# Cava Capital: portfolio, investments and team

> Cava Capital is a vc firm based in United States. 17 investments on record, latest Oct 2016. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

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

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# Cava Capital

Filed with the SEC to raise a fund in Nov 2023, closing $2M. Last cheque observed Oct 2016.

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Quiet New fund $2.3M, Nov 2023 VC firm

Seed Series A Series B Sports Well-being Healthier Living

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Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 17 on record

Since the last cheque **3679** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$24M** Cheque size, as they say **$500K – $5.0M** Rounds led **0 of 17** Sole investor **5 rounds** Exits **1 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 100%**

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## Cava Capital highlights

- 01 17 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Series A and Series B: 75% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 5 rounds, median $8.0M
- 04 1 exits from the portfolio

## What they do

> Cava Studio is our portfolio company development strategy. The fund invests and directly partners with entrepreneurs. We play a role as a founder and owner/operator rather than passively investing through the traditional venture process. From their own website

- **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** $500K – $5.0M as they say
- **Stages:** Seed Series A Series B
- **Sectors:** Sports Well-being Healthier Living
- **Based in:** Norwalk, United States
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **17 appearances**

- **2016** 1 round
- **Oct** **[Etouches](https://millionrounds.com/company/etouches)** **$24M** With 6 others
- **2015** 3 rounds
- **Sept** **[neuehouse](https://millionrounds.com/company/neuehouse)** Series B · US **$25M** With 1 other
- **Jun** **[Confirm.io](https://millionrounds.com/company/confirm-io)** Series A · US **$3.5M** Sole investor
- **May** **[Drizly](https://millionrounds.com/company/drizly)** Series A · US **$13M** With 4 others
- **2014** 2 rounds
- **Sept** **[neuehouse](https://millionrounds.com/company/neuehouse)** Series B · US **$15M** Sole investor
- **Jul** **[Gwynnie Bee](https://millionrounds.com/company/gwynnie-bee)** Series A · US **Undisclosed** Sole investor
- **2013** 5 rounds
- **Dec** **[Frends Headphones](https://millionrounds.com/company/frends-headphones)** Seed · US **Undisclosed** Sole investor
- **Nov** **[Ocean's Halo](https://millionrounds.com/company/ocean-s-halo)** Seed · US · finsmes.com **$1.7M** With 5 others
- **Jun** **[neuehouse](https://millionrounds.com/company/neuehouse)** Series A · US **$8.0M** Sole investor
- **Feb** **[Local Response](https://millionrounds.com/company/localresponse)** Series A · US · techcrunch.com **$1.5M** With 4 others
- **Feb** **[LocalResponse](https://millionrounds.com/company/localresponse)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$1.5M** With 3 others
- **2012** 3 rounds
- **Aug** **[etouches](https://millionrounds.com/company/etouches)** Series B · US · freshnews.com **$7.8M** With 2 others
- **Aug** **[EveryScreenMedia](https://millionrounds.com/company/everyscreenmedia)** Series A · US **$3.5M** With 1 other
- **Mar** **[Precision Health Media](https://millionrounds.com/company/precision-health-media)** Venture · US · prnewswire.com **$1.0M** With 5 others
- **2011** 2 rounds
- **Oct** **[LocalResponse](https://millionrounds.com/company/localresponse)** Series B · US · businessinsider.com **$5.0M** With 6 others
- **Mar** **[Zadspace](https://millionrounds.com/company/zadspace)** Series B · US · finsmes.com **$3.2M** With 5 others
- **2010** 1 round
- **Jun** **[etouches](https://millionrounds.com/company/etouches)** Series A · US · techcrunch.com **Undisclosed** With 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 registration **1 named**

GS **Geoff Schneider** Manager of South Main Holdings, LLC, the Manager i Filing they signed

We also hold **3** 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.

## Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed **1 in all**

**[EveryScreenMedia](https://millionrounds.com/company/everyscreenmedia)** Bought by Dstillery **Undisclosed** Jul 2013

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

New fund on file

**$2.3M**

raised in Nov 2023

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 **$24M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$8.0M**

Led 0 of 17 rounds **0%**

- **Said size:** $500K – $5.0M
- **Sole investor:** 5 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Oct 2016
- **Exits:** 1 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Series A said *7*
- Series B said *5*
- Seed said *3*
- Venture *1*

Cheques by year Led Joined

2010 2016

Often in the room with

- [Advancit Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/advancit-capital) 3
- [Connecticut Innovations](https://millionrounds.com/fund/connecticut-innovations) 3
- [Greycroft](https://millionrounds.com/fund/greycroft) 3
- [Extreme Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/extreme-venture-partners) 2
- [Level Equity](https://millionrounds.com/fund/level-equity) 2
- [Metamorphic Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/metamorphic-ventures) 2

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## Who they invest alongside

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

[**Advancit Capital** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/advancit-capital)[**Connecticut Innovations** Government **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/connecticut-innovations)[**Greycroft** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/greycroft)[**Extreme Venture Partners** Accelerator **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/extreme-venture-partners)[**Level Equity** Private equity **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/level-equity)[**Metamorphic Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/metamorphic-ventures)[**Webb Investment Network** Family office **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/webb-investment-network)

## Recently backed

The latest companies Cava Capital put money into.

[**Etouches** $24M · Oct 2016](https://millionrounds.com/company/etouches)

## Quick answers about Cava Capital

### What does Cava Capital invest in?

Cava Capital invests most often at Series A and Series B (75% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Sports, Well-being and Healthier Living.

### How active is Cava Capital?

17 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Oct 2016.

### What has Cava Capital invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Etouches (Oct 2016).

### How big are Cava Capital's cheques?

The median round it joins is $24M. It says it writes cheques of $500K to $5.0M.

### Does Cava Capital lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 17 investments on record names it as the lead.

### Where does Cava Capital invest?

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

### Is Cava Capital investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Oct 2016.

### Who does Cava Capital invest alongside?

Most often Advancit Capital (3 rounds together), Connecticut Innovations (3 rounds together) and Greycroft (3 rounds together).

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