# Causeway Media Partners: portfolio, investments and team

> Causeway Media Partners is a growth equity based in United States. 14 investments on record, latest Jan 2019. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

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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.

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Quiet New fund $44M, Nov 2024 Growth equity

Growth Sports Fitness Consumer

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Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 14 on record

Since the last cheque **2845** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$40M** Rounds led **0 of 14** Sole investor **2 rounds** Mostly in **United States, 83%**

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## Causeway Media Partners highlights

- 01 14 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Series C and Series A: 50% of its rounds
- 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:** Sports Fitness Consumer
- **Based in:** CAMBRIDGE, United States
- **Cold pitches:** Accepted

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **14 appearances**

- **2019** 1 round
- **Jan** **[Niantic](https://millionrounds.com/company/niantic)** Series C · US · FinSMEs **$245M** With 4 others
- **2018** 3 rounds
- **Dec** **[Zwift](https://millionrounds.com/company/zwift)** GB · TechCrunch **$120M** With 2 others
- **Dec** **[Freeletics](https://millionrounds.com/company/freeletics)** Series A · DE · FinSMEs **$45M** With 5 others
- **Sept** **[Peerfit](https://millionrounds.com/company/peerfit)** US · Firms' own news pages **$8.0M** With 3 others
- **2017** 1 round
- **Apr** **[SeatGeek](https://millionrounds.com/company/seatgeek)** Series D · US · FinSMEs **$57M** With 4 others
- **2016** 3 rounds
- **Oct** **[VenueNext](https://millionrounds.com/company/venuenext)** Series B · US · TechCrunch **$15M** Sole investor
- **Sept** **[SessionM](https://millionrounds.com/company/sessionm)** US · FinSMEs **$35M** With 9 others
- **Mar** **[FloSports](https://millionrounds.com/company/flosports)** **$21M** With 4 others
- **2015** 3 rounds
- **Jun** **[VenueNext](https://millionrounds.com/company/venuenext)** Series A · US **$9.0M** With 2 others
- **May** **[SessionM](https://millionrounds.com/company/sessionm)** Series C **$12M** With 5 others
- **Apr** **[SeatGeek](https://millionrounds.com/company/seatgeek)** Series C · US **$62M** With 7 others
- **2014** 3 rounds
- **Sept** **[Flocasts](https://millionrounds.com/company/flocasts)** Venture · US **$8.0M** Sole investor
- **Aug** **[SeatGeek](https://millionrounds.com/company/seatgeek)** Series B · US **$35M** With 14 others
- **Jun** **[Sport Ngin](https://millionrounds.com/company/sport-ngin)** Series D · US **$25M** With 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 registration **5 named**

DP **David Poltack** Chief Financial Officer i Form ADV

MA **Mark Allen Wan** Managing Member of the General Partner i Filing they signed

RF **Robert Francis Higgins** Managing Member of the General Partner i Filing they signed

SB **Steve Bonelli** Executive Officer i Filing they signed

WG **Wycliffe Grousbeck** Managing Member of the General Partner i Filing 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

**$451M** gross assets of its funds, 2 advisers combined Oct 2026

**Exempt** reporting adviser venture 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

[FitOn](https://millionrounds.com/company/fiton)[FloSports](https://millionrounds.com/company/flosports)[Formula E (80%](https://millionrounds.com/company/fia-formula-e)[Freeletics](https://millionrounds.com/company/freeletics)[Huupe](https://millionrounds.com/company/huupe)[Niantic (Acquired by](https://millionrounds.com/company/niantic)[Omaze](https://millionrounds.com/company/omaze)[POSH](https://millionrounds.com/company/posh)[Pro Shop](https://millionrounds.com/company/pro-shop)[SeatGeek](https://millionrounds.com/company/seatgeek)[Session M (Acquired](https://millionrounds.com/company/sessionm)[Tracksmith](https://millionrounds.com/company/tracksmith)[TuneIn (Acquired by](https://millionrounds.com/company/tunein)[VenueNext (Acquired by Shift4)](https://millionrounds.com/company/venuenext)[You.i TV (Acquired](https://millionrounds.com/company/you-i)[Zigazoo](https://millionrounds.com/company/zigazoo)[Zwift](https://millionrounds.com/company/zwift) ALLCITY PGA TOUR QuintEvents (Acquired by SportsEngine (Acquired by NBCUniversal) SquadLocker Weekend (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.

New fund on file

**$44M**

raised in Nov 2024

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

## The cheque

Growth

Median round joined **$40M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$12M**

Led 0 of 14 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** 2 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Jan 2019

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Series C *3*
- Series A *2*
- Series B *2*
- Series D *2*
- Venture *1*
- Growth said *-*

Cheques by year Led Joined

2014 2019

Often in the room with

- [CRV](https://millionrounds.com/fund/crv) 3
- [Mousse Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mousse-partners) 3
- [Accel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/accel) 2
- [Commerce Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/commerce-ventures) 2
- [Highland Capital Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/highland-capital-partners) 2
- [Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kleiner-perkins-caufield-and-byers) 2

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## 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.

[**CRV** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/crv)[**Mousse Partners** Family office **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mousse-partners)[**Accel** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/accel)[**Commerce Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/commerce-ventures)[**Highland Capital Partners** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/highland-capital-partners)[**Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kleiner-perkins-caufield-and-byers)[**NTT DOCOMO Ventures** Accelerator **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ntt-docomo-ventures)[**Sean Black** Angel **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sean-black)

## Recently backed

The latest companies Causeway Media Partners put money into.

[**Niantic** $245M · Jan 2019](https://millionrounds.com/company/niantic)[**Freeletics** $45M · Dec 2018](https://millionrounds.com/company/freeletics)[**SeatGeek** $57M · Apr 2017](https://millionrounds.com/company/seatgeek)[**VenueNext** $15M · Oct 2016](https://millionrounds.com/company/venuenext)[**SessionM** $35M · Sept 2016](https://millionrounds.com/company/sessionm)[**FloSports** $21M · Mar 2016](https://millionrounds.com/company/flosports)

## 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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