name

New fund on file

**$14M**

raised in Sept 2026

From its SEC filing, not a journalist: a firm that has just raised has money to deploy.

## The cheque

Series B Series D Series C

Median round joined **$28M** the round, not its cheque

Led 0 of 10 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** Never alone
- **Last cheque:** May 2019

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Series B *3*
- Series D *2*
- Series C *1*
- Series E *1*
- Series F *1*

Cheques by year Led Joined

2017 2019

Often in the room with

- [Founders Circle Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founders-circle-capital) 2

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## Who they invest alongside

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

[**Founders Circle Capital** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founders-circle-capital)

## Recently backed

The latest companies August put money into.

[**SendBird** $52M · Feb 2019](https://millionrounds.com/company/sendbird)[**Celect** $15M · Dec 2018](https://millionrounds.com/company/celect)[**Fastly** $50M · May 2017](https://millionrounds.com/company/fastly)

## Quick answers about August

### What does August invest in?

August invests most often at Series B and Series D (63% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Investment Management.

### How active is August?

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

### What has August invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Sun Basket (Series E, May 2019), SendBird (Series B, Feb 2019) and Celect (Series C, Dec 2018).

### How big are August's cheques?

The median round it joins is $28M.

### Does August lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 10 investments on record names it as the lead.

### Where does August invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (100%).

### Is August investing now?

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

### Who does August invest alongside?

Most often Founders Circle Capital (2 rounds together).

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