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BuildGroup

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

QuietNew fund, Dec 2017Private equity

Series ASeries BGrowthSaaSSoftwareCollaboration Tools

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 5 on record
Since the last cheque2544days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$14MRounds led2 of 5Sole investor1 roundsMostly inUnited States, 80%
Pitch BuildGroup

BuildGroup highlights

  1. 01

    5 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Series B and Series A: 100% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 1 rounds, median $12M

What they do

We help scale emerging SaaS companies. We’re a team of former tech founders and executives who have been investing in AI-enabled workflow companies since 2015.From their own website
Type
Private equity (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
Series ASeries BGrowth
Sectors
SaaSSoftwareCollaboration Tools
Based in
Austin, United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first5 appearances

  1. 2019

    3 rounds

  2. Nov
    CybrarySeries B · US · Siliconangle$15MLed
  3. Jul
    New KnowledgeUS · FinSMEs$3.0MWith 1 other
  4. Jun
    VidMobSeries B · US · FinSMEs$25MLed
  5. 2018

    1 round

  6. May
    FiixCA · FinSMEs$12MSole investor
  7. 2015

    1 round

  8. Jul
    Continuum AnalyticsSeries A · US$24MWith 2 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 registration7 named

ALAlbert Lanham NapierChief Executive OfficeriForm ADV
CPChristina P FokChief Financial Officer and Chief Compliance OfficeriForm ADV
JNJames Nelson CurryManaging PartneriForm ADV
KHKenneth HerzGeneral CounseliFiling they signed
KKKlee KleberMemberiFiling they signed
LNLanham NapierChief Executive OfficeriFiling they signed
PFPeter FreelandMemberiFiling they signed

We also hold 14 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

$294Massets it managesOct 2026
Registeredinvestment adviserfull reporting to the SEC
Legal name
Buildgroup Management, LLC
SEC number
CRD 289150

Funds on its Form ADV

2 private funds, $250M in gross assets · filed Mar 2024

  1. BuildGroup LLCLong-term, control or minori240 investors$247M
  2. BG Cybrary Parallel I LLCLong-term, control or minori123 investors$3.0M

What they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

10 of 13 we have independently watched raise

AnacondaBenefitfocusCasetextCybraryDignifiFlowGranicusSoundhoundSquirroVidmobAmeliaApproachFiixsoftware

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 BuildGroup put money into.

Quick answers about BuildGroup

What does BuildGroup invest in?

BuildGroup invests most often at Series B and Series A (100% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as SaaS, Software and Collaboration Tools.

How active is BuildGroup?

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

What has BuildGroup invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Cybrary (Series B, Nov 2019), New Knowledge (Undisclosed round, Jul 2019) and VidMob (Series B, Jun 2019).

How big are BuildGroup's cheques?

The median round it joins is $14M.

Does BuildGroup lead rounds?

Yes: it led 2 of its 5 investments on record (40%).

Where does BuildGroup invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (80%) and Canada (20%).

Is BuildGroup investing now?

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

What kind of investor is BuildGroup?

BuildGroup is a private equity firm based in Austin, United States.

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