# Lakewest Venture Partners: portfolio, investments and team > Lakewest Venture Partners is a vc firm based in United States. 31 investments on record, latest Nov 2015. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team. Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/lakewest-inc (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Investor](https://millionrounds.com/investors) # Lakewest Venture Partners Last cheque observed Nov 2015. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds. Email Quiet VC firm Seed Series A Series B Communications Dental Gaming Follow Lakewest Venture Partners and see its new cheques in your feed. [Start following](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&why=follow&next=%2Ffund%2Flakewest-inc) Cheques on record **0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 31 on record Since the last cheque **3994** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec Median round **$1.5M** Rounds led **0 of 31** Sole investor **2 rounds** Mostly in **United States, 100%** Pitch Lakewest Venture Partners ## Lakewest Venture Partners highlights - 01 31 rounds on record - 02 Mostly Seed and Series A: 77% of its rounds - 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:** Seed Series A Series B - **Sectors:** Communications Dental Gaming - **Based in:** Chicago, United States - **Cold pitches:** Not accepted ## The record Every round we can evidence, newest first **31 appearances** - **2015** 8 rounds - **Nov** **[Shiftgig](https://millionrounds.com/company/shiftgig)** Series B · US **$22M** With 10 others - **Sept** **[XOR Data Exchange](https://millionrounds.com/company/xor-data-exchange)** Series A · US **$4.2M** With 3 others - **Jul** **[Popular Pays](https://millionrounds.com/company/popular-pays)** Seed · US **$2.0M** With 7 others - **Jun** **[Packback](https://millionrounds.com/company/packback)** Seed · US **$1.5M** With 7 others - **May** **[Blitsy](https://millionrounds.com/company/blitsy)** Series A · US **$3.6M** With 6 others - **Apr** **[ABODO](https://millionrounds.com/company/abodo)** Series B · US **$923K** With 1 other - **Feb** **[Luxury Garage Sale](https://millionrounds.com/company/luxury-garage-sale)** Seed · US **$1.5M** With 5 others - **Feb** **[BucketFeet](https://millionrounds.com/company/bucketfeet)** Series A · US **$7.5M** With 2 others - **2014** 9 rounds - **Nov** **[Shiftgig](https://millionrounds.com/company/shiftgig)** Series A · US **$10M** With 6 others - **Oct** **[NuCurrent](https://millionrounds.com/company/nucurrent)** Series A · US **$3.5M** With 3 others - **Sept** **[Telnyx](https://millionrounds.com/company/telnyx)** Seed · US **$1.0M** With 5 others - **Aug** **[Packback](https://millionrounds.com/company/packback)** Seed · US **$1.0M** With 4 others - **Jul** **[ABODO](https://millionrounds.com/company/abodo)** Series A · US **$1.3M** With 2 others - **Jun** **[Earshot](https://millionrounds.com/company/earshot)** Seed · US **$1.7M** With 5 others - **Jun** **[Blitsy](https://millionrounds.com/company/blitsy)** Debt · US **$965K** With 2 others - **Jun** **[SpotHero](https://millionrounds.com/company/spothero)** Series A · US **$4.5M** With 13 others - **Feb** **[Opternative](https://millionrounds.com/company/opternative)** Seed · US **$1.0M** With 12 others - **2013** 11 rounds - **Nov** **[BucketFeet](https://millionrounds.com/company/bucketfeet)** Seed · US **$2.7M** With 2 others - **Oct** **[Popular Pays](https://millionrounds.com/company/popular-pays)** Seed · US **$200K** With 1 other - **Oct** **[MightyNest](https://millionrounds.com/company/mightynest)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** Sole investor - **Oct** **[Packback](https://millionrounds.com/company/packback)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 1 other - **Sept** **[Enmetric Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/enmetric-systems)** Seed · US · finsmes.com **$1.5M** With 1 other - **Sept** **[Food Genius](https://millionrounds.com/company/food-genius)** Series A · US **$1.0M** With 7 others - **Aug** **[NextSpace](https://millionrounds.com/company/nextspace)** Seed · US · finsmes.com **$500K** With 1 other - **Jul** **[Blitsy](https://millionrounds.com/company/blitsy)** Seed · US · finsmes.com **$1.0M** With 5 others - **Jul** **[Desktime](https://millionrounds.com/company/desktime)** Seed · US **Undisclosed** With 1 other - **May** **[SimpleRelevance](https://millionrounds.com/company/simplerelevance)** Series A · US · finsmes.com **$750K** With 6 others - **Feb** **[VLinks Media](https://millionrounds.com/company/vlinks-media)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 1 other - **2012** 2 rounds - **Nov** **[Shiftgig](https://millionrounds.com/company/shiftgig)** Series A · US · shiftgig.com **$3.0M** With 4 others - **Oct** **[ScrollMotion](https://millionrounds.com/company/scrollmotion)** Series C · US · sec.gov **$19M** With 1 other - **2011** 1 round - **Apr** **[Zipwhip](https://millionrounds.com/company/zipwhip)** Series A · US **$3.1M** 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. ## What they claim to have backed From their own portfolio page (on their website) **2** of 6 we have independently watched raise [Logozipwhip](https://millionrounds.com/company/zipwhip)[Spothero](https://millionrounds.com/company/spothero) Benchmarkanalytics Dundee Venture Capital Lakewest featuredinvestements logos AE Smartmirror 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. ## The cheque Seed Series A Series B Median round joined **$1.5M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$3.1M** Led 0 of 31 rounds **0%** - **Sole investor:** 2 rounds - **Last cheque:** Nov 2015 Rounds by stage said on their site - Seed said *13* - Series A said *11* - Venture *3* - Series B said *2* - Debt *1* - Series C *1* Cheques by year Led Joined 2011 2015 Often in the room with - [Chicago Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/chicago-ventures) 12 - [JumpStart Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jumpstart-ventures) 6 - [FireStarter Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/firestarter-fund) 5 - [Corazon Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/corazon-capital) 4 - [Pritzker Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pritzker-group) 4 - [500 Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/500-startups) 3 **Pitching Lakewest Venture Partners?** Put them on your fundraising board with this record on the card, and follow them to hear when they write a new cheque. Add to your CRM *→* ## 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. [**Chicago Ventures** VC firm **12** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/chicago-ventures)[**JumpStart Ventures** VC firm **6** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jumpstart-ventures)[**FireStarter Fund** VC firm **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/firestarter-fund)[**Corazon Capital** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/corazon-capital)[**Pritzker Group** Private equity **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pritzker-group)[**500 Global** Angel **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/500-startups)[**Alan Matthew** Angel **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alan-matthew)[**Brian Spaly** Angel **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/brian-spaly)[**Garland Capital Group** Private equity **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/garland-capital-group)[**Hyde Park Angels** Angel network **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hyde-park-angels)[**KGC Capital** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kgc-capital)[**Lon Chow** Angel **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lon-chow) ## 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? 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