# Bridgescale Partners: portfolio, investments and team

> Bridgescale Partners is a vc firm based in United States. 20 investments on record, latest Dec 2014. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

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

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# Bridgescale Partners

Last cheque observed Dec 2014. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

Quiet New fund $4.1M, Dec 2017 VC firm

Seed Series A Series B Fintech Banking Fintechs

Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 20 on record

Since the last cheque **4347** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$12M** Rounds led **0 of 20** Sole investor **2 rounds** Exits **5 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 85%**

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## Bridgescale Partners highlights

- 01 20 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Series D and Series C: 47% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 2 rounds, median $10M
- 04 5 exits from the portfolio

## What they do

> Filed 1 private fund offering with the SEC, the most recent in 2017-12 From their own website

- **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Stages:** Seed Series A Series B Growth Pre-IPO
- **Sectors:** Fintech Banking Fintechs
- **Based in:** Menlo Park, United States
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **20 appearances**

- **2014** 2 rounds
- **Dec** **[Xactly Corp](https://millionrounds.com/company/xactly-corp)** Series F · US **$12M** With 1 other
- **Jun** **[BitGo](https://millionrounds.com/company/bitgo)** Series A · US **$12M** With 10 others
- **2012** 1 round
- **Jul** **[Twist](https://millionrounds.com/company/twist)** Series A · US · finsmes.com **$6.0M** With 5 others
- **2011** 3 rounds
- **Jun** **[J. Hilburn](https://millionrounds.com/company/j-hilburn)** Series C · US · techcrunch.com **$5.0M** With 1 other
- **May** **[Twelvefold](https://millionrounds.com/company/twelvefold)** Series C · US · pr-inside.com **$7.8M** With 1 other
- **Feb** **[Digital Chocolate](https://millionrounds.com/company/digital-chocolate)** Series D · US · digitalchocolate.com **$12M** With 2 others
- **2010** 4 rounds
- **Sept** **[Rypple](https://millionrounds.com/company/rypple)** Series A · CA · prnewswire.com **$7.0M** With 5 others
- **Jul** **[Dayforce](https://millionrounds.com/company/dayforce)** Venture · CA · deals.venturebeat.com **$10M** Sole investor
- **Jun** **[Carrier IQ](https://millionrounds.com/company/carrier-iq)** Series D · US · mobile.venturebeat.com **$12M** With 5 others
- **May** **[Marble Security](https://millionrounds.com/company/marble-security)** Series B · US · techcrunch.com **$22M** With 2 others
- **2009** 3 rounds
- **Oct** **[BlueCat](https://millionrounds.com/company/bluecat)** Series A · CA · techcrunchit.com **$11M** With 1 other
- **Sept** **[NeoNova Network Services](https://millionrounds.com/company/neonova-network-services)** Venture · US · techjournalsouth.com **$2.0M** With 1 other
- **Jan** **[IMVU](https://millionrounds.com/company/imvu)** Series D · US · tradingmarkets.com **$10M** With 3 others
- **2008** 2 rounds
- **Jul** **[Jasper](https://millionrounds.com/company/jasper)** Series C · US **$25M** With 6 others
- **Feb** **[Proofpoint](https://millionrounds.com/company/proofpoint)** Venture · US · venturebeat.com **$28M** With 8 others
- **2007** 2 rounds
- **Sept** **[Snapvine](https://millionrounds.com/company/snapvine)** Series B · US · techcrunch.com **$10M** Sole investor
- **Mar** **[Open Silicon](https://millionrounds.com/company/open-silicon)** Series D · US · deals.venturebeat.com **$10M** With 4 others
- **2006** 3 rounds
- **Sept** **[Cortina Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/cortina-systems)** Series D · US · sanjose.bizjournals.com **$132M** With 11 others
- **Jul** **[Digital Chocolate](https://millionrounds.com/company/digital-chocolate)** Series C · US · gigaom.com **$23M** With 9 others
- **Mar** **[Proofpoint](https://millionrounds.com/company/proofpoint)** Series E · US · proofpoint.com **$20M** With 7 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 registration **3 named**

MT **Matthew T Cowan** MANAGING DIRECTOR OF BRIDGESCALE, L.L.C., GENERAL PARTNER i Filing they signed

RC **Robert Chaplinski** MANAGING DIRECTOR OF BRIDGESCALE, L.L.C., GENERAL PARTNER i Filing they signed

RC **Robert Christopher Chaplinsky** Managing Partner i Form ADV

We also hold **3** 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

**$61M** gross assets of its funds Oct 2026

**Exempt** reporting adviser venture or small private funds

- **Legal name:** Bridgescale, LLC
- **SEC number:** CRD 161768

## Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed **5 in all**

**[Cortina Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/cortina-systems)** Bought by INPHI **$131M** Oct 2014

**[NeoNova Network Services](https://millionrounds.com/company/neonova-network-services)** Bought by NRTC **Undisclosed** Jul 2013

**[Dayforce](https://millionrounds.com/company/dayforce)** Bought by [Ceridian](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ceridian) **Undisclosed** Feb 2012

**[Rypple](https://millionrounds.com/company/rypple)** Bought by Salesforce **Undisclosed** Dec 2011

**[Snapvine](https://millionrounds.com/company/snapvine)** Bought by Whitepages **$10M** Jun 2008

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

New fund on file

**$4.1M**

raised in Dec 2017

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

## The cheque

Seed Series A Series B

Median round joined **$12M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$10M**

Led 0 of 20 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** 2 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Dec 2014
- **Exits:** 5 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Series D *5*
- Series C *4*
- Series A said *4*
- Venture *3*
- Series B said *2*
- Series E *1*
- Seed said *-*

Cheques by year Led Joined

2006 2014

Often in the room with

- [Mohr Davidow Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mohr-davidow-ventures) 4
- [Benchmark](https://millionrounds.com/fund/benchmark) 3
- [Intel Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/intel-capital) 3
- [Sequoia Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sequoia-capital) 3
- [Bill Lee](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bill-lee) 2
- [DAG Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dag-ventures) 2

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## Who they invest alongside

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

[**Mohr Davidow Ventures** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mohr-davidow-ventures)[**Benchmark** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/benchmark)[**Intel Capital** Corporate VC **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/intel-capital)[**Sequoia Capital** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sequoia-capital)[**Bill Lee** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bill-lee)[**DAG Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dag-ventures)[**Eric Hahn** Angel **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eric-hahn)[**Icon Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/icon-ventures)[**Inventures Group** Growth equity **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/inventures-group)[**Jafco Ventures** Growth equity **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jafco-ventures)[**Jeffrey S. Skoll** Angel **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jeffrey-s-skoll)[**Meritech Capital Partners** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/meritech-capital-partners)

## Quick answers about Bridgescale Partners

### What does Bridgescale Partners invest in?

Bridgescale Partners invests most often at Series D and Series C (47% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Fintech, Banking and Fintechs.

### How active is Bridgescale Partners?

20 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Dec 2014.

### How big are Bridgescale Partners's cheques?

The median round it joins is $12M.

### Does Bridgescale Partners lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 20 investments on record names it as the lead.

### Where does Bridgescale Partners invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (85%) and Canada (15%).

### Is Bridgescale Partners investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Dec 2014.

### Who does Bridgescale Partners invest alongside?

Most often Mohr Davidow Ventures (4 rounds together), Benchmark (3 rounds together) and Intel Capital (3 rounds together).

### What kind of investor is Bridgescale Partners?

Bridgescale Partners is a VC firm based in Menlo Park, United States.

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