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Flatiron Partners

Last cheque observed Jun 2002. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

QuietNew fund $5.8M, Apr 2016Hedge fund

Series CSeries DSeries AElectronicsSmall And Medium Businesses

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 8 on record
Since the last cheque8908days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$8.0MRounds led0 of 8Sole investor1 roundsExits6 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 100%
Pitch Flatiron Partners

Flatiron Partners highlights

  1. 01

    8 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Series C and Series D: 71% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 1 rounds, median $8.0M

  4. 04

    6 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Type
Hedge fund (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Sectors
ElectronicsSmall And Medium Businesses
Based in
United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first8 appearances

  1. 2002

    2 rounds

  2. Jun
    comScoreSeries D · US · comscore.com$20MWith 6 others
  3. Jan
    Bigfoot InteractiveSeries C · US$6.0MWith 8 others
  4. 2001

    1 round

  5. Aug
    comScoreSeries C · US · comscore.com$15MWith 4 others
  6. 2000

    1 round

  7. May
    Answers CorporationSeries D · US$28MWith 2 others
  8. 1999

    2 rounds

  9. Dec
    PlanetFeedbackSeries A · US$6.0MWith 3 others
  10. Sept
    Starbelly.comUS$8.0MWith 1 other
  11. 1997

    1 round

  12. Jan
    GeoCitiesSeries C · US · avc.com$5.0MWith 1 other
  13. 1996

    1 round

  14. Jan
    GeoCitiesSeries B · US · avc.com$8.0MSole investor

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 registration1 named

BCBrett CrawfordManaging Member of Flatiron Partners GP, LLC, the General PartneriFiling they signed

We also hold 1 person 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 listed6 in all

Answers CorporationBought by Apax PartnersUndisclosedAug 2014
Answers CorporationBought by AFCV HoldingsUndisclosedFeb 2011
comScoreListedUndisclosedApr 2007
Bigfoot InteractiveBought by Alliance Data SystemsUndisclosedSept 2005
Starbelly.comBought by HA-LO Industries Inc.UndisclosedJan 2000
GeoCitiesBought by Yahoo!$2.9BJan 1999

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

AccelVC firm2rounds togetherAdams Street PartnersVC firm2rounds togetherIVPVC firm2rounds togetherLehman BrothersHedge fund2rounds together

Quick answers about Flatiron Partners

What does Flatiron Partners invest in?

Flatiron Partners invests most often at Series C and Series D (71% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Electronics and Small And Medium Businesses.

How active is Flatiron Partners?

8 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Jun 2002.

How big are Flatiron Partners's cheques?

The median round it joins is $8.0M.

Does Flatiron Partners lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 8 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Flatiron Partners invest?

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

Is Flatiron Partners investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Jun 2002.

Who does Flatiron Partners invest alongside?

Most often Accel (2 rounds together), Adams Street Partners (2 rounds together) and IVP (2 rounds together).

What kind of investor is Flatiron Partners?

Flatiron Partners is a hedge fund based in United States.

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