# Craton Equity Partners: portfolio, investments and team

> Craton Equity Partners is an investment firm based in United States. 21 investments on record, latest May 2016. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

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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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Venture Growth Series B Medical Device Therapeutics Cleantech

Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 21 on record

Since the last cheque **3831** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$60M** Rounds led **0 of 21** Sole investor **5 rounds** Exits **3 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 95%**

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## Craton Equity Partners highlights

- 01 21 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Venture and Growth: 59% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 5 rounds, median $6.5M
- 04 3 exits from the portfolio

## What they do

- **Type:** Investment firm (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Sectors:** Medical Device Therapeutics Cleantech
- **Based in:** Beverly Hills, United States
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **21 appearances**

- **2016** 1 round
- **May** **[Greenwave Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/greenwave-systems)** **$60M** With 5 others
- **2014** 1 round
- **Nov** **[Flywheel Software](https://millionrounds.com/company/flywheel-software)** Series C · US **$12M** With 2 others
- **2013** 4 rounds
- **Oct** **[GreenWave Reality](https://millionrounds.com/company/greenwave-reality)** Series B · US · finsmes.com **$19M** With 1 other
- **Jul** **[Flywheel Software](https://millionrounds.com/company/flywheel-software)** Series B · US · techcrunch.com **$15M** With 2 others
- **Jul** **[Sungevity](https://millionrounds.com/company/sungevity)** Growth · US · finsmes.com **$15M** With 5 others
- **Jan** **[Sungevity](https://millionrounds.com/company/sungevity)** Growth · US · pehub.com **$125M** With 3 others
- **2012** 2 rounds
- **Dec** **[Propel](https://millionrounds.com/company/propel)** Series D · US · propelfuels.com **$11M** With 4 others
- **Apr** **[Propel](https://millionrounds.com/company/propel)** Venture · US **$400K** With 2 others
- **2011** 5 rounds
- **Oct** **[BridgeLux](https://millionrounds.com/company/bridgelux)** Venture · US · finsmes.com **$15M** With 5 others
- **Oct** **[Recyclebank](https://millionrounds.com/company/recyclebank)** US **Undisclosed** With 8 others
- **Jul** **[BridgeLux](https://millionrounds.com/company/bridgelux)** Series E · US · xconomy.com **$60M** With 2 others
- **Jul** **[Gazelle](https://millionrounds.com/company/gazelle)** Series D · US · masshightech.com **$22M** With 3 others
- **Feb** **[EnLink Geoenergy Services](https://millionrounds.com/company/enlink-geoenergy-services)** Venture · US · techcrunch.com **$3.0M** Sole investor
- **2010** 2 rounds
- **Feb** **[Propel Fuels](https://millionrounds.com/company/propel-fuels)** Series C · US · earth2tech.com **$12M** With 2 others
- **Feb** **[Petra Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/petra-systems)** Series B · US · earth2tech.com **$40M** With 2 others
- **2009** 4 rounds
- **Oct** **[Rypos](https://millionrounds.com/company/rypos)** Series A · US · masshightech.com **$8.0M** Sole investor
- **Oct** **[Liquid Environmental Solutions](https://millionrounds.com/company/liquid-environmental-solutions)** Venture · US · cleantechbrief.com **$20M** Sole investor
- **Mar** **[GridPoint](https://millionrounds.com/company/gridpoint)** Growth · US **Undisclosed** Sole investor
- **Feb** **[Principle Energy Limited](https://millionrounds.com/company/principle-energy-limited)** Venture · CH · venturebeat.com **$10M** With 1 other
- **2008** 1 round
- **May** **[EnLink Geoenergy Services](https://millionrounds.com/company/enlink-geoenergy-services)** Venture · US · green.venturebeat.com **$30M** With 1 other
- **2007** 1 round
- **Jun** **[GigaCrete](https://millionrounds.com/company/gigacrete)** Venture · US · deals.venturebeat.com **$5.0M** Sole 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.

- [**California State Teachers Retirement System** 1 fund *$15M*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/california-state-teachers-retirement-system) Fund Vintage Committed Craton Equity Investors II 2012 $15M

## Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed **3 in all**

**[GridPoint](https://millionrounds.com/company/gridpoint)** Bought by Twenty First Century Utilities **Undisclosed** Nov 2015

**[Gazelle](https://millionrounds.com/company/gazelle)** Bought by [Outerwall](https://millionrounds.com/fund/outerwall) **$18M** Nov 2015

**[BridgeLux](https://millionrounds.com/company/bridgelux)** Bought by China Electronics Corporation (CEC) **Undisclosed** Jul 2015

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

## The cheque

Venture Growth Series B

Median round joined **$60M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$6.5M**

Led 0 of 21 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** 5 rounds
- **Last cheque:** May 2016
- **Exits:** 3 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Venture *7*
- Growth *3*
- Series B *3*
- Series C *2*
- Series D *2*

Cheques by year Led Joined

2007 2016

Often in the room with

- [Nth Power](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nth-power) 3
- [RockPort Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rockport-capital) 3
- [The Westly Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/westly-group) 3
- [Brightpath Equity Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/brightpath-equity-group) 2
- [Company Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ag-ventures) 2
- [DCM Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dcm-ventures) 2

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## 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.

[**Nth Power** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nth-power)[**RockPort Capital** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rockport-capital)[**The Westly Group** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/westly-group)[**Brightpath Equity Group** Private equity **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/brightpath-equity-group)[**Company Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ag-ventures)[**DCM Ventures** Private equity **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dcm-ventures)[**Eastern Sun Capital Partners** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eastern-sun-capital-partners)[**Gentry Venture Partners** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gentry-venture-partners)[**Physic Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/physic-ventures)[**Shasta Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/shasta-ventures)[**VantagePoint Capital Partners** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/vantagepoint-capital-partners)[**Vision Ridge Partners** Private equity **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/vision-ridge-partners)

## Recently backed

The latest companies Craton Equity Partners put money into.

[**Greenwave Systems** $60M · May 2016](https://millionrounds.com/company/greenwave-systems)

## 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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