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Craton Equity Partners

Last cheque observed May 2016. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

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VentureGrowthSeries BMedical DeviceTherapeuticsCleantech

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 21 on record
Since the last cheque3830days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$60MRounds led0 of 21Sole investor5 roundsExits3 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 95%
Pitch Craton Equity Partners

Craton Equity Partners highlights

  1. 01

    21 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Venture and Growth: 59% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 5 rounds, median $6.5M

  4. 04

    3 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Type
Investment firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Sectors
Medical DeviceTherapeuticsCleantech
Based in
Beverly Hills, United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first21 appearances

  1. 2016

    1 round

  2. May
    Greenwave Systems$60MWith 5 others
  3. 2014

    1 round

  4. Nov
    Flywheel SoftwareSeries C · US$12MWith 2 others
  5. 2013

    4 rounds

  6. Oct
    GreenWave RealitySeries B · US · finsmes.com$19MWith 1 other
  7. Jul
    Flywheel SoftwareSeries B · US · techcrunch.com$15MWith 2 others
  8. Jul
    SungevityGrowth · US · finsmes.com$15MWith 5 others
  9. Jan
    SungevityGrowth · US · pehub.com$125MWith 3 others
  10. 2012

    2 rounds

  11. Dec
    PropelSeries D · US · propelfuels.com$11MWith 4 others
  12. Apr
    PropelVenture · US$400KWith 2 others
  13. 2011

    5 rounds

  14. Oct
    BridgeLuxVenture · US · finsmes.com$15MWith 5 others
  15. Oct
    RecyclebankUSUndisclosedWith 8 others
  16. Jul
    BridgeLuxSeries E · US · xconomy.com$60MWith 2 others
  17. Jul
    GazelleSeries D · US · masshightech.com$22MWith 3 others
  18. Feb
    EnLink Geoenergy ServicesVenture · US · techcrunch.com$3.0MSole investor
  19. 2010

    2 rounds

  20. Feb
    Propel FuelsSeries C · US · earth2tech.com$12MWith 2 others
  21. Feb
    Petra SystemsSeries B · US · earth2tech.com$40MWith 2 others
  22. 2009

    4 rounds

  23. Oct
    RyposSeries A · US · masshightech.com$8.0MSole investor
  24. Oct
    Liquid Environmental SolutionsVenture · US · cleantechbrief.com$20MSole investor
  25. Mar
    GridPointGrowth · USUndisclosedSole investor
  26. Feb
    Principle Energy LimitedVenture · CH · venturebeat.com$10MWith 1 other
  27. 2008

    1 round

  28. May
    EnLink Geoenergy ServicesVenture · US · green.venturebeat.com$30MWith 1 other
  29. 2007

    1 round

  30. Jun
    GigaCreteVenture · US · deals.venturebeat.com$5.0MSole investor

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

We hold 2 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.

Who backs their funds

1 LP on record in Craton Equity Partners's funds

Committed
$15M
Funds
1
Vintages
2012

The institutions that put money into its funds, which the firm then invests in companies.Source: the pension's own report, latest Jun 2025.

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed3 in all

GridPointBought by Twenty First Century UtilitiesUndisclosedNov 2015
GazelleBought by Outerwall$18MNov 2015
BridgeLuxBought by China Electronics Corporation (CEC)UndisclosedJul 2015

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

Who they invest alongside

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

Recently backed

The latest companies Craton Equity Partners put money into.

Quick answers about Craton Equity Partners

What does Craton Equity Partners invest in?

Craton Equity Partners invests most often at Venture and Growth (59% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Medical Device, Therapeutics and Cleantech.

How active is Craton Equity Partners?

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

What has Craton Equity Partners invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Greenwave Systems (May 2016).

How big are Craton Equity Partners's cheques?

The median round it joins is $60M.

Does Craton Equity Partners lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 21 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Craton Equity Partners invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (95%) and Switzerland (5%).

Is Craton Equity Partners investing now?

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

Who does Craton Equity Partners invest alongside?

Most often Nth Power (3 rounds together), RockPort Capital (3 rounds together) and The Westly Group (3 rounds together).

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