# Garland Capital Group: portfolio, investments and team

> Garland Capital Group is a private equity based in United States. 5 investments on record, latest Nov 2015. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

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

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# Garland Capital Group

Last cheque observed Nov 2015. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

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Quiet New fund $725K, Apr 2016 Private equity

Series A Series B Hardware Software Capital Markets

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Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 5 on record

Since the last cheque **3995** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$10M** Rounds led **0 of 5** Mostly in **United States, 100%**

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## Garland Capital Group highlights

- 01 5 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Series A and Series B: 80% of its rounds

## What they do

> Garland Capital Investments PREVIOUS INVESTMENT From their own website

- **Type:** Private equity (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Stages:** Series A Series B
- **Sectors:** Hardware Software Capital Markets
- **Based in:** Chicago, United States
- **Cold pitches:** Not accepted

## The record

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

- **2015** 2 rounds
- **Nov** **[Shiftgig](https://millionrounds.com/company/shiftgig)** Series B · US **$22M** With 10 others
- **Apr** **[Acorns](https://millionrounds.com/company/acorns)** Series C · US **$23M** With 5 others
- **2014** 1 round
- **Nov** **[Shiftgig](https://millionrounds.com/company/shiftgig)** Series A · US **$10M** With 6 others
- **2013** 2 rounds
- **Oct** **[Spartz](https://millionrounds.com/company/spartz)** Series A · US · finsmes.com **$8.0M** With 2 others
- **May** **[SimpleRelevance](https://millionrounds.com/company/simplerelevance)** Series A · US · finsmes.com **$750K** With 6 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 **3 named**

GH **Gary Holdren** Gary Holdren is the Manager of Garland Capital Group LLC fka Garland Capital Management, LLC, an Illinois limited liability company, which is the Manager i Filing they signed

PH **Preston Holdren** Vice President, but not a Manager of the LLC. i Filing they signed

RH **Ross Holdren** Vice President, but not a Manager of the LLC. i Filing they signed

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 they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

**2** of 9 we have independently watched raise

[Dose](https://millionrounds.com/company/dose)[Shavelogic](https://millionrounds.com/company/shavelogic) Bestwell Moraelegal Nnp Ntent PREVIOUS INVESTMENT Sportingranchcapital Swervepayhealth

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

**$725K**

raised in Apr 2016

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

## The cheque

Series A Series B

Median round joined **$10M** the round, not its cheque

Led 0 of 5 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** Never alone
- **Last cheque:** Nov 2015

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Series A said *3*
- Series B said *1*
- Series C *1*

Cheques by year Led Joined

2013 2015

Often in the room with

- [Lakewest Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lakewest-inc) 3
- [Chicago Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/chicago-ventures) 2
- [DRW Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/drw-venture-capital) 2
- [KGC Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kgc-capital) 2

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## Who they invest alongside

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

[**Lakewest Venture Partners** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lakewest-inc)[**Chicago Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/chicago-ventures)[**DRW Venture Capital** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/drw-venture-capital)[**KGC Capital** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kgc-capital)

## Quick answers about Garland Capital Group

### What does Garland Capital Group invest in?

Garland Capital Group invests most often at Series A and Series B (80% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Hardware, Software and Capital Markets.

### How active is Garland Capital Group?

5 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Nov 2015.

### How big are Garland Capital Group's cheques?

The median round it joins is $10M.

### Does Garland Capital Group lead rounds?

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

### Where does Garland Capital Group invest?

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

### Is Garland Capital Group investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Nov 2015.

### Who does Garland Capital Group invest alongside?

Most often Lakewest Venture Partners (3 rounds together), Chicago Ventures (2 rounds together) and DRW Venture Capital (2 rounds together).

### What kind of investor is Garland Capital Group?

Garland Capital Group is a private equity firm based in Chicago, United States.

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