# East West Bank: portfolio, investments and team > East West Bank is an investment firm based in United States. 8 investments on record, 2 in the last 12 months, latest Oct 2026. Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/east-west-bank (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Investor](https://millionrounds.com/investors) # East West Bank Last cheque observed Oct 2026; 8 cheques on record. Email Investment firm Deploying now Debt Legal Tech Messaging Follow East West Bank and see its new cheques in your feed. [Start following](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&why=follow&next=%2Ffund%2Feast-west-bank) Deploying now **100%** of best year **2** **cheques in 12 months**, 8 on record Since the last cheque **16** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec Median round **$100M** Rounds led **1 of 8** Sole investor **5 rounds** Exits **1 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 100%** Pitch East West Bank ## East West Bank highlights - 01 2 cheques in the last 12 months - 02 Mostly Debt: 100% of its rounds - 03 Sole investor in 5 rounds, median $6.0M - 04 1 exits from the portfolio ## What they do - **Type:** Investment firm (from a list, unverified) - **Cheque size:** Not stated - **Sectors:** Legal Tech Messaging - **Based in:** Pasadena, United States - **Cold pitches:** Not stated ## The record Every round we can evidence, newest first **8 appearances** - **2026** 2 rounds - **Oct** **[Newegg Commerce](https://millionrounds.com/company/newegg-commerce)** Debt · US · Pulse 2.0 **$100M** *Led* - **May** **[Spearmint Energy](https://millionrounds.com/company/spearmint-energy)** Debt · US · Ventureburn **$450M** With 4 others - **2019** 1 round - **Apr** **[Citcon](https://millionrounds.com/company/citcon)** US · FinSMEs **$5.0M** Sole investor - **2015** 2 rounds - **Sept** **[Drobo](https://millionrounds.com/company/drobo)** Debt · US **$4.0M** Sole investor - **Jul** **[Maxwell Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/maxwell-technologies)** Debt · US **$25M** Sole investor - **2014** 2 rounds - **Apr** **[Black Lotus](https://millionrounds.com/company/black-lotus)** Debt · US **$6.0M** Sole investor - **Jan** **[Lennar Corporation](https://millionrounds.com/company/lennar-corporation)** Debt · US **$30M** With 1 other - **2013** 1 round - **Dec** **[Apollo Endosurgery](https://millionrounds.com/company/apollo-endosurgery)** Debt · US **$50M** 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 **9** 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** **[Black Lotus](https://millionrounds.com/company/black-lotus)** Bought by [Level 3 Communications](https://millionrounds.com/fund/level-3-communications) **Undisclosed** Jul 2015 An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records. ## Companies it bought Acquisitions by the firm itself **MetroCorp Bancshares** **$273M** Sept 2013 ## The cheque Debt Median round joined **$100M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$6.0M** Led 1 of 8 rounds **13%** - **Sole investor:** 5 rounds - **Last cheque:** Oct 2026 - **Exits:** 1 from the portfolio Rounds by stage said on their site - Debt *7* Cheques by month Led Joined Dec 2023 Nov 2026 Often in the room with - [East West Bancorp](https://millionrounds.com/fund/east-west-bancorp) 2 **Pitching East West Bank?** Put them on your fundraising board with this record on the card, and follow them to hear when they write a new cheque. Add to your CRM *→* ## Who they invest alongside The investors most often in the same rounds as East West Bank. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed. [**East West Bancorp** Investment firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/east-west-bancorp) ## Recently backed The latest companies East West Bank put money into. [**Spearmint Energy** $450M · May 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/spearmint-energy)[**Citcon** $5.0M · Apr 2019](https://millionrounds.com/company/citcon) ## Quick answers about East West Bank ### What does East West Bank invest in? East West Bank invests most often at Debt (100% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Legal Tech and Messaging. ### How active is East West Bank? 8 investments on record, 2 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 1. The most recent was in Oct 2026. ### What has East West Bank invested in recently? Its most recent investments on record: Newegg Commerce (Debt, Oct 2026), Spearmint Energy (Debt, May 2026) and Citcon (Undisclosed round, Apr 2019). ### How big are East West Bank's cheques? The median round it joins is $100M. ### Does East West Bank lead rounds? Sometimes: it led 1 of its 8 investments on record (13%). ### Where does East West Bank invest? Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (100%). ### Is East West Bank investing now? Yes: it is actively investing, with 2 investments in the last 12 months. ### Who does East West Bank invest alongside? Most often East West Bancorp (2 rounds together). ## Raising now? Find the investors who back rounds like yours, and keep every conversation on one fundraising board. Find similar investorsOpen your CRM Built from the rounds we watched, its filings and its own website, refreshed every night. [How we count](https://millionrounds.com/methodology) · [Report a correction](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=east-west-bank) · [Is this your firm? Claim it](https://millionrounds.com/claim?org=east-west-bank)