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Brightstone Venture Capital

Last cheque observed Oct 2018. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

QuietNew fund $15M, Apr 2016VC firm

SeedSeries ASeries BLife SciencesLifesciencesAR

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 12 on record
Since the last cheque2944days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$16MRounds led0 of 12Sole investor5 roundsMostly inUnited States, 100%
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Brightstone Venture Capital highlights

  1. 01

    12 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed and Series A: 67% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 5 rounds, median $3.5M

What they do

Brightstone currently manages a $100 million venture fund focused on early-growth stage investment opportunities.From their own website
Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
SeedSeries ASeries BGrowth
Sectors
Life SciencesLifesciencesAR
Based in
Minneapolis, United States
Cold pitches
Not accepted

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first12 appearances

  1. 2018

    1 round

  2. Oct
    Cnex LabsSeries D · US · FinSMEs$23MWith 3 others
  3. 2017

    1 round

  4. May
    AtaviumSeries A · US · FinSMEs$8.7MWith 4 others
  5. 2015

    3 rounds

  6. May
    truBrainSeed · US$1.4MWith 5 others
  7. Feb
    VidkuSeries A · US$17MWith 1 other
  8. Jan
    HomeSpotterSeed · US$1.8MWith 1 other
  9. 2014

    2 rounds

  10. Jun
    Fortus MedicalVenture$1.4MSole investor
  11. Mar
    CelcuitySeries A · US$4.0MSole investor
  12. 2013

    3 rounds

  13. Oct
    Horizon Oilfield ServicesSeries A$3.5MSole investor
  14. May
    HomeSpotterSeed · US · sec.gov$1.0MSole investor
  15. Mar
    BnocularSeed · US · venturebeat.com$1.0MWith 2 others
  16. 2012

    1 round

  17. Jul
    Miromatrix MedicalVenture · US · sec.gov$5.3MSole investor
  18. 2004

    1 round

  19. May
    Disc DynamicsVenture · US$24MWith 3 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 registration3 named

DFDavid F. DalveyPrincipaliFiling they signed
PMPatrick M. O'ShaughnessyPrincipaliFiling they signed
SASeth A. DeGrootPrincipaliFiling 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 they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

10 of 14 we have independently watched raise

CelcuityCodestreamCryosaFlyrlabsGravieHomespotterInfoIntacttherapeuticsWasabiXploreAfriexappBitesquadMosaicVrchat

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.

Recently backed

The latest companies Brightstone Venture Capital put money into.

Quick answers about Brightstone Venture Capital

What does Brightstone Venture Capital invest in?

Brightstone Venture Capital invests most often at Seed and Series A (67% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Life Sciences, Lifesciences and AR.

How active is Brightstone Venture Capital?

12 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Oct 2018.

What has Brightstone Venture Capital invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Cnex Labs (Series D, Oct 2018) and Atavium (Series A, May 2017).

How big are Brightstone Venture Capital's cheques?

The median round it joins is $16M.

Does Brightstone Venture Capital lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 12 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Brightstone Venture Capital invest?

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

Is Brightstone Venture Capital investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Oct 2018.

What kind of investor is Brightstone Venture Capital?

Brightstone Venture Capital is a VC firm based in Minneapolis, United States.

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