# Cycad Group: portfolio, investments and team

> Cycad Group is a growth equity based in United States. 18 investments on record, latest Oct 2017. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

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

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# Cycad Group

Last cheque observed Oct 2017. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

Quiet Growth equity

Series B Series C Series D Communications Infrastructure Wireless Venture Capital & Private Equity

Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 18 on record

Since the last cheque **3304** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$8.0M** Rounds led **0 of 18** Sole investor **1 rounds** Mostly in **United States, 100%**

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## Cycad Group highlights

- 01 18 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Series B and Series C: 67% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 1 rounds, median $2.0M

## What they do

- **Type:** Growth equity (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Sectors:** Communications Infrastructure Wireless Venture Capital & Private Equity
- **Based in:** Carpinteria, United States
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **18 appearances**

- **2017** 1 round
- **Oct** **[ImaginAb](https://millionrounds.com/company/imaginab)** US · FinSMEs **$8.0M** With 3 others
- **2015** 1 round
- **May** **[ClarVista Medical](https://millionrounds.com/company/clarvista-medical)** Series B · US **$14M** With 3 others
- **2014** 3 rounds
- **Oct** **[Sofie Biosciences](https://millionrounds.com/company/sofie-biosciences)** Grant · US **$1.5M** With 2 others
- **Oct** **[Visterra](https://millionrounds.com/company/visterra)** Series B · US **$30M** With 7 others
- **May** **[ImaginAb](https://millionrounds.com/company/imaginab)** Series B · US **$21M** With 3 others
- **2013** 1 round
- **Oct** **[Sofie Biosciences](https://millionrounds.com/company/sofie-biosciences)** Series A · US · finsmes.com **$5.0M** With 2 others
- **2012** 4 rounds
- **Oct** **[Genocea Biosciences](https://millionrounds.com/company/genocea-biosciences)** Series C · US · masshightech.com **$30M** With 9 others
- **Apr** **[OvaScience](https://millionrounds.com/company/ovascience)** Series B · US · fiercebiotech.com **$37M** With 4 others
- **Mar** **[ImaginAb](https://millionrounds.com/company/imaginab)** Series A · US · finsmes.com **$13M** With 2 others
- **Mar** **[iosil Energy](https://millionrounds.com/company/iosil-energy)** Growth · US · prnewswire.com **$14M** With 9 others
- **2011** 1 round
- **Jan** **[Genocea Biosciences](https://millionrounds.com/company/genocea-biosciences)** Series B · US · finsmes.com **$35M** With 8 others
- **2010** 3 rounds
- **Dec** **[Sofie Biosciences](https://millionrounds.com/company/sofie-biosciences)** Seed · US · fis.dowjones.com **$2.0M** Sole investor
- **Dec** **[Genocea Biosciences](https://millionrounds.com/company/genocea-biosciences)** Series C · US **$20M** With 7 others
- **Sept** **[Solaria](https://millionrounds.com/company/solaria)** Series D · US · sustainablebusiness.com **$65M** With 2 others
- **2009** 1 round
- **Dec** **[Genocea Biosciences](https://millionrounds.com/company/genocea-biosciences)** Series B · US **$26M** With 7 others
- **2004** 1 round
- **Jan** **[PsiloQuest](https://millionrounds.com/company/psiloquest)** Series B · US **$7.0M** With 5 others
- **2003** 1 round
- **May** **[Catalytic Solutions](https://millionrounds.com/company/catalytic-solutions)** Series D · US **$32M** With 6 others
- **2002** 1 round
- **Jan** **[Catalytic Solutions](https://millionrounds.com/company/catalytic-solutions)** Series C · US **$30M** 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

We hold **6** 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.

## The cheque

Series B Series C Series D

Median round joined **$8.0M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$2.0M**

Led 0 of 18 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** 1 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Oct 2017

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Series B *7*
- Series C *3*
- Series D *2*
- Series A *2*
- Grant *1*

Cheques by year Led Joined

2002 2017

Often in the room with

- [Polaris Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/polaris-partners) 5
- [Auriga Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/auriga-partners) 4
- [Johnson & Johnson Development Corporation (JJDC)](https://millionrounds.com/fund/johnson-and-johnson-development-corporation) 4
- [Lux Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lux-capital) 4
- [MP Healthcare Venture Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mp-healthcare-venture-management) 4
- [Morningside Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/morningside) 3

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## Who they invest alongside

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

[**Polaris Partners** VC firm **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/polaris-partners)[**Auriga Partners** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/auriga-partners)[**Johnson & Johnson Development Corporation (JJDC)** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/johnson-and-johnson-development-corporation)[**Lux Capital** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lux-capital)[**MP Healthcare Venture Management** Corporate VC **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mp-healthcare-venture-management)[**Morningside Group** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/morningside)[**SR One** Corporate VC **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sr-one)[**Skyline Ventures** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/skyline-ventures)[**Cinergy Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cinergy-ventures)[**EnerTech Capital** Corporate VC **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/enertech-capital)[**Gates Foundation** Institutional LP **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bill-and-melinda-gates-foundation)[**MRM Capital** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mrm-capital)

## Recently backed

The latest companies Cycad Group put money into.

[**ImaginAb** $8.0M · Oct 2017](https://millionrounds.com/company/imaginab)

## Quick answers about Cycad Group

### What does Cycad Group invest in?

Cycad Group invests most often at Series B and Series C (67% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Communications Infrastructure, Wireless and Venture Capital & Private Equity.

### How active is Cycad Group?

18 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Oct 2017.

### What has Cycad Group invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: ImaginAb (Undisclosed round, Oct 2017).

### How big are Cycad Group's cheques?

The median round it joins is $8.0M.

### Does Cycad Group lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 18 investments on record names it as the lead.

### Where does Cycad Group invest?

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

### Is Cycad Group investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Oct 2017.

### Who does Cycad Group invest alongside?

Most often Polaris Partners (5 rounds together), Auriga Partners (4 rounds together) and Johnson & Johnson Development Corporation (JJDC) (4 rounds together).

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