# Fairhaven Capital: portfolio, investments and team

> Fairhaven Capital is a vc firm based in United States. 39 investments on record, latest Jan 2018. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

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

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# Fairhaven Capital

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

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Quiet New fund $3.1M, Dec 2009 VC firm

Pre-seed Seed Series A Financial Services Restaurants Venture Capital & Private Equity

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Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 39 on record

Since the last cheque **3196** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$7.8M** Rounds led **0 of 39** Sole investor **5 rounds** Exits **2 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 100%**

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## Fairhaven Capital highlights

- 01 39 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Series B and Series A: 70% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 5 rounds, median $7.2M
- 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-seed Seed Series A Series B Growth
- **Sectors:** Financial Services Restaurants Venture Capital & Private Equity
- **Based in:** Cambridge, United States
- **Cold pitches:** Not accepted

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **39 appearances**

- **2018** 1 round
- **Jan** **[Virzoom](https://millionrounds.com/company/virzoom)** Seed · US · FinSMEs **$5.5M** With 5 others
- **2016** 1 round
- **Nov** **[CounterTack](https://millionrounds.com/company/countertack)** US · FinSMEs **$10M** With 2 others
- **2015** 4 rounds
- **Oct** **[Bluesmart](https://millionrounds.com/company/bluesmart)** Series A · US **$12M** With 11 others
- **Oct** **[ShopWell](https://millionrounds.com/company/shopwell)** Series C · US **$3.4M** With 4 others
- **Jun** **[CounterTack](https://millionrounds.com/company/countertack)** Series C · US **$15M** With 8 others
- **May** **[Drizly](https://millionrounds.com/company/drizly)** Series A · US **$13M** With 4 others
- **2014** 8 rounds
- **Nov** **[Prelert](https://millionrounds.com/company/prelert)** Series B · US **$7.5M** With 2 others
- **Jun** **[CrowdTwist](https://millionrounds.com/company/crowdtwist)** Series B · US **$9.0M** With 2 others
- **Jun** **[CounterTack](https://millionrounds.com/company/countertack)** Series B · US **$5.0M** With 5 others
- **Jun** **[Jibo](https://millionrounds.com/company/jibo)** Seed · US **Undisclosed** With 2 others
- **Mar** **[Digital Guardian](https://millionrounds.com/company/digital-guardian)** Venture · US **$12M** With 2 others
- **Feb** **[CounterTack](https://millionrounds.com/company/countertack)** Series B · US **$3.0M** With 3 others
- **Feb** **[Cylance](https://millionrounds.com/company/cylance)** Series B · US **$20M** With 2 others
- **Jan** **[Drizly](https://millionrounds.com/company/drizly)** Seed · US **$2.3M** With 21 others
- **2013** 5 rounds
- **Oct** **[CounterTack](https://millionrounds.com/company/countertack)** Series B · US · finsmes.com **$12M** With 1 other
- **Jul** **[Pwnie Express](https://millionrounds.com/company/pwnie-express)** Series A · US · finsmes.com **$5.1M** With 2 others
- **Apr** **[SocialFlow](https://millionrounds.com/company/socialflow)** Series B · US · finance.yahoo.com **$10M** With 6 others
- **Feb** **[Cylance](https://millionrounds.com/company/cylance)** Series A · US · techcrunch.com **$15M** With 1 other
- **Jan** **[Celtra Inc.](https://millionrounds.com/company/celtra-inc)** Series B · US · techcrunch.com **$4.0M** With 2 others
- **2012** 6 rounds
- **Sept** **[RAMP Holdings](https://millionrounds.com/company/ramp-holdings)** Series C · US · marketwatch.com **$15M** With 6 others
- **Sept** **[TrackVia](https://millionrounds.com/company/trackvia)** Series B · US · techcrunch.com **$7.1M** With 5 others
- **Sept** **[Lilliputian Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/lilliputian-systems)** Venture · US · finsmes.com **$40M** With 6 others
- **Sept** **[Fashion Playtes](https://millionrounds.com/company/fashion-playtes)** Series B · US · techcrunch.com **$5.0M** With 3 others
- **Aug** **[YottaMark](https://millionrounds.com/company/yottamark)** Series D · US · news.yahoo.com **$24M** With 4 others
- **Jan** **[Resilient Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/resilient-systems)** Series A · US · masshightech.com **Undisclosed** Sole investor
- **2011** 3 rounds
- **Nov** **[CounterTack](https://millionrounds.com/company/countertack)** Series A · US · countertack.com **$9.5M** Sole investor
- **Sept** **[CrowdTwist](https://millionrounds.com/company/crowdtwist)** Series A · US · techcrunch.com **$6.0M** With 5 others
- **Jan** **[Celtra Inc.](https://millionrounds.com/company/celtra-inc)** Series A · US · techcrunch.com **$5.0M** With 1 other
- **2010** 2 rounds
- **Oct** **[Fashion Playtes](https://millionrounds.com/company/fashion-playtes)** Series A · US · techcrunch.com **$4.0M** With 2 others
- **Sept** **[Prelert](https://millionrounds.com/company/prelert)** Series A · US · prweb.com **$3.8M** With 1 other
- **2009** 3 rounds
- **May** **[RAMP Holdings](https://millionrounds.com/company/ramp-holdings)** Series C · US · techcrunch.com **$8.3M** With 4 others
- **Apr** **[Lilliputian Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/lilliputian-systems)** Venture · US · pehub.com **$28M** With 5 others
- **Jan** **[Dataupia](https://millionrounds.com/company/dataupia)** Series B · US · masshightech.com **$10M** Sole investor
- **2008** 2 rounds
- **Nov** **[Trust Digital](https://millionrounds.com/company/trust-digital)** Series C · US · rcrwireless.com **$15M** With 5 others
- **Jun** **[Springpad](https://millionrounds.com/company/springpad)** Series A · US **$4.0M** Sole investor
- **2007** 4 rounds
- **Nov** **[Fortisphere](https://millionrounds.com/company/fortisphere)** Series A · US · venturebeat.com **$10M** With 1 other
- **Nov** **[Dataupia](https://millionrounds.com/company/dataupia)** Series B · US · dataupia.com **$16M** With 2 others
- **Sept** **[Cocona](https://millionrounds.com/company/cocona)** Series A · US **$4.9M** Sole investor
- **Jun** **[RAMP Holdings](https://millionrounds.com/company/ramp-holdings)** Series B · US · thealarmclock.com **$10M** With 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 registration **5 named**

AH **Alexis Hyung Jin Kim** Executive Officer i Filing they signed

HH **Hyung-Kwun Hyung Jin Kim** Executive Officer i Filing they signed

JE **James Edward Goldinger** Investing General Partner i Form ADV

PL **Paul Louis Ciriello** Managing Partner i Form ADV

RS **Richard Scott Grinnell** Investing General Partner i Form 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

**$39M** gross assets of its funds Oct 2026

**Exempt** reporting adviser venture 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 listed **2 in all**

**[Resilient Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/resilient-systems)** Bought by [Ibm](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ibm) **Undisclosed** Feb 2016

**[Trust Digital](https://millionrounds.com/company/trust-digital)** Bought by [McAfee](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mcafee) **Undisclosed** May 2010

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

New fund on file

**$3.1M**

raised in Dec 2009

From its SEC filing, not a journalist: a firm that has just raised has money to deploy.

## The cheque

Pre-seed Seed Series A

Median round joined **$7.8M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$7.2M**

Led 0 of 39 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** 5 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Jan 2018
- **Exits:** 2 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Series B said *13*
- Series A said *13*
- Series C *5*
- Venture *3*
- Seed said *3*
- Pre-seed said *-*
- Growth said *-*

Cheques by year Led Joined

2007 2018

Often in the room with

- [Goldman Sachs](https://millionrounds.com/fund/goldman-sachs) 5
- [SoftBank Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/softbank-capital-2) 4
- [Accel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/accel) 3
- [Atlas Venture](https://millionrounds.com/fund/atlas-venture) 3
- [General Catalyst](https://millionrounds.com/fund/general-catalyst) 3
- [OnPoint Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/fund/onpoint-technologies) 3

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## 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.

[**Goldman Sachs** Private equity **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/goldman-sachs)[**SoftBank Capital** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/softbank-capital-2)[**Accel** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/accel)[**Atlas Venture** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/atlas-venture)[**General Catalyst** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/general-catalyst)[**OnPoint Technologies** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/onpoint-technologies)[**Siemens** Corporate VC **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/siemens)[**ATA Ventures** Growth equity **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ata-ventures)[**Alcatel-Lucent** Corporate VC **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alcatel-lucent)[**Altira Group** Private equity **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/altira-group)[**EDBI** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/edbi)[**Golden Seeds** Angel network **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/golden-seeds)

## Recently backed

The latest companies Fairhaven Capital put money into.

[**Virzoom** $5.5M · Jan 2018](https://millionrounds.com/company/virzoom)[**CounterTack** $10M · Nov 2016](https://millionrounds.com/company/countertack)

## Mentioned on podcasts

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

- [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) 9 Nov 2016 · 29 min 20VC: Who Will Own The Data? Is There An Incumbency Advantage in AI? When Will Artificial Super Intelligence Come To The Forefront with Rudina Seseri, Founder and Managing Director @ Glasswing Ventures With [Rudina Seseri](https://millionrounds.com/person/rudina-seseri) Mentions [Glasswing Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/glasswing-ventures)[Fairhaven Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fairhaven-capital) Apple PodcastsShow page

## 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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