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Fairhaven Capital

Last cheque observed Jan 2018. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

QuietNew fund $3.1M, Dec 2009VC firm

Pre-seedSeedSeries AFinancial ServicesRestaurantsVenture Capital & Private Equity

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 39 on record
Since the last cheque3196days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$7.8MRounds led0 of 39Sole investor5 roundsExits2 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 100%
Pitch Fairhaven Capital

Fairhaven Capital highlights

  1. 01

    39 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Series B and Series A: 70% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 5 rounds, median $7.2M

  4. 04

    2 exits from the portfolio

What they do

We are a team. Investors, data scientists and computer scientists working in an integrated investment approach.From their own website
Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BGrowth
Sectors
Financial ServicesRestaurantsVenture Capital & Private Equity
Based in
Cambridge, United States
Cold pitches
Not accepted

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first39 appearances

  1. 2018

    1 round

  2. Jan
    VirzoomSeed · US · FinSMEs$5.5MWith 5 others
  3. 2016

    1 round

  4. Nov
    CounterTackUS · FinSMEs$10MWith 2 others
  5. 2015

    4 rounds

  6. Oct
    BluesmartSeries A · US$12MWith 11 others
  7. Oct
    ShopWellSeries C · US$3.4MWith 4 others
  8. Jun
    CounterTackSeries C · US$15MWith 8 others
  9. May
    DrizlySeries A · US$13MWith 4 others
  10. 2014

    8 rounds

  11. Nov
    PrelertSeries B · US$7.5MWith 2 others
  12. Jun
    CrowdTwistSeries B · US$9.0MWith 2 others
  13. Jun
    CounterTackSeries B · US$5.0MWith 5 others
  14. Jun
    JiboSeed · USUndisclosedWith 2 others
  15. Mar
    Digital GuardianVenture · US$12MWith 2 others
  16. Feb
    CounterTackSeries B · US$3.0MWith 3 others
  17. Feb
    CylanceSeries B · US$20MWith 2 others
  18. Jan
    DrizlySeed · US$2.3MWith 21 others
  19. 2013

    5 rounds

  20. Oct
    CounterTackSeries B · US · finsmes.com$12MWith 1 other
  21. Jul
    Pwnie ExpressSeries A · US · finsmes.com$5.1MWith 2 others
  22. Apr
    SocialFlowSeries B · US · finance.yahoo.com$10MWith 6 others
  23. Feb
    CylanceSeries A · US · techcrunch.com$15MWith 1 other
  24. Jan
    Celtra Inc.Series B · US · techcrunch.com$4.0MWith 2 others
  25. 2012

    6 rounds

  26. Sept
    RAMP HoldingsSeries C · US · marketwatch.com$15MWith 6 others
  27. Sept
    TrackViaSeries B · US · techcrunch.com$7.1MWith 5 others
  28. Sept
    Lilliputian SystemsVenture · US · finsmes.com$40MWith 6 others
  29. Sept
    Fashion PlaytesSeries B · US · techcrunch.com$5.0MWith 3 others
  30. Aug
    YottaMarkSeries D · US · news.yahoo.com$24MWith 4 others
  31. Jan
    Resilient SystemsSeries A · US · masshightech.comUndisclosedSole investor
  32. 2011

    3 rounds

  33. Nov
    CounterTackSeries A · US · countertack.com$9.5MSole investor
  34. Sept
    CrowdTwistSeries A · US · techcrunch.com$6.0MWith 5 others
  35. Jan
    Celtra Inc.Series A · US · techcrunch.com$5.0MWith 1 other
  36. 2010

    2 rounds

  37. Oct
    Fashion PlaytesSeries A · US · techcrunch.com$4.0MWith 2 others
  38. Sept
    PrelertSeries A · US · prweb.com$3.8MWith 1 other
  39. 2009

    3 rounds

  40. May
    RAMP HoldingsSeries C · US · techcrunch.com$8.3MWith 4 others
  41. Apr
    Lilliputian SystemsVenture · US · pehub.com$28MWith 5 others
  42. Jan
    DataupiaSeries B · US · masshightech.com$10MSole investor
  43. 2008

    2 rounds

  44. Nov
    Trust DigitalSeries C · US · rcrwireless.com$15MWith 5 others
  45. Jun
    SpringpadSeries A · US$4.0MSole investor
  46. 2007

    4 rounds

  47. Nov
    FortisphereSeries A · US · venturebeat.com$10MWith 1 other
  48. Nov
    DataupiaSeries B · US · dataupia.com$16MWith 2 others
  49. Sept
    CoconaSeries A · US$4.9MSole investor
  50. Jun
    RAMP HoldingsSeries B · US · thealarmclock.com$10MWith 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 registration5 named

AHAlexis Hyung Jin KimExecutive OfficeriFiling they signed
HHHyung-Kwun Hyung Jin KimExecutive OfficeriFiling they signed
JEJames Edward GoldingerInvesting General PartneriForm ADV
PLPaul Louis CirielloManaging PartneriForm ADV
RSRichard Scott GrinnellInvesting General PartneriForm ADV

We also hold 8 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.

What the register says

From the firm's own filings with the SEC, which it must file accurately by law

$39Mgross assets of its fundsOct 2026
Exemptreporting adviserventure or small private funds
Legal name
Fairhaven Capital Management LLC
SEC number
CRD 161172

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed2 in all

Resilient SystemsBought by IbmUndisclosedFeb 2016
Trust DigitalBought by McAfeeUndisclosedMay 2010

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 Fairhaven Capital. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Recently backed

The latest companies Fairhaven Capital put money into.

Mentioned on podcasts

Episodes that name Fairhaven Capital in their description, not their title.

Quick answers about Fairhaven Capital

What does Fairhaven Capital invest in?

Fairhaven Capital invests most often at Series B and Series A (70% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Financial Services, Restaurants and Venture Capital & Private Equity.

How active is Fairhaven Capital?

39 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Jan 2018.

What has Fairhaven Capital invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Virzoom (Seed, Jan 2018) and CounterTack (Undisclosed round, Nov 2016).

How big are Fairhaven Capital's cheques?

The median round it joins is $7.8M.

Does Fairhaven Capital lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 39 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Fairhaven Capital invest?

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

Is Fairhaven Capital investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Jan 2018.

Who does Fairhaven Capital invest alongside?

Most often Goldman Sachs (5 rounds together), SoftBank Capital (4 rounds together) and Accel (3 rounds together).

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