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Lakewest Venture Partners

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

QuietVC firm

SeedSeries ASeries BCommunicationsDentalGaming

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 31 on record
Since the last cheque3994days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$1.5MRounds led0 of 31Sole investor2 roundsMostly inUnited States, 100%
Pitch Lakewest Venture Partners

Lakewest Venture Partners highlights

  1. 01

    31 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed and Series A: 77% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 2 rounds, median $3.1M

What they do

Lakewest Venture Partners was founded in 2013 and has invested in over 50 early-stage companies across the United States.From their own website
Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
SeedSeries ASeries B
Sectors
CommunicationsDentalGaming
Based in
Chicago, United States
Cold pitches
Not accepted

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first31 appearances

  1. 2015

    8 rounds

  2. Nov
    ShiftgigSeries B · US$22MWith 10 others
  3. Sept
    XOR Data ExchangeSeries A · US$4.2MWith 3 others
  4. Jul
    Popular PaysSeed · US$2.0MWith 7 others
  5. Jun
    PackbackSeed · US$1.5MWith 7 others
  6. May
    BlitsySeries A · US$3.6MWith 6 others
  7. Apr
    ABODOSeries B · US$923KWith 1 other
  8. Feb
    Luxury Garage SaleSeed · US$1.5MWith 5 others
  9. Feb
    BucketFeetSeries A · US$7.5MWith 2 others
  10. 2014

    9 rounds

  11. Nov
    ShiftgigSeries A · US$10MWith 6 others
  12. Oct
    NuCurrentSeries A · US$3.5MWith 3 others
  13. Sept
    TelnyxSeed · US$1.0MWith 5 others
  14. Aug
    PackbackSeed · US$1.0MWith 4 others
  15. Jul
    ABODOSeries A · US$1.3MWith 2 others
  16. Jun
    EarshotSeed · US$1.7MWith 5 others
  17. Jun
    BlitsyDebt · US$965KWith 2 others
  18. Jun
    SpotHeroSeries A · US$4.5MWith 13 others
  19. Feb
    OpternativeSeed · US$1.0MWith 12 others
  20. 2013

    11 rounds

  21. Nov
    BucketFeetSeed · US$2.7MWith 2 others
  22. Oct
    Popular PaysSeed · US$200KWith 1 other
  23. Oct
    MightyNestVenture · USUndisclosedSole investor
  24. Oct
    PackbackVenture · USUndisclosedWith 1 other
  25. Sept
    Enmetric SystemsSeed · US · finsmes.com$1.5MWith 1 other
  26. Sept
    Food GeniusSeries A · US$1.0MWith 7 others
  27. Aug
    NextSpaceSeed · US · finsmes.com$500KWith 1 other
  28. Jul
    BlitsySeed · US · finsmes.com$1.0MWith 5 others
  29. Jul
    DesktimeSeed · USUndisclosedWith 1 other
  30. May
    SimpleRelevanceSeries A · US · finsmes.com$750KWith 6 others
  31. Feb
    VLinks MediaVenture · USUndisclosedWith 1 other
  32. 2012

    2 rounds

  33. Nov
    ShiftgigSeries A · US · shiftgig.com$3.0MWith 4 others
  34. Oct
    ScrollMotionSeries C · US · sec.gov$19MWith 1 other
  35. 2011

    1 round

  36. Apr
    ZipwhipSeries A · US$3.1MSole 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.

What they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

2 of 6 we have independently watched raise

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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.

Who they invest alongside

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

Quick answers about Lakewest Venture Partners

What does Lakewest Venture Partners invest in?

Lakewest Venture Partners invests most often at Seed and Series A (77% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Communications, Dental and Gaming.

How active is Lakewest Venture Partners?

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

How big are Lakewest Venture Partners's cheques?

The median round it joins is $1.5M.

Does Lakewest Venture Partners lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 31 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Lakewest Venture Partners invest?

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

Is Lakewest Venture Partners investing now?

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

Who does Lakewest Venture Partners invest alongside?

Most often Chicago Ventures (12 rounds together), JumpStart Ventures (6 rounds together) and FireStarter Fund (5 rounds together).

What kind of investor is Lakewest Venture Partners?

Lakewest Venture Partners is a VC firm based in Chicago, United States.

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