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Causeway Media Partners

Filed with the SEC to raise a fund in Nov 2024, closing $44M. Last cheque observed Jan 2019.

QuietNew fund $44M, Nov 2024Growth equity

GrowthSportsFitnessConsumer

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 14 on record
Since the last cheque2845days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$40MRounds led0 of 14Sole investor2 roundsMostly inUnited States, 83%
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Causeway Media Partners highlights

  1. 01

    14 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Series C and Series A: 50% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 2 rounds, median $12M

What they do

At Causeway, we invest in growth stage companies in sports, fitness, and related industries.From their own website
Type
Growth equity
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
Growth
Sectors
SportsFitnessConsumer
Based in
CAMBRIDGE, United States
Cold pitches
Accepted

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first14 appearances

  1. 2019

    1 round

  2. Jan
    NianticSeries C · US · FinSMEs$245MWith 4 others
  3. 2018

    3 rounds

  4. Dec
    ZwiftGB · TechCrunch$120MWith 2 others
  5. Dec
    FreeleticsSeries A · DE · FinSMEs$45MWith 5 others
  6. Sept
    PeerfitUS · Firms' own news pages$8.0MWith 3 others
  7. 2017

    1 round

  8. Apr
    SeatGeekSeries D · US · FinSMEs$57MWith 4 others
  9. 2016

    3 rounds

  10. Oct
    VenueNextSeries B · US · TechCrunch$15MSole investor
  11. Sept
    SessionMUS · FinSMEs$35MWith 9 others
  12. Mar
    FloSports$21MWith 4 others
  13. 2015

    3 rounds

  14. Jun
    VenueNextSeries A · US$9.0MWith 2 others
  15. May
    SessionMSeries C$12MWith 5 others
  16. Apr
    SeatGeekSeries C · US$62MWith 7 others
  17. 2014

    3 rounds

  18. Sept
    FlocastsVenture · US$8.0MSole investor
  19. Aug
    SeatGeekSeries B · US$35MWith 14 others
  20. Jun
    Sport NginSeries D · US$25MWith 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 registration5 named

DPDavid PoltackChief Financial OfficeriForm ADV
MAMark Allen WanManaging Member of the General PartneriFiling they signed
RFRobert Francis HigginsManaging Member of the General PartneriFiling they signed
SBSteve BonelliExecutive OfficeriFiling they signed
WGWycliffe GrousbeckManaging Member of the General PartneriFiling they signed

We also hold 12 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

$451Mgross assets of its funds, 2 advisers combinedOct 2026
Exemptreporting adviserventure or small private funds
Legal name
Causeway Management, LLC
SEC number
CRD 167916

What they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

17 of 23 we have independently watched raise

FitOnFloSportsFormula E (80%FreeleticsHuupeNiantic (Acquired byOmazePOSHPro ShopSeatGeekSession M (AcquiredTracksmithTuneIn (Acquired byVenueNext (Acquired by Shift4)You.i TV (AcquiredZigazooZwiftALLCITYPGA TOURQuintEvents (Acquired bySportsEngine (Acquired by NBCUniversal)SquadLockerWeekend (formerly known

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 Causeway Media Partners. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Recently backed

The latest companies Causeway Media Partners put money into.

Quick answers about Causeway Media Partners

What does Causeway Media Partners invest in?

Causeway Media Partners invests most often at Series C and Series A (50% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Sports, Fitness and Consumer.

How active is Causeway Media Partners?

14 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Jan 2019.

What has Causeway Media Partners invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Niantic (Series C, Jan 2019), Zwift (Undisclosed round, Dec 2018) and Freeletics (Series A, Dec 2018).

How big are Causeway Media Partners's cheques?

The median round it joins is $40M.

Does Causeway Media Partners lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 14 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Causeway Media Partners invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (83%), the United Kingdom (8%) and Germany (8%).

Is Causeway Media Partners investing now?

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

Who does Causeway Media Partners invest alongside?

Most often CRV (3 rounds together), Mousse Partners (3 rounds together) and Accel (2 rounds together).

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