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First Principles Group

Last cheque observed Oct 2024. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

Growth equityQuietLast fund $36M, Nov 2022

Series B

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 1 on record
Since the last cheque765days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$150MRounds led0 of 1
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First Principles Group highlights

  1. 01

    1 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Series B: 100% of its rounds

What they do

Type
Growth equity (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first1 appearances

  1. 2024

    1 round

  2. Oct
    Impulse SpaceSeries B · US · TechCrunch$150MWith 14 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 registration3 named

BHBenjamin HollandMember / Manager / Chief Compliance OfficeriForm ADV
MFMichael FriedbergManaging MemberiFiling they signed
RJRobert John MaurerMember / ManageriForm ADV

We also hold 3 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

$1.6Bassets it managesOct 2026
Registeredinvestment adviserfull reporting to the SEC
Legal name
First Principles Group Management, LLC
SEC number
CRD 322950

Funds on its Form ADV

13 private funds, $340M in gross assets · filed Jun 2024

Private equity 8Venture 5

  1. FPG AD Astra V, LLCPrivate equity125 investors$59M
  2. First Principles Group Fund II Ocisly, LLCPrivate equity112 investors$47M
  3. FPG AD Astra IV, LLCPrivate equity85 investors$42M
  4. FPG AD Claritas I, L.P.Venture81 investors$34M
  5. FPG HUGE TREE, LLCVenture100 investors$32M
  6. FPG Fund IV, LLCPrivate equity63 investors$31M
  7. First Principles Group Fund I, LLCPrivate equity40 investors$24M
  8. FPG AD Astra VI, LLCPrivate equity79 investors$22M
  9. FPG Big TREE, LLCVenture10 investors$20M
  10. FPG FREE BIRD Fund, LLCPrivate equity59 investors$11M

And 3 more on the filing.

Recently backed

The latest companies First Principles Group put money into.

Quick answers about First Principles Group

What does First Principles Group invest in?

First Principles Group invests most often at Series B (100% of the rounds on record).

How active is First Principles Group?

1 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Oct 2024.

What has First Principles Group invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Impulse Space (Series B, Oct 2024).

How big are First Principles Group's cheques?

The median round it joins is $150M.

Is First Principles Group investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Oct 2024.

What kind of investor is First Principles Group?

First Principles Group is a growth equity firm.

How much does First Principles Group manage?

About $1.6B, as regulatory assets under management (Oct 2026).

Has First Principles Group raised a new fund?

Its latest fund filing with the SEC was in Nov 2022, reporting $36M raised.

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