# Fifth Down: portfolio, investments and team

> Fifth Down is a vc firm based in United States. 5 investments on record, 2 in the last 12 months, latest Aug 2026. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

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

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# Fifth Down

Last cheque observed Aug 2026; 5 cheques on record.

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VC firm Deploying now New fund $36M, Aug 2026

Series A Series C Series D

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**67%** of best year **2** **cheques in 12 months**, 5 on record

Since the last cheque **72** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$100M** Rounds led **0 of 5** Mostly in **United States, 100%**

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## Fifth Down highlights

- 01 2 cheques in the last 12 months
- 02 Mostly Series A and Series C: 60% of its rounds

## What they do

- **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Based in:** NEEDHAM, United States
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **5 appearances**

- **2026** 2 rounds
- **Aug** **[Hike Medical](https://millionrounds.com/company/hike-medical)** Series A · US · Ventureburn **$23M** With 4 others
- **Apr** **[Chapter](https://millionrounds.com/company/chapter)** Series E · US · Ventureburn **$100M** With 11 others
- **2025** 2 rounds
- **Jul** **[MaintainX](https://millionrounds.com/company/maintainx)** Series D · US · Crunchbase News **$150M** With 10 others
- **Mar** **[Peregrine Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/peregrine-technologies)** Series C · US · Crunchbase News **$190M** With 7 others
- **2024** 1 round
- **Oct** **[Numeric](https://millionrounds.com/company/numeric)** Series A · US · TechCrunch **$28M** With 7 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 **2 named**

AM **Andrew Man Spellman** MANAGER OF FIFTH DOWN CAPITAL II GP LLC, GENERAL PARTNER i Filing they signed

LM **Liam Man Patrick** Executive Officer, Director i Filing they signed

We also hold **5** 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 they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

**17** of 25 we have independently watched raise

[Anduril](https://millionrounds.com/company/anduril-industries)[Cape](https://millionrounds.com/company/cape)[Databento](https://millionrounds.com/company/databento)[Erebor](https://millionrounds.com/company/erebor)[Geckorobotics](https://millionrounds.com/company/gecko-robotics)[Hikemedical](https://millionrounds.com/company/hike-medical)[Kindredmotorworks](https://millionrounds.com/company/kindred-motorworks)[Northslope](https://millionrounds.com/company/northslope)[Numeric](https://millionrounds.com/company/numeric)[Peregrine](https://millionrounds.com/company/peregrine-technologies)[Reflexivity](https://millionrounds.com/company/reflexivity)[Sentilink](https://millionrounds.com/company/sentilink)[Thezeroproof](https://millionrounds.com/company/the-zero-proof)[Twochairs](https://millionrounds.com/company/two-chairs)[Valinor](https://millionrounds.com/company/valinor)[Verkada](https://millionrounds.com/company/verkada)[Vulcanelements](https://millionrounds.com/company/vulcan-elements) Arenaphysica Askchapter Daisyco Dumplingdaughter Eatfishwife Edgescaleai Lovb Mikeshothoney

Weaker than a round we watched, stronger than a list somebody sold us. A firm is far less willing to put a company on its own site that it never funded.

New fund on file

**$36M**

raised in Aug 2026

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

## The cheque

Series A Series C Series D

Median round joined **$100M** the round, not its cheque

Led 0 of 5 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** Never alone
- **Last cheque:** Aug 2026

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Series A *2*
- Series C *1*
- Series D *1*
- Series E *1*

Cheques by month Led Joined

Dec 2023 Nov 2026

Often in the room with

- [8VC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/8vc) 2
- [Friends & Family Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/friends-and-family-capital) 2
- [Menlo Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/menlo-ventures) 2

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## Who they invest alongside

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

[**8VC** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/8vc)[**Friends & Family Capital** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/friends-and-family-capital)[**Menlo Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/menlo-ventures)

## Recently backed

The latest companies Fifth Down put money into.

[**Hike Medical** $23M · Aug 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/hike-medical)[**MaintainX** $150M · Jul 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/maintainx)[**Peregrine Technologies** $190M · Mar 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/peregrine-technologies)[**Numeric** $28M · Oct 2024](https://millionrounds.com/company/numeric)

## Quick answers about Fifth Down

### What does Fifth Down invest in?

Fifth Down invests most often at Series A and Series C (60% of the rounds on record).

### How active is Fifth Down?

5 investments on record, 2 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Aug 2026.

### What has Fifth Down invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Hike Medical (Series A, Aug 2026), Chapter (Series E, Apr 2026) and MaintainX (Series D, Jul 2025).

### How big are Fifth Down's cheques?

The median round it joins is $100M.

### Does Fifth Down lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 5 investments on record names it as the lead.

### Where does Fifth Down invest?

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

### Is Fifth Down investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 2 investments in the last 12 months.

### Who does Fifth Down invest alongside?

Most often 8VC (2 rounds together), Friends & Family Capital (2 rounds together) and Menlo Ventures (2 rounds together).

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