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Ballast Point Ventures

Last cheque observed Feb 2025. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

QuietNew fund $164M, Jan 2021Private equity

SeedSeries ASeries BSocialSocial NetworkCollaboration Tools

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 21 on record
Since the last cheque628days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$5.0MCheque size, as they say$100K – $5.0MRounds led1 of 21Sole investor8 roundsMostly inUnited States, 100%
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Ballast Point Ventures highlights

  1. 01

    21 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Venture and Series B: 70% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 8 rounds, median $5.2M

What they do

Type
Private equity (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
$100K – $5.0M as they say
Stages
SeedSeries ASeries BGrowth
Sectors
SocialSocial NetworkCollaboration Tools
Based in
Tampa, United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first21 appearances

  1. 2025

    1 round

  2. Feb
    MedsenderSeries A · US · AlleyWatch$5.0MLed
  3. 2019

    1 round

  4. Jun
    TissueTechSeries C · US · FinSMEs$82MWith 1 other
  5. 2017

    1 round

  6. May
    IconixxUS · FinSMEs$4.2MWith 2 others
  7. 2015

    1 round

  8. Jun
    TissuetechVenture · US$15MWith 1 other
  9. 2014

    2 rounds

  10. May
    PowerDMSVenture · US$5.3MSole investor
  11. Jan
    Iconixx SoftwareSeries B · US$4.5MWith 1 other
  12. 2013

    3 rounds

  13. Sept
    y primeSeries A · US · finsmes.com$5.0MSole investor
  14. Aug
    TissuetechSeries A · US$10MWith 1 other
  15. Aug
    TissuetechGrowth · US · finsmes.com$10MWith 1 other
  16. 2012

    4 rounds

  17. Dec
    Iconixx SoftwareSeries B · US · prnewswire.com$4.5MSole investor
  18. Sept
    VAZATAVenture · US · prweb.com$13MWith 1 other
  19. Jun
    Tower CloudVenture · US · towercloud.com$17MWith 6 others
  20. Apr
    MolecularMDSeries B · US · fis.dowjones.com$6.0MSole investor
  21. 2011

    1 round

  22. Jul
    Tower CloudVenture · US · sec.gov$54MWith 9 others
  23. 2010

    1 round

  24. Sept
    Watermark MedicalSeries B · US · finsmes.com$6.0MSole investor
  25. 2009

    3 rounds

  26. Nov
    Horizon Data Center SolutionsVenture · US · horizondcs.com$7.5MSole investor
  27. Oct
    Tower CloudVenture · US · towercloud.com$20MWith 4 others
  28. Mar
    FSV Payment SystemsSeries C · US · bizjournals.com$6.0MWith 1 other
  29. 2004

    2 rounds

  30. Aug
    Lifestyle FitnessVenture · US$8.0MWith 2 others
  31. Jan
    ITC Financial ServicesVenture · US$54MWith 3 others
  32. 2003

    1 round

  33. Oct
    PDSHeartVenture$5.0MSole investor

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 registration5 named

DADrew Alan GrahamManager of Ballast Point Ventures II, L.P.iFiling they signed
MCMatthew Charles RiceManager of the General PartneriFiling they signed
PCPaul Christopher JohanManager of Ballast Point Ventures II, L.P.iFiling they signed
RBRichard BrandewieManager of Ballast Point Ventures II, L.P.iFiling they signed
RARobert Allen FaberManager of the General PartneriFiling they signed

We also hold 18 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

$500Mgross assets of its fundsOct 2026
Exemptreporting adviserventure or small private funds
Legal name
BPV Management LLC
SEC number
CRD 162111

What they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

16 of 37 we have independently watched raise

CarevisoCarterra-bioFsvpaymentsystemsGunIncommKbibiopharmaKeydatadashboardMedsenderNumeraclePacematePowerdmsSpotioTaktThezebraVazataYprimeAbacodeAvoxiBiotissueCipherpharmaFourthGetsojoIconplcIn-prepaidKeendsMailprotectorMatrixmedicalnetworkPowerchordQolmedReacthealthRetinalscreeningsSartoriusSuncoastskinSymphonicTheragenViirtueWorkshield

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.

Who they invest alongside

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

Recently backed

The latest companies Ballast Point Ventures put money into.

Quick answers about Ballast Point Ventures

What does Ballast Point Ventures invest in?

Ballast Point Ventures invests most often at Venture and Series B (70% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Social, Social Network and Collaboration Tools.

How active is Ballast Point Ventures?

21 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 1. The most recent was in Feb 2025.

What has Ballast Point Ventures invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Medsender (Series A, Feb 2025), TissueTech (Series C, Jun 2019) and Iconixx (Undisclosed round, May 2017).

How big are Ballast Point Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $5.0M. It says it writes cheques of $100K to $5.0M.

Does Ballast Point Ventures lead rounds?

Sometimes: it led 1 of its 21 investments on record (5%).

Where does Ballast Point Ventures invest?

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

Is Ballast Point Ventures investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Feb 2025.

Who does Ballast Point Ventures invest alongside?

Most often El Dorado Ventures (3 rounds together), Kinetic Ventures (3 rounds together) and Noro-Moseley Partners (3 rounds together).

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