# Cardinal Partners: portfolio, investments and team

> Cardinal Partners is a vc firm based in United States. 24 investments on record, latest Oct 2013. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

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

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# Cardinal Partners

Last cheque observed Oct 2013. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

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Quiet New fund $29M, May 2012 VC firm

Seed Series A Series B Well-being Ehealth Health

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Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 24 on record

Since the last cheque **4756** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$15M** Rounds led **0 of 24** Sole investor **1 rounds** Exits **5 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 100%**

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## Cardinal Partners highlights

- 01 24 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Series C and Series B: 58% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 1 rounds, median $12M
- 04 5 exits from the portfolio

## What they do

> Since 1996, Cardinal Partners has been investing in disruptive healthcare technology-enabled services and life sciences companies providing top quartile returns. From their own website

- **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Stages:** Seed Series A Series B Growth
- **Sectors:** Well-being Ehealth Health
- **Based in:** Princeton, United States
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **24 appearances**

- **2013** 5 rounds
- **Oct** **[Cureatr](https://millionrounds.com/company/cureatr)** Series A · US · finsmes.com **$5.7M** With 4 others
- **Jul** **[aTyr Pharma](https://millionrounds.com/company/atyr-pharma)** Series D · US · finsmes.com **$49M** With 3 others
- **Jun** **[Vitals](https://millionrounds.com/company/vitals)** Series C · US · finsmes.com **$22M** With 3 others
- **Apr** **[lifeIMAGE](https://millionrounds.com/company/lifeimage)** Series C · US · sec.gov **$36M** With 1 other
- **Mar** **[QPID Health](https://millionrounds.com/company/qpid-health)** Series A · US · finsmes.com **$4.0M** With 3 others
- **2012** 1 round
- **Jun** **[Awarepoint](https://millionrounds.com/company/awarepoint)** Venture · US · pevc.dowjones.com **$14M** With 7 others
- **2011** 8 rounds
- **Nov** **[Medley Health](https://millionrounds.com/company/medley-health)** Series B · US · finsmes.com **$20M** With 2 others
- **Nov** **[Verastem](https://millionrounds.com/company/verastem)** Series C · US · masshightech.com **$20M** With 3 others
- **Sept** **[Teladoc](https://millionrounds.com/company/teladoc)** Venture · US · finsmes.com **$19M** With 4 others
- **Aug** **[Awarepoint](https://millionrounds.com/company/awarepoint)** Series F · US · finsmes.com **$27M** With 5 others
- **Aug** **[Fluidnet](https://millionrounds.com/company/fluidnet)** Series C · US · fluidnet.net **$25M** With 5 others
- **Jul** **[Verastem](https://millionrounds.com/company/verastem)** Series B · US · masshightech.com **$32M** With 5 others
- **Jan** **[Teladoc](https://millionrounds.com/company/teladoc)** Venture · US · freshnews.com **$4.0M** With 1 other
- **Jan** **[lifeIMAGE](https://millionrounds.com/company/lifeimage)** Series B · US · finsmes.com **$12M** Sole investor
- **2010** 3 rounds
- **Nov** **[Verastem](https://millionrounds.com/company/verastem)** Series A · US · finsmes.com **$16M** With 3 others
- **Oct** **[aTyr Pharma](https://millionrounds.com/company/atyr-pharma)** Series C · US · atyrpharma.com **$23M** With 3 others
- **Feb** **[Awarepoint](https://millionrounds.com/company/awarepoint)** Venture · US · finsmes.com **$10M** With 3 others
- **2009** 2 rounds
- **Oct** **[Inspired Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/inspired-technologies)** Series B · US · onbiovc.com **$5.4M** With 3 others
- **Sept** **[aTyr Pharma](https://millionrounds.com/company/atyr-pharma)** Series C · US · onbiovc.com **$12M** With 2 others
- **2007** 1 round
- **Apr** **[aTyr Pharma](https://millionrounds.com/company/atyr-pharma)** Series B · US · atyrpharma.com **$11M** With 2 others
- **2006** 1 round
- **Mar** **[CodeRyte](https://millionrounds.com/company/coderyte)** Series C · US **$8.5M** With 6 others
- **2005** 2 rounds
- **Mar** **[Sirtris Pharmaceuticals](https://millionrounds.com/company/sirtris-pharmaceuticals)** Series B · US · boston.bizjournals.com **$27M** With 8 others
- **Jan** **[Roving Planet](https://millionrounds.com/company/roving-planet)** Series C · US · findarticles.com **$6.0M** With 4 others
- **2004** 1 round
- **Dec** **[Sirtris Pharmaceuticals](https://millionrounds.com/company/sirtris-pharmaceuticals)** Series A · US · boston.bizjournals.com **$13M** With 4 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 **5 named**

JT **James Traweek** Director i Filing they signed

JB **John Bateman** President i Filing they signed

JJ **John Joseph Park** Treasurer & CFO i Form ADV

JK **John Kennedy Clarke** President i Form ADV

RM **Richard McGaughy** Director i Filing 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 the register says

From the firm's own filings with the SEC, which it must file accurately by law

**$10M** gross assets of its funds Oct 2026

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

- **Legal name:** CHP Management, Inc.
- **SEC number:** CRD 162054

Who backs their funds

## 1 LP on record in Cardinal Partners's funds

- **Committed:** $10M
- **Funds:** 1
- **Vintages:** 1985

The institutions that put money into its funds, which the firm then invests in companies. Source: the pension's own report, latest Jun 2026.

- [**Minnesota State Board of Investments** 1 fund *$10M*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/minnesota-state-board-of-investments) Fund Vintage Committed DSV Partners IV 1985 $10M

## What they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

**10** of 14 we have independently watched raise

[Alkermes plc](https://millionrounds.com/company/alkermes)[Lifeimage](https://millionrounds.com/company/lifeimage)[Privia Health](https://millionrounds.com/company/privia-health)[Qpidhealth](https://millionrounds.com/company/qpid-health)[Teladoc](https://millionrounds.com/company/teladoc)[The HIPAA secure](https://millionrounds.com/company/cureatr)[The premier outsource](https://millionrounds.com/company/athenahealth)[Verastem](https://millionrounds.com/company/verastem)[Vividion](https://millionrounds.com/company/vividion-therapeutics)[aTyr Pharma](https://millionrounds.com/company/atyr-pharma) Alnylam Momentapharma Prealize Health Sapphire-digital

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.

## Exits from the portfolio

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

**[Verastem](https://millionrounds.com/company/verastem)** Listed **$52M** Jul 2013

**[CodeRyte](https://millionrounds.com/company/coderyte)** Bought by 3M **Undisclosed** Apr 2012

**[Inspired Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/inspired-technologies)** Bought by Evo Medical Solutions **Undisclosed** Dec 2010

**[Sirtris Pharmaceuticals](https://millionrounds.com/company/sirtris-pharmaceuticals)** Bought by [GlaxoSmithKline](https://millionrounds.com/fund/glaxosmithkline) **$720M** Apr 2008

**[Roving Planet](https://millionrounds.com/company/roving-planet)** Bought by [3Com](https://millionrounds.com/fund/3com) **Undisclosed** Dec 2006

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

New fund on file

**$29M**

raised in May 2012

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 **$15M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$12M**

Led 0 of 24 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** 1 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Oct 2013
- **Exits:** 5 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Series C *8*
- Series B said *6*
- Series A said *4*
- Venture *4*
- Series D *1*
- Series F *1*
- Seed said *-*

Cheques by year Led Joined

2004 2013

Often in the room with

- [Polaris Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/polaris-partners) 7
- [Alta Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alta-partners) 4
- [Venrock](https://millionrounds.com/fund/venrock) 4
- [Bessemer Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bessemer-venture-partners) 3
- [Icon Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/icon-ventures) 3
- [Jafco Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jafco-ventures) 3

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## Who they invest alongside

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

[**Polaris Partners** VC firm **7** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/polaris-partners)[**Alta Partners** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alta-partners)[**Venrock** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/venrock)[**Bessemer Venture Partners** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bessemer-venture-partners)[**Icon Ventures** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/icon-ventures)[**Jafco Ventures** Growth equity **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jafco-ventures)[**Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kleiner-perkins-caufield-and-byers)[**Longwood Fund** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/longwood-fund)[**MPM Capital** Private equity **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mpm-bioimpact)[**Domain Associates** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/domain-associates)[**HLM Investment Partners** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hlm-investment-partners)[**Milestone Venture Partners** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/milestone-venture-partners)

## Quick answers about Cardinal Partners

### What does Cardinal Partners invest in?

Cardinal Partners invests most often at Series C and Series B (58% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Well-being, Ehealth and Health.

### How active is Cardinal Partners?

24 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Oct 2013.

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

The median round it joins is $15M.

### Does Cardinal Partners lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 24 investments on record names it as the lead.

### Where does Cardinal Partners invest?

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

### Is Cardinal Partners investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Oct 2013.

### Who does Cardinal Partners invest alongside?

Most often Polaris Partners (7 rounds together), Alta Partners (4 rounds together) and Venrock (4 rounds together).

### What kind of investor is Cardinal Partners?

Cardinal Partners is a VC firm based in Princeton, United States.

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