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HighCape Partners

Last cheque observed Sep 2017. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

VC firmQuietLast fund $1.7M, Sept 2023

SeedSeries ASeries BLife SciencesConnected HealthMedical Device

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 3 on record
Since the last cheque3343days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$8.9MRounds led0 of 3Sole investor1 rounds
Pitch HighCape Partners

HighCape Partners highlights

  1. 01

    3 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Series C and Series B: 100% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 1 rounds, median $5.0M

What they do

HighCape Capital is a growth equity fund created in 2013 by a group of highly experienced executives for the sole purpose of helping innovative Life Sciences companies transition from the initial stages of their business cycle into successful, thriving organizations.From their own website
Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
SeedSeries ASeries BGrowthPre-IPO
Sectors
Life SciencesConnected HealthMedical Device
Based in
Baltimore, United States
Cold pitches
Not accepted

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first3 appearances

  1. 2017

    2 rounds

  2. Sept
    Cheetah MedicalSeries C · US · FinSMEs$12MWith 4 others
  3. Jun
    Cybrexa TherapeuticsSeries B · US · FinSMEs$6.0MWith 1 other
  4. 2014

    1 round

  5. Jun
    Cheetah MedicalSeries C · US$5.0MSole 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 registration2 named

KMKevin Matthew RakinManaging Member of General Partner of General PartneriFiling they signed
WMWilliam Matthew ZugaManaging Member of General Partner of General PartneriFiling they signed

We also hold 8 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

$48Mgross assets of its fundsOct 2026
Exemptreporting adviserventure or small private funds
Legal name
Highcape Capital, L.P.
SEC number
CRD 170971

What they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

6 of 6 we have independently watched raise

CybrexaElutiaModifibioQuantum-siTelabioWellinks

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.

Recently backed

The latest companies HighCape Partners put money into.

Quick answers about HighCape Partners

What does HighCape Partners invest in?

HighCape Partners invests most often at Series C and Series B (100% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Life Sciences, Connected Health and Medical Device.

How active is HighCape Partners?

3 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Sept 2017.

What has HighCape Partners invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Cheetah Medical (Series C, Sept 2017) and Cybrexa Therapeutics (Series B, Jun 2017).

How big are HighCape Partners's cheques?

The median round it joins is $8.9M.

Is HighCape Partners investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Sept 2017.

What kind of investor is HighCape Partners?

HighCape Partners is a VC firm based in Baltimore, United States.

How much does HighCape Partners manage?

About $48M, as gross assets of its private funds (Oct 2026).

Has HighCape Partners raised a new fund?

Its latest fund filing with the SEC was in Sept 2023, reporting $1.7M raised.

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