# Flatiron Partners: portfolio, investments and team

> Flatiron Partners is a hedge fund based in United States. 8 investments on record, latest Jun 2002. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

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

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# Flatiron Partners

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

Quiet New fund $5.8M, Apr 2016 Hedge fund

Series C Series D Series A Electronics Small And Medium Businesses

Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 8 on record

Since the last cheque **8908** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$8.0M** Rounds led **0 of 8** Sole investor **1 rounds** Exits **6 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 100%**

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## Flatiron Partners highlights

- 01 8 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Series C and Series D: 71% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 1 rounds, median $8.0M
- 04 6 exits from the portfolio

## What they do

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

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **8 appearances**

- **2002** 2 rounds
- **Jun** **[comScore](https://millionrounds.com/company/comscore)** Series D · US · comscore.com **$20M** With 6 others
- **Jan** **[Bigfoot Interactive](https://millionrounds.com/company/bigfoot-interactive)** Series C · US **$6.0M** With 8 others
- **2001** 1 round
- **Aug** **[comScore](https://millionrounds.com/company/comscore)** Series C · US · comscore.com **$15M** With 4 others
- **2000** 1 round
- **May** **[Answers Corporation](https://millionrounds.com/company/answers-corporation)** Series D · US **$28M** With 2 others
- **1999** 2 rounds
- **Dec** **[PlanetFeedback](https://millionrounds.com/company/planetfeedback)** Series A · US **$6.0M** With 3 others
- **Sept** **[Starbelly.com](https://millionrounds.com/company/starbelly-com)** US **$8.0M** With 1 other
- **1997** 1 round
- **Jan** **[GeoCities](https://millionrounds.com/company/geocities)** Series C · US · avc.com **$5.0M** With 1 other
- **1996** 1 round
- **Jan** **[GeoCities](https://millionrounds.com/company/geocities)** Series B · US · avc.com **$8.0M** Sole 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 registration **1 named**

BC **Brett Crawford** Managing Member of Flatiron Partners GP, LLC, the General Partner i Filing 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 listed **6 in all**

**[Answers Corporation](https://millionrounds.com/company/answers-corporation)** Bought by [Apax Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/apax-partners) **Undisclosed** Aug 2014

**[Answers Corporation](https://millionrounds.com/company/answers-corporation)** Bought by [AFCV Holdings](https://millionrounds.com/fund/afcv-holdings) **Undisclosed** Feb 2011

**[comScore](https://millionrounds.com/company/comscore)** Listed **Undisclosed** Apr 2007

**[Bigfoot Interactive](https://millionrounds.com/company/bigfoot-interactive)** Bought by Alliance Data Systems **Undisclosed** Sept 2005

**[Starbelly.com](https://millionrounds.com/company/starbelly-com)** Bought by HA-LO Industries Inc. **Undisclosed** Jan 2000

**[GeoCities](https://millionrounds.com/company/geocities)** Bought by [Yahoo!](https://millionrounds.com/fund/yahoo) **$2.9B** Jan 1999

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

New fund on file

**$5.8M**

raised in Apr 2016

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

## The cheque

Series C Series D Series A

Median round joined **$8.0M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$8.0M**

Led 0 of 8 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** 1 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Jun 2002
- **Exits:** 6 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Series C *3*
- Series D *2*
- Series A *1*
- Series B *1*

Cheques by year Led Joined

1996 2002

Often in the room with

- [Accel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/accel) 2
- [Adams Street Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/adams-street-partners) 2
- [IVP](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ivp) 2
- [Lehman Brothers](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lehman-brothers) 2

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## 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.

[**Accel** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/accel)[**Adams Street Partners** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/adams-street-partners)[**IVP** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ivp)[**Lehman Brothers** Hedge fund **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lehman-brothers)

## 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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