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Gold Hill Capital

Last cheque observed Oct 2026; 30 cheques on record.

Deploying nowNew fund $73M, Feb 2010VC firm

GrowthPre-seedSeedConsumerE-CommerceFinTech

Deploying now
100%of best year1cheques in 12 months, 30 on record
Since the last cheque6days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$70MRounds led0 of 30Sole investor1 roundsExits9 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 100%
Pitch Gold Hill Capital

Gold Hill Capital highlights

  1. 01

    1 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Series D and Venture: 46% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 1 rounds, median $4.5M

  4. 04

    9 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
GrowthPre-seedSeedSeries ASeries B
Sectors
ConsumerE-CommerceFinTech
Based in
United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first30 appearances

  1. 2026

    1 round

  2. Oct
    Reliable RoboticsSeries D · US · Google News search$115MWith 9 others
  3. 2016

    1 round

  4. Apr
    ON24$25MWith 8 others
  5. 2013

    1 round

  6. Feb
    MomentFeedSeed · US · pandodaily.com$1.8MWith 6 others
  7. 2012

    2 rounds

  8. May
    NetPlenishSeed · US · techcrunch.com$1.9MWith 11 others
  9. Apr
    SugarCRMSeries E · US · businessinsider.com$14MWith 4 others
  10. 2011

    4 rounds

  11. Aug
    High Street PartnersSeries C · US · finsmes.com$6.3MWith 2 others
  12. Jun
    Boston TechnologiesDebt · US · masshightech.com$2.5MWith 1 other
  13. May
  14. Apr
    GiftikiSeries A · US · techcrunch.com$1.0MWith 4 others
  15. 2009

    7 rounds

  16. Dec
    PixtronixVenture · US · masshightech.com$19MWith 3 others
  17. Aug
    ApprovaVenture · US · venturebeat.com$14MWith 4 others
  18. May
    Lending ClubVenture · US$4.0MWith 1 other
  19. Apr
    MetricStreamDebt · US · venturebeat.com$2.5MWith 1 other
  20. Feb
    Black Duck SoftwareDebt · US$4.5MSole investor
  21. Feb
    Black Duck SoftwareSeries D · US · techcrunch.com$5.0MWith 9 others
  22. Jan
    BA SystemsVenture · US · venturebeat.com$10MWith 2 others
  23. 2008

    4 rounds

  24. Sept
    ApriusSeries B · US · aprius.com$20MWith 4 others
  25. Mar
    iRiseSeries C · US · irise.com$20MWith 3 others
  26. Feb
    Panther ExpressSeries B · US$16MWith 2 others
  27. Feb
    DashSeries C · US$30MWith 9 others
  28. 2007

    6 rounds

  29. Dec
    Element LabsSeries A · US · venturebeat.com$13MWith 2 others
  30. Dec
    KAYAKSeries D · US · techcrunch.com$196MWith 8 others
  31. Sept
    Copan SystemsSeries D · US · copansystems.com$32MWith 7 others
  32. Aug
    FlowCardiaSeries C · US · flowcardia.com$30MWith 8 others
  33. Jun
    PixtronixVenture · US · sec.gov$22MWith 3 others
  34. Feb
    DashSeries B · US · dash.net$25MWith 6 others
  35. 2006

    1 round

  36. May
    ExavioSeries C · US$3.0MWith 4 others
  37. 2005

    1 round

  38. Jan
    ApprovaVenture · US · siliconindia.com$5.0MWith 4 others
  39. 2002

    2 rounds

  40. Jun
    Autonomic NetworksSeries D · USUndisclosedWith 12 others
  41. Jun
    Vernier NetworksSeries D · USUndisclosedWith 12 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 registration4 named

DFDavid FischerManager of Gold Hill Capital 2008, LLC, General PartneriFiling they signed
JFJohn Frank TowerManager of Gold Hill Capital 2008, LLC, General PartneriFiling they signed
JRJohn Ross LyndenManager of Gold Hill Capital 2008, LLC, General PartneriFiling they signed
TFTim Frank WatersonManager of Gold Hill Capital 2008, LLC, General PartneriFiling they signed

We also hold 9 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.

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed9 in all

KAYAKBought by PricelineUndisclosedNov 2012
GiftikiBought by LaunchRockUndisclosedAug 2012
KAYAKListedUndisclosedAug 2012
PixtronixBought by Qualcomm Incorporated$175MDec 2011
ApprovaBought by Lawson SoftwareUndisclosedSept 2011
FlowCardiaBought by C. R. BardUndisclosedMay 2010
Copan SystemsBought by SGI$2.0MFeb 2010
DashBought by BlackBerry$8.3MJun 2009
Panther ExpressBought by CDNetworksUndisclosedFeb 2009

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 Gold Hill Capital. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Quick answers about Gold Hill Capital

What does Gold Hill Capital invest in?

Gold Hill Capital invests most often at Series D and Venture (46% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Consumer, E-Commerce and FinTech.

How active is Gold Hill Capital?

30 investments on record, 1 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Oct 2026.

What has Gold Hill Capital invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Reliable Robotics (Series D, Oct 2026) and ON24 (Apr 2016).

How big are Gold Hill Capital's cheques?

The median round it joins is $70M.

Does Gold Hill Capital lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 30 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Gold Hill Capital invest?

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

Is Gold Hill Capital investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 1 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does Gold Hill Capital invest alongside?

Most often SVB Capital (10 rounds together), Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers (4 rounds together) and New Enterprise Associates (4 rounds together).

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